SUNSET: 
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Photographer:
Location of Photo:
Las Campanas Observatory. Chile
Date/Time of photo:
21/10/2025
Equipment:
Sony Alpha 7IV; Pergear 14 mm lens; f/2.8; 30 s exposure; ISO 5000. Three stitched panoramas without artificial lighting
Description:
A week ago, a group of astrophotographers joined the LUZLUX and Sernatur project to discover and document the great natural and astronomical treasures of the Coquimbo and Atacama regions in Chile. During the night of October 20–21, 2025, we visited the Las Campanas Observatory, home to the Magellan Telescopes. The conditions were exceptional to attempt one of the most symbolic images of the southern hemisphere: the double arc of the Milky Way captured in a single night. The photograph, captured by Glendor Díaz with the collaboration of Fernando Rey, Jordi Coy, Pablo Alfranca, and Cristóbal Vergara (Tembeta), was made possible thanks to the authorization of the Carnegie Institution for Science.
