Pictures of Cerro Tololo (CTIO)

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Pictures Kitt Peak Hawaii Mauna Kea
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CTIO LCO

Road to Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory The Andes Dogs are everywhere in Chile
Road through the Andes Road through the Andes Gorgeous!
Cerro Pachon--see SOAR and Gemini-South The domes View from my dorm room.
Blanco 4-meter telescope Me in the Cass cage w/ Hydra Hydra-CTIO
4m Sunset Blanco 4m dome
The 0.9m, I believe. The 1.5m
Darling fox near the cafeteria. The dorms and a fantastic view. The dorms and the round office building.
Blanco 4m dome. The dorm again and that great view.
Me getting to drive The 4m control room.
View from my dorm room of a dried riverbed. View of water from my dorm room.
Near sunset Gorgeous sunset. My advisor and me.
I got to see Omega Cen, the LMC, the SMC, and the Orion Nebula with this little guy. Obviously, I love the sunsets at CTIO.

Click the mosaics below for full resolution versions. The seams where the images were stitched are apparent, necessitating the need for background matching. They do bother me, but I'm not doing science with these, so they will stay this way for a while. :)




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