Alan Holmes Reports on the Congreso Austral de Astrofotografia

OAA sculpture

This sculpture at the Observatorio Astronomico Andino points at the south celestial pole.

SBIG’s own Alan Holmes traveled to Santiago,  Chile last November for the Congreso Austral de Astrofotografia. The event was organized by Daniel Verschatse, Alejandro Nunez, Guillermo Yanez and Diego Cartes. The conference took place at the European Southern Observatory (ESO), with a companion star party located at the beautiful facilities of the Observatorio Astronomico Andino.

To read Alan’s full travelogue and view the photographs he took to chronicle the adventure, click here.

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