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Protection of Northern Chile as an ICOMOS/IAU “Window to the Universe”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2015

Malcolm G. Smith
Malcolm G. Smith*
Affiliation:
Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory, Casilla 603, La Serena, Chile email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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Over the last two decades, La Serena's population has increased by about 70 percent. A site description of the AURA Observatory in Chile as a “Window to the Universe“ is now available on the recently-launched UNESCO-IAU Astronomical Heritage Web Portal, www.astronomicalheritage.net This can serve as an example of possible material for the Chilean authorities, should they wish to propose the dark skies over much of northern Chile for protection as a World Scientific Heritage site. Some of the steps involved are discussed briefly here.

Keywords

Site protectionLight pollutionastrotourismnational parks
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 10 , Highlights H16: Highlights of Astronomy , August 2012 , pp. 745 - 746
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2015 

References

Kriscuina, K., Bogglio, H., Sanhueza, P., & Smith, M. G. 2010, PASP, 122, 373Google Scholar