Eine geplante Industrieanlage in unmittelbarer Nähe des Paranal-Observatoriums in der chilenischen Atacamawüste könnte die astronomischen Beobachtungen beeinträchtigen. Wie stark, das zeigt nun eine Studie.
A planned industrial complex near the Paranal Observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert threatens astronomical observations due to potential light pollution, dust, and vibrations. ESO's analysis indicates significant light pollution increases over the Very Large Telescope (VLT) and Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTA) due to the INNA project's thousands of light sources. Astronomers fear this pollution will impede research and obscure the view of the universe.
