AURA Recinto
AURA Recinto is NOIRLab's Chilean base compound in La Serena, originally developed as the operational headquarters and residential campus for Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory. Free pre-booked tours on the first and third Wednesdays of each month visit the Gemini South lecture hall and remote observing room, displays on AURA and NOIRLab history, the data centre, instrument shop, and a solar-observing activity when weather permits.
Identity
- Name
- AURA Recinto
- Region
- SA
- Type
- research_center
Details
- Description
- AURA Recinto is NOIRLab's Chilean base compound in La Serena, originally developed as the operational headquarters and residential campus for Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory. Free pre-booked tours on the first and third Wednesdays of each month visit the Gemini South lecture hall and remote observing room, displays on AURA and NOIRLab history, the data centre, instrument shop, and a solar-observing activity when weather permits.
- Latitude
- -29.9171882
- Location
- Longitude
- -71.2432061
- Operational Status
- operational
- Ownership
- public
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 09:32:32 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 09:32:32 UTC