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Morrillos Destination Guide

Touring Morrillos in Chile

Morrillos in the region of Coquimbo is located in Chile - some 218 mi or ( 351 km ) North of Santiago , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Morrillos

Time in Morrillos is now 11:24 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Santiago " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: San Juan, La Rioja, Valparaíso, Santiago, and San Pedro Norte. Being here already, consider visiting San Juan . Check out our recommendations for Morrillos ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

"LSST" redirects here. For the Lincolnshire School of Science and Technology, see The Priory LSST.

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Located at -30.24 -70.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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Gemini South

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Located at -30.24 -70.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope

The Southern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) telescope is a modern 4.1-meter-aperture optical and near-infrared telescope located on Cerro Pachón, Chile at 2,738 meters elevation. It was commissioned in 2003, and is operated by a consortium including the countries of Brazil and Chile, Michigan State University, the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) (part of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory, NOAO), and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Located at -30.24 -70.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory

The Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) is an astronomical observatory located on Cerro Tololo in the Coquimbo Region of northern Chile, with additional facilities located on Cerro Pachón about 10 kilometres to the southeast. It is within the Coquimbo Region and approximately 80 kilometres east of La Serena, where support facilities are located. The site was identified by a team of scientists from Chile and the United States in 1959, and it was selected in 1962.

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Located at -30.17 -70.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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Víctor M. Blanco Telescope

The Víctor M. Blanco Telescope, also known as the Blanco 4m, is a 4m telescope located at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Chile. Commissioned in 1974 and completed in 1976, this telescope is similar to the Mayall 4m telescope located on Kitt Peak. In 1995 it was dedicated and named in honour of Víctor Manuel Blanco, the Puerto Rican astronomer.

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Located at -30.17 -70.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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