Astronomy in Chile Astronomy in Chile Chile can be considered astronomy's world capital. In 2011, Chile was home to 42% of the world's astronomical infrastructure consisting mostly of telescopes, and by 2020 it will contain around 70% of the global infrastructure. In the Atacama desert region located at northern Chile, the skies are exceptionally clear and dry for more than 300 days a year. These optimal conditions have attracted the world's scientific community to develop in the Atacama desert the most ambitious astronomical projects in the history of mankind. Chile welcomes a diverse and active astronomical community that includes Chilean and international professionals
In the Desert In the Desert "In the Desert" is the name given to a poem written by Stephen Crane (1871–1900), published in 1895 as a part of his collection, "The Black Riders and Other Lines". "In the Desert" is the third of fifty-six short poems published in this volume. Crane's poetry has been given significantly less scholarly attention than his fiction. In fact, none of Crane's poems were anthologized until 1926. When the poems were published, Crane was criticized for the unusual form of the poems and was said to have some nerve in presenting these "disjointed effusions" as poetry. The first