Spelunking for Stars: An Excursion into the Atacama Desert The Atacama Desert, a hyperarid wonderland extending across Chile, flaunts something other than its obvious, lunar excellence. Underneath its earthenware sands and vast skies lies an unexpected, yet invaluable treasure: an organization of enormous miracles overflowing with a scene not at all like some others on the planet—bioluminescent universes. Disregard the smooth way. Here, in the total shortfall of light contamination, the normal night sky detonates with an entrancing presentation. A great many bioluminescent microorganisms, flourishing in the unendingly moist cavern walls, paint the sinkhole roofs with an ethereal, brilliant gleam. In contrast to the far-off, cool pinpricks of conventional stars, these produce a delicate, bioluminescent light, washing the caves in a powerful climate. The actual excursion is an experience . Following a day spent crossing the ochre fields, spotted with a periodic ...
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