Photos

Photo Gallery of astronomy-related images

All these photographs have been taken with commercially available amateur photographic equipment between 1969 and today (except for one in 1961). The lenses used have generally been chosen among the "reasonably priced high end" category of each time. These photographs also reflect the evolution of photographic optics and emulsions over a period of about 30 years.

The night-sky photographs have mostly been taken at full aperture with colour-reversal emulsions (except when identified as "Neg") and exposures have rarely exceeded 10 min for the guided exposures of stellar fields. In some cases the colour balance and saturation of the emulsions have suffered with time. The numerical scanning of the images has, however, allowed an optimisation to be carried out which largely reproduces their original properties. It has even been possible to enhance features difficult to notice on the original documents (ion tail of Comet Bennett (1970), colours of the reflecting nebulae behind Antares - Rho Ophiuchi, dark clouds in the Alpha - Beta Centauri field, etc..).

The photographs are presented in 6 more-or-less thematically organised sections. The last section, of a less obviously astronomical nature, contains "100 views" of South American landscapes, starting from Tierra del Fuego and going northwards. Some of the images may occasionally be replaced by others or improved by re-scanning.

  1. Planets, Moon

    1. Jupiter (242Kb) over the Andes at twilight (La Silla). The original slide (see inset) shows two galilean moons on either side of Jupiter! The relatively bright sky background prevents the overexposure of the image of Jupiter, thus revealing those relatively much fainter features. Photo taken with a 85mm, f:1.4 lens and 64 ASA film (May 1995)
    2. Full Moon (28Kb) with Matterhorn at daybreak
    3. New Moon (237Kb) from Gornergrat. The mountain profile of the Furgggrat in this telephoto view can be recognised at the left of the preceding photograph
    4. Eclipsed Moon (27Kb) over the Trugberg (Jungfraujoch). The only way to photograph a starry sky with the full moon...
    5. Moonrise at La Silla, (16Kb) site of the European Southern Observatory, Chile. with aerosol-rich summer atmosphere (1987)
    6. Moonrise at La Silla (20Kb) (1989)
    7. Moonrise at La Silla (128Kb) with cumuli over the Andes (1977)
    8. New Moon (15Kb) at La Silla
    9. New Moon (31Kb) at La Silla
    10. New Moon (13Kb) at La Silla with Orion, setting over the Pacific. What looks like the "Full Moon" is in fact the moon's dark hemisphere illuminated by "Earthlight"
    11. Occultation of Jupiter - beginning (104Kb) The event lasted 2 years at La Silla! (more exactly, occurred at New Year's eve...: 31.12.76 - 1.1.77). Photo taken at the Cassegrain-Nasmyth focus of the 40cm Swiss Telescope at La Silla)
    12. Occultation of Jupiter - end (139Kb) ( Cassegrain-Nasmyth focus of the 40cm Telescope at La Silla)
    13. Moon (39Kb) Tycho and Clavius craters (with the 40cm Telescope at La Silla, 1975)
    14. New Moon (13Kb) at La Silla. The "martian" aspect of the sky illustrates the purity of the atmosphere. Some stratification of the aerosols is nevertheless apparent
    15. Venus (22Kb) over the Pacific. The appearance of Venus is amplified by diffusion in high clouds (june 1997)
    16. Comet West (81Kb) from La Silla (1976)
    17. An unusual sunset... (167Kb) at La Silla (1977)
    18. A different unusual sunset (88Kb) at La Silla (1977)

  2. La Silla

    1. Taurus, seen from the southern hemisphere (78Kb) with setting moon and view over the Observatory
    2. Orion, seen from the south (61Kb) by moonlight, with view over the Observatory
    3. La Silla (52Kb) Air view of the site. The NTT did not yet exist (1980)
    4. Cerro Tololo (52Kb) The "rival". Air view (1980)
    5. La Silla (25Kb) with the southern Milky Way. This view corresponds well to the naked eye perception of the southern sky. Note the "Coal Sack" nebula and the Southern Cross above Alpha and Beta Centauri
    6. 3.60m dome (44Kb) by moonlight, with Southern Cross and the stars Alpha and Beta Centauri
    7. El Niño at La Silla (49Kb) One of the worst winters of the last 20 years (june 1997)
    8. El Niño at La Silla (33Kb) (june 1997)
    9. Moonrise following snowfall at La Silla (154Kb) (june 1997)
    10. The "old" 40cm (24Kb) First Swiss Telescope at La Silla (November 1975)
    11. Evening zodiacal light (27Kb) with S-N "hemisphere effect" of the star tracks. The bifurcation to the left is the Milky Way (june 1996)
    12. Morning zodiacal light (20Kb) (june 1996)
    13. Morning zodiacal light (24Kb) (1982)
    14. Milky Way rising (667Kb) The 3.6m dome is to the right (1997)
    15. The southern celestial pole (56Kb) with 3.6m dome (exposure of about 6h)
    16. The southern celestial pole (39Kb) with meteor track in the upper part of the image. Exposure of about 6h (the camera was forgotten outside during the night!...). The weak diffused light visible to the right is from the town of La Serena (1978, 15mm lens). Today, that light can no longer be qualified as "weak"...
    17. The north seen from the south (43Kb) with traffic on the Panamerican Highway and the light of the town of Vallenar (1982, 15mm lens)
    18. Southern Cross and Alpha - Beta Centauri (102Kb) behind the Danish 50cm (june 1996)
    19. Crux, Eta Car, LMC (102Kb) behind the ESO 50cm (june 1996)
    20. Venus in Scorpio (41Kb) The reddish illumination is due to the setting full moon (1987)
    21. Venus at dawn (40Kb) (1987)
    22. An Andean Condor (55Kb) inspects the domes
    23. Condor (19Kb) preparing to land
    24. Condor (36Kb) preparing to land
    25. Another condor (24Kb) Japanese style...
    26. A fox (58Kb) (Andean grey fox)
    27. Another "astronomical fox" (48Kb)
    28. A vizcacha (50Kb)
    29. Another vizcacha (51Kb)

  3. Jungfraujoch and Gornergrat

    1. Gornergrat (35Kb) with Gornergletscher and Monte Rosa. The domes of the Observatory are installed on the north (left) and south (right) towers of the Kulm Hotel (1977)
    2. Old south dome at Gornergrat (603Kb) with Gornergletscher and Monte Rosa. That dome housed for ten years (1975-1985) the 1m MARLY telescope of Lyon Observatory (1985)
    3. Gornergrat Observatory (443Kb) with Matterhorn and Dent Blanche. The south dome (left) houses the 3m German millimetre-wave radiotelescope; the north dome (right) contains the Italian 1.5m infrared telescope(1990)
    4. Gornergrat ridge (194Kb) left, with Gornergletscher and Monte Rosa. The Observatory is visible on the ridge, in the foreground (air view, 1990)
    5. Gornergrat ridge (223Kb) with Gornergletscher (1990)
    6. Gornergrat ridge (221Kb) with shadow of the Matterhorn. Part of the Mischabel massif can be seen on the left (1990)
    7. Site of the Gornergrat Observatory (236Kb) seen from the west. Note the importance of the landslide to the north of the ridge most probably due to melting of the permafrost (1990)
    8. Gornergrat ridge with the Observatory (264Kb) looking S-E towards Monte Rosa (1990)
    9. The Matterhorn (145Kb) (1990)
    10. Summit of the Matterhorn (306Kb) seen from the S-W (1990)
    11. Orion setting behind the Matterhorn (509Kb) The constellation's equatorial situation renders the star trails rectilinear (Gornergrat)
    12. Evening twilight behind the Matterhorn (294Kb) (Gornergrat)
    13. Moonset behind the Matterhorn (215Kb) (Gornergrat)
    14. The Matterhorn by moonlight and beginning of foehn storm (70Kb) (Gornergrat, 1971)
    15. The Milky Way over the Breithorn (819Kb) To better observe the Galactic Centre one has to travel south... (Gornergrat)
    16. The constellation of Canis Majoris with Sirius (822Kb) above the summits of Castor and Pollux, with slightly overcast sky acting as diffusing filter (Gornergrat)
    17. Sun Dog over Gornergletscher (27Kb) small ice cristals suspended in the air efficiently reflect the light of the Sun. In some circumstances (as here) the reflection can appear to be almost as bright as the solar disc while the atmosphere, on the other hand, seems to be perfectly transparent. Many "UFO" sightings reported by airline passengers are due to that phenomenon (Gornergrat)
    18. Double "Moon Dog" (107Kb) with orographic clouds over the Aletsch glacier (Jungfraujoch)
    19. The Sphinx Observatory (167Kb) straddles the rock bearing the same name on the col between the Jungfrau (left) and the Moench (centre). The Aletsch glacier issues from the confluence named "Konkordiaplatz" (1990)
    20. The Sphinx Observatory seen from the north-west (65Kb) with the Eiger, Moench, Jungfrau trio (oct. 1999)
    21. The Sphinx Observatory (71Kb) with its "new look", seen from the north (1999)
    22. The southern end of the Aletsch glacier (197Kb) looking towards the Rhone Valley (1990)
    23. The Sphinx Observatory (56Kb) seen from the Moench ridge (1969)
    24. The Sphinx Observatory (30Kb) with the Moench in the background (1986, 15mm wide angle)
    25. The Sphinx Observatory (52Kb) with Moench in background, by clear weather. Note the "spacelike" sky due to the the pure high altitude atmosphere (1986, 15mm wide angle)
    26. The Sphinx Observatory (92Kb) with Moench in background. Chiaroscuro produced by the shadow of the Jungfrau (1986, 15mm wide angle)
    27. The Sphinx Observatory (114Kb) Aletsch glacier in background (15mm wide angle)
    28. The Sphinx Observatory (62Kb) The Jungfrau in background (1970, 200mm telephoto)
    29. The Sphinx Observatory (103Kb) The Jungfrau in background. A thunderstorm gathers in the late afternoon (15mm wide angle, August 1987)
    30. The Sphinx Observatory (39Kb) (15mm wide angle, 1980)
    31. The Sphinx Observatory (108Kb) The 76cm Grubb-Parsons telescope (15mm wide angle, 1986)
    32. The "new" Sphinx (306Kb) seen from Kleine Scheidegg (oct. 1998)
    33. The "new" Sphinx (83Kb) seen from Kleine Scheidegg (oct. 1999)
    34. The "new" Sphinx building (66Kb) seen from the western side of the ridge (oct. 1999)
    35. The Sphinx dome (224Kb) seen from the new terrace of the Sphinx building with Cassiopea and Perseus (oct. 1998)
    36. Jungfraujoch. Looking N-W at dusk (18Kb) "Space view" impression due to the pure atmosphere
    37. Jungfraujoch. Looking N-W (660Kb) over the fog. Note the "hemisphere effect" on the star trails. The strip of light on the Jungfrau East Ridge (Ostgrat) issues from the Telegraphic relay station. (15mm wide angle)
    38. Jungfraujoch. Looking west (174Kb) with conjunction of Venus (mv = -3.9) and Mars (mv = 1.2) on february 19, 1983, at about 19h30. Note the telegraphic relay station on the Jungfrau Ostgrat, nereby.
    39. Jungfraujoch. Looking South (20Kb) Winter sky by moonlight with constellations of Orion and Canis Majoris (1996)
    40. Jungfraujoch. Looking South (203Kb) Winter sky by moonlight. Orion above the cloud-cover (1970)
    41. Jungfrau (25Kb) by moonrise and winter constellations (1983)
    42. Jungfrau (124Kb) by moonlight with the constellation of Orion and the bright star Sirius (1983)
    43. Jungfrau with Venus (19Kb) (1996)
    44. Jungfrau (192Kb) seen from the renovated Sphinx building;. The small dome houses automatic meteological instruments (1998)
    45. Late afternoon Sun "set" in the Jungfrau (435Kb)
    46. Jungfraujoch. Winter Milky Way (47Kb) (15mm wide angle)
    47. Jungfraujoch. Looking South (29Kb) showing the light pollution from the Milano region (1996)
    48. Jungfraujoch. Looking South (33Kb) showing the N-S hemisphere effect (1980). Note the evolution of light pollution in 16 years by comparing with the preceding image.
    49. Jungfraujoch. Looking South (29Kb) over the Aletsch glacier, by full Moon
    50. Jungfraujoch. Looking South (163Kb) over the Aletsch glacier, by full Moon with Jupiter. The glow behind the Valais Alps is light from the Milano region diffused in thunder clouds (oct. 1998)
    51. Jungfraujoch. North pole with Moench (74Kb) The Dipper of the Big Bear is "perched" on the summit of the Moench. The glow on the left horizon comes from the Zurich agglomeration. (15mm wide angle, 1996)
    52. Jungfraujoch. North pole with Moench (23Kb) The Big Dipper is at the level of Polaris (15mm wide angle, 1984)
    53. Jungfraujoch. Zodiacal light above the Trugberg (35Kb)

  4. Some guided exposures

    1. Orion and Barnard ring (829Kb) (Jena Primoplan 75mm lens, 1969)
    2. Orion - Taurus region (172Kb) and Jungfrau (28mm, f:2)
    3. Orion (66Kb) (85mm lens, 1987)
    4. Orion's belt (78Kb) (200mm lens)
    5. Praesepe cluster (86Kb) (200mm lens)
    6. M 31 galaxy in Andromeda (465Kb) A slight haze enhances the colours of the brightest stars (200mm lens)
    7. Large Magellanic Cloud (180Kb) (135mm lens, with Anscochrome 500 - an old and much neglected emulsion that was excellent for astrophotography, 1975)
    8. Large Magellanic Cloud (65Kb) (135mm lens, 1976)
    9. Large Magellanic Cloud (73Kb) (135mm lens, 1989)
    10. Small Magellanic Cloud and the globular cluster 47 Tuc (65Kb) (200mm lens)
    11. Small Magellanic Cloud and the globular cluster 47 Tuc (65Kb) (1987, 135mm lens)
    12. Globular Cluster Omega Centauri (81Kb) (135 lens, 1975)
    13. Galactic Centre (68Kb) (28mm lens, f:2.8, 1975)
    14. Galactic Centre (236Kb) with meteor track (28mm lens, f:2.8, 1976)
    15. Galactic Centre (305Kb) (50mm, f:1.2, 1980)
    16. Galactic Centre (81Kb) (50mm, f:1.2, 1985)
    17. In Saggitarius (102Kb) (135mm, f:1.8, 1989)
    18. In Saggitarius (103Kb) (135mm, f:1.8, 1989)
    19. Alpha and Beta Cen (231Kb) 1985 (200 mm lens)
    20. Proxima Centauri (621Kb) our closest stellar neighbour, identified in the former field (1985, 200 mm lens)
    21. Alpha and Beta Cen (97Kb) A numerical treatment enhances the visibility of the dark clouds in the field (1989, 135 mm, f:1.8)
    22. Alpha and Beta Cen (112Kb) Here too a numerical treatment enhances the visibility of the dark clouds in the field (1993, 135 mm, f:1.8)
    23. "Coalsack nebula" and Southern Cross (101Kb) A satellite, new variety of light pollution, crosses the image (1987, 135mm lens). The tracks left by these low-orbiting spacecraft are characteristic for exposures made at the beginning or end of night
    24. Central region of the "Coalsack" (77Kb) (1985, de 300mm lens)
    25. The Southern Cross (218Kb) (1985, de 300mm lens)
    26. Eta Car region (210Kb) (135mm lens)
    27. Eta Car region (98Kb) 1987 (135mm lens)
    28. Eta Car region (91Kb) 1989 (200mm lens)
    29. Eta Car region (230Kb) 1989, with the clusters NGC 3532 (below) and IC 2602 (right) (200mm lens)
    30. Antares - Rho Oph region(78Kb) Note the "reflection nebulae". Interstellar dust reflects the colour of the stars situated close to the cloud (135mm lens, 1975)
    31. Antares - Rho Oph region (83Kb) with its "reflection nebulae" (135mm lens, 1976)
    32. Sirius with the small cluster M41 (198Kb) (200mm lens)
    33. Constellation of Canis Majoris with Sirius and the small cluster M41 (216Kb) (135mm lens)
    34. Jupiter in the vicinity of the Pleiades (126Kb) (135mm lens, f:2.5, 1976)
    35. Venus in Scorpius (63Kb) with the morning zodiacal light in the background (85mm, f:1.4, 1987)
    36. Rosetta nebula (95Kb) illustrating light pollution by low-orbiting satellites (135mm lens)
    37. Laguna (M 8) and Trifid nebulae (85Kb) (300mm lens, 1976)

  5. Comets, landscapes and other phenomena

    1. Total solar eclipse of February 15, 1961 (51Kb) at Ancona (Italy); one of 7 photographs taken with "available means" of the time. Photograph taken through the ocular (Huygens 20mm) of a small "Perl" 60/800mm refractor with a "Balda Baldina" 24X36 bellows camera of the 1930's on Ektachrome High Speed (100 ASA). That technique of "afocal" astro-photography was common before the advent of interchangeable-lens cameras, and is coming into vogue once again with single-lens digital cameras. The field is limited by the ocular's diaphragm
    2. Total solar eclipse of August 11, 1999 (55Kb) at Wissembourg (Alsace); meteorological state of affairs shortly before totality. Photo taken with a 200/2.8 lens with focal doubler
    3. Total solar eclipse of August 11, 1999 (91Kb) at Wissembourg (Alsace); beginning of totality. Note the difference of colour between the last visible portions of the photosphere (yellow - orange) and the H-alpha emission of the chromosphere. Photo taken with a 200/2.8 lens with focal doubler
    4. Total solar eclipse of August 11, 1999 (139Kb) at Wissembourg (Alsace); end of totality. Photo taken with a 200/2.8 lens with focal doubler
    5. Mount Aconcagua (71Kb) Unavoidable encounter on the way to Chile. With its altitude of 7000m, this mountain close to the air corridor compels planes coming from the east to make a high approach to Santiago airport (October 1975)
    6. Mount Aconcagua (33Kb) (1982)
    7. Mount Aconcagua (26Kb) (1987)
    8. The Jungfrau (44Kb) Unavoidable view of an astronomer working at the Sphinx observatory (1975).
    9. Comet Bennett 1970 (90Kb) from Gornergrat (1970). With track of an "Echo" satellite ("Jena Primoplan" 75mm lens, f:1.9, on Kodachrome).
    10. Comet Bennett 1970 (88Kb) from Gornergrat (1970). Close to the Lyskamm ("Jena Primoplan" 75mm lens, f:1.9, on Kodachrome).
    11. Comet Kohoutek (1974) (47Kb) One of the most "media enhanced" but least "seen" comets (Gornergrat, 300mm, f:4.0, 1974)
    12. Comet Kohoutek (1974) (47Kb) faintly visible to the right of Jupiter and Venus on January 6, 1974 (Gornergrat)
    13. Comet Kohoutek (1974) (47Kb) close to Venus (Gornergrat, January 6, 1974, 300mm, f:4.0)
    14. Comet Kohoutek (1974) (47Kb) with Venus and Jupiter in the twilight (Gornergrat, January 10, 1974)
    15. Comet Kohoutek (1974) (47Kb) on January 13, 1974 with Matterhorn (Gornergrat)
    16. Comet West (81Kb) from La Silla (1976. 135mm, f:2.5)
    17. Comet Hale-Bopp (851Kb) from Saanen, 29.3.97, 85mm, f:1.4 on Fuji 1600 ASA (Neg)
    18. Comet Hale-Bopp (595Kb) (Jura, 2.4.97, 28mm, f:2.0 on Fuji Provia 1600)
    19. Comet Hale-Bopp (65Kb) Addition of 5 negatives (Jura, 2.4.97, 200mm, f:2.8 on Fuji 1600 (Neg))
    20. Comet Hale-Bopp (40Kb) with the Perseus double cluster at upper right (Jura, 7.4.97, 85mm, f:1.4 on Fuji 1600 (Neg))
    21. Comet Hale-Bopp (51Kb) at dusk (Jura, 7.4.97, 28mm, f:2.0 on Fuji 1600 (Neg))
    22. Comet Hale-Bopp (37Kb) (Jura, 7.4.97, 24mm, f:2.0 on Fuji 1600 (Neg))
    23. Comet Hale-Bopp (17Kb) (fluorite refractor, 1048mm, f:8.1 on Fuji Provia 1600)
    24. Comet Hale-Bopp (38Kb) (fluorite refractor, 1048mm, f:8.1 on Fuji Provia 1600)
    25. Comet Hale-Bopp (48Kb). The zodiacal light emerges from the evening twilight towards the Pleiades. Addition of 5 negatives (Jura, 8.4.97, 24mm, f:2.0 on Fuji 1600 (Neg))
    26. La Silla (21Kb) "non-photometric" sky with Alpha and Beta Cen
    27. La Silla (17Kb) lunar halo
    28. La Silla (27Kb) photometric sky with southern constellations
    29. La Silla (27Kb) Sunset after rain (looking North, 1978)
    30. La Silla (23Kb) Sunset after rain. The rainbow is still visible (looking S-W, 1978)
    31. La Silla (34Kb) Sunset after rain (looking South, 1978)
    32. La Silla (35Kb) looking North, with polariser (1982)
    33. La Silla (43Kb) looking South, with polariser (1982)
    34. Petroglyphs (60Kb) at La Silla (1975)
    35. Petroglyphs (84Kb) at La Silla (1990)
    36. Petroglyphs (99Kb) at La Silla (1975)
    37. Petroglyphs (364Kb) at La Silla (1975)
    38. Petroglyphs (85Kb) at La Silla (1976)
    39. Petroglyphs (141Kb) at La Silla (1980)
    40. Petroglyphs (154Kb) at La Silla (1975)
    41. Petroglyphs (296Kb) at La Silla (1976)
    42. Petroglyphs (220Kb) in front of a rock shelter at the base of the cliff. This fine group has since been "tagged" with the initials of some individuals anxious to exhibit their stupidity for posterity... (La Silla, 1976)
    43. An indian mortar (87Kb) in its natural condition at La Silla, 1978 (some of these mortars are now in the patio of the Observatory's dining-hall....)
    44. Indian mortar (74Kb) at La Silla, 1976
    45. Indian mortar (189Kb) This rock-field has undoubtedly served as a dwelling long ago (La Silla, 1976)
    46. An indian arrow point (181Kb) found in a rock shelter to the West of the 3.6m telescope. Mount La Silla was without doubt a hunting ground (guanaco, vizcacha,..) of the inhabitants of the nearby quebradas. These silex artifacts are difficult to date and can be very ancient (La Silla, 1976)
    47. Pacific coast (31Kb) view taken with polariser (1982)
    48. Elqui valley (44Kb) view taken with polariser (1982)
    49. Upper Elqui valley (66Kb) rich mineral subsoil (1980)
    50. Upper Elqui valley (97Kb) (1980)
    51. Upper Elqui valley (107Kb) (1980)
    52. Villarica Volcano (32Kb) (1987)
    53. Villarica Volcano (120Kb) At night, with Southern Cross. Result of a fourfold coincidence: The Volcano, unusually active, is illuminated from the left by the rising Moon, while the Southern Cross begins to become visible in a sky cleared by a rising south wind (nov. 1980)
    54. Villarica Volcano (63Kb) At night, with Southern Cross (nov. 1980)
    55. Villarica Volcano (64Kb) At night (nov. 1980)
    56. Easter Island (16Kb) Moais of Ahu Tahai with New Moon
    57. Easter Island (27Kb) Moai of Ahu Kote Riku, Tahai, With New Moon and Jupiter (1.3.1987)

  6. Some South American landscapes

    1. View over the Beagle channel, looking east (134Kb) The naturalist Charles Darwin studied that region extensively in the 1830's. His travel diary, "The Voyage of the Beagle", is compulsive reading for any person interested in South America.
    2. View over the Beagle channel, looking west (100Kb) coming in for the landing at Ushuaia
    3. View towards the Beagle channel, looking south (260Kb) from the "Glaciar Martial" above Ushuaia. Dwarf beech trees fill the hollows in the foreground.
    4. Penguin rookery at Punta Tombo, Argentinian Patagonia (224Kb)
    5. Penguins at Punta Dungueness (224Kb) on the Magellanic Straits.
    6. Wreck of the steamer Olympia on the Magellanic Straits (255Kb)
    7. Wreck of the Olympia on the Magellanic Straits (247Kb)
    8. The Ultima Esperanza fjord at Puerto Natales (255Kb) in Chilean Patagonia
    9. Flight of flamingos in front of the Torres de Paine (150Kb)
    10. Guanacos in the Torres de Paine national park (344Kb)
    11. Totora swamp with the Cuernos de Paine (135Kb)
    12. Porcelain Orchid "chloraea magellanica" (226Kb)
    13. Perito Moreno glacier (232Kb) at Lago Argentino, Argentinian Patagonia.
    14. Perito Moreno glacier (255Kb) damming a branch of the lake. The dam is periodically swept away by pressure rising up-stream and causes flooding of the whole basin.
    15. Perito Moreno glacier (202Kb)
    16. Perito Moreno glacier (215Kb)
    17. Waiting for high tide at Rio Gallegos (317Kb) The tidal amplitude can reach 18m at the mouth of the Gallegos river.
    18. Estuary on the way to Trelew (115Kb) in Argentinian Patagonia.
    19. A long way to go.. (194Kb) in Chilean Patagonia.
    20. On the Ultima Esperanza fjord (152Kb)
    21. Balmaceda glacier entering the Ultima Esperanza fjord (175Kb)
    22. Serrano glacier (170Kb) The glacier is dammed by a moraine shortly before it reaches the Ultima Esperanza fjord
    23. "Palafito" settlement at Castro (196Kb) on the island of Chiloe.
    24. Lake Nahuel Huapi (162Kb) in Argentinian Patagonia. Isla Victoria, to the right, is a botanical acclimatization garden.
    25. "Chiaroscuro" on lake Todos los Santos, Chile (163Kb)
    26. Villarica volcano, Chile (158Kb)
    27. Villarica volcano (65Kb) at night.
    28. Puntiagudo volcano, Chile (169Kb) and its eroded lava extrusion. Seen from lake Todos los Santos.
    29. Calbuco volcano, Chile (183Kb) which erupted after the 1960 earthquake.
    30. Calbuco volcano (153Kb)
    31. Osorno volcano, Chile (160Kb) with lake Llanquihue.
    32. Osorno volcano (165Kb)
    33. Osorno volcano (214Kb)
    34. Reloncavi fjord with Yaté volcano, Chile (106Kb)
    35. Yaté volcano (215Kb) seen fron the village of Cochamó.
    36. Llaima volcano, Chile (115Kb) with its araucaria forest.
    37. village of Cherquenkó (159Kb) at the foot of the Llaima.
    38. Siesta time at Nueva Imperial (153Kb)
    39. Puerto Saavedra (147Kb) on the coast of southern Chile.
    40. The Aconcagua (156Kb) Highest mountain of South America, almost exactly 7000m high.
    41. Cactus field (217Kb) close to Ovalle, in the chilean "Norte Chico".
    42. Pisco Elqui (227Kb) Last village of a high tributary to the Elqui valley. One of the highest vineyards of Chile.
    43. Bay of Totoralillo (233Kb) south of Coquimbo, chilean small north.
    44. Typical "norte chico" seafront (335Kb)
    45. Pelicans, etc. (195Kb) Norte Chico.
    46. Fisherman's settlement (245Kb) north of La Serena.
    47. Winter sunset (104Kb) at the La Silla observatory.
    48. The Panamerican Highway (144Kb) driving north from Chañaral.
    49. The end of a hard day's work.. (168Kb) at Antofagasta.
    50. Wind eroded rocks (327Kb) in the vicinity of Cerro Paranal.
    51. Licancabur volcano (129Kb) close to San Pedro de Atacama.
    52. Licancabur volcano (182Kb) with salt and gypsum deposits in the foreground.
    53. Tatio volcano (243Kb) Tracks of a Ñandu in the foreground.
    54. Pampa Grass in its natural settings (279Kb) close to Caspana in the Atacama.
    55. Oasis of Solor (148Kb) south of San Pedro de Atacama.
    56. Formation on the edge of the Salar de Atacama (243Kb)
    57. Licancabur volcano (129Kb) seen through the window of an "Atacameno" dwelling of the Sequitor pukhara.
    58. Church of San Pedro de Atacama (141Kb) earliest christian church of Chile. Adobe walls and thatch-covered cactus wood roof.
    59. Village of Peine on the edge of the Salar de Atacama (306Kb) Its warm water spring was used by the Inca travellers.
    60. Peine (279Kb) with the volcanic chain of the Andes in the background.
    61. Polygonal fractures on the salt lake (372Kb)
    62. Ruins of Lasana, in the Loa valley (204Kb) a "Pukhara", or fortified indian village.
    63. Rare Puma petroglyphs (248Kb) close to Lasana.
    64. Church of Chiuchiu (215Kb) with its laced cactus-wood door.
    65. Part of the Alero de Ayquina fresque (273Kb) Some archaeologists date it to 7000 BC.
    66. Valley of Ayquina (223Kb) with its pre-Incaic terraces.
    67. In the village of Ayquina (270Kb)
    68. Church tower of Caspana (353Kb) separated from the church in the Andean style.
    69. Shepheard girl in Caspana (306Kb)
    70. in Caspana (259Kb)
    71. Don't touch! (294Kb) (close to Caspana).
    72. Paniri volcano with lamas (173Kb) close to Turi.
    73. Ruins of Turi (238Kb) Two portions of the adobe walls of the Inca "Tambo" are still visible.
    74. "Geoglyphs" between Anfofagasta and Iquique (197Kb) Such large-scale images may have served as territorial markings or as beacons for travellers.
    75. The "Portada" arch north of Antofagasta (206Kb)
    76. Close to the Andean village of Putre, east of Arica (175Kb)
    77. The Altiplano above Putre (154Kb) at an altitude of 4700m.
    78. The Parinacota volcanoes (185Kb) close to the Bolivian border. The altitude of the Altiplano makes them seem relatively low in spite of their summits exceeding 6500m.
    79. "Yareta" (397Kb) a slow-growing resinous plant of the Altiplano.
    80. "The keeper of the Key" (128Kb) at Salta, Argentina.
    81. The great Uyuni salt lake in Bolivia (137Kb)
    82. Uyuni salt lake (153Kb)
    83. Village of Tiahuanaco (136Kb) on the Bolivian Altiplano.
    84. Bolivian Altiplano (153Kb)
    85. Cordillera Real from lake Titicaca (152Kb)
    86. On the Island of the Sun (193Kb)
    87. Mainland seen from Isla del Sol (150Kb) A small Inca Temple stands among the terraces.
    88. Ruins of Pisac, not far from Cuzco, Peru (237Kb)
    89. Red pepper being dried (283Kb) south of Arequipa, Peru.
    90. In the Sta. Catalina monastery, Arequipa (103Kb)
    91. Huayna Picchu (262Kb) seen from Macchu Picchu.
    92. The Huascaran (128Kb) dominates the Cordillera Blanca, Peru.
    93. The Huascaran (90Kb) at sunrise.
    94. At Carhuaz (173Kb) at the foot of the Huascaran.
    95. Highlands of Cajamarca, Peru (290Kb)
    96. In the highlands of Cajamarca (373Kb)
    97. Iguasu falls (162Kb) from the Brazilian side.
    98. Part of the Iguasu falls (163Kb) from the Argentinian side.
    99. Part of the Iguasu falls (155Kb) The Argentinian side offers a much greater variety of views.
    100. Orongo crater lake, Easter Island (246Kb) Not exactly "South America", but property of Chile.
    101. Statues in Rano Raraku crater, Easter Island (403Kb) The statues in the crater are the best conserved.
    102. "Dividing line", Easter Island (246Kb) View from the Maunga Tere Vaka volcano.

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