Kusukela ku-2015, Chile ibisebenzela ekubeni indawo ephambili yezokuvakasha kwezinkanyezi.
Njengenhloko-dolobha yomhlaba yesayensi yezinkanyezi, ikakhulukazi esifundeni sayo esisenyakatho, i-Chile inezimo ezikahle zokubuka izinkanyezi, idonsa abantu abathanda umhlaba wonke.
I-Chile isingatha ama-radiotelescope avelele afana ne-ALMA ogwadule lwase-Atacama futhi inenethiwekhi yezindawo zokubuka izivakashi zesayensi ezingama-21 nezingama-24, ezisuka esifundeni sase-Antofagasta ziye e-Bío Bío eningizimu.
The I-Mamalluca Observatory eVicuña, isifunda sase-Coquimbo, sasiyi-trailblazer ekumemeni izivakashi, sisebenza njengesikhuthazo kwezinye izindawo zokubuka izinto ukuba zenze okufanayo.
Uhlelo lwaseChile lwezokuvakasha kwezinkanyezi, oluqhutshwa ubudlelwano phakathi kwezinkampani zikahulumeni nezizimele, luhehe ukutshalwa kwezimali okukhulu. Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi uhulumeni ubeke amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezinhlanu ekwakhiweni kwama-megatelescopes amathathu.
UMongameli uGabriel Boric ugcizelele ukubaluleka kokuvikela isibhakabhaka esicacile ukuze kubhekwe izinkanyezi e-Coquimbo, egcizelela indima yayo ebalulekile ekuthuthukiseni ezokuvakasha kwezinkanyezi. Ukulondoloza ngokumelene nokungcoliswa kokukhanya, ikakhulukazi e-Coquimbo, kubalulekile ukugcina izimo zokubuka ezifanele.
UMongameli u-Boric ugqamise inzuzo ehlukile ye-Chile yezinsuku zesibhakabhaka esicwathile ezingama-330 ngonyaka, iqhudelana nezindawo ezidumile njengeHawaii kanye ne-Canary Islands. I-Chile njengamanje iphethe u-40% wamakhono omhlaba okubuka izinkanyezi.
Ingqungquthela Yomhlaba Yokuqala Ye-Astrotourism eyayise-Vicuña ngo-2023 yayiyingqopha-mlando. Phakathi nale ngqungquthela, kwasayinwa idokhumenti ethi “Call to Action Vicuña”, echaza amasu okuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha kwezinkanyezi emhlabeni wonke.
U-Cristián Saez, umqondisi wezokuvakasha, ugqamise isidingo semephu yomgwaqo ukuze kuthuthukiswe umuzwa wekhwalithi wezokuvakasha kwezokuvakasha kwezinkanyezi.
Lokhu kufaka phakathi izinhlelo ezifana nokuqinisekiswa kwesibhakabhaka kanye nokusungulwa kwe-Ibero-American Astrotourism Network. I-Astrotourism eChile ihlinzeka ngezinzuzo eziphindwe kathathu: ukufaka isandla olwazini lwesayensi, ukushayela intuthuko yezobuchwepheshe, nokukhiqiza amathuba emisebenzi ngaphakathi komkhakha wezokuvakasha.
Naphezu kwezinselelo ezibangelwa ubhubhane kanye nokushintshashintsha komnotho, imboni yezokuvakasha kwezinkanyezi iveza amathuba osomabhizinisi. Ukusebenzisana nezindawo ezivelele zezokuvakasha kwezinkanyezi njengeLas Palmas ne-Andalucía eSpain kuthathwa njengokubalulekile. I-Mamalluca Observatory iqophe izivakashi ezingaba ngu-50,000 kulo nyaka, okulindelwe ukukhuphuka ehlobo.
Lokhu kugcizelelwa kwezokuvakasha kwezinkanyezi kugcizelela ukuzinikela kweChile ekusebenziseni imithombo yayo yemvelo ukuze kube nokuvakasha kwesayensi esimeme, izenze ibe negalelo elikhulu kulo mkhakha okhulayo.
