A vast desert stretches out before us, where the reddish tinged shadows are cast on the rocks and sand. In fact, NASA uses the Atacama Desert as a testing ground to prepare for missions in search of life, both past and present, on the planet Mars.
However, what makes this desert even more fascinating in the context of our solar system and the universe as a whole are a number of geographical and climatic factors. Located at an altitude of approximately 3,000 metres above sea level in its most arid region, with no measurable rainfall for years, little water vapour in the air, winds blowing at an average speed of 25 km/h and virtually no light pollution, the Atacama Desert presents itself as the best natural observatory of the sky, home to stars and galaxies. In fact, this place concentrates most of the world's astronomical observing activity.
- Рейтинг фотографов по странам и городам строится на основе 3-х лучших фотографий автора и их относительной позиции в каждой отдельной номинации. Рейтинг в номинации "Мобильная фотография" учитывается в меньшей степени для формирования рейтинга. В списке по странам и городам показывается одна фотография автора с лучшим рейтингом.
- В списке опубликованы только работы которые прошли 2-й этап голосования.
- The rating of photographers by countries and cities is based on the three best photos of the author and their relative position in each separate nomination. Rating in the nomination "Mobile Photography" is taken into account to a lesser extent for rating formation. The list by country and city shows one photo of the author with the best rating.
- Only those photos have been published in the list that passed the second stage of voting.
