At night
Unspoiled starlight.
Free from light pollution, our grounds offer exceptionally dark nights. You will enjoy front-row views of the Patagonian night sky and an incredible density of stars right from your porch.
On moonless nights you can see the Milky Way.
From the deck you can see the Southern Cross, the Magellanic Clouds and the Milky Way with the naked eye.
What you see
The sky from the deck, with the naked eye.
Hover over each name to find it in the sky.
When
How many hours of night, month by month.
Worked out for the houses, at 49° south. In winter the night is very long; around December the sky never gets completely black.
October
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Full dark
- 22:25 – 04:50
- Hours of black sky
- 6.5 h
- Sunrise
- 06:50
El Chaltén local time, mid-month.
The moon
Moon or no moon, both nights are worth it.
With no moon the sky goes black and the whole Milky Way comes out, with the Magellanic Clouds. A few days either side of the new moon are very dark too.
With a full moon the whole valley lights up: the snowy hills glow, the lenga trees cast shadows and you can walk without a torch. There are fewer stars, but it is another unforgettable night.
- 9 November8 November to 11 November, 3 nightsCheck availability ↗→
- 9 December8 December to 11 December, 3 nightsCheck availability ↗→
- 7 January6 January to 9 January, 3 nightsCheck availability ↗→
- 6 February5 February to 8 February, 3 nightsCheck availability ↗→
- 7 March6 March to 9 March, 3 nightsCheck availability ↗→
- 6 April5 April to 8 April, 3 nightsCheck availability ↗→
Each date opens the booking on HotelRunner with those 3 nights for 2 guests. Moon dates can vary by a few hours.
To go out and look
What to have with you.
- Proper warm layers
- Even in summer, nights are cold and it can be windy.
- A red torch
- It won’t dazzle you. Without light, your eyes adjust on their own in about 20 minutes.
- Something hot
- Mate or tea on the deck, and patience: a satellite always goes by.
Come and see it from the deck.