After years of quasi-colonial treatment from their European partners, local astronomers in Chile and South Africa are coming into their own. Dirk Steuerwald tracks the changing climate for the star-gazers of the south.
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Dirk Steuerwald is an intern in Nature's office.
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Steuerwald, D. Star gazing moves south. Nature 441, 662–663 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7093-662a
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