Author: Andrew

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Congratulations once again to Garfield, Lighthouse and Phil Ower for solving all the contests on the recent series without needing any hints – and ending up with a perfect score of 20 points!

This week’s contest was the border control point between Santa Clara, Angola and Oshikango, Namibia. The large truck yard on the north/Angola side of the border was what attracted me to this location. The border point is interesting in that drivers in Namibia drive on the left side of the road, switching to the right side in Angola.

The major Namibia/Angola border crossing at Oshikango/Kuroka (Santa Clara) doesn’t have traffic lights. Instead, it uses the customs post as an intersection. When heading north into Angola, the customs building sits in the median. Immediately north of Namibian customs, each car heading north into Angola switches into the right-hand lane to access Angolan customs (which also lies in the median).

Those who found the location without driving on the wrong side of the road:

• Lighthouse
• hhgygy
• Glenmorren
• Garfield
• Ann K.
• Eloy Cano
• Romano
• Phil Ower

And who needed a sign telling them which side of the road to stick to:

• Paul Voestermans

You have to switch sides of the road when crossing this line.

Eloy Cano submitted this location as a possibility for Contest #450, and it seemed like a great choice.

The Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory (Spanish: OAN de Llano del Hato, or Observatorio Astronómico Nacional de Llano del Hato) is an astronomical observatory in Venezuela (IAU code 303). It is 3600 meters above sea level and is the country’s main observatory. It is situated above the village of Llano del Hato in the Venezuelan Andes, not far from Apartaderos which lies about 50 kilometers north-east of Mérida, Mérida State.

It is the closest observatory to the Equator, allowing it to observe most of the skies to the north and south. It benefits from a very dark site, and its altitude of 3,600 meters (12,000 feet) above sea level means atmospheric turbulence is greatly reduced.

Those who found the spot without a telescope:

• Eloy Cano
• Glenmorren
• Garfield
• Lighthouse
• Phil Ower
• hhgygy

And with some astronomical guidance:

• marisa boraas

Since 1970, it’s been the closest to the middle, which does have its advantages.

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