The chapel of Our Lady of Perpetual Help is surrounded by almond trees. It is a simple, rectangular building, heavily remodeled, constructed over an important Roman imperial and late-imperial Christian site, which has provided significant Roman epigraphic remains, such as the early Christian tombstones visible on the facade. The village of Coscojuela de Fantova is located on a promontory, allowing for a stroll through its sloping streets. This area is known for having a Roman site from the 1st century AD, giving it a special charm.
This area has excellent sky quality, away from major populations, where you can discover two somewhat hidden constellations: Sagittarius and Scorpius (observable just above the southern horizon). Sagittarius (a mythical creature, half-man, half-horse) appears more like a teapot with a handle and spout, from which steam (the Milky Way) seems to rise.
Next to it is the constellation of Scorpius, with its brightest star, Antares, standing out for its brightness—it’s a red giant, one of the largest star types (about 12 times the mass of the Sun).
- Location: https://goo.gl/maps/xxUr4FpWkPaQ5Ggf9
- Observation horizon: Good
- Bortle: 3
- SQM: 21.71 mag./arc sec2
- Brightness: 0.224 mcd/m2
- Artif. Bright.: 52.4 ucd/m2
- Ratio: 0.306
This space is equipped with the following infrastructure to make observation more comfortable:
- 2 loungers
- 2 informational panels about the spring-summer and autumn-winter skies
