While islands and beaches offer low light pollution and clear skies, they are unsuitable for professional astrophysics observatories due to high humidity, thick atmosphere, and atmospheric distortion. These factors degrade the quality of astronomical observations, making high-altitude, arid locations like the Atacama Desert in Chile a better choice.
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