Milky Way and moonlight
A fisheye perspective of one of the VLT Unit Telescopes (UTs) at the Paranal Observatory in Chile, taken from ground level. The extreme high altitude allows for the spectacularly clear skies seen above the facility.
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ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org)
About the Image
Id: | nik7782p2-cc |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 22 September 2016, 11:19 |
Size: | 13738 x 13738 px |
About the Object
Name: | Cerro Paranal, Paranal, VLT Unit Telescopes |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory |
Category: | Fulldome Paranal |
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