Galactic neighbours

The Milky Way rises vertically into the skies above ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile. Almost directly overhead the dome of the ESO 3.6-metre telescope is the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of the Milky Way's dwarf galaxy neighbours.

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ESO/A. Santerne

About the Image

Id:24338062505_5474cf32f8_o-cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:18 April 2016, 17:07
Size:5760 x 3840 px

About the Object

Name:ESO 3.6-metre telescope, La Silla
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Category:La Silla

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