Two domes in the Atacama Desert

This image shows the Swiss 1.2-metre Leonhard Euler Telescope in the foreground and the ESO 3.6-metre telescope higher up in the back. These two telescopes are part of the La Silla Observatory that is located in the vast landscape of the Atacama desert in Chile.

Credit:

Y. Beletsky (LCO)/ESO

About the Image

Id:beletsky_lasilla_09
Type:Photographic
Release date:10 November 2014, 14:39
Size:5000 x 3333 px

About the Object

Name:Atacama Desert, ESO 3.6-metre telescope, Swiss 1.2-metre Leonhard Euler Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Category:La Silla

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