Moonrise over the VLT
This image shows the silhouette of the Very Large Telescope (VLT) sitting at the top of the plateau on the right. The VLT consists of multiple telescopes located in the Atacama desert of Chile. As the Moon is hanging just above the horizon, it illuminates the sky with a blue tint.
Credit:G. Lambert/ESO
About the Image
| Id: | dsc_0060-cc |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 11 November 2014, 11:50 |
| Size: | 4928 x 3264 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Atacama Desert, Moon, Very Large Telescope |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory |
| Category: | Paranal |
