Panoramic view of the desert around the Paranal Observatory at sunset.
From left to right, the VISTA telescope and the VLT. In the centre of the image, French photographer Serge Brunier sets up his camera for the night. In the same direction, low on the horizon, the “sea of clouds” which usually covers the Pacific Ocean, only 12 km away from the observatory.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
Id: | eso-p-panoramica |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 10 May 2010, 10:12 |
Size: | 14041 x 1544 px |
Field of View: | 280° x 20° |
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