Night-time at La Silla

Home to many of ESO's telescopes, including the ESO 3.6-metre telescope and the New Technology Telescope (NTT), La Silla Observatory is located in the Atacama Desert in Chile, in one of the most arid and remote locations in the world. The Observatory is pictured here at night.

Credit:

ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org)

About the Image

Id:mg_3523p-cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:4 October 2016, 13:16
Size:18985 x 5571 px

About the Object

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

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