Milky Way streak at La Silla

ESO's first observatory in Chile was at La Silla, where its ESO 3.6-metre telescope is still producing incredible observations today. Here, the telescope sits beneath the streak of our home galaxy, theMilky Way.

Credit:

ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org)

About the Image

Id:nik9850p3-cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:21 October 2016, 13:44
Size:8474 x 7083 px

About the Object

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

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