Radiance of Milky Way over La Silla
Our magnificent Milky Way galaxy is radiant over La Silla Observatory. The ESO 3.6-metre telescope is shown to the right, now home to the world's foremost extrasolar planet hunter: High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS), a spectrograph with unrivalled precision.
Credit:ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org)
About the Image
Id: | uhd_img4255pc_bt_cc |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 24 August 2016, 19:00 |
Related releases: | eso1906 |
Related announcements: | ann16057 |
Size: | 5646 x 5646 px |
About the Object
Name: | ESO 3.6-metre telescope |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory |
Category: | La Silla |
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