Halo over Paranal

A halo of light appears to encircle the Moon above ESO's Paranal Observatory and the Very Large Telescope (VLT). The phenomena, sometimes called a Winter Halo, is caused by light passing through ice crystals suspended high up in Earth's atmosphere.

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ID:img_0708-cc
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Publiceringsdatum:27 oktober 2015 11:47
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Namn:Moon, Paranal, Very Large Telescope
Typ:Unspecified : Sky Phenomenon : Light Phenomenon : Halo
Unspecified : Technology
Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Kategori:Paranal

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