SEST on La Silla

In the centre of the image is the 15-metre dish of the Swedish-ESO Submillimetre Telescope (SEST), backlit by the Moon. On the right, further away, is the dome of the ESO 3.6-metre telescope, at the highest point of the mountain. The reddish star on the top right of the image is Aldebaran, in the constellation of Taurus. The Pleiades star cluster is seen just to the right (2 o'clock position) of SEST. There is an upside-down reflection of the sky and the horizon behind the photographer in the highly polished antenna dish.

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ESO

Über das Bild

ID:eso0912c
Typ:Fotografisch
Veröffentlichungsdatum:24. März 2009
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso0912
Größe:2864 x 2662 px

Über das Objekt

Name:Swedish–ESO Submillimetre Telescope
Typ:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Kategorie:La Silla

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