Night sky beauty over Paranal

The beauty of the night sky is revealed above Cerro Paranal, home to the Very Large Telescope (VLT). The Small and Large Magellanic Clouds can be seen towards the horizon as meteors shoot across sky. All captured in this time-lapse during the ESO Ultra High Definition Expedition.

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Id:uhd_bt_paranal_04
Release date:9 May 2014, 19:02
Duration:21 s
Frame rate:30 fps

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Name:Very Large Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Category:Paranal

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