Echinopsis Atacamensis and the Milky Way

The winding road connecting the ALMA Operation Support Facility at 3,000m altitude to the Array Operation Site (5,000m high) passes an area between 3500m and 3800m dominated by large cacti (Echinopsis Atacamensis). These cacti grow on average 1cm per year, and reach heights of up to 9m.

Stephane Guisard recently captured the beautiful sky above this unique location in the Chilean Atacama Desert. The Milky Way is seen in all its glory, as well as, in the lower right, the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Credit:

ESO/S. Guisard (www.eso.org/~sguisard)

Over de afbeelding

Id:milky-way-cactus
Type:Fotografisch
Publicatiedatum:4 april 2011 15:00
Gerelateerde mededelingen:ann11015
Grootte:4368 x 2912 px

Over het object

Naam:Chajnantor
Type:Milky Way : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Milky Way
Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Categorie:ALMA

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