Full view of Atacama at Night

The Chilean night sky revealed in this fish-eye (fulldome) view from the Atacama Desert. The Milky Way can be seen to arc across the sky. The Atacama sky is enhanced by a orange/yellow aurora-like shimmer, called airglow, which is caused by light-emitting chemical reactions in the atmosphere. Normally, those emissions are not so strong, but the night this image was taken they were particularly bright, producing this unusual picture.

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ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org)

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Id:uhd_img_4037_cc
Type:Fotografisch
Publicatiedatum:25 juni 2014 02:43
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Naam:Milky Way
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Categorie:Fulldome
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