Stars streak over La Silla
Stars streak across the sky over ESO’s La Silla Observatory in this spectacular photograph from ESO Photo Ambassador Farid Char. The stars appear as trails because of the apparent daily motion of the sky, which is, in fact, due to the rotation of the Earth on its own axis.
In the foreground, the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope can be seen. It is joined by the 3.58-metre New Technology Telescope (NTT) and ESO 3.6-metre telescope. The silhouette of the Swedish–ESO Submillimetre Telescope (SEST) can be seen in the distance, to the far right of the image.
Crédito:ESO/F. Char
Sobre la imagen
Identificador: | 22-mnttand36-m-cc |
Tipo: | Fotográfico |
Fecha de publicación: | 4 de Noviembre de 2015 a las 11:48 |
Tamaño: | 5200 x 3467 px |
Sobre el objeto
Nombre: | La Silla, Star Trails |
Tipo: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory Unspecified : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Trail |
Categoría: | La Silla |