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Mounted image 019: Gegenschein over the VLT
At Paranal, home of ESO’s Very Large Telescope, the sky is so dark that the famous — and extremely difficult to observe — Gegenschein (or “counter shine”) can be seen here in its full glory. This is a faint brightening of the night sky in the region directly opposite the Sun, caused by the reflection of sunlight by interplanetary dust in the Solar System.
Crédit:ESO/Y. Beletsky
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Id: | mounted_0019 |
Date de publication: | 15 mars 2011 17:07 |
Dimensions: | 60 cm (W) x 43.21 cm (H) x 1 cm (D) |
Related archive image: | eso0812d |
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