Stars trails over Armazones

Multiple-exposure picture taken from the top of the 3046-metre-high Cerro Armazones, the selected site for the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). Because of the rotation of the Earth, the night sky is seen as it rotates around the southern celestial pole. As a result of this movement, the stars describe dotted trails when a series of exposures is combined. The south celestial pole is visible near the centre of the image. On the right is the Differential Image Motion Monitor (DIMM), used to measure the atmospheric seeing. The white and red tower on the left of the DIMM is the meteorological station.

Herkunftsnachweis:

F. Char/ESO

Über das Bild

ID:armazones_20100726
Typ:Fotografisch
Veröffentlichungsdatum:6. Juli 2011 10:47
Größe:3072 x 2304 px

Über das Objekt

Name:Cerro Armazones
Typ:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Milky Way : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Trail
Kategorie:ELT

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