ALMA and the centre of the Milky Way

This view shows several of the ALMA antennas and the central regions of the Milky Way above. In this wide field view, the zodiacal light is seen upper right and at lower left Mars is seen. Saturn is a bit higher in the sky towards the centre of the image. The image was taken during the ESO Ultra HD (UHD) Expedition.

Credit:

ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org)

About the Image

Id:ann14045a
Type:Photographic
Release date:12 May 2022, 15:07
Related releases:eso2208-eht-mw
Related announcements:ann14045
Size:5414 x 7385 px

About the Object

Name:Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Category:ALMA

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