Amethyst aura
This image taken by Babak Tafreshi shows the night sky seen from the Atacama Desert. The red glow from the low-lying sun behind the mountains blends with the blue/black night sky and the richness of the Milky Way which shows the stars as purple jewels above the desert.
Credit:ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org)
About the Image
Id: | babak-8732 |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 22 April 2014, 18:07 |
Size: | 3901 x 5944 px |
About the Object
Name: | Atacama Desert, Milky Way |
Type: | Unspecified : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky |
Category: | Stars |