Sun and Moon on Armazones
This sunset 360 degree panorama shows the ESO Astronomical Site Monitor on Cerro Armazones in the Chilean desert, near ESO's Paranal Observatory, site of the Very Large Telescope (VLT). Cerro Armazones was chosen as the site for the planned European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), which, with its 40-metre-class diameter mirror, will be the world’s biggest eye on the sky.
An amazing interactive virtual tour is available here.
Credit:ESO/S. Brunier
About the Image
Id: | eso1018i |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 26 April 2010, 16:00 |
Related releases: | eso1018 |
Size: | 11811 x 3543 px |
Field of View: | 360° x 108° |
About the Object
Name: | Atacama Desert, Cerro Armazones, Panorama |
Type: | Solar System : Planet : Feature : Surface Unspecified : Technology : Observatory |
Category: | 360 Panorama ELT |
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