Zodiacal light at Paranal
This image shows a bright zodiacal light at the Paranal Observatory. On the left side of the image, beyond the Milky Way, the Small and the Large Magellanic Clouds are visible. These are dwarf galaxies surrounding the Milky Way.
Credit:R. Wesson/ESO
About the Image
Id: | img_10177-cc |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 14 October 2014, 12:52 |
Size: | 3011 x 943 px |
About the Object
Name: | Zodiacal light |
Type: | Solar System : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Zodiacal Light |
Category: | Paranal |