Zodiacal light at Paranal

A bright zodiacal light is visible over the Paranal Observatory. Seeing this faint light in such a detail shows once more the quality of the atmosphere in the Atacama Desert.

Credit:

A. Fitzsimmons/ESO

About the Image

Id:img_3336-cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:27 November 2014, 14:00
Size:2968 x 4451 px

About the Object

Name:Zodiacal light
Type:Solar System : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Zodiacal Light
Category:Paranal

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