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Sunset palette in the skies above La Silla

Above the mist blanketing the surrounding desert, a 360-degree panorama of ESO's La Silla Observatory is captured as the Sun sets at the end of the world. The sky is filled with a palette of colours as reds give way to brilliant blues, under which a smattering of telescopes — including the distinctive MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope with its silver dome — begin their nightly observations.

Credit:

ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org)

About the Image

Id:lasillainversion
Type:Photographic
Release date:8 December 2015, 09:55
Size:20000 x 3136 px
Field of View:160° x 30°

About the Object

Name:La Silla, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Type:Unspecified : Sky Phenomenon : Light Phenomenon : Sunrise-Sunset
Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Category:La Silla

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