The full Chilean night sky
The Milky Way stretches above the Chilean night Sky as seen in this crisp, clear ultra HD view taken with a fish-eye lens to give a full perspective suitable for a fulldome planetarium projection. The sky is enhanced by a bright yellow/orange aurora-like shimmer, called airglow, which is caused by light-emitting chemical reactions in the atmosphere. Normally, those emissions are not so strong, but the night this image was taken they were particularly bright, producing this unusual but colourful picture.
Credit:ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org)
About the Image
Id: | uhd_img_1322_cc |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 25 June 2014, 02:41 |
Size: | 3648 x 3648 px |