At home in the Milky Way
Our home galaxy the Milky Way is visible as a bright band across the sky above ESO’s Paranal Observatory, the home of the Very Large Telescope (VLT). The VLT is the world’s most advanced optical instrument, and can see objects that are four billion times fainter than what can be seen with the unaided eye, meaning it is well placed to make the most of Paranal’s remarkably clear skies.
Credit:ESO/Daniele Gasparri (www.astroatacama.com)
About the Image
Id: | DSC08308-CC |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 3 May 2019, 15:13 |
Size: | 4240 x 2832 px |
About the Object
Name: | Very Large Telescope |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Facility |
Category: | Paranal |
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