Halo over Paranal
A halo of light appears above ESO's Paranal Observatory and the Very Large Telescope (VLT). The phenomena, sometimes called a Winter Halo, is caused by light passing through ice crystals suspended high up in Earth's atmosphere.
Credit:ESO/J. Girard (djulik.com)
About the Image
Id: | img_0691-cc |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 27 October 2015, 18:22 |
Size: | 5184 x 3456 px |
About the Object
Name: | Paranal, Very Large Telescope |
Type: | Unspecified : Sky Phenomenon : Light Phenomenon : Halo |
Category: | Paranal |
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