Hunter of the night

This unusual composition shows the Milky Way like a great dagger through the sky, over the winding road leading through the La Silla Observatory. The ESO 3.6-metre telescope is visible reflected in a roadside mirror. The telescope hosts HARPS, the High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher, the world's foremost exoplanet hunting instrument.

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Type:Fotografisch
Publicatiedatum:4 oktober 2016 14:35
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Naam:ESO 3.6-metre telescope, HARPS, La Silla
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Categorie:La Silla

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