Spin me right round at Paranal

This image shows a night sky streaked with star tracks above the Paranal Observatory in Chile, the home of ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT). As the Earth revolves, the stars seem to arch across the sky.

 

Credit:

H. Stockebrand/ESO

About the Image

Id:img-8182-cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:2 September 2016, 12:42
Size:2923 x 2923 px

About the Object

Name:VLT Unit Telescopes
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Category:Fulldome
Paranal

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