A stream of stars above

A stream of the the Milky Way Galaxy shoots across the sky above the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) at ESO's Paranal Observatory. In this image one can easily see the eta Carinae nebula (the pink-reddish nebula on the top left) and the Large Magellanic Cloud at the bottom left.

Credit:

H. Zodet/ESO

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Id:upr-kh9a0853-cc
Type:Fotografisch
Publicatiedatum:11 september 2017 14:06
Grootte:6720 x 4480 px

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Naam:Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Categorie:Survey Telescopes

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