Moon and Venus seen from ESO's Paranal Observatory

An evening view of the Moon and Venus above three of the Auxiliary Telescopes and one of the four Unit Telescopes of the Very Large Telescope at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile. The entire disc of the Moon can be seen to be faintly shining in light reflected off the Earth, a phenomenon called earthshine.

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Id:ut1-3-ats-moon-venus
Type:Fotografisch
Publicatiedatum:29 februari 2012 19:00
Gerelateerde berichten:eso1210
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Naam:Paranal
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Solar System
Categorie:Paranal

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