AT4

One of the VLT's Auxiliary Telescopes, AT4, stands on the platform at Paranal. Star trails can be seen in the sky overhead, and the glow of nearby towns on the horizon, beyond the mountain peaks — one of the only sources of light pollution in this secluded spot.

Credit:

F. Char/ESO

About the Image

Id:at4-and-armazones-cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:27 April 2015, 12:09
Size:4272 x 2848 px

About the Object

Name:Auxiliary Telescopes
Type:Unspecified : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Trail
Category:Paranal

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