Swirling stars above the VLT
The rotating sky above ESO's Very Large Telescope at Paranal. The effect of the stars swirling above the telescope enclosures is created by taking the photograph with a very long exposure time, capturing the way the stars appear to move as the Earth rotates.
Credit:ESO/G.Brammer
About the Image
| Id: | brammer_vlt_perseids |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 27 February 2013, 22:10 |
| Size: | 3294 x 2181 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Stars, Star Trails, Very Large Telescope |
| Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope Unspecified : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Trail |
| Category: | Paranal |
