Clouds over Cerro Paranal

Wispy white clouds streak overhead ESO's Paranal Observatory in this spectacular shot from the Atacama Desert in northern Chile.

The road to the Paranal Observatory, located at 2600 metres above sea level, can be seen etched into the the Cerro Paranal mountain.

Credit:

ESO/A. Ghizzi Panizza (www.albertoghizzipanizza.com)

About the Image

Id:dsc2593-cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:27 October 2015, 14:24
Size:4912 x 7360 px

About the Object

Name:Cerro Paranal, Paranal
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Facility
Category:Paranal

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