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The Milky Way over the 1.54-metre Danish Telescope at La Silla
The Milky Way above the dome of the Danish 1.54-metre telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile. The central part of the Milky Way is visible behind the dome of the ESO 3.6-metre telescope in the distance. On the right the Magellanic Clouds can be seen. This telescope was a major contributor to the PLANET project to search for exoplanets using microlensing. The picture was taken using a normal digital camera with a total exposure time of 15 minutes.
Credit:
ESO/Z. Bardon (www.bardon.cz)/ProjectSoft (www.projectsoft.cz)
About the Image
| Id: | eso1204b |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 11 January 2012, 19:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1204 |
| Size: | 2672 x 1749 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Danish 1.54-metre telescope |
| Type: | • Unspecified : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Milky Way • Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope • La Silla |
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