Sunset at Paranal

The last rays of sunshine colour the high-altitude clouds a deep red, standing out against the dark blue sky above ESO's Paranal Observatory in northern Chile. Three of ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) Auxiliary Telescopes (AT) silently await another night of observations.

Credit:

D. Schreiner and S. Degezelle/ESO

About the Image

Id:img_2152
Type:Photographic
Release date:15 October 2015, 12:15
Size:5184 x 4252 px

About the Object

Name:Auxiliary Telescopes, Very Large Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Solar System : Sky Phenomenon : Light Phenomenon : Sunrise-Sunset
Category:Paranal

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