Moonlit Paranal

As the Sun sets, light reflected off a full Moon is enough to illuminate ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in the darkness. The VLT is located at ESO's Paranal Observatory, high up in the Chilean Andes.

Credit:

D. Schreiner and S. Degezelle/ESO

About the Image

Id:img_2204
Type:Photographic
Release date:20 October 2015, 16:46
Size:20058 x 3329 px

About the Object

Name:Moon, Very Large Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Category:Paranal

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