VLT observing

One of the four 8.2m Unit Telescopes (UTs) at the Paranal Observatory in Chile can be seen in this image, beneath the stunning Milky Way. The telescope is in observing mode, busily collecting data about our home Galaxy.

Credit:

ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org)

About the Image

Id:nik7707p3-cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:23 September 2016, 16:33
Size:8913 x 10319 px

About the Object

Name:Cerro Paranal, Paranal, VLT Unit Telescopes
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Category:Paranal

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