Star trails over La Residencia
Above ESO's Paranal Observatory and La Residencia, where visitors shelter from the harsh desert environment, star trails reveal the motion of stars across the night sky as the Earth rotates on its axis. Atop the highest peak, ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) is seen.
Credit:ESO/A. Ghizzi Panizza (www.albertoghizzipanizza.com)
About the Image
Id: | startrail-paranal-cc |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 28 October 2015, 09:47 |
Size: | 6016 x 4016 px |
About the Object
Name: | Paranal Residencia, Star Trails, Very Large Telescope |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Facility Unspecified : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Trail : Star |
Category: | Paranal |
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