Behind the ESO 3.6-metre telescope
A panorama, taken behind the ESO 3.6-metre telescope, reveals the exquisite views afforded by ESO's La Silla Observatory, located on the outskirts of the Chilean Atacama desert. Many telescopes, including ESO's New Technology Telescope (NTT) call La Silla home.
Credit:ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org)
About the Image
Id: | uhd_img_4496p-cc |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 9 December 2015, 15:12 |
Size: | 16171 x 5396 px |
Field of View: | 250° x 80° |
About the Object
Name: | ESO 3.6-metre telescope, La Silla, New Technology Telescope |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
Category: | La Silla |
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