Zodiacal light over Paranal

A glorious starry sky, with a bright column due to zodiacal light, illuminates the desert landscape around Cerro Paranal, home to ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT).

Credit:

A. Fitzsimmons/ESO

About the Image

Id:zodiacal_fitzsimmons
Type:Photographic
Release date:29 July 2013, 16:03
Size:2592 x 3888 px

About the Object

Name:Paranal, Zodiacal light
Type:Milky Way : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Zodiacal Light
Category:Paranal

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