A cosmic backdrop

The entire arc of Milky Way, full of gas and dust, star clusters and emission nebulae, is a luminous background for the ESO-operated Very Large Telescope (VLT). The VLT is based at the Cerro Paranal site in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, and it houses four 8.2-metre Unit Telescopes known as Antu, Kueyen, Melipal and Yepun, shown here lined up in front of a stunning starry backdrop.

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M. Claro/ESO

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Identificazione:vltmilkywayset-6016-crop-final-cc
Tipo:Fotografico
Data di rilascio:Giovedì 07 Luglio 2016 13:19
Grandezza:12330 x 6702 px

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Nome:Very Large Telescope
Tipo:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Categoria:Paranal

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