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ALMA gegenschein
On the Chajnantor plateau in Chile, home of the Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA), the sky is so dark that the famous and extremely difficult to observe gegenschein (or "countershine") is sometimes visible.
This is a faint brightening of the night sky in the region of the ecliptic directly opposite the Sun, caused by reflection of sunlight by interplanetary dust in the Solar System.
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Crédit:P. Horálek/ESO
À propos de l'image
| Identification: | 2016-04-08-alma-gegenshein-eq-cc-extended |
| Type: | Photographique |
| Date de publication: | 24 novembre 2016 14:49 |
| Taille: | 28000 x 14000 px |
| Field of View: | 360° x 180° |
À propos de l'objet
| Nom: | Zodiacal light |
| Type: | Solar System : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Zodiacal Light : Gegenschein |
| Catégorie: | 360 Panorama ALMA |
