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Paranal's landscape
This panorama view of the amazing Paranal landscape also includes a fascinating atmospheric phenomenon. In the centre of the image, sitting above the rocky terrain, is what appears to be a small rainbow. This is called a glory, and it is caused when sunlight scatters off tiny droplets of water in the atmosphere. Glories appear at a point directly opposite the position of the Sun, so are only visible at sunrise or sunset.
Credit:ESO/C. Malin
Over de afbeelding
Id: | malin-pan |
Type: | Fotografisch |
Publicatiedatum: | 18 mei 2013 15:08 |
Grootte: | 21857 x 2948 px |
Field of View: | 300° x 50° |
Over het object
Naam: | Panorama, Very Large Telescope |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
Categorie: | Paranal |
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