Shining down on Paranal

Beyond a maintenance building, one of the four 8.2-metre Unit Telescopes that comprise ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) is bathed in a warm, orange glow from a low-lying Sun. The VLT is located at ESO's Paranal Observatory in northern Chile.

Credit:

ESO/A. Ghizzi Panizza (www.albertoghizzipanizza.com)

About the Image

Id:dsc1725-cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:24 November 2015, 15:19
Size:7360 x 4912 px

About the Object

Name:Paranal, Very Large Telescope, VLT Unit Telescopes
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Facility
Category:Paranal

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