Halo over Paranal

A halo of light appears above ESO's Paranal Observatory and the Very Large Telescope (VLT). The phenomena, sometimes called a Winter Halo, is caused by light passing through ice crystals suspended high up in Earth's atmosphere.

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Id:img_0691-cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:27 October 2015, 18:22
Size:5184 x 3456 px

About the Object

Name:Paranal, Very Large Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Sky Phenomenon : Light Phenomenon : Halo
Category:Paranal

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