La Silla sunset and green flash

Two staff members at ESO's La Silla Observatory admire a spectacular sunset. Four photographic inserts provide a close-up view of the Sun as it dips below the horizon of the Chilean Atacama Desert. Note the rare green flash in the last frame.

Credit:

P. Horálek/ESO

About the Image

Id:la_silla_suns_yuri-cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:7 September 2015, 15:42
Size:2539 x 1535 px

About the Object

Name:La Silla
Type:Unspecified : Sky Phenomenon : Light Phenomenon : Sunrise-Sunset : Green flash
Category:La Silla

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