All around La Silla

ESO's New Technology Telescope (NTT; foreground) and 3.6-metre telescope (background) sit beneath the full extent of the Milky Way in this fish-eye view taken at ESO's La Silla Observatory. Near the horizon, the red and green hues produced by airglow tint Earth's atmosphere.

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ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org)

About the Image

Id:lasillanttfisheye-cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:8 December 2015, 14:45
Size:8942 x 8932 px

About the Object

Name:ESO 3.6-metre telescope, La Silla, Milky Way, New Technology Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Unspecified : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Milky Way
Category:Fulldome
La Silla

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