Galactic backdrop

The stars of our Milky Way spill from horizon to horizon and a Laser Guide Star beams into the sky.

Credit:

ESO/C. Malin

About the Image

Id:malin_7698
Type:Photographic
Release date:25 May 2012, 15:35
Size:4256 x 2832 px

About the Object

Name:Laser Guide Star, Milky Way, Very Large Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Unspecified : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Milky Way
Category:Paranal

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