Hunter of the night

This fisheye projection shows the Milky Way like a great dagger through the sky, over the winding road leading through the La Silla Observatory. The ESO 3.6-metre telescope is visible reflected in a roadside mirror. The telescope hosts HARPS, the High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher, the world's foremost exoplanet hunting instrument.

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About the Image

Id:nik8915p2-cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:4 October 2016, 14:35
Size:11078 x 11077 px

About the Object

Name:ESO 3.6-metre telescope, HARPS, La Silla
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Category:Fulldome
La Silla

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