Full view of Atacama at Night

The Chilean night sky revealed in this fish-eye (fulldome) view from the Atacama Desert. The Milky Way can be seen to arc across the sky. The Atacama sky is enhanced by a orange/yellow aurora-like shimmer, called airglow, which is caused by light-emitting chemical reactions in the atmosphere. Normally, those emissions are not so strong, but the night this image was taken they were particularly bright, producing this unusual picture.

Credit:

ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org)

About the Image

Id:uhd_img_4037_cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:25 June 2014, 02:43
Size:3648 x 3648 px

About the Object

Name:Milky Way
Type:Unspecified
Category:Fulldome
Paranal

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