SEST at dawn

The now decommissioned Swedish–ESO Submillimetre Telescope (SEST) is shown here in this fish-eye (fulldome) view from La Silla. The Milky Way can be seen overhead and stars are reflected in the dish of the telescope, before they are lost to the rising sun.

Credit:

ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org)

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Id:uhd_img_6940_cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:25 June 2014, 02:24
Size:3648 x 3648 px

About the Object

Name:Swedish–ESO Submillimetre Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Category:Fulldome
La Silla

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