Milky Way trail above La Silla

Almost like the trail of a comet, the Milky Way stretches out above La Silla Observatory in the Chilean Atacama Desert, which sees around 300 clear nights such as this one a year. 

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Id:2019-06-30-FSLaSillaBTW-3p6And-NTT-MW-Marc-CC-crop
Type:Photographic
Release date:13 March 2020, 08:47
Size:13964 x 9632 px

About the Object

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

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