Milky Way over Paranal

A trail of lights leads the way towards Cerro Paranal, atop which sits ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT). Looming over the flagship observatory, the familiar glow of the Milky Way, studded by dark dust lanes, appears to touch the telescopes. The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are also visible in the lower left of the image.

Credit:

ESO/A. Ghizzi Panizza (www.albertoghizzipanizza.com)

About the Image

Id:dsc0565-cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:24 November 2015, 15:01
Size:4912 x 7360 px

About the Object

Name:Cerro Paranal, Large Magellanic Cloud, Milky Way, Paranal, Small Magellanic Cloud, Very Large Telescope
Type:Milky Way : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf
Unspecified : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Milky Way
Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Category:Paranal

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