Galactic backlighting

In this view are visible Yepun (UT4) and Melipal (UT3), two of the four Unit Telescopes of the VLT complex at Cerro Paranal, with the illuminated background of the galactic centre. Our Galaxy, the Milky Way, is easily recognisable in the night sky as a "fuzzy cloud" during winter months in the Southern hemisphere. Its centre is located roughly 30 000 light-years away, looking toward the Scorpius and Sagittarius constellations.

Crédit:

ESO/F. Char

À propos de l'image

Identification:vlt_backlighting-cc
Type:Photographique
Date de publication:23 mars 2012 14:10
Taille:4272 x 2848 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:Very Large Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Catégorie:Paranal

Image Formats

Grand JPEG
1,9 Mio
JPEG taille écran
229,7 Kio

Zoomable


Fonds d'écran

1024x768
233,9 Kio
1280x1024
355,1 Kio
1600x1200
498,4 Kio
1920x1200
597,3 Kio
2048x1536
743,0 Kio