Soaring above a Supernova

A close up aerial photograph of the ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre, captured by an ultralight plane as it soared above ESO Headquarters in Garching, Germany.

The photograph highlights the building’s unique design, which resembles the form of a binary star system transferring mass from one component to the other, which will lead to a supernova.

Credit:

ESO/Ernst A. Graf

About the Image

Id:150828039-crop-cc
Type:Photographic
Release date:15 October 2015, 10:59
Size:3396 x 2415 px

About the Object

Name:ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Facility
Category:ESO Supernova

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