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Paranal Observatory, Chile 10/2011

author: B.A.Tafreshi/Novapix

reference: o-vlt01-00186

Image Size 300 DPI: 52 * 34 cm

Telescopes on the Cerro Paranal Observatory in the barren Atacama Desert explore the universe. A sequence of photos made this star trail image that also shows the bright central bulge of the Milky Way galaxy in the constellations Scorpius and Sagittarius approaching the western horizon. Paranal is home to some of the world's leading telescopes.

Keywords for this photo:

2011 - ASTRONOMY - AT2 - CHILE - DOME - INTERFEROMETRY - MILKY WAY - NIGHT - OBSERVATORY - PARANAL - POSTER - SAGITTARIUS - STAR - STAR TRAILS - STARRY SKY - TELESCOPE - VERY LARGE TELESCOPE - VLT -