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Milky way - La Silla observatory - CAT and 3.6m domes

by

S.Brunier/Novapix

Reference

o-sia03-00003

Date

2008-09-19

The 3.6-m telescope and the attached dome of the CAT are seen under the Milky way. Planet Jupiter is rising between the domes. 3.6-m telescope is host to the HARPS instrument, perhaps the most successful exoplanet hunter that exists.