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Paranal horizon in the milky way plane

author: S.Guisard/Novapix

reference: a-vlc01-00048

Image Size 300 DPI: 42 * 42 cm

A fish-eye view of southern sky in Chile. Milky way is visible along the 360 degrees of the horizon line. Also visible are Gegenschein at zenith, Paranal observatory with Laser Guide Star, and the three brightest galaxies visible on earth (the large Magellanic clouds and Andromeda galaxy). 

Keywords for this photo:

2008 - ASTRONOMY - CHILE - FISH-EYE - GALAXY - GEGENSCHEIN - HORIZON - LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD - LASER - LASER BEAM - LGS - M31 - MILKY WAY - NIGHT - OBSERVATORY - ORION - PARANAL - SMALL MAGELLANIC CLOUD - SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE - STAR - STARRY SKY - VERY LARGE TELESCOPE - VLT -