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Star Trails above Teide observatory

author: Stefan Seip/Novapix

reference: o-ten01-00003

Image Size 300 DPI: 36 * 24 cm

Starry sky above Tenerife observatory in Canary islands, long exposure. This telescope was originally built by ESA for tests with laser link and for space debris observations. For the remainder of the available observing time the OGS is currently used by the IAC for astronomy observations. It is a one-meter telescope with a focal length of 13.3 m.

Keywords for this photo:

2010 - ASTRONOMY - CANARY ISLANDS - DOME - ESA - EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY - NIGHT - OBSERVATORY - OGS - SPAIN - STAR - STAR TRAILS - STARRY SKY - TELESCOPE - TENERIFE - TRAIL -