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Paranal Earth Shadow

author: B.A.Tafreshi/Novapix

reference: o-vlt01-00180

Image Size 300 DPI: 121 * 29 cm

The shadow of the Earth appears over the western horizon of Atacama Desert few minutes before sunrise (at the opposite horizon from the rising sun). The peak on the left of the panorama is Cerro Paranal observatory. Operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO), it is home to the Very Large Telescope (VLT).

Keywords for this photo:

2011 - ASTRONOMY - ATACAMA - ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA - BELT OF VENUS - CHILE - DAWN - DESERT - HORIZON - INTERFEROMETRY - LANDSCAPE - OBSERVATORY - PANORAMA - PARANAL - POSTER - SHADOW - SUNRISE - TELESCOPE - VERY LARGE TELESCOPE - VISTA - VLT -