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Starry sky above Paranal observatory, Chile

author: Serge Brunier/Novapix

reference: o-vlt01-00124

Image Size 300 DPI: 24 * 36 cm

This european observatory accomodates the Very Large Telescope (VLT) since 1998. Four 8.2m telescopes are used besides several other telescopes from 1.8m to 4m.
Cerro Paranal is 2500 meters in altitude in Atacama desert.

Keywords for this photo:

2007 - ANTU - ASTRONOMY - ATACAMA - CARINA - CENTAURUS - CHILE - CRUX - DESERT - DOME - INTERFEROMETRY - KUEYEN - LANDSCAPE - LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD - MELIPAL - MILKY WAY - NIGHT - OBSERVATORY - PARANAL - SMALL MAGELLANIC CLOUD - SOUTHERN CROSS - SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE - STAR - STARRY SKY - TELESCOPE - VERY LARGE TELESCOPE - VLT - YEPUN -