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Milky Way glows above telescopes at Chile's La Silla Observatory

Original: # PPOD : The Milky Way stretches across the night sky above ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert, framed

A new picture of the day from the SETI Institute shows the Milky Way stretching across the night sky above ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert, framed by two of the observatory's telescopes. The image captures bright star clouds and dark lanes of interstellar dust revealing the galaxy's structure, with the Lagoon Nebula also visible.

Why now: Striking astronomy photography of the Milky Way from a renowned dark-sky observatory is drawing public attention.

SETI InstituteEuropean Southern ObservatoryLa Silla ObservatoryAtacama DesertChile

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• # PPOD : The Milky Way stretches across the night sky above ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert, framed by two of the observatory's telescopes. The brilliant star clouds and dark lanes of interstellar dust reveal our galaxy's rich structure, while the Lagoon… · setiinstitute · 29

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