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Paranal 4 Laser Guide Star shooting at the Carina Nebula http://www.atacamaphoto.com/ Copyright: Gerhard Hüdepohl - atacamaphoto.com/ESO The photo shows the new 4 Laser Guide Star Facility at ESO's VLT (Very Large Telescope) at Cerro Paranal in Chile during a test run. It is presently the most powe...

Comet Lovejoy and Plejades above Paranal Observatory http://www.atacamaphoto.com Copyright: Gerhard Hüdepohl http://www.atacamaphoto.com/apod/Lovejoy2014-12ap.jpg This image was taken on Jan 19, 2015 in Chile at the Very Large Telescope Observatory, Cerro Paranal. Eight images were stacked, each im...

ESO: Rare Lightning Instead of Stars Above Paranal The sky above Paranal Observatory in Chile, home of the Very Large Telescope, is normally covered with millions of stars. However yesterday night, the first time in many years, a thunderstorm passed along the nearby coast. Strong flashes of lightni...

Zodiacal Light and Milky Way over Paranal
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Shooting at the Galactic Center
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Planetary conjuction over Paranal in Chile
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Sunset and Super Moon rise in a 180 degree panorama taken at Paranal Observatory
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Copyright: Gerhard Hüdepohl Supermoon over ESO's Very Large Telescope
ESO Picture of the Week | 2011 March 21