Stars trails over Armazones

Multiple-exposure picture taken from the top of the 3046-metre-high Cerro Armazones, the selected site for the European Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). Because of the rotation of the Earth, the night sky is seen as it rotates around the southern celestial pole. As a result of this movement, the stars describe dotted trails when a series of exposures is combined. At the centre of the image, on the white and red tower, is the meteorological station. On the left, is the Differential Image Motion Monitor (DIMM), used to measure the atmospheric seeing.

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F. Char/ESO

Über das Bild

ID:armazones_20100825
Typ:Fotografisch
Veröffentlichungsdatum:6. Juli 2011 10:48
Größe:2304 x 3072 px

Über das Objekt

Name:Cerro Armazones
Typ:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Milky Way : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Trail
Kategorie:ELT

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