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Paranal observatory with zodiacal light

by

S.Guisard/Novapix

Reference

o-vlt01-00170

Date

2009-08-01

Starry sky above Paranal observatory. Light behind the observatory is the zodiacal light; it comes from the reflexion of the sun's light off tiny interplanetary dust particles in the plane of the solar system. A faint meteor is also visible. May 2009.