File:Paranal sky with comet.jpg

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File represent the part of the Milky Way. On the left above the horizon is center of our galaxy covered with the dust and gases. We can see also some galaxies on above the horizon on the right part of the image.

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English: The illuminated dome of the Residencia at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile produces no light pollution to impede the work of the telescopes. Above, the magical arc of the Milky Way spans the sky. To the left, near the horizon, is the comet 252P/LINEAR, which made only its fifth closest approach to the Earth in recorded history on 22–23 March 2016.
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Source http://www.eso.org/public/images/ann16023a/
Author ESO/P. Horálek
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