File:Airglow over Paranal Observatory, Chile.jpg
Original file (23,111 × 9,806 pixels, file size: 54.69 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Captions
Summary
[edit]DescriptionAirglow over Paranal Observatory, Chile.jpg |
English: ESO’s various observatory sites in Chile — Paranal, La Silla, Chajnantor — boast enviably low levels of light pollution. However, the skies overhead are rarely pitch-black!
As shown in this image of Paranal Observatory, the skies regularly display a myriad of colours and astronomical sights, from the plane of the Milky Way shining brightly overhead to the orange-hued speck of Mars (left), the starry constellations of Scorpius and Orion, and the magenta splash of the Carina Nebula (upper middle). Despite the remote location there are also occasional signs of human activity, for example the sequence of lamps seen in the centre of the frame. These faint lights illuminate the route from the Very Large Telescope (VLT) to the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) where this image was taken. Due to the highly sensitive camera this photograph also showcases a mysterious phenomenon called airglow. The night sky is ablaze with deep red and eerie green hues, caused by the faint glow of Earth’s atmosphere. Because of airglow, no observatory site on Earth could ever be absolutely, completely dark — although ESO’s do come pretty close. This image was taken by talented astronomer and photographer Yuri Beletsky, a member of the 2016 ESO Fulldome Expedition team. This team visited Chile to gather spectacular images for use in the ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre. |
Date | |
Source | http://www.eso.org/public/images/potw1638a/ |
Author | Y. Beletsky (LCO)/ESO |
Warning | The original file is very high-resolution. It might not load properly or could cause your browser to freeze when opened at full size. | Open in ZoomViewer |
---|
Licensing
[edit]This media was created by the European Southern Observatory (ESO).
Their website states: "Unless specifically noted, the images, videos, and music distributed on the public ESO website, along with the texts of press releases, announcements, pictures of the week, blog posts and captions, are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, and may on a non-exclusive basis be reproduced without fee provided the credit is clear and visible." To the uploader: You must provide a link (URL) to the original file and the authorship information if available. | |
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
|
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
current | 19:52, 14 February 2024 | 23,111 × 9,806 (54.69 MB) | C messier (talk | contribs) | full size | |
09:20, 19 September 2016 | 4,000 × 1,697 (2.1 MB) | 星耀晨曦 (talk | contribs) | User created page with UploadWizard |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
The following 2 pages use this file:
- File:Anything But Black.jpg (file redirect)
- File:Anything But Black (29800290005).jpg (file redirect)
File usage on other wikis
The following other wikis use this file:
- Usage on ar.wikipedia.org
- Usage on en.wikipedia.org
- Usage on fa.wikipedia.org
- Usage on ms.wikipedia.org
- Usage on no.wikipedia.org
- Usage on th.wikipedia.org
- Usage on vi.wikipedia.org
Metadata
This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.
Credit/Provider | Y. Beletsky (LCO)/ESO |
---|---|
Source | European Southern Observatory |
Short title |
|
Image title |
|
Usage terms |
|
Date and time of data generation | 06:00, 19 September 2016 |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 (Macintosh) |
File change date and time | 14:11, 6 April 2016 |
Date and time of digitizing | 13:46, 6 April 2016 |
Date metadata was last modified | 16:11, 6 April 2016 |
Unique ID of original document | xmp.did:efde5d5d-0828-2e4f-baac-2de713aa702e |
Keywords |
|
Contact information |
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2 Garching bei München, , D-85748 Germany |
IIM version | 4 |