Zodiacal light over the Very Large Large Telescope Interferometer (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Zodiacal light over the Very Large Large Telescope Interferometer

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Three of the four Auxiliary Telescopes of the Very Large Telescope Interferometer in Chile that were used in this study are visible in this photo. Sandwiched between the orange glow of the sunset and the colorful center of the Milky Way is the whitish zodiacal light that results when fine, smoke-like particles distributed among the planets in the solar system scatter sunlight.

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ESO/B. Tafreshi

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