The skies above ESO’s Paranal Observatory are truly as dark and clear as you’ll find anywhere on the planet. Behind this auxiliary telescope of the Very Large Telescope the amazing Chilean skies offer a view of our home galaxy.

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Published October 30, 2014 at 900 × 600 in Auxillary Telescope Milky Way