A Milky Way Dawn Image Credit & Copyright: Babak Tafreshi (TWAN), ESO Ultra HD Expedition Explanation: As dawn broke on March 27, the center of the Milky Way Galaxy stood almost directly above the European Southern Observatorys Paranal Observatory. In the dry, clear sky of Chiles Atacama desert, our galaxys dusty central bulge is flanked by Paranals four 8 meter Very Large Telescope units in this astronomical fisheye view. Along the top, Venus is close to the eastern horizon. The brilliant morning star shines very near a waning crescent Moon just at the edge of one of the telescope structures. Despite the bright pairing in the east, the Milky Way dominates the scene though. Cut by dust lanes and charged with clouds of stars and glowing nebulae, the center of our galaxy sprawls across the darker zenith even as the deep blue sky grows brighter and buildings still glint in moonlight.
Posted on: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 07:46:13 +0000
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