Three people, three telescopes and three planets
ESO photo ambassador Gabriel Brammer captured a perfect moment on the Paranal platform, where the number three seems to be the leitmotif. Three ESO staff members walk on the platform among three Auxiliary Unit Telescopes of the Very Large Telescope, while three planets can be seen in a conjunction above them in the twilight sky. Jupiter (top), Venus (lower left), and Mercury (lower right). The photo was taken on 26 May 2013.
Credit:ESO/G. Brammer
About the Image
Id: | potw1322c |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 3 June 2013, 10:00 |
Size: | 4785 x 3194 px |
About the Object
Name: | Auxiliary Telescopes, Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Very Large Telescope |
Type: | Solar System : Planet Solar System : Sky Phenomenon Unspecified : Technology : Observatory |
Category: | Paranal |
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