The Milky Way over Gemini South
This wide-angle photo shows the Milky Way spanning high above the Gemini South 8-meter telescope located on Cerro Pachón, Chile. The two Magellanic Clouds are also visible, along with some airglow near the horizon. Gemini South is a part of the International Gemini Observatory, a program of NSF NOIRLab.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/AURA/NSF/M. Paredes
About the Image
| Id: | C77V1661-CC |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | Feb. 23, 2022, 3:26 p.m. |
| Size: | 4096 x 4096 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Gemini South |
| Category: | Fulldome Gemini Observatory |
