Tag: Paranal
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Circumpolar Star Trails Over Paranal: Nov. 25, 2025 Photo of the Day in Chile
Introduction: A night to remember over Paranal On November 25, 2025, the night sky above ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile treated observers to a rare celestial procession. A Chilean astrophotographer, Osvaldo Castillo, captured star trails that curved and looped across the dome of the Very Large Telescope (VLT) complex, revealing the movement of stars in…
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Star Trails Over Paranal Telescope Illuminate Chilean Night
Star Trails Over Paranal: A Night of Celestial Circulation On the night of November 25, 2025, the night sky above the European Southern Observatory’s Paranal Observatory in northern Chile offered a breathtaking spectacle. Acclaimed Chilean astrophotographer Osvaldo Castillo turned his camera toward the heavens to capture a circumpolar startrail, a continuous arc of starlight that…
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Star Trails Over Paranal Observatory: Chilean Astrophoto of the Night Sky
Stunning Night Skies Above Paranal In the desert highlands of northern Chile, the night sky offered a rare, breathtaking view for astrophotographer Osvaldo Castillo. Over the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Paranal Observatory, he witnessed and captured a circumpolar startrail—a celestial dance that traces the apparent movement of stars around the celestial pole. This image, shared…