Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Cerro Tololo Trails

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 22, 2016 is “Cerro Tololo Trails,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Babak Tafreshi ( TWAN ), AURA). The original explanation runs about 110 words.

Cerro Tololo Trails
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Babak Tafreshi ( TWAN ), AURA Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Early one moonlit evening car lights left a wandering trail along the road to the Chilean Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory . Setting stars left the wandering trails in the sky.”

— APOD editors, October 22, 2016

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
October 22, 2016
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Babak Tafreshi ( TWAN ), AURA
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 110 words

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Source

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