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Peter Sinclaire | profile | all galleries >> La Silla Observatory >> Some sky images at night at La Silla Observatory tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Some sky images at night at La Silla Observatory

All night images were taken at 16s exposure time, at around 12C - 15C ambient temperature and were corrected by a dark exposure (lens cap on) of same duration, to eliminate dark current noise. The La Silla Observatory in the north of Chile belongs to the European Southern Observatory (www.eso.org) where I work since 1983.
Moonlight, 1/4 of full moon, F1.8/16s ISO400, 2am
Moonlight, 1/4 of full moon, F1.8/16s ISO400, 2am
same as before but 3 images averaged for even less noise
same as before but 3 images averaged for even less noise
The Southern Cross, F2.8/16s ISO100, no moon, 3am
The Southern Cross, F2.8/16s ISO100, no moon, 3am
The Southern Cross, F1.8/16s ISO100, in full moon, 3am
The Southern Cross, F1.8/16s ISO100, in full moon, 3am
La Silla Observatory in daylight.
La Silla Observatory in daylight.
New moon, F3.2 / 6s ISO100
New moon, F3.2 / 6s ISO100
Waning Moon.... with a 64 Megapix camera and a 2.2m telescope
Waning Moon.... with a 64 Megapix camera and a 2.2m telescope
One impressive sunset...
One impressive sunset...
a little bit later
a little bit later
Dusk after a snow storm on August 26, 2001
Dusk after a snow storm on August 26, 2001
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