Startrails above the Víctor Blanco Telescope in Chile

Startrails above the Víctor Blanco Telescope in Chile

 

Startrails circle the southern sky in this timelapse video of the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope in Cerro Tololo, Chile, at work.

The 4-meter Víctor M. Blanco Telescope was commissioned in 1974. It is a near twin of the Mayall 4-meter telescope on Kitt Peak. In 1995 it was dedicated and named in honor of Puerto Rican astronomer Víctor Manuel Blanco. It is also part of the Dark Energy Survey (DES), a visible and near-infrared survey that aims to probe the dynamics of the expansion of the Universe.

Víctor M. Blanco Telescope:

https://noirlab.edu/science/programs/ctio/telescopes/victor-blanco-4m-telescope

Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/D. Munizaga

Duration: 40 seconds

Release Date: July 31, 2024

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