ESO<p>The lasers our Very Large Telescope (VLT) pierce the Milky Way… but what is that vertical glow just below? 🤔</p><p>That’s the zodiacal light: caused by dust grains in the Solar System, it's so faint that it’s only visible in the darkest skies, such as those of Chile’s Atacama Desert. </p><p>And the pristine night sky 🌌 in this region has always been intertwined with the culture and traditions of its indigenous people, discover how: <a href="https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2511a/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eso.org/public/images/potw2511</span><span class="invisible">a/</span></a></p><p>📷 F. Millour/ESO</p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrodon</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a></p>