Milky Way Rising Over KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope

Sitting on the southern part of Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) is the KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope, one of the earliest telescopes in the observatory. In this mesmerizing timelapse, the Milky Way can be seen rising over the telescope.

Credit:

KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R.T. Sparks

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Id:2-1-meter-timelapse-5-31-22-001-CC
Release date:Nov. 26, 2023, 12:04 a.m.
Duration:26 s
Frame rate:29.97

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