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
About the Video
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 |
About the Object
Name: | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope |
Category: | Kitt Peak National Observatory |