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A meeting point in space!

The yellow lasers of our Very Large Telescope create artificial stars that help the VLT deliver sharp images.

Here they seem to meet with a diffuse bluish band: the zodiacal light. This faint glow is due to sunlight scattered by dust particles in the plane of the Solar System, and it can be seen after sunset or before sunrise from very dark locations.

Read more: eso.org/public/images/potw2535

📷 G. Doyen/ESO