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Solar Phenomena seen at the ESO

1 year and 10 months ago
By Arkenor

Cerro Paranal, home of ESO’s Very Large Telescope, is certainly one of the best astronomical sites on the planet. Stunning images, obtained by ESO staff at Paranal, of the green and blue flashes, as well as of the so-called ‘Gegenschein’, are real cases in point.

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Ancient Egyptian glassmaking techniques reconstructed.

2 years and 2 months ago
By Arkenor

The reconstructed kiln

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