A Milky Way Dawn . ... Credit Copyright: Babak Tafreshi ( TWAN ), ESO Ultra HD Expedition Explanation: As dawn broke on March 27, the center of the Milky Way Galaxy stood almost directly above the European Southern Observatory's Paranal Observatory. In the dry, clear sky of Chile's Atacama desert, our galaxy's dusty central bulge is flanked by Paranal's four 8 meter Very Large Telescope units in this astronomical fisheye view. ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . ...