Taken: 2011-10-17, 00:29 UT
Place: Paranal Observatory, II Región, Chile
Exposure: 30'', ISO-1600, f/3.5, 16 mm lens.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3.
Comments: The galactic center is portrayed in this long-exposure image, one hour after the sunset. The zodiacal light is clearly visible in the western horizon.