On a lonely ridge in Chile, the giant silver dome of the Gemini South Observatory opens each night to observe the faint, ancient light of the cosmos. Spread around the telescope is a glittering field of solar panels, turning sunlight into electricity so the observatory can keep doing its nighttime science with a smaller footprint.
But sometimes, the best views of the cosmos aren't as far away as we might expect. Take, for example, this stunning panorama of the night sky above the Gemini South Observatory captured by Petr Horálek, a NOIRLab Audiovisual Ambassador.
