... La Silla s Starry Night . ... Credit: Nico Housen, European Southern Observatory Explanation: On clear, moonless nights, the stars still come out with a vengance above the high-altitude La Silla astronomical observatory. ... Difficult to see from light polluted areas, faint stars and dark dust clouds along the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy arc across the gorgeous photo . ... Publications with keywords: Observatory - Milky Way - telescope . ... The Milky Way Near the Southern Cross . ...