Auto Added by WPeMatico
ESOcast 120: Chile Chill 10 – “VLT Main Mirror Recoating” This video takes a relaxed look at a tense process — cleaning and recoating the surface of one of the ESO Very Large Telescope’s 8.2-metre main mirrors. Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
ESOcast 119: AOF First Light ESO’s new Adaptive Optics Facility has just opened its eyes to the sky for the first time. Coupled with the revolutionary instrument MUSE, this is one of the most advanced and powerful technological systems ever built for ground-based astronomy. Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
NGC 6369 AO on/off crossfade Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
ESOcast 118 Light: A Tale of Three Stellar Cities (4K UHD) Surprise: astronomers have found what look like three different generations of baby stars within the Orion Nebula Cluster. Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
Panning across the Orion Nebula Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
Zooming in on the Orion Nebula Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
ESOcast 117 Light: Eyes Wide Open for New Exoplanet Hunter (4K UHD) The MASCARA (Multi-site All-Sky CAmeRA) station at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile has achieved first light. This new facility will seek out transiting exoplanets as they pass in front of their bright parent stars and create a catalogue of targets for future exoplanet characterisation observations. Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
Clouds over ESO Headquarters Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
Paranal Observatory Compilation 2017 Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
ESOcast 116: Success or Failure: How to Get Observing Time ESOcast 116 explores how astronomers request time to use an ESO telescope, and how ESO’s Observing Programmes Committee, embarking on its one-hundredth meeting, examines and judges these proposals in order to ensure that ESO is making the best use of its telescopes to advance our knowledge and understanding of the Universe. Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
ELT’s first stone ceremony video compilation Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
ESOcast 115 Light: Meet one of the most energetic objects in the Universe ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has captured a magnificent face-on view of the barred spiral galaxy Messier 77. But there is more to this galaxy than meets the eye. This ESOcast Light takes a closer look. Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
Panning across a new image of Messier 77 Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
Time-lapse of building Paranal Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
Time-lapse of building Paranal Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
Adjusting a LEGO® Unit Telescope Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →
