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This is the ESOcast!

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Cutting-edge science and life behind the scenes

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at ESO, the European Southern Observatory.

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Tourists will know Chile as a land of

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natural wonders and dry deserts.

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Few know that one of Chile's most precious

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assets is its pristine night sky.

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In an almost unworldly location in the Chilean Andes,

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ALMA is nearing completion.

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The Chajnantor Plateau at 5000 metres altitude.

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The largest ground-based astronomical project in existence.

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The single-dish APEX telescope is also

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on the Chajnantor Plateau.

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ALMA studies the building blocks of stars,

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planetary systems, galaxies and life itself.

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ESOcast is produced by ESO, the European Southern Observatory.

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ESO, the European Southern Observatory,

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is the pre-eminent intergovernmental science and technology organisation in astronomy,

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Among both ground and space-based observatories, ESO is the most productive observatory in the world.

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