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| Paranal Observatory and the Volcano Llullaillaco* |
Spiral Galaxy NGC 253* |
N44 in the Large Magellanic Cloud |
Really Hot Stars |
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| VISTA gigapixel mosaic of the central parts of the Milky Way |
A VISTA Before Sunset |
The Pencil Nebula, a strangely shaped leftover from a vast explosion |
Artist’s impression of the E-ELT |
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| APEX Stands Sentry on Chajnantor |
Antennae Galaxies composite of ALMA and Hubble observations |
The VLT Survey Telescope: the largest telescope in the world designed for visible light sky surveys |
One million stars — towards the dark heart of the Milky Way* |
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| Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945 |
ALMA antennas under the Milky Way |
Dark Sky and White Desert — Snow pays a rare visit to ESO’s Paranal Observatory |
A Laser Beam Towards the Milky Way's Centre* |
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| Wide Field Imager view of the spiral galaxy NGC 247 |
Starry La Silla |
VISTA Magellanic Cloud Survey view of the Tarantula Nebula* |
The Eagle's EGGs * |
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| Close-up view of the head of the Seagull Nebula |
The Paranal basecamp from above |
VISTA’s look at the Helix Nebula |
The Cool Clouds of Carina |
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| Laser Meets Lightning |
The VLT Survey Telescope (VST) |
Another Perfect Day at Paranal |
The Galactic Centre above the ESO 3.6-metre telescope |
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| Starlight Shines Brightly Above Paranal |
Wide Field Imager view of the southern spiral NGC 300 |
The VLT´s Laser Guide Star |
The VLT platform on top of Cerro Paranal |
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| Fine Shades of a Sombrero* |
The Crab Nebula in Taurus |
The Dumbbell Nebula |
Whirling Southern Star Trails over ALMA |
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| Stars Trails over La Silla |
The star cluster NGC 2100 in the Large Magellanic Cloud |
The Orion Nebula* |
VISTA's infrared view of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8) |
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| Aerial View of the VLT Platform |
Lying down on the VLT platform |
Dramatic Moonset — Amazing Sight on Cerro Paranal, Home of ESO’s Very Large Telescope* |
VISTA at sunset |
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| Dramatic Moonset |
VLT Telescopes at Paranal |
The Observing Platform as the Crow Flies * |
ALMA Vision |
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| Burning lithium inside a star (artist's impression) |
The glowing cloud Sharpless 2-296, part of the Seagull Nebula |
The Cat's Paw Remastered |
The Moon and the Arc of the Milky Way |