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| Vibrant sky |
The planetary nebula IC 1295 in the constellation of Scutum (The Shield) |
Unit Telescope of the VLT from inside |
VLT press conference |
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| The spiral galaxy NGC 1637 in the constellation of Eridanus |
Gravitational lensing of distant star-forming galaxies (schematic) |
E-ELT M5 support system |
Wide-field view of the sky around the globular cluster 47 Tucanae |
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| ALMA observations of the disc and gas streams around HD 142527 |
Screenshot of Tribute to ESO's Unsung Heroes |
Positions of the telescopes used in the 1.3 mm VLBI observations of the quasar 3C 279 |
Telescopes in use |
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| MarLy 1-metre Telescope |
La Silla Hotel |
Primary mirror of the ESO 3.6-metre telescope |
The Coudé Auxiliary Telescope at CERN |
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| ESO Open House Day 2011 |
ESO Open House Day 2011 |
La Silla Inauguration |
The ESO 1.52-metre Telescope |
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| ESO Vitacura Offices in 1969 |
ESO Headquarters Construction |
Arrival of the primary mirror for the ESO 3.6-metre telescope at La Silla |
The ESO 3.6-metre telescope Under Construction |
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| VLT Site Testing in the late 1980s |
Surviving in the desert |
ehpa-8-041 - EHPA-8-highlights |
Building La Silla Observatory |
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| A model of ESO 3.6-metre telescope and ESO Coudé Auxiliary Telescope |
Infrared/visible-light comparison of the Carina Nebula |
The E-ELT laser guide stars at work (artist’s impression) |
Wide-field view of the sky around VFTS 102: the fastest rotating massive star |
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| VISTA view of the newly discovered globular cluster VVV CL002 close to the centre of the Milky Way |
Land around E-ELT and VLT (artist’s impression) |
ESO's Sky Atlas Laboratory |
Working on the High Order Testbench |
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| Chinese Delegation visits Paranal |
X-rays, dark matter and galaxies in the cluster Abell 2744 |
Pandora’s Cluster (combined Hubble and VLT view) |
Starry Night in Northern Chile |
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| The ALMA-Herschel Workshop 2010 |
Lore in Training |
First planet of extragalactic origin (artist’s impression) |
ESO Workshop on Central Massive Objects (June 2010) |
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| ELT Meeting in Marseille, November 2006 |
AT4 under the night sky |
VLT´s UT2 coating |
VLT´s UT2 coating |
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| VLT´s UT2 coating |
View of Licancabur volcano from the ALMA Operations Support Facility |
An ALMA antenna on Chajnantor |
E-ELT site testing — Cerro Tolonchar / Chile |