Outreach Activities

Outreach activities are carried out by the ESO Public Affairs Department (PAD). They include press releases and broadcast material for the media, the organisation of events, exhibitions and visits as well as various products which are available for the public.

There is also a dedicated Educational Office and an Outreach Network of contacts in the member countries.

ESO Press Releases, Photos and Video Clips are issued at irregular intervals, whenever there are important developments at ESO.

A large collection of nice photos can be found in the ESO Public Image Gallery. ESO also publishes Video News Reels and other Videos.

ESO still and motion pictures as well as ESO broadcast material are Copyright (c) ESO. Before downloading and using ESO images, videos or broadcast material make sure to read and accept to the copyright conditions.

Articles on ESO including organisational perspectives, science and technology developments, astronomical investigations and outreach activities appear in the quarterly ESO Messenger

Last but not least, The European Home Page of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope provides comprehensive information about this telescope and its scientific discoveries.

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  ESO 11/08 - Organisation Release:

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  ESO 10/08 - Organisation Release:

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