ESO Press Releases and Photos 1995

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PR 18/95, 5 December 1995 ESO Council Visits the First VLT Unit Telescope Structure in Milan. This Press Release is accompanied by Press Photo 37/95 [GIF,224k] (also available in smaller size but with significantly less resolution [GIF,62k] ) and the associated caption
PR 17/95, 20 November 1995 `Young Astronomers' Observe with ESO Telescopes: Educational Programme has Added Scientific Bonus. This Press Release is accompanied by Images and Graphs
PR 16/95, 20 November 1995 A Surprise from the Pulsar in the Crab Nebula. This Press Release is accompanied by Press Photo 36/95 [GIF,168k] [OIII] Image of the Crab Pulsar and Nebula (with accompanying caption ) and a graph with the pulsar spectrum (with caption ).
Press Photo 35/95, 13 November 1995 [GIF, 232k] Enclosure for VLT Unit Telescope No. 1 in Late October 1995 (with accompanying text. ).
PR 15/95, 13 November 1995 First Giant Mirror for the ESO VLT Ready at REOSC. This Press Release is accompanied by Press Photo 33/95 (VLT Mirror at REOSC) [GIF,216k] with caption and Press Photo 34/95 (Artist's Impression of VLT Observatory at Paranal) [168k] or [47k] with caption
PR 14/95, 8 November 1995 A Passage to the Universe: Exciting Week Ahead for Winners of Unique Astronomy Contest. Note also the information available on the WEB European Science and Technology Server.
PR 13/95, 23 October 1995 A Galaxy is Born in a Swirling Hydrogen Cloud. This Press Release is accompanied by Press Photo 32/95 [86K] with caption.
PR 12/95, 23 October 1995 The Coming of Age of Adaptive Optics: How Ground-Based Astronomers Beat the Atmosphere.
PR 11/95, 15 September 1995 ESO Astronomers Detect a Galaxy at the Edge of the Universe: Starlight from the Depths of Time. This Press Release is accompanied by Press Photo 31/95 [67K] [232K] with caption.
Press Photos 28-30/95, 13 September 1995 VLT 8.2-m Unit Telescope no. 1 (as on September 7, 1995).
Press Photo 27/95, 11 September 1995 A Spectrum of Comet Hale-Bopp (with accompanying text ).
Press Photo 26/95, 5 September 1995 An "International" Comet Hale-Bopp Image (with accompanying text ).
Press Photo 25/95, 1 September 1995 The Spectacular Jet in Comet Hale-Bopp (with accompanying text ).
Press Photos 24a-c/95, 30 August 1995 The Enormous Size of Comet Hale-Bopp
PR 10/95, 25 August 1995 New Distant Comet Headed for Bright Encounter: How Impressive Will Comet Hale-Bopp Become in 1997? Look also at the accompanying images in the Comet Hale-Bopp area.
Press Photo 23/95, 25 August 1995 NTT Observations of Bright Comet 1995 Q1 (Bradfield) with accompanying text.
Paranal on August 6, 1995 . Four detailed photos showing the status of the construction work for the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT), with explanatory text. Look at Press Photo 17/95 (320K byte; Unit Telescope no. 1), Press Photo 18/95 (328K byte; Unit Telescopes nos. 2, 3 and 4), Press Photo 19/95 (321 K byte; Interferometric Laboratory) and Press Photo 20/95 (248K byte; Inside the Interferometric Tunnel). All photos issued on August 22, 1995.
Press Photo 16/95, 22 August 1995 ESO Helps Antofagasta after the Earthquake. Accompanying text.
Press Photo 15/95, 22 August 1995 Last ESO Image of Bright Comet 1995 Q1 (Bradfield). Accompanying text.
Press Photo 14/95, 21 August 1995 The Swan Bands in Bright Comet 1995 Q1. Accompanying text.
Press Photo 12/95, 20 August 1995 and Press Photo 13/95, 20 August 1995 NTT Direct Image and Spectrum of Bright Comet 1995 Q1 (Bradfield). Accompanying text.
Press Photo 11/95, 19 August 1995 An Infrared Image of Bright Comet 1995 Q1. Accompanying text.
Press Photo 10/95, 18 August 1995 Bright Comet 1995 Q1. Accompanying text.
PR 09/95, 17 August 1995 Beyond the Hubble Constant: International Astronomer Team Witnesses Very Ancient Stellar Explosion. Images of SN1995K (85K bytes) with Figure caption. Spectrum of SN1995K and Explanation of graph.
Special Press Release, 2 August 1995 Earthquake in Antofagasta - ESO's solidarity with the region. See also the Press Photo 16/95 and the accompanying text.
PR 08/95, 19 June 1995 ROSAT discovers unique, distant cluster of galaxies. Figure (190K bytes). Figure caption.
PR 07/95, 8 June 1995 ESO Council resolves to continue VLT project at Paranal.
PR 06/95, 7 June 1995 "Europe towards the stars" - Young Europeans and their teachers to observe with super-telescope.
GIAT Industries press release, 2 June 1995 Giat Industries selected for construction of the `Very Large Telescope'.
PR 05/95, 19 April 1995 Decisions by the ESO Council.
PR 04/95, 18 April 1995 Current discussions between ESO and Chile. This Press Release is accompanied by an aerial photo of Paranal, taken on April 2, 1995.
PR 03/95, 31 March 1995 Violation of international law on Paranal.
This Press release is accompanied by four photos, reproduced from a video-recording of the event, secured by the ESO Video Team. They show how the lock at the entry gate to the Paranal site was opened by force (1), the entry through the gate of the court official (2), as well as the court official and the Chilean police on the Paranal VLT construction site ( 3 and 4).
PR 02/95, 20 February 1995 ESO's situation in Chile.
PR 01/95, 1 February 1995 Whatever happened when comet SL-9 hit Jupiter? Newest results to be presented at ESO.