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| Survolez une chauve-souris cosmique effrayante | 3D view of the Orion Nebula | Zoom sur un phénomène explosif survenu au sein d’Orion | "From Earth to the Universe" — Eagle Nebula |
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| Panoramique sur une image du globule cométaire CG4 acquise par le VLT | APEX Turns its Eye to Dark Clouds in Taurus (zoom) | APEX Turns its Eye to Dark Clouds in Taurus (pan) | Panning across the VST image of the star-forming region Messier 17 |
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| 3D animation of the Running Chicken Nebula | Panning across the Sh2-284 nebula (no text) | Vues multiples de la région de la nébuleuse de la Flamme, vues avec le DSS2, VISTA et APEX | The M 17 region |
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| Pillars of Creation in Eagle Nebula | The Eagle's EGGs | Secrets of a dark cloud | Zooming in on a superbubble in the Large Magellanic Cloud |
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| Panning across the R Coronae Australis region | Seeing sharper with the VLT (fulldome) | Orion Nebula in infrared (fulldome) | Visiting the Orion Nebula (fulldome) |
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| Travelling through a nebula (fulldome) | Visiting the Cone Nebula (fulldome) | Looking at the Carina Nebula (fulldome) | Visiting the Eagle Nebula (fulldome) |
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| Cat's Paw seen in infrared (fulldome) | What we can see in infrared light (fulldome) | The wonders of the Carina Nebula (fulldome) | Through the Eagle Nebula in infrared (fulldome) |
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| The Helix Nebula (fulldome) | Panning across the reflection nebula Messier 78 | Plunging into a cosmic watercolour | Zoom sur la sombre et poussiéreuse Nébuleuse du Sac de Charbon |
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| Infrared/visible-light comparison view of the Carina Nebula | Zoom sur la région de formation d'étoiles L1688 | Vue panoramique de la Chauve-Souris Cosmique | Lagoon Nebula |
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| Vue panoramique de la nébuleuse du Loup noir | Zoom sur NGC 2467 | Zoom sur la Nébuleuse de la Carène | "From Earth to the Universe" — Mystic Mountain Nebula |
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| Voyage panoramique au travers de la nébuleuse du Crayon, vestiges aux formes étranges d’une vaste explosion | Zoom sur la nébuleuse du Crayon | The Helix Nebula (for fulldome planetarium use) | Zooming in on the star-forming region NGC 3582 |
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| Observer la Nébuleuse Saturne en 3D | Zoom sur la nébuleuse de la Mouette (IC 2177) | Zoom sur la région de formation stellaire AFGL 5142 | Survol de la nébuleuse planétaire ESO 577-24 |
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| Zoom sur une image infrarouge profonde de la Nébuleuse d'Orion | Succession des vues infrarouge et submillimétrique de NGC 6334 acquises par VISTA et ArTeMIS | Eta Carinae et son environnement | "From Earth to the Universe" — Crab Nebula |
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| "From Earth to the Universe" — Dumbbell Nebula | Zoom sur ESO 577-24 | Fondu enchainé d'images de la Nébuleuse d'Orion acquises dans les domaines visible et infrarouge | Zooming in on the Running Chicken Nebula |
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| Zooming in on the cluster and nebula NGC 371 | Zoom sur une étoile ayant explosé deux fois | The Hot and Energetic Universe Virtual Reality | Zoom sur RCW 38 |
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| Comparatif entre les clichés acquis par ALMA et le VLT de l’événement explosif s’étant produit au sein d’Orion | Visualisation 3D des Piliers de la Création | 3D Animation of the Helix Nebula | The X-Ray Universe Virtual Reality |
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| Zoom sur la Nébuleuse de la Tarentule | Zoom sur la Nébuleuse Saturne | Vue rapprochée de la nébuleuse sombre LDN 483 | Zooming in on the star formation region NGC 3324 |
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| Vue panoramique de RCW 38 | Vue panoramique de la périphérie de la Nébuleuse de la Tarentule dans le Grand Nuage de Magellan | Survol de l’image de Sharpless 29 acquise par le VST | Zoom sur la zone de formation d’étoiles Sharpless 29 |
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| Zoom sur la pépinière d'étoiles IC 2944 et sur les Globules de Thackeray | Zooming in on The Fried Egg Nebula | Chamaeleon I complex | The Eagle Nebula (2) |
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| The Eagle Nebula (1) | The Crab Nebula | Zooming in on the Rho Ophiuchi star formation region | Zooming in on the VISTA view of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8) |
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| IR/visible crossfade of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8) | Infrared/visible crossfade of the Monoceros R2 star-forming region | Panning across the VISTA view of the Tarantula Nebula | The Helix Nebula |
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| The Omega Nebula M17 | Zoom sur la nébuleuse Sh2-284 | Zoom sur la nébuleuse de la Tarentule dans les longueurs d’onde radio | Fondu vidéo permettant de comparer les clichés de la Nébuleuse du trèfle acquis dans les domaines visible et infrarouge |
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| Zoom sur la nébuleuse sombre LDN 483 | Zoom sur l'observation de la Nébuleuse de la Patte de Chat, NGC 6334, effectuée par ArTeMIS | Voyage panoramique sur la tête de la nébuleuse de la Mouette | La poussière proche de la Ceinture d’Orion passée au crible (zoom) |
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| Zooming in on the VISTA view of the Tarantula Nebula | The emission nebula N44 in the Large Magellanic Cloud | The emission nebula NGC 3603 | Gros plan sur l'amas d'étoiles NGC 6193 et la nébuleuse NGC 6188 |
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| Zoom sur la nébuleuse Guerre et Paix | Infrared/visible cross-fade of the VISTA Tarantula Nebula image | The Orion Nebula | The Serpens Nebula |
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