ESO Supernova opening — a new supernova over Munich

On 26 April 2018, the ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre was officially inaugurated, and its doors are open to the public from 28 April 2018. The centre, located at ESO Headquarters in Garching, Germany, is a magnificent showcase of astronomy. It provides visitors with an immersive experience of astronomy in general, along with ESO-specific scientific results, projects, and technological breakthroughs.

This picture shows a symbolic key to the ESO Supernova being presented to ESO's Director General, Xavier Barcons (centre left) by Harald Tschira, Managing Director of the Klaus Tschira Stiftung and son of Klaus Tschira, and Beate Spiegel, Managing Director of the Klaus Tschira Stiftung. Also seen are architects Manfred Bernhardt (right) and Axel Müller (left).

Credit:

ESO/P. Horálek

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Release date:27 April 2018, 12:00
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