A volo d'uccello nei dati MUSE del Campo Ultra-profondo di Hubble A volo d'uccello nel sistema planetario di Ross 128 Verso Antares (rappresentazione artistica) Night sky at La Silla
A volo d'uccello nei dati MUSE del Campo Ultra-profondo di Hubble A volo d'uccello nel sistema planetario di Ross 128 Verso Antares (rappresentazione artistica) Night sky at La Silla
Zoom su VFTS 352 Prima luce del nuovo laser sullo strumento di ottica adattiva al Paranal Zoom su 51 Pegasi Primo piano dell'ammasso stellare NGC 6193 e della nebulosa NGC 6188
Zoom su VFTS 352 Prima luce del nuovo laser sullo strumento di ottica adattiva al Paranal Zoom su 51 Pegasi Primo piano dell'ammasso stellare NGC 6193 e della nebulosa NGC 6188
Rappresentazione artistica del sistema di anelli intorno all'asteroide Chariklo Zoom sull'oggetto Herbig-Haro HH 46/47 Rappresentazione artistica delle orbite dei pianeti nel sistema di Gliese 667C Engineers at work at the OSF (part 8)
Rappresentazione artistica del sistema di anelli intorno all'asteroide Chariklo Zoom sull'oggetto Herbig-Haro HH 46/47 Rappresentazione artistica delle orbite dei pianeti nel sistema di Gliese 667C Engineers at work at the OSF (part 8)
Engineers at work at the OSF (part 2) Engineers at work at the OSF (part 5) Engineers at work at the OSF (part 1) Engineers at work at the OSF (part 4)
Engineers at work at the OSF (part 2) Engineers at work at the OSF (part 5) Engineers at work at the OSF (part 1) Engineers at work at the OSF (part 4)
Engineers at work at the OSF (part 3) Zoom su HE0109-3518 Un ingrandimento di NGC 6357 Zoom sulla radio galassia Centauro A, vista da ALMA
Engineers at work at the OSF (part 3) Zoom su HE0109-3518 Un ingrandimento di NGC 6357 Zoom sulla radio galassia Centauro A, vista da ALMA
Time-lapse Video Showing the Assembly of a Full-Size Mock-up of the E-ELT Mirror Zooming in on HD 85521 b European ALMA antenna brings total on Chajnantor to 16 Zooming in on the brilliant star VFTS 682 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Time-lapse Video Showing the Assembly of a Full-Size Mock-up of the E-ELT Mirror Zooming in on HD 85521 b European ALMA antenna brings total on Chajnantor to 16 Zooming in on the brilliant star VFTS 682 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Zooming in on the disturbed galactic duo NGC 3169 and NGC 3166 Zooming in on the spiral galaxy NGC 3621 Panning across the spiral galaxy NGC 3621 Trailer for the Nanoantofagasta competition
Zooming in on the disturbed galactic duo NGC 3169 and NGC 3166 Zooming in on the spiral galaxy NGC 3621 Panning across the spiral galaxy NGC 3621 Trailer for the Nanoantofagasta competition
ESO Movie 26: Science on Stage – Science for Humanity Infrared/visible cross-fade of the VISTA Tarantula Nebula image The Orion Nebula La Silla Swiss 1.2-metre Leonhard Euler Telescope (part 1)
ESO Movie 26: Science on Stage – Science for Humanity Infrared/visible cross-fade of the VISTA Tarantula Nebula image The Orion Nebula La Silla Swiss 1.2-metre Leonhard Euler Telescope (part 1)
La Silla Swiss 1.2-metre Leonhard Euler Telescope (part 2) The star R Coronae Austrinae The Serpens Nebula Swiss 1.2-metre Leonhard Euler Telescope (part 5)
La Silla Swiss 1.2-metre Leonhard Euler Telescope (part 2) The star R Coronae Austrinae The Serpens Nebula Swiss 1.2-metre Leonhard Euler Telescope (part 5)
The giant Interacting galaxies NGC 6872/IC 4970 Swiss 1.2-metre Leonhard Euler Telescope The superb triple system NGC 6769-71 The emission nebula NGC 6188
The giant Interacting galaxies NGC 6872/IC 4970 Swiss 1.2-metre Leonhard Euler Telescope The superb triple system NGC 6769-71 The emission nebula NGC 6188
The MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope (part 7) Swiss 1.2-metre Leonhard Euler Telescope (part 4) MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope (part 2) The Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 7424
The MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope (part 7) Swiss 1.2-metre Leonhard Euler Telescope (part 4) MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope (part 2) The Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 7424
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope (part 1) Paranal aerial view1998e The supernova SN2005df in NGC 1559 Animation of a pair of jousting galaxies
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope (part 1) Paranal aerial view1998e The supernova SN2005df in NGC 1559 Animation of a pair of jousting galaxies
Stellar bubbles captured by ALMA | ESO News Material promocional para Comité Mixto ESO-Chile 2023 regional Material promocional para Comité Mixto ESO-Chile 2023 NACO and ERIS comparison of the inner ring of NGC 1097
Stellar bubbles captured by ALMA | ESO News Material promocional para Comité Mixto ESO-Chile 2023 regional Material promocional para Comité Mixto ESO-Chile 2023 NACO and ERIS comparison of the inner ring of NGC 1097
SLATEC — live concert trailer Animazione artistica di un quasar lontano circondato da un alone di gas Desert hotel Su 3D-CANCER-SPEC
SLATEC — live concert trailer Animazione artistica di un quasar lontano circondato da un alone di gas Desert hotel Su 3D-CANCER-SPEC
ESO showreel Supernova explosion 3 Supernova explosion 1 Supernova explosion 2
ESO showreel Supernova explosion 3 Supernova explosion 1 Supernova explosion 2
MUSE trova aloni luminosi intorno a galassie distanti Time-lapse della costruzione del Paranal Time-lapse della costruzione del Paranal Filmato time-lapse della costruzione della Residencia di ALMA
MUSE trova aloni luminosi intorno a galassie distanti Time-lapse della costruzione del Paranal Time-lapse della costruzione del Paranal Filmato time-lapse della costruzione della Residencia di ALMA
Filmato time-lapse della costruzione della Residencia di ALMA Panoramica di Messier 78 osservato da VISTA Dissolvenza incrociata tra vedute ottiche e infrarosse di Messier 78 Zoom sull'immagine VISTA di Messier 78
Filmato time-lapse della costruzione della Residencia di ALMA Panoramica di Messier 78 osservato da VISTA Dissolvenza incrociata tra vedute ottiche e infrarosse di Messier 78 Zoom sull'immagine VISTA di Messier 78
ALMA sonda il campo ultra-profondo di Hubble Zoom sull'ammasso stellare Terzan 5 Zoom sull'ammasso stellare Messier 18 "From Earth to the Universe" — Titan
ALMA sonda il campo ultra-profondo di Hubble Zoom sull'ammasso stellare Terzan 5 Zoom sull'ammasso stellare Messier 18 "From Earth to the Universe" — Titan
"From Earth to the Universe" — Mayan Calendar "From Earth to the Universe" — Milky Way "From Earth to the Universe" — Milky Way zoom out "From Earth to the Universe" — Galileo
"From Earth to the Universe" — Mayan Calendar "From Earth to the Universe" — Milky Way "From Earth to the Universe" — Milky Way zoom out "From Earth to the Universe" — Galileo
"From Earth to the Universe" — Ring Galaxy "From Earth to the Universe" — NGC 1132 Zoom sull'insolita stella binaria AR Scorpii Zoom sul disco protoplanetario intorno a V883 Orionis
"From Earth to the Universe" — Ring Galaxy "From Earth to the Universe" — NGC 1132 Zoom sull'insolita stella binaria AR Scorpii Zoom sul disco protoplanetario intorno a V883 Orionis
Zoom sulla nube di gas rilucente LH 120-N55 nella Grande Nube di Magellano A prism is used to spread light into its constituent colours Clear skies above the National Observatory of Athens Zoom sulla giovane stella nella nebulosa a riflessione IC 2631
Zoom sulla nube di gas rilucente LH 120-N55 nella Grande Nube di Magellano A prism is used to spread light into its constituent colours Clear skies above the National Observatory of Athens Zoom sulla giovane stella nella nebulosa a riflessione IC 2631
Primo piano della nebulosa a riflessione IC 2631 Zoom sul disco protoplanetario "Disco Volante" Zoom sulla galassia nana IC 1613 La galassia nana IC 1613 vista da vicino
Primo piano della nebulosa a riflessione IC 2631 Zoom sul disco protoplanetario "Disco Volante" Zoom sulla galassia nana IC 1613 La galassia nana IC 1613 vista da vicino
Journey to the Centre of the Milky Way Flattened Version of the Short Fulldome Planetarium Show Zoom sulla Nebulosa Trifida e sulle due variabili Cefeidi ben più lontane Rappresentazione artistica di un protoammasso di galassie in formazione nell'Universo primordiale Zoom sulla giovane stella doppia HK Tauri
Journey to the Centre of the Milky Way Flattened Version of the Short Fulldome Planetarium Show Zoom sulla Nebulosa Trifida e sulle due variabili Cefeidi ben più lontane Rappresentazione artistica di un protoammasso di galassie in formazione nell'Universo primordiale Zoom sulla giovane stella doppia HK Tauri
Rappresentazione tridimensionale delle osservazioni di ALMA del deflusso di gas da NGC 253 Landscape around the ALMA observatory (part 3) Landscape around the ALMA observatory (part 1) Landscape around the ALMA observatory (part 2)
Rappresentazione tridimensionale delle osservazioni di ALMA del deflusso di gas da NGC 253 Landscape around the ALMA observatory (part 3) Landscape around the ALMA observatory (part 1) Landscape around the ALMA observatory (part 2)
The ALMA correlator at the AOS Technical Building (part 1) The ALMA correlator at the AOS Technical Building (part 3) The ALMA correlator at the AOS Technical Building (part 6) The ALMA correlator at the AOS Technical Building (part 2)
The ALMA correlator at the AOS Technical Building (part 1) The ALMA correlator at the AOS Technical Building (part 3) The ALMA correlator at the AOS Technical Building (part 6) The ALMA correlator at the AOS Technical Building (part 2)
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