VLT Interferometer VLT Interferometer VLT Interferometer VLT Interferometer
VLT Interferometer VLT Interferometer VLT Interferometer VLT Interferometer
VLT Interferometer VLT Interferometer VLT Survey Telescope VLT Survey Telescope
VLT Interferometer VLT Interferometer VLT Survey Telescope VLT Survey Telescope
VLT Survey Telescope VLT Survey Telescope VISTA dome VISTA dome
VLT Survey Telescope VLT Survey Telescope VISTA dome VISTA dome
VISTA dome VISTA telescope VISTA telescope VISTA telescope
VISTA dome VISTA telescope VISTA telescope VISTA telescope
VISTA Telescope VISTA Telescope VISTA telescope Interferometer laboratory
VISTA Telescope VISTA Telescope VISTA telescope Interferometer laboratory
Interferometer laboratory Interferometer Laboratory ESO 3.6-metre telescope against the Chilean night sky VISTA looks at Cerro Paranal
Interferometer laboratory Interferometer Laboratory ESO 3.6-metre telescope against the Chilean night sky VISTA looks at Cerro Paranal
Yepun's lasers ignore the clouds The VLT's Laser Guide Star Facility The Earth seen from the International Space Station Skivan runt den vita dvärgen SDSS 1228+1040 som den skulle kunna se ut
Yepun's lasers ignore the clouds The VLT's Laser Guide Star Facility The Earth seen from the International Space Station Skivan runt den vita dvärgen SDSS 1228+1040 som den skulle kunna se ut
Evolution of the Moon Later evolution of the Moon Zooma in mot stjärnbarnkammaren IC 2944 och Thackerays globuler Jämförelse mellan APEX och ALMA:s bilder av galaxer i det unga universum där många nya stjärnor bildas
Evolution of the Moon Later evolution of the Moon Zooma in mot stjärnbarnkammaren IC 2944 och Thackerays globuler Jämförelse mellan APEX och ALMA:s bilder av galaxer i det unga universum där många nya stjärnor bildas
Tribute to ESO's Unsung Heroes Positionerna för teleskopen som användes i 1.3 mm VLBI observationerna av kvasaren 3C 279 Animation of artist’s impression of galaxies at the end of the era of reionisation Panning across the ALMA and Hubble views of the Antennae Galaxies (crossfade)
Tribute to ESO's Unsung Heroes Positionerna för teleskopen som användes i 1.3 mm VLBI observationerna av kvasaren 3C 279 Animation of artist’s impression of galaxies at the end of the era of reionisation Panning across the ALMA and Hubble views of the Antennae Galaxies (crossfade)
Zooming in on The Fried Egg Nebula Zooming in on the remarkable star SDSS J102915+172927 The era of reionisation (artist’s impression) The era of reionisation (simulation)
Zooming in on The Fried Egg Nebula Zooming in on the remarkable star SDSS J102915+172927 The era of reionisation (artist’s impression) The era of reionisation (simulation)
The era of reionisation (artist’s impression) Zooming in on the most distant galaxy ever measured VLT first light La Silla REM (part 2)
The era of reionisation (artist’s impression) Zooming in on the most distant galaxy ever measured VLT first light La Silla REM (part 2)
La Silla NTT (part 3) La Silla NTT (part 4) La Silla NTT (part 5) Centaurus A (2)
La Silla NTT (part 3) La Silla NTT (part 4) La Silla NTT (part 5) Centaurus A (2)
The globular cluster 47Tucanae La Silla NTT (part 6) La Silla NTT (part 7) La Silla REM (part 1)
The globular cluster 47Tucanae La Silla NTT (part 6) La Silla NTT (part 7) La Silla REM (part 1)
La Silla REM (part 3) Centaurus A (1) Chamaeleon I complex The Centre of our Galaxy
La Silla REM (part 3) Centaurus A (1) Chamaeleon I complex The Centre of our Galaxy
Journey through the VVDS-Wide Radialhastighetsmetoden för att hitta exoplaneter ESO Supernova compilation 3D animation of a supernova
Journey through the VVDS-Wide Radialhastighetsmetoden för att hitta exoplaneter ESO Supernova compilation 3D animation of a supernova
Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2018 Europe to the stars fulldome trailer The dark side of the Earth Pan across ESO 325-G004
Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2018 Europe to the stars fulldome trailer The dark side of the Earth Pan across ESO 325-G004
Comparison of the main mirrors of the ESO 3.6-metre telescope and the NTT Animation of the planetary system around Sun-like star HD 10180 (artist’s impression) Zoom on SN1987A Artist’s impression of an exoplanet WASP 8b in a retrograde orbit
Comparison of the main mirrors of the ESO 3.6-metre telescope and the NTT Animation of the planetary system around Sun-like star HD 10180 (artist’s impression) Zoom on SN1987A Artist’s impression of an exoplanet WASP 8b in a retrograde orbit
Artist’s impression Chandra Deep Field South 3 The Eagle Nebula (2) The Eagle Nebula (1)
Artist’s impression Chandra Deep Field South 3 The Eagle Nebula (2) The Eagle Nebula (1)
Chandra Deep Field South 2 The Crab Nebula Chandra Deep Field South 1 Swiss 1.2-metre Leonhard Euler Telescope — 4
Chandra Deep Field South 2 The Crab Nebula Chandra Deep Field South 1 Swiss 1.2-metre Leonhard Euler Telescope — 4
Spegelsegmenten blir skinande blanka Inzoomning mot 9io9 Animation av solen på väg att bli en röd jätte About Single Photon Visible Light Image Sensors for Science and Technology
Spegelsegmenten blir skinande blanka Inzoomning mot 9io9 Animation av solen på väg att bli en röd jätte About Single Photon Visible Light Image Sensors for Science and Technology
En stjärna passerar ett supertungt svart hål (illustration) Panorering över det stjärnbildande området Lupus 3 Zooming in on the Rho Ophiuchi star formation region B-roll material from ELT First Light
En stjärna passerar ett supertungt svart hål (illustration) Panorering över det stjärnbildande området Lupus 3 Zooming in on the Rho Ophiuchi star formation region B-roll material from ELT First Light
Simulering av hur ett supermassivt svart hål sliter isär en stjärna Zooma in på ett av områden i KiDS-kartläggningen Zooming in on the very faint neutron star RX J1856.5-3754 Bild från VST av Fornaxhopen
Simulering av hur ett supermassivt svart hål sliter isär en stjärna Zooma in på ett av områden i KiDS-kartläggningen Zooming in on the very faint neutron star RX J1856.5-3754 Bild från VST av Fornaxhopen
In the shadow of the Moon Zooma in mot galaxen NGC 5291 krockresterna kring den Den protoplanetära skivan runt den unga stjärnan MWC 480 som den skulle kunna se ut Zooma in på stjärnhopen NGC 6193 och nebulosan NGC 6188
In the shadow of the Moon Zooma in mot galaxen NGC 5291 krockresterna kring den Den protoplanetära skivan runt den unga stjärnan MWC 480 som den skulle kunna se ut Zooma in på stjärnhopen NGC 6193 och nebulosan NGC 6188
Eyes on the Skies — Equatorial mount Zooma in mot den unga stjärnan HD 142527 Video News Release: A Black Hole’s Dinner is Fast Approaching – B-roll Zooming in on the VISTA view of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8)
Eyes on the Skies — Equatorial mount Zooma in mot den unga stjärnan HD 142527 Video News Release: A Black Hole’s Dinner is Fast Approaching – B-roll Zooming in on the VISTA view of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8)
IR/visible crossfade of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8) Infrared/visible crossfade of the Monoceros R2 star-forming region Animation of the planetary system around Sun-like star HD 10180 (artist’s impression) Panning across the VISTA view of the Tarantula Nebula
IR/visible crossfade of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8) Infrared/visible crossfade of the Monoceros R2 star-forming region Animation of the planetary system around Sun-like star HD 10180 (artist’s impression) Panning across the VISTA view of the Tarantula Nebula
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