Zooming into NGC 253 The Very Large Telescope trailer 2008 Light echoes in RS Pup Flashes of light from disappearing matter
Zooming into NGC 253 The Very Large Telescope trailer 2008 Light echoes in RS Pup Flashes of light from disappearing matter
Space Opera planetarium show trailer Hydrogen to helium fusion in a star Animation av nätverket kring det supermassiva svarta hålet Zoom out from Vienna to the Universe
Space Opera planetarium show trailer Hydrogen to helium fusion in a star Animation av nätverket kring det supermassiva svarta hålet Zoom out from Vienna to the Universe
Curiosity rover landing fulldome Clouds over ESO Headquarters En närmare titt på det lysande gasmolnet LHA 120-N55 i det Stora magellanska molnet The most powerful laser guide star system in the world sees first light at the Paranal Observatory
Curiosity rover landing fulldome Clouds over ESO Headquarters En närmare titt på det lysande gasmolnet LHA 120-N55 i det Stora magellanska molnet The most powerful laser guide star system in the world sees first light at the Paranal Observatory
Galaxen Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte i den lokala galaxgruppens utkanter Starry skies over a ruined town ESOcast 78 excerpt: Airglow Altitudes Zooma in mot den röda jätten L2 Puppis
Galaxen Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte i den lokala galaxgruppens utkanter Starry skies over a ruined town ESOcast 78 excerpt: Airglow Altitudes Zooma in mot den röda jätten L2 Puppis
Närbild på den ljusa stjärnhopen Messier 47 Zooma in mot Räknebulosan Ta en närmare titt på de unga stjärnorna i den öppna stjärnhopen NGC 2547 Ta en närmare titt på spiralgalaxen NGC 1637
Närbild på den ljusa stjärnhopen Messier 47 Zooma in mot Räknebulosan Ta en närmare titt på de unga stjärnorna i den öppna stjärnhopen NGC 2547 Ta en närmare titt på spiralgalaxen NGC 1637
Simulation of the merging events in Abell 2744 ESO Movie 19: Physics on Stage NTT remote control room (part 1) EHT, ett nätverk av jordens storlek
Simulation of the merging events in Abell 2744 ESO Movie 19: Physics on Stage NTT remote control room (part 1) EHT, ett nätverk av jordens storlek
Intervju med Reinhard Genzel (tyska) Intervju med Reinhard Genzel (engelska) Summary of ESO Press Conference on 16 October 2017 Fulldome artist’s view of bright spots on Ceres imaged by the Dawn spacecraft
Intervju med Reinhard Genzel (tyska) Intervju med Reinhard Genzel (engelska) Summary of ESO Press Conference on 16 October 2017 Fulldome artist’s view of bright spots on Ceres imaged by the Dawn spacecraft
Ceres ljusa fläckar avbildade av sonden Dawn (rymdkonstnärs tolkning) Sunset Volume visualisation under the dome (2009) Massiva galaxer upptäckta i det unga universum
Ceres ljusa fläckar avbildade av sonden Dawn (rymdkonstnärs tolkning) Sunset Volume visualisation under the dome (2009) Massiva galaxer upptäckta i det unga universum
ESOcast78 excerpt: Chemiluminescence ESOcast78 excerpt: Creating Ozone Mars som den kan ha sett ut för fyra miljarder år sedan Zooma in mot den klotformiga stjärnhopen Messier 54
ESOcast78 excerpt: Chemiluminescence ESOcast78 excerpt: Creating Ozone Mars som den kan ha sett ut för fyra miljarder år sedan Zooma in mot den klotformiga stjärnhopen Messier 54
Zooma in mot stjärnhopen NGC 3572 Ett gasmoln slits sönder av det svarta hålet i mitten av Vintergatan Zooming in on the Omega Nebula Path of the shadow of the dwarf planet Eris during the occultation of November 2010
Zooma in mot stjärnhopen NGC 3572 Ett gasmoln slits sönder av det svarta hålet i mitten av Vintergatan Zooming in on the Omega Nebula Path of the shadow of the dwarf planet Eris during the occultation of November 2010
Electric Supercar on Pan-American Marathon Races to ESO’s Very Large Telescope ESO Movie 18: Astronomy to the Power of Four La Silla MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope in 1992 (part 5) MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope in 1992 (part 2)
Electric Supercar on Pan-American Marathon Races to ESO’s Very Large Telescope ESO Movie 18: Astronomy to the Power of Four La Silla MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope in 1992 (part 5) MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope in 1992 (part 2)
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope in 1992 (part 3) MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope in 1992 (part 1) NTT Remote Control Room (part 3) Adaptive optics
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope in 1992 (part 3) MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope in 1992 (part 1) NTT Remote Control Room (part 3) Adaptive optics
NTT remote control room (part 2) MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope in 1992 (part 4) The Orbits of the Central Stars Inzoomning mot det supermassiva svarta hålet
NTT remote control room (part 2) MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope in 1992 (part 4) The Orbits of the Central Stars Inzoomning mot det supermassiva svarta hålet
Konstnärlig gestaltning av det svarta hålet i centrum av M87 The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) Southern Site Stjärnan S2 gör en närpassage av det svarta hålet i Vintergatans centrum Polarisering av ljuset från en neutronstjärna
Konstnärlig gestaltning av det svarta hålet i centrum av M87 The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) Southern Site Stjärnan S2 gör en närpassage av det svarta hålet i Vintergatans centrum Polarisering av ljuset från en neutronstjärna
3d-animering av en kvasars halo Den protoplanetära skivan runt V883 Orionis som den skulle kunna se ut ESO Trailer (no text) Artforms of nature: a new way of seeing (2008)
3d-animering av en kvasars halo Den protoplanetära skivan runt V883 Orionis som den skulle kunna se ut ESO Trailer (no text) Artforms of nature: a new way of seeing (2008)
Full Dome geometry series: Part I (2007) Hubble Deep Field South enligt MUSE Den färgrika stjärnhopen NGC 3590 Inzoomning mot Beta Pictoris b
Full Dome geometry series: Part I (2007) Hubble Deep Field South enligt MUSE Den färgrika stjärnhopen NGC 3590 Inzoomning mot Beta Pictoris b
HR 5171 som den skulle kunna se ut Surface map of Luhman 16B recreated from VLT observations En konstnärs illustration av Vintergatan En närmare titt på APEX bild av delar av Orionnebulosan
HR 5171 som den skulle kunna se ut Surface map of Luhman 16B recreated from VLT observations En konstnärs illustration av Vintergatan En närmare titt på APEX bild av delar av Orionnebulosan
Panorera över delar av Måsnebulosan Exoplaneten Tau Boötis b som den skulle kunna se ut Zooming in on the unusual double star SS Leporis Prof. Adriaan Blaauw (1914–2010) speaks about ESO's collaboration with CERN
Panorera över delar av Måsnebulosan Exoplaneten Tau Boötis b som den skulle kunna se ut Zooming in on the unusual double star SS Leporis Prof. Adriaan Blaauw (1914–2010) speaks about ESO's collaboration with CERN
Prof. Adriaan Blaauw (1914–2010) speaks about astronomy from the southern hemisphere Prof. Adriaan Blaauw (1914–2010) speaks about the aims of ESO ESO Video 17: Imaging Cosmic Dawn (ALMA) La Silla history 1992 (part 8)
Prof. Adriaan Blaauw (1914–2010) speaks about astronomy from the southern hemisphere Prof. Adriaan Blaauw (1914–2010) speaks about the aims of ESO ESO Video 17: Imaging Cosmic Dawn (ALMA) La Silla history 1992 (part 8)
ESO 3.6-metre telescope in 1992 (part 15) ESO 3.6-metre telescope in 1992 (part 13) La Silla history 1992 (part 7) MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope in 1992 (part 6)
ESO 3.6-metre telescope in 1992 (part 15) ESO 3.6-metre telescope in 1992 (part 13) La Silla history 1992 (part 7) MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope in 1992 (part 6)
La Silla history 1992 (part 6) MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope in 1992 (part 7) ESO 3.6-metre telescope in 1992 (part 14) La Silla history 1992 (part 4)
La Silla history 1992 (part 6) MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope in 1992 (part 7) ESO 3.6-metre telescope in 1992 (part 14) La Silla history 1992 (part 4)
ESO 3.6-metre telescope in 1992 (part 1) MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope in 1992 (part 8) ESO 3.6-metre telescope in 1992 (Part 16) La Silla history 1992 (part 1)
ESO 3.6-metre telescope in 1992 (part 1) MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope in 1992 (part 8) ESO 3.6-metre telescope in 1992 (Part 16) La Silla history 1992 (part 1)
Animering av de mest högupplösta observationerna som någonsin gjorts från jordytan Animation of the orbit of the star S2 around the galactic centre black hole Animation of `Oumuamua outgassing Animation of `Oumuamua outgassing and rotating
Animering av de mest högupplösta observationerna som någonsin gjorts från jordytan Animation of the orbit of the star S2 around the galactic centre black hole Animation of `Oumuamua outgassing Animation of `Oumuamua outgassing and rotating
Så rör sig de ljusa fläckarna på Ceres The Sun crosses the sky The sky above a lake Panorering över stjärnbildningsområdet Gum 15
Så rör sig de ljusa fläckarna på Ceres The Sun crosses the sky The sky above a lake Panorering över stjärnbildningsområdet Gum 15
Ringsystemet runt Chariklo som det skulle kunna se ut En närmare titt på Räknebulosan från ESO:s VST Panorera över nebulosan NGC 6559 Gröna bön-galaxen J2240
Ringsystemet runt Chariklo som det skulle kunna se ut En närmare titt på Räknebulosan från ESO:s VST Panorera över nebulosan NGC 6559 Gröna bön-galaxen J2240
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