Flying through the MUSE view of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field Flying through the Ross 128 planetary system Approaching Antares (artist's impression) Night sky at La Silla
Flying through the MUSE view of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field Flying through the Ross 128 planetary system Approaching Antares (artist's impression) Night sky at La Silla
Zooming in on VFTS 352 First light of new laser on Adaptive Optics Facility at Paranal Zooming in on 51 Pegasi Close-up view of the star cluster NGC 6193 and nebula NGC 6188
Zooming in on VFTS 352 First light of new laser on Adaptive Optics Facility at Paranal Zooming in on 51 Pegasi Close-up view of the star cluster NGC 6193 and nebula NGC 6188
Artist's impression of ring system around asteroid Chariklo Zooming in on the Herbig-Haro object HH 46/47 Artist's impression of the orbits of the planets in the Gliese 667C system Engineers at work at the OSF (part 8)
Artist's impression of ring system around asteroid Chariklo Zooming in on the Herbig-Haro object HH 46/47 Artist's impression of the orbits of the planets in the Gliese 667C system Engineers at work at the OSF (part 8)
Engineers at work at the OSF (part 5) Engineers at work at the OSF (part 1) Engineers at work at the OSF (part 2) Engineers at work at the OSF (part 3)
Engineers at work at the OSF (part 5) Engineers at work at the OSF (part 1) Engineers at work at the OSF (part 2) Engineers at work at the OSF (part 3)
Engineers at work at the OSF (part 4) Zooming in on HE 0109-3518 Zooming in on NGC 6357 Zooming in on the radio galaxy Centaurus A, as seen by ALMA
Engineers at work at the OSF (part 4) Zooming in on HE 0109-3518 Zooming in on NGC 6357 Zooming in on the radio galaxy Centaurus A, as seen by 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 Panning across the spiral galaxy NGC 3621 Zooming in on the spiral galaxy NGC 3621 Trailer for the Nanoantofagasta competition
Zooming in on the disturbed galactic duo NGC 3169 and NGC 3166 Panning across the spiral galaxy NGC 3621 Zooming in on 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 2)
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 2)
La Silla Swiss 1.2-metre Leonhard Euler Telescope (part 1) 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 1) The star R Coronae Austrinae The Serpens Nebula Swiss 1.2-metre Leonhard Euler Telescope (part 5)
Swiss 1.2-metre Leonhard Euler Telescope The superb triple system NGC 6769-71 The giant Interacting galaxies NGC 6872/IC 4970 The MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope (part 7)
Swiss 1.2-metre Leonhard Euler Telescope The superb triple system NGC 6769-71 The giant Interacting galaxies NGC 6872/IC 4970 The MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope (part 7)
The emission nebula NGC 6188 Swiss 1.2-metre Leonhard Euler Telescope (part 4) MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope (part 2) The Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 7424
The emission nebula NGC 6188 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 Promotional material in Spanish for the regional Comité Mixto ESO-Chile 2023 Promotional material in Spanish for the ESO-Chile Joint Committee 2023 NACO and ERIS comparison of the inner ring of NGC 1097
Stellar bubbles captured by ALMA | ESO News Promotional material in Spanish for the regional Comité Mixto ESO-Chile 2023 Promotional material in Spanish for the ESO-Chile Joint Committee 2023 NACO and ERIS comparison of the inner ring of NGC 1097
SLATEC — live concert trailer Artistic animation of a distant quasar surrounded by a gas halo Desert hotel About 3D-CANCER-SPEC
SLATEC — live concert trailer Artistic animation of a distant quasar surrounded by a gas halo Desert hotel About 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 reveals glowing haloes around distant galaxies Time-lapse of building Paranal Time-lapse of building Paranal ALMA Residencia construction time-lapse
MUSE reveals glowing haloes around distant galaxies Time-lapse of building Paranal Time-lapse of building Paranal ALMA Residencia construction time-lapse
ALMA Residencia construction time-lapse Zooming into VISTA’s view of Messier 78 Infrared/visible-light cross-fade views of Messier 78 Panning across VISTA’s view of Messier 78
ALMA Residencia construction time-lapse Zooming into VISTA’s view of Messier 78 Infrared/visible-light cross-fade views of Messier 78 Panning across VISTA’s view of Messier 78
ALMA probes the Hubble Ultra Deep Field Zooming on the star cluster Terzan 5 Zooming in on the star cluster Messier 18 "From Earth to the Universe" — Titan
ALMA probes the Hubble Ultra Deep Field Zooming on the star cluster Terzan 5 Zooming in on the star cluster 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 Zooming in on the exotic binary star AR Scorpii Zooming on the protoplanetary disc around V883 Orionis
"From Earth to the Universe" — Ring Galaxy "From Earth to the Universe" — NGC 1132 Zooming in on the exotic binary star AR Scorpii Zooming on the protoplanetary disc around V883 Orionis
Zooming in on the glowing gas cloud LHA 120-N55 in the Large Magellanic Cloud A prism is used to spread light into its constituent colours Clear skies above the National Observatory of Athens Close-up of the reflection nebula IC 2631
Zooming in on the glowing gas cloud LHA 120-N55 in the Large Magellanic Cloud A prism is used to spread light into its constituent colours Clear skies above the National Observatory of Athens Close-up of the reflection nebula IC 2631
Zooming in on the young star in the reflection nebula IC 2631 Zooming in on the Flying Saucer protoplanetary disc Zooming in on the dwarf galaxy IC 1613 A close look at the dwarf galaxy IC 1613
Zooming in on the young star in the reflection nebula IC 2631 Zooming in on the Flying Saucer protoplanetary disc Zooming in on the dwarf galaxy IC 1613 A close look at the dwarf galaxy IC 1613
Journey to the Centre of the Milky Way Flattened Version of the Short Fulldome Planetarium Show Zooming in on the Trifid Nebula, and two Cepheid variables far beyond Artist’s impression of a protocluster forming in the early Universe Zooming in on the young double star HK Tauri
Journey to the Centre of the Milky Way Flattened Version of the Short Fulldome Planetarium Show Zooming in on the Trifid Nebula, and two Cepheid variables far beyond Artist’s impression of a protocluster forming in the early Universe Zooming in on the young double star HK Tauri
Three-dimensional view of ALMA observations of the outflows from NGC 253 Landscape around the ALMA observatory (part 3) Landscape around the ALMA observatory (part 1) Landscape around the ALMA observatory (part 2)
Three-dimensional view of ALMA observations of the outflows from 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 6) The ALMA correlator at the AOS Technical Building (part 3) The ALMA correlator at the AOS Technical Building (part 1) The ALMA correlator at the AOS Technical Building (part 2)
The ALMA correlator at the AOS Technical Building (part 6) The ALMA correlator at the AOS Technical Building (part 3) The ALMA correlator at the AOS Technical Building (part 1) The ALMA correlator at the AOS Technical Building (part 2)
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