Zooming in on the red supergiant star Antares European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2017-08-23 | This video starts from a wide field view of the Milky Way, including the prominent constellation of Scorpius (The Scopion). It zooms in towards Scorpius’s bright red heart — the red supergiant star Antares. The final view shows an image of the surface of Antares — the best ever of any star other than the Sun — taken with ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer.More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1726bCredit:ESO/K. Ohnaka/N. Risinger (skysurvey.org). Music: astral electronic.
Virtual guided tour ESOs Paranal Observatory. 19/10/24, 16:00h CEST. European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-10-19 | Discover Paranal Observatory in our next virtual guided tour. Join us online, on 19/10, at 16:00 CEST – 11:00 CLT. Streamed here on Facebook* and on our YouTube channel: http://orlo.uk/sdrfx *Visitors who open our Facebook page ahead of the starting time should refresh their browser when the tour starts. #TourESO
The fate of stars like the Sun European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-10-16 | Follow us on a cosmic tour of planetary nebulae — the final stages in the evolution of stars like our Sun. Why are thy called like that? What happens with the material they expel? Find out in this video!Credit: ESOImages: Image Archive: Nebulae | ESOESO, H. Boffin, J. WalshMusic: Mylonite – Champ Magnétique (Intro)Mylonite – Tacitus Theme (Aaron Kane Variation)Script: J. C. MuñozEditing: M. WallnerMore information and download options: eso.org/public/videos/wotu-planetarynebulae
Visita virtual guiada Observatorio Paranal de ESO. Sábado 12 de octubre 2024, 11:00h CLT European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-10-13 | ¡Únete a una nueva visita guiada virtual por los observatorios ESO! Ven el 12/10/2024 a las 11:00h CLT y te mostraremos el Observatorio Paranal. Transmitido aquí en Facebook* y en nuestro canal de YouTube: http://orlo.uk/rP4WZ *Los visitantes que abran nuestra página de Facebook antes de la hora de inicio, deben actualizar su navegador cuando comience el recorrido. #TourESO
Zooming in on REBELS-25, the most distant Milky Way-like galaxy found yet European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-10-07 | This video zooms into the galaxy REBELS-25, the most distant Milky Way-like galaxy observed to date. This disc galaxy seems as orderly as present-day galaxies, but we see it as it was when the Universe was only 700 million years old. This is surprising since, according to our current understanding of galaxy formation, such early galaxies are expected to appear more chaotic. This makes REBELS-25 a space oddity. The various images shown here were taken with different telescopes at different times, and have been blended together to create this zoom.For more details, check the related press release: eso.org/public/news/eso2411 Credit: ESO/L. Calçada/N. Risinger (skysurvey.org)/Dark Energy Survey/J. Dunlop et al. Ack.: CASU, CALET/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/L. Rowland et al. Music: Astral Electronic
Most distant rotating galaxy yet is a space oddity | ESO News European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-10-07 | Researchers using ALMA have discovered the most distant Milky Way-like galaxy yet observed. Dubbed REBELS-25, this disc galaxy seems as orderly as present-day galaxies, but we see it as it was when the Universe was only 700 million years old. This is surprising since, according to our current understanding of galaxy formation, such early galaxies are expected to appear more chaotic. This video summarises the discovery of this space oddity. For more details, check the related press release: eso.org/public/news/eso2411/.Credit:ESODirected by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin WallnerEditing: Angelos TsaousisWeb and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi ShidaWritten by: Louisa Spillman, Elena Reiriz MartínezMusic: Stellardrone – StardustFootage and photos: ESO, Luis Calçada, Angelos Tsaousis,Cristoph Malin, Babak Tafreshi (twanight.org), ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), PHANGS, NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI) and the HUDF Team, L. Rowland et al., J. Dunlop et al. Ack.: CASU, CALET.Scientific consultant: Paola Amico, Mariya LyubenovaBased on research by: Lucie Rowland et al.
Virtual guided tour ESOs La Silla Observatory. 05/10/24, 16:00h CEST. European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-10-06 | Discover La Silla Observatory in our next virtual guided tour. Join us online, on 05/10, at 16:00 CEST – 11:00 CLT. Streamed here on Facebook* and on our YouTube channel: http://orlo.uk/sdrfx *Visitors who open our Facebook page ahead of the starting time should refresh their browser when the tour starts. #TourESO
New planet discovered orbiting closest single star to our Sun European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-10-01 | Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have discovered a planet orbiting Barnard’s star, the closest single star to our Sun. The planet, which has at least half the mass of Venus, was found via the gravitational tug it induces on its host star. This video summarises the discovery.For more details, check: eso.org/public/news/eso2414Credits:ESODirected by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin Wallner.Editing: Angelos Tsaousis.Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.Written by: Hanna Huysegoms, Alejandro Izquierdo Lopez.Music: Stellardrone – Milky Way.Footage and photos: ESO / Luis Calçada, Babak Tafreshi (twanight.org), Martin Kornmesser, Mahdi Zamani, Vladimir Romanyuk (spaceengine.org)Scientific consultant: Mariya Lyubenova
Visita virtual guiada Observatorio La Silla de ESO. Sábado 28/09/2024, 11:00h CLT European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-09-29 | ¡Únete a una nueva visita guiada virtual por los observatorios ESO! Ven el 28/09 a las 11:00h CLT y te mostraremos el Observatorio La Silla. Transmitido aquí en Facebook* y en nuestro canal de YouTube: http://orlo.uk/rP4WZ *Los visitantes que abran nuestra página de Facebook antes de la hora de inicio, deben actualizar su navegador cuando comience el recorrido. #TourESO
Coating the Extremely Large Telescope mirrors with silver | ELT Updates European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-09-23 | ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) will have a 39-m wide primary mirror, comprised of 798 hexagonal segments working together with nanometric accuracy. The segments are coated with a thin layer of silver to reflect the light from the cosmos. But how does the coating process work? In this video we take you on a behind-the-scenes tour of the ELT’s Technical Facility in Chile where this process takes place.Learn more about the ELT: elt.eso.orgStay up-to-date with our ELT playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSZ2Jv0bEZHy7el0mIrOMRKkhCw8pemaZCredits:ESODirected by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin Wallner.Editing: Angelos Tsaousis.Written by: Barbara Ferreira.Narration: Graeme Mackenzie/voicearchive Music: Jon Kennedy – Inner Resting, Andrea Michele Vincenti – New Visions.Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi ShidaFootage and photos: ESO / Luis Calçada, Angelos Tsaousis, Jose Porte, Max Nadjar, Boris Häußler, Herbert Zodet, Juan Carlos González Herrera,ACe/Cimolai. More information and download options: eso.org/public/videos/eltu-ELT-ETF-SPIEworkflow-a
Growing every day European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-09-23 | Just like the Sun, ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is rising in Cerro Armazones, Chile. With this Picture — or rather: time-lapse — of the Week, you have the chance to enjoy a spectacular sunrise over the largest optical telescope in the world.See the dark spots on the Sun’s surface? In these huge areas, easily the size of a planet, the temperature is lower than on the rest of the Sun’s surface. They can last anywhere from a few days to a few months. The amount of sunspots depends on solar activity, increasing and decreasing in a cycle of around 11 years. A peak is expected in 2025.Here, the Sun is lighting up the ELT construction site, almost like a shadow theatre. The steel dome, in which the telescope will be encased to protect it from the harsh desert weather, is steadily taking shape. Compare this view with the snapshot taken last year and you’ll see just how much progress has been made on the cladding of the dome. Once it’s finished, more than 600 giant pieces of thermally insulated aluminium will be covering the structure. And it’s not just its size that is impressive: the upper part of this colossal construction can rotate 360 degrees!While you can’t see it here, the structure that will hold the ELT’s 39-m mirror is also taking shape at a steadfast pace, as is the mirror itself. The ELT is set to open its gigantic eye for the first time later this decade, and scientists are in for some revolutionary discoveries. We can’t wait!More information and download options: eso.org/public/videos/potw2439a
Virtual guided tour ESOs Paranal Observatory. 21/09/2024, 16:00h CEST. European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-09-22 | Discover the Paranal Observatory in our next virtual guided tour. Join us online, on 21 September2024, at 16:00 CEST – 11:00 CLT. Streamed here on Facebook* and on our YouTube channel: http://orlo.uk/sdrfx *Visitors who open our Facebook page ahead of the starting time should refresh their browser when the tour starts. #TourESO
Visita virtual guiada Observatorio Paranal de ESO. Sabado 14 de Septiembre de 2024, 11:00h CLT European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-09-15 | ¡Únete a una nueva visita guiada virtual por los observatorios ESO! Ven el Sabado 14 de Septiembre a las 11:00h CLT y te mostraremos el Observatorio Paranal. Transmitido aquí en la página de Facebook de ESO Chile* y en el canal de ESO en YouTube: http://orlo.uk/rP4WZ *Los visitantes que abran nuestra página de Facebook antes de la hora de inicio, deben actualizar su navegador cuando comience el recorrido. #TourESO
Zooming in on the R Doradus star European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-09-11 | This video zooms into R Doradus. This red giant star has a diameter roughly 350 times that of the Sun and is located about 180 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Dorado. The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which ESO is a partner, has recently captured images of the bubbling surface of the star R Doradus — the first time this motion is imaged in detail in a star other than the Sun. The various images shown here, all of which are real images rather than artist’s impressions, were taken with different telescopes at different times, and have been blended together to create this zoom. The inset at the end shows a timelapse of images of the stellar surface taken with ALMA.Credit:ESO/L. Calçada, N. Risinger (skysurvey.org), DSS, ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/W. Vlemmings et al. Music: Astral ElectronicMore information and download options: eso.org/public/videos/eso2412b
Stellar bubbles captured by ALMA | ESO News European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-09-11 | The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which ESO is a partner, has captured images of the bubbling surface of the star R Doradus — the first time this motion is imaged in detail in a star other than the Sun. This video summarises the discovery. For more details, check: eso.org/public/news/eso2412 .Download this video in various formats on: eso.org/public/videos/eso2412cCredit:ESODirected by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin Wallner.Editing: Angelos Tsaousis.Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.Written by: Louisa Spillman.Music: Stellardrone – Billions and Billions.Footage and photos: ESO / Luis Calçada, Cristoph Malin (christophmalin.com), Martin Kornmesser, Babak Tafreshi (twanight.org),ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/ W. Vlemmings et al.Scientific consultant: Paola Amico, Mariya Lyubenova.
The Hydra I cluster European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-09-09 | This video takes us on a tour of the Hydra I galaxy cluster. One of the galaxies in the cluster, NGC 3312, is losing cold gas as it moves through the hot gas within the cluster. For more information and download options, visit:eso.org/public/videos/potw2437aCredits: Image: eso.org/public/images/potw2437aESO/INAF/M. Spavone, E. IodiceMusic: Mylonite – Champ Magnétique (Intro)Mylonite – DeepScript: J. C. MuñozEditing: M. Wallner
Virtual guided tour ESOs La Silla Observatory. 06/09/24, 16:00h CEST. European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-09-08 | Discover La Silla Observatory in our next virtual guided tour. Join us online, on 06/09 at 16:00 CEST – 11:00 CLT. Streamed here on Facebook* and on our YouTube channel: http://orlo.uk/sdrfx *Visitors who open our Facebook page ahead of the starting time should refresh their browser when the tour starts. #TourESO
Visita virtual guiada Observatorio La Silla de ESO. Sábado 31 de agosto del 2024, 11:00h CLT European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-09-01 | ¡Únete a una nueva visita guiada virtual por los observatorios ESO! Ven el 31/08/2024 a las 11:00h CLT y te mostraremos el Observatorio La Silla. Transmitido aquí en Facebook* y en nuestro canal de YouTube: http://orlo.uk/rP4WZ *Los visitantes que abran nuestra página de Facebook antes de la hora de inicio, deben actualizar su navegador cuando comience el recorrido. #TourESO
World’s largest mirror support installed | ELT Updates European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-08-29 | ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) will boast the world’s largest telescope mirror ever, 39m across and weighing 200 tonnes. Check out this video to see engineers and constructions workers installing the massive steel structure that will support the mirror, inside the ELT dome in Chile’s Atacama Desert. Learn more about ESO’s ELT at: elt.eso.org Watch our ELT playlist here: • ESO's Extremely Large Telescope [LINK to youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSZ2Jv0bEZHy7el0mIrOMRKkhCw8pemaZ]#ELT #BiggestEyeOnTheSkyCredit: ESODirected by: Angelos Tsaousis. Editing: Angelos Tsaousis. Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida. Written by: Bárbara Ferreira. Footage and photos: ESO, Angelos Tsaousis, Martin Wallner, ACe/Cimolai. Music: Jon Kennedy – Enchantica.
Virtual guided tour ESOs Paranal Observatory. 24/08/24, 16:00h CEST. European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-08-25 | Discover Paranal Observatory in our next virtual guided tour. Join us online, on 24/08, at 16:00 CEST – 11:00 CLT. Streamed here on Facebook* and on our YouTube channel: http://orlo.uk/sdrfx *Visitors who open our Facebook page ahead of the starting time should refresh their browser when the tour starts. #TourESO
ALMAs extreme makeover: the Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-08-22 | This video summarises the Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade, an extensive update to the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), a telescope in which ESO is a partner. This "extreme makeover" promises to be a gamechanger in astronomy. Watch the video to find out more about it.Credit:ESOEditing: M. KornmesserWritten by: B. FerreiraAnimations & footage: ESO, ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, B. Tafreshi (twanight.org), P. Horálek, C. Malin (christophmalin.com), L. Calçada, M.Kornmesser, Digitized Sky Survey 2, ESA/Hubble, RadioAstron, De Gasperin et al., Kim et al., EHT Collaboration, S. Otarola, AAS/Öberg et al., PHANGS, F. Combes, A. Fujii, Zheng (JHU), M. Postman (STScI), the CLASH Team, Hashimoto et al., Rizzo et al., G. Siringo, N. Tabilo, S. Facchini et al., AISAA, R. Sahai, S. P. S. Eyres, W. M. Keck Observatory, Liam Young, A. Duro, General Dynamics C4 Systems.Music: VidevoNarration: Graeme Mackenzie/voicearchiveScientific consultants: M. Lyubenova, J. C. Muñoz Mateos, M. Díaz Trigo, E. Humphreys, M. Zwaan, G. H. TanWeb and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi ShidaMore information and download options: eso.org/public/videos/ALMA-WSU-9#alma #eso #astronomy
Visita virtual guiada Observatorio Paranal de ESO. Sábado 16/08/2024, 11:00h CLT European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-08-18 | ¡Únete a una nueva visita guiada virtual por los observatorios ESO! Ven el 16/08 a las 11:00h CLT y te mostraremos el Observatorio Paranal. Transmitido aquí en Facebook* y en nuestro canal de YouTube: http://orlo.uk/rP4WZ *Los visitantes que abran nuestra página de Facebook antes de la hora de inicio, deben actualizar su navegador cuando comience el recorrido. #TourESO
This will hold the largest telescope mirror ever built European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-08-12 | Do you want to feel small? Check out this drone video of our Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). Look how tiny those engineers look compared to the massive cell that will hold the ELT's 39 m mirror!The mirror will comprise 798 hexagonal segments working together with nanometric accuracy thanks to sophisticated sensors and actuators. It will be the largest segmented mirror ever built, and it will help us unlock some of the deepest secrets of the Universe.Find out more about the ELT: elt.eso.orgCredit: Ace/Cimolai#ELT #BiggestEyeOnTheSky
Virtual guided tour ESOs La Silla Observatory. 10/08/24, 16:00h CEST. European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-08-11 | Discover La Silla Observatory in our next virtual guided tour. Join us online, on 10/08, at 16:00 CEST – 11:00 CLT. Streamed here on Facebook* and on our YouTube channel: http://orlo.uk/sdrfx *Visitors who open our Facebook page ahead of the starting time should refresh their browser when the tour starts. #TourESO
Shielding the Extremely Large Telescope from the Atacama Desert | ELT Updates European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-08-07 | We're building our Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) in the Atacama Desert, which boasts some of the darkest skies on Earth but is at the same time a very harsh environment.That's why we're currently covering the ELT steel dome with special cladding, which includes insulating layers and sheets of aluminium. This will protect the ELT and its delicate optics from the external environment.Learn more about ESO’s ELT at: elt.eso.org Watch our ELT playlist here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSZ2Jv0bEZHy7el0mIrOMRKkhCw8pemaZCredits: ESO. Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis. Editing: Angelos Tsaousis.Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.Written by: Bárbara Ferreira.Footage and photos: ESO, Angelos Tsaousis, Martin Wallner.Music: Jon Kennedy – Boom Clack (Martin Brew Remix).#ELT #BiggestEyeOnTheSky
Visita virtual guiada Observatorio La Silla de ESO. Sábado 3 de agosto 2024, 11:00h CLT European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-08-04 | ¡Únete a una nueva visita guiada virtual por los observatorios ESO! Ven el 3/08/2024 a las 11:00h CLT y te mostraremos el Observatorio La Silla. Transmitido aquí en Facebook* y en nuestro canal de YouTube: http://orlo.uk/rP4WZ *Los visitantes que abran nuestra página de Facebook antes de la hora de inicio, deben actualizar su navegador cuando comience el recorrido. #TourESO
Virtual guided tour ESOs Paranal Observatory. 27/07/24, 16:00h CEST European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-07-28 | Discover Paranal Observatory in our next virtual guided tour. Join us online, on 27/07, at 16:00 CEST – 11:00 CLT. Streamed here on Facebook* and on our YouTube channel: http://orlo.uk/sdrfx *Visitors who open our Facebook page ahead of the starting time should refresh their browser when the tour starts. #TourESO
Visita virtual guiada Observatorio Paranal de ESO. Sabado 20 de Julio de 2024, 11:00h CLT European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-07-21 | ¡Únete a una nueva visita guiada virtual por los observatorios ESO! Ven el Sabado 20 de Julio a las 11:00h CLT y te mostraremos el Observatorio Paranal. Transmitido aquí en la página de Facebook de ESO Chile* y en el canal de ESO en YouTube: http://orlo.uk/rP4WZ *Los visitantes que abran nuestra página de Facebook antes de la hora de inicio, deben actualizar su navegador cuando comience el recorrido. #TourESO
Virtual guided tour ESOs La Silla Observatory. 13/07/24, 16:00h CEST. European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-07-14 | Discover La Silla Observatory in our next virtual guided tour. Join us online, on 13/07, at 16:00 CEST – 11:00 CLT. Streamed here on Facebook* and on our YouTube channel: http://orlo.uk/sdrfx *Visitors who open our Facebook page ahead of the starting time should refresh their browser when the tour starts. #TourESO
Visita virtual guiada Observatorio La silla de ESO. Sábado 6 de Julio 2024, 11:00h CLT European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-07-07 | ¡Únete a una nueva visita guiada virtual por los observatorios ESO! Ven el 06/07/2024 a las 11:00h CLT y te mostraremos el Observatorio La Silla. Transmitido aquí en Facebook* y en nuestro canal de YouTube: http://orlo.uk/rP4WZ *Los visitantes que abran nuestra página de Facebook antes de la hora de inicio, deben actualizar su navegador cuando comience el recorrido. #TourESO
Worlds largest optical telescope takes shape European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-07-01 | This drone footage shows ESO's Extremely Large Telescope taking shape in the Chilean Atacama Desert. We can see the insulating cladding being used to dress the dome and the white lattice structure at the centre — now almost complete — that will support the ELT’s 39-m primary mirror. Around the 1:30 mark, we can also see two arc-shaped tracks, currently protected with tan wooden plates, bracketing the white lattice. These tracks will allow the telescope to move in altitude. The grey beams at opposite sides of the lattice, seen more clearly at the 2:15 mark, will support the so-called Nasmyth platforms –– two tennis-court-sized areas where the scientific instruments will rest.Find out more here: eso.org/public/videos/potw2427aCredit: G. Hüdepohl (atacamaphoto.com)/ESO. Music: Jon Kennedy. Acknowledgements: CIMOLAI
Virtual guided tour ESOs Paranal Observatory. 29/06/2024, 16:00h CEST. European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-06-30 | :Discover Paranal Observatory in our next virtual guided tour. Join us online, 29/06 at 16:00 CEST – 11:00 CLT. Streamed here on Facebook* and on our YouTube channel: http://orlo.uk/sdrfx *Visitors who open our Facebook page ahead of the starting time should refresh their browser when the tour starts. #TourESO
Visita virtual guiada Observatorio Paranal de ESO. Sábado 22/06/2024, 11:00h CLT. European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-06-23 | ¡Únete a una nueva visita guiada virtual por los observatorios ESO! Ven el 22/06/2024 a las 11:00h CLT y te mostraremos el Observatorio Paranal. Transmitido aquí en Facebook* y en nuestro canal de YouTube: http://orlo.uk/rP4WZ *Los visitantes que abran nuestra página de Facebook antes de la hora de inicio, deben actualizar su navegador cuando comience el recorrido. #TourESO
Zooming into the galaxy SDSS1335+0728 and its newly awakened black hole European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-06-18 | This video zooms into the galaxy SDSS1335+0728, which in late 2019 suddenly started shining brighter than ever before and was classified as having an active galactic nucleus. This is the first time the awakening of a massive black hole has been observed in real time.The various images shown here were taken with different telescopes at different times, and have been blended together to create this zoom.This video is available for download (many formats available) on eso.org/public/videos/eso2409aCredit:ESO/L. Calçada, M. Kornmesser, N. Risinger (skysurvey.org), SDSS, Space Engine (spaceengine.org). Music: Astral Electronic
Virtual guided tour ESOs La Silla Observatory. 06/14/2024 16:00h CEST European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-06-16 | Discover La Silla Observatory in our next virtual guided tour. Join us online 15 june at 16:00 CEST – 11:00 CLT. Streamed here on Facebook* and on our YouTube channel: http://orlo.uk/sdrfx *Visitors who open our Facebook page ahead of the starting time should refresh their browser when the tour starts. #TourESO
Fly over the Gum 3 nebula European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-06-10 | This video gives us a closeup look at the Gum 3 nebula, a stellar nursery located about 3600 light-years away, between the Monoceros and Canis Major constellations. The image was taken with the VLT Survey Telescope (VST), hosted at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile.Download the image here: eso.org/public/images/potw2424aESO/VPHAS+ team. Ack.: CASU. Music: Mylonite – Just Fly
Visita virtual guiada Observatorio La Silla de ESO. Sábado 07/06/2024, 11:00h CLT. European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-06-09 | ¡Únete a una nueva visita guiada virtual por los observatorios ESO! Ven el 07/06 a las 11:00h CLT y te mostraremos el Observatorio La Silla. Transmitido aquí en Facebook* y en nuestro canal de YouTube: http://orlo.uk/rP4WZ *Los visitantes que abran nuestra página de Facebook antes de la hora de inicio, deben actualizar su navegador cuando comience el recorrido. #TourESO
A Colosseum in the Andes #shorts European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-06-05 | 80 meters tall, 88 meters wide, and weighing the equivalent of 1000 elephants 🐘: the dome of our Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is under construction in the Atacama Desert 🏗️. Once completed, the ELT will be a 21st-century Colosseum for science.The ELT will delve into some of the most fascinating mysteries of the Universe, studying exoplanets 🪐, black holes ⚫️, galaxy formation and evolution 🌀, and so much more!#eso #astronomy #ELT #ChasingStarlight
A multi-colour view of the young stellar object 177-341 W European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-06-03 | This video shows images of the young stellar object 177-341 W in the Orion Nebula obtained with the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument at ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). Each slice corresponds to a different colour or wavelength. At certain wavelengths, corresponding to the emission of elements like hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and iron, the nebula shines brightly, revealing intricate structures.The VLT is equipped with an adaptive optics facility that corrects atmospheric turbulence, making these images sharper than Hubble’s. The system relies on four lasers to create artificial “stars” high up in the atmosphere, whose twinkling is monitored in real time. The lasers have a wavelength of 589 nanometres, and MUSE has a special filter that blocks the light around that wavelength, as shown in the video, so that the lasers don’t contaminate the scientific data.Find out more here: eso.org/public/images/potw2423aCredit: ESO/M.-L. Aru et al./L. Calçada
Visita virtual guiada Observatorio Paranal de ESO. Sábado 1 de Junio 2024, 11:00h AM CLT. European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-06-02 | ¡Únete a una nueva visita guiada virtual por los observatorios ESO! Ven el 1/06/2024 a las 11:00h CLT y te mostraremos el Observatorio Paranal. Transmitido aquí en Facebook* y en nuestro canal de YouTube: http://orlo.uk/rP4WZ *Los visitantes que abran nuestra página de Facebook antes de la hora de inicio, deben actualizar su navegador cuando comience el recorrido. #TourESO
Visita virtual guiada Observatorio Paranal de ESO. Sabado 25 de Mayo de 2024, 11:00h CLT European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-05-26 | ¡Únete a una nueva visita guiada virtual por los observatorios ESO! Ven el Sabado 25 de Mayo a las 11:00h CLT y te mostraremos el Observatorio Paranal. Transmitido aquí en la página de Facebook de ESO Chile* y en el canal de ESO en YouTube: http://orlo.uk/rP4WZ *Los visitantes que abran nuestra página de Facebook antes de la hora de inicio, deben actualizar su navegador cuando comience el recorrido. #TourESO
Night time-lapse at the Extremely Large Telescope | ELT Updates European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-05-21 | This time-lapse shows the dome of ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), under construction in Chile’s Atacama Desert, from sunset on 3 April 2024 to sunrise the next day.A multi-layered cladding is being installed over the dome’s steel skeleton — it will thermally insulate the telescope structure to protect it from the extreme desert environment and help regulate the air temperature. Over the telescope, the stunning night sky shows the Milky Way band and the Magellanic Clouds. Towards the end of the clip, the Moon rises in the east before a new day begins.Learn more about this: eso.org/public/images/potw2421aCredit: B. Häußler/ESO#ELT #BiggestEyeOnTheSky
Largest tip-tilt mirror in the world | ELT Updates European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-05-15 | M5, the fifth mirror on the light path of ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), has reached an important milestone: its blank, the shaped piece of material that is later polished to become the mirror, has just been finalised.It might look small compared to the ELT’s enormous 39-metre primary mirror, but in reality, it is the largest tip-tilt mirror in the world. It will move 10 times per second without bending. Together with M4 — a flexible and very fast deformable mirror — they will both correct atmospheric turbulence and telescope vibrations, delivering sharp images.Learn more about ESO's ELT at: elt.eso.orgCredit:ESODirected by: Angelos TsaousisEditing: Angelos TsaousisWeb and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi ShidaWritten by: Bárbara FerreiraFootage and photos: ESO, L. Calçada, A. Tsaousis, M. Wallner.Music: Jon Kennedy – A Tale of Pizzicato.Acknowledgement: Mersen-Boostec.This video can be downloaded on: eso.org/public/videos/ann24008a
Visita virtual guiada Observatorio La Silla de ESO. Sábado 11 de Mayo 2024, 11:00h CLT. European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-05-12 | ¡Únete a una nueva visita guiada virtual por los observatorios ESO! Ven 11/05/2024 a las 11:00h CLT y te mostraremos el Observatorio La Silla. Transmitido aquí en Facebook* y en nuestro canal de YouTube: http://orlo.uk/rP4WZ *Los visitantes que abran nuestra página de Facebook antes de la hora de inicio, deben actualizar su navegador cuando comience el recorrido. #TourESO
Virtual guided tour ESOs Paranal Observatory. Saturday, May 4th, 17:00h CEST. European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-05-05 | Discover the Paranal Observatory in our next virtual guided tour. Join us online, on Saturday, May 4th, from 17:00 CEST / 11:00hrs CLT. Make sure to watch us live, as the tour will not be available as recording after the streaming. Streamed here on Facebook* and on our YouTube channel: http://orlo.uk/sdrfx *Visitors who open our Facebook ESO Astronomy page ahead of the starting time should refresh their browser when the tour starts. #TourESO
Virtual guided tour ESOs La Silla Observatory. 27/04/2024, 16:00h CEST. European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-04-28 | Discover La Silla Observatory in our next virtual guided tour. Join us online, 27/04/2024 at 16:00 CEST – 11:00 CLT. Streamed here on Facebook* and on our YouTube channel: http://orlo.uk/sdrfx *Visitors who open our Facebook page ahead of the starting time should refresh their browser when the tour starts. #TourESO
Virtual Tour La Silla European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-04-28 | http://www.eso.org/public/videos
The NGC 4383 galaxy at different wavelengths European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-04-22 | This animation shows the galaxy NGC 4383 in a myriad of colours or wavelengths of light, observed with ESO’s Very Large Telescope. Different elements like hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen emit light at very specific wavelengths, highlighted here as the animation scans through different colours.These data were captured with the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument, which decomposes the light from every location within its field of view into a rainbow or spectrum. When pointed at galaxies such as this one, MUSE allows astronomers to analyse the chemical composition and motion of gas and stars at different locations within the galaxy.More information and download options: eso.org/public/videos/potw2427aCredit: ESO/A. Watts et al.
Virtual guided tour ESOs La Silla Observatory. 20/04/2024, 16:00h CEST. European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-04-21 | Discover the La Silla Observatory in our next virtual guided tour. Join us online, 20/04/2024, at 16:00 CEST – 11:00 CLT. Streamed here on Facebook* and on our YouTube channel: http://orlo.uk/sdrfx
Zooming into the BH3 black hole system European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-04-16 | This video zooms into BH3, the most massive stellar black hole discovered so far in our galaxy. The black hole was detected thanks to the wobbling it induces on a companion star, seen here as a bright point at the centre of the frame towards the end of the zoom. An inset at the end of the video shows an artist’s animation of what the orbits of BH (in red) and its companion star (in blue) around their common centre of mass look like.The various images shown here were taken with different telescopes at different times, and have been blended together to create this zoom. The final animation is an artistic creation.For more details, check: eso.org/public/news/eso2408Credit: ESO/L. Calçada, N. Risinger (skysurvey.org), DSS. Music: Martin Stuertzer
Record-breaking stellar black hole found nearby | ESO News European Southern Observatory (ESO) 2024-04-16 | Astronomers have found the most massive stellar black hole in our galaxy, thanks to the wobbling motion it induces on a companion star. This wobbling was measured over several years with the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission. Additional data from other telescopes, including ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile, confirmed that the mass of this black hole, dubbed Gaia BH3, is 33 times that of our Sun. The chemical composition of the companion star suggests that the black hole was formed after the collapse of a massive star with very few heavy elements, or metals, as predicted by theory. This video summarises the discovery. For more details, check: eso.org/public/news/eso2408Credit:ESO Music: Stellardrone – Introspace.Written by: L. Spillman, D. Curic, E. Reiriz Martínez.Footage and photos: ESO, M. Kornmesser, L. Calçada, D. Gasparri, Space Engine (spaceengine.org)
