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VISTA's infrared view of the Orion Nebula*
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VISTA's infrared view of the Orion Nebula*
Credit:

ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA.
Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
The Helix Nebula*
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The Helix Nebula*
Credit:

ESO
VST image of the star-forming region Messier 17
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VST image of the star-forming region Messier 17
Credit:

ESO/INAF-VST/OmegaCAM. Acknowledgement: OmegaCen/Astro-WISE/Kapteyn Institute
A 340-million pixel starscape from Paranal
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A 340-million pixel starscape from Paranal
Credit:

ESO/S. Guisard (www.eso.org/~sguisard)
NGC 2264 and the Christmas Tree cluster*
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NGC 2264 and the Christmas Tree cluster*
Credit:

ESO
The Centre of the Milky Way*
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The Centre of the Milky Way*
Credit:

ESO/S. Gillessen et al.
NGC 2467 and Surroundings*
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NGC 2467 and Surroundings*
Credit:

ESO
The Horsehead Nebula*
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The Horsehead Nebula*
Credit:

ESO
A deep look at the strange galaxy Centaurus A
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A deep look at the strange galaxy Centaurus A
Credit:

ESO
ESO’s VLT reveals the Carina Nebula's hidden secrets
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ESO’s VLT reveals the Carina Nebula's hidden secrets
Credit:

ESO/T. Preibisch
VST image of the giant globular cluster Omega Centauri*
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VST image of the giant globular cluster Omega Centauri*
Credit:

ESO/INAF-VST/OmegaCAM. Acknowledgement: A. Grado/INAF-Capodimonte Observatory
Messier 78: a reflection nebula in Orion
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Messier 78: a reflection nebula in Orion
Credit:

ESO/Igor Chekalin
Panoramic view of the WR 22 and Eta Carinae regions of the Carina Nebula*
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Panoramic view of the WR 22 and Eta Carinae regions of the Carina Nebula*
Credit:

ESO
ALMA Site
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ALMA Site
Credit:

ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/L. Calçada (ESO)
The hidden fires of the Flame Nebula*
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The hidden fires of the Flame Nebula*
Credit:

ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
Early Morning on Paranal*
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Early Morning on Paranal*
Credit:

ESO/H.H. Heyer
Rare 360-degree Panorama of the Southern Sky*
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Rare 360-degree Panorama of the Southern Sky*
Credit:

ESO/H.H. Heyer
370-million-pixel starscape of the Lagoon Nebula
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370-million-pixel starscape of the Lagoon Nebula
Credit:

ESO
The Milky Way panorama
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The Milky Way panorama
Credit:

ESO/S. Brunier
The Omega Nebula
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The Omega Nebula
Credit:

ESO
ALMA's World At Night
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ALMA's World At Night
Credit:

ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org)
The R Coronae Australis region imaged with the Wide Field Imager at La Silla*
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The R Coronae Australis region imaged with the Wide Field Imager at La Silla*
Credit:

ESO
The Eagle Nebula
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The Eagle Nebula
Credit:

ESO
A Pool of Distant Galaxies
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A Pool of Distant Galaxies
Credit:

ESO/ Mario Nonino, Piero Rosati and the ESO GOODS Team
VISTA’s infrared view of the Cat’s Paw Nebula*
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VISTA’s infrared view of the Cat’s Paw Nebula*
Credit:

ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA
Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
Stellar nursery NGC 3603*
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Stellar nursery NGC 3603*
Credit:

ESO
Sunset over Paranal Panorama *
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Sunset over Paranal Panorama *
Credit:

ESO/F. Kamphues
The Trifid Nebula
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The Trifid Nebula
Credit:

ESO
APEX at Chajnantor*
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APEX at Chajnantor*
Credit:

ESO/H.H.Heyer
Spiral galaxy NGC 1232
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Spiral galaxy NGC 1232
Credit:

ESO
VLT looks into The Eyes of the Virgin
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VLT looks into The Eyes of the Virgin
Credit:

ESO
The E-ELT (artist's impression)
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The E-ELT (artist's impression)
Credit:

ESO
Eclipsed Moon, Striking Night Sky
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Eclipsed Moon, Striking Night Sky
Credit:

ESO/Y. Beletsky
The VLT in Action*
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The VLT in Action*
Credit:

ESO/S. Brunier
ESO’s Very Large Telescope Peers into a Distant Nebula*
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ESO’s Very Large Telescope Peers into a Distant Nebula*
Credit:

ESO/R. Chini
Infrared VISTA view of a stellar nursery in Monoceros*
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Infrared VISTA view of a stellar nursery in Monoceros*
Credit:

ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA.
Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
Paranal Platform After Sunset*
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Paranal Platform After Sunset*
Credit:

ESO/H.H.Heyer
Panorama of Sunset on Paranal
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Panorama of Sunset on Paranal
Credit:

ESO/Y. Beletsky
Centaurus A*
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Centaurus A*
Credit:

ESO/WFI (Optical); MPIfR/ESO/APEX/A.Weiss et al. (Submillimetre); NASA/CXC/CfA/R.Kraft et al. (X-ray)
The Tinker Bell Triplet
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The Tinker Bell Triplet
Credit:

ESO
Portrait of a Dramatic Stellar Crib*
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Portrait of a Dramatic Stellar Crib*
Credit:

ESO/R. Fosbury (ST-ECF)
The Topsy-Turvy Galaxy NGC 1313*
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The Topsy-Turvy Galaxy NGC 1313*
Credit:

ESO
The Orion Nebula*
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The Orion Nebula*
Credit:

ESO/M.McCaughrean et al. (AIP)
ESO Headquarters at Sunset*
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ESO Headquarters at Sunset*
Credit:

ESO/H. Heyer
Close-up of the drama of star formation
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Close-up of the drama of star formation
Credit:

ESO/Sergey Stepanenko
Exoplanet Hunters at La Silla*
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Exoplanet Hunters at La Silla*
Credit:

Iztok Bončina/ESO
Bird’s Eye View of the Very Large Telescope*
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Bird’s Eye View of the Very Large Telescope*
Credit:

ESO/G.Hüdepohl (atacamaphoto.com)
Paranal Observatory and the Volcano Llullaillaco*
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Paranal Observatory and the Volcano Llullaillaco*
Credit:

ESO/G.Hüdepohl (atacamaphoto.com)
Trailing stars above Paranal
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Trailing stars above Paranal
Credit:

ESO/Stéphane Guisard (www.eso.org/~sguisard)
Artist’s impression of Corot-7b
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Artist’s impression of Corot-7b
Credit:

ESO/L. Calcada
Spiral Galaxy NGC 253*
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Spiral Galaxy NGC 253*
Credit:

ESO
Glowing Stellar Nurseries*
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Glowing Stellar Nurseries*
Credit:

ESO/APEX/DSS2/ SuperCosmos/ Deharveng(LAM)/ Zavagno(LAM)
N44 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
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N44 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Credit:

ESO
Really Hot Stars
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Really Hot Stars
Credit:

ESO
Antennae Galaxies composite of ALMA and Hubble observations
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Antennae Galaxies composite of ALMA and Hubble observations
Credit:

ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO). Visible light image: the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope
The VLT Survey Telescope: the largest telescope in the world designed for visible light sky surveys
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The VLT Survey Telescope: the largest telescope in the world designed for visible light sky surveys
Credit:

ESO/G. Lombardi
Latest Rendering of the E-ELT
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Latest Rendering of the E-ELT
Credit:

Swinburne Astronomy Productions/ESO
One million stars — towards the dark heart of the Milky Way*
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One million stars — towards the dark heart of the Milky Way*
Credit:

ESO/VISTA. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
Celestial Conjunction at Paranal
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Celestial Conjunction at Paranal
Credit:

ESO/Y. Beletsky
Group Portrait of the VLT with the Galaxy
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Group Portrait of the VLT with the Galaxy
Credit:

ESO/Y.Beletsky
Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945
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Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945
Credit:

ESO
ALMA antennas under the Milky Way
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ALMA antennas under the Milky Way
Credit:

ESO/José Francisco Salgado (josefrancisco.org)
Dark Sky and White Desert — Snow pays a rare visit to ESO’s Paranal Observatory
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Dark Sky and White Desert — Snow pays a rare visit to ESO’s Paranal Observatory
Credit:

ESO/Y. Beletsky
A Laser Beam Towards the Milky Way's Centre*
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A Laser Beam Towards the Milky Way's Centre*
Credit:

ESO/Y. Beletsky
Wide Field Imager view of the spiral galaxy NGC 247
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Wide Field Imager view of the spiral galaxy NGC 247
Credit:

ESO
Starry La Silla
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Starry La Silla
Credit:

Iztok Bončina/ESO
VISTA Magellanic Cloud Survey view of the Tarantula Nebula*
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VISTA Magellanic Cloud Survey view of the Tarantula Nebula*
Credit:

ESO/M.-R. Cioni/VISTA Magellanic Cloud survey. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
Paranal After Sunset
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Paranal After Sunset
Credit:

ESO/Y. Beletsky
The Eagle's EGGs *
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The Eagle's EGGs *
Credit:

ESO/M.McCaughrean & M.Andersen (AIP)
Panoramic View of the Paranal Area*
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Panoramic View of the Paranal Area*
Credit:

ESO/H.H.Heyer
APEX Stands Sentry on Chajnantor
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APEX Stands Sentry on Chajnantor
Credit:

ESO/B. Tafreshi/TWAN (twanight.org)
VISTA’s look at the Helix Nebula
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VISTA’s look at the Helix Nebula
Credit:

ESO/VISTA/J. Emerson. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
The Cool Clouds of Carina
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The Cool Clouds of Carina
Credit:

ESO/APEX/T. Preibisch et al. (Submillimetre); N. Smith, University of Minnesota/NOAO/AURA/NSF (Optical)
Laser Meets Lightning
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Laser Meets Lightning
Credit:

ESO/M. Kornmesser
The VLT Survey Telescope (VST)
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The VLT Survey Telescope (VST)
Credit:

ESO/G. Lombardi
Another Perfect Day at Paranal
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Another Perfect Day at Paranal
Credit:

ESO/José Francisco Salgado (josefrancisco.org)
The Galactic Centre above the ESO 3.6-metre Telescope
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The Galactic Centre above the ESO 3.6-metre Telescope
Credit:

S. Brunier/ESO
Starlight Shines Brightly Above Paranal
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Starlight Shines Brightly Above Paranal
Credit:

ESO/José Francisco Salgado (josefrancisco.org)
Wide Field Imager view of the southern spiral NGC 300
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Wide Field Imager view of the southern spiral NGC 300
Credit:

ESO
A European ALMA antenna takes a ride on a transporter
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A European ALMA antenna takes a ride on a transporter
Credit:

ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
The VLT´s Laser Guide Star
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The VLT´s Laser Guide Star
Credit:

G. Hüdepohl (atacamaphoto.com)
The Cat's Paw Nebula*
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The Cat's Paw Nebula*
Credit:

ESO
The VLT platform on top of Cerro Paranal
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The VLT platform on top of Cerro Paranal
Credit:

ESO/G.Hüdepohl (atacamaphoto.com)
VLT and VISTA in Early Sunlight*
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VLT and VISTA in Early Sunlight*
Credit:

ESO/H.H.Heyer
Creating a Star
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Creating a Star
Credit:

ESO/Y. Beletsky
The White Penitents*
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The White Penitents*
Credit:

ESO
Paranal at Sunrise II
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Paranal at Sunrise II
Credit:

ESO/H.H.Heyer
A plume on Betelgeuse (artist’s impression)
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A plume on Betelgeuse (artist’s impression)
Credit:

ESO/L. Calçada
Beta Pictoris as Seen in Infrared Light
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Beta Pictoris as Seen in Infrared Light
Credit:

ESO/A.-M. Lagrange et al.
The Brown Dwarf Object 2M1207 and GPCC
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The Brown Dwarf Object 2M1207 and GPCC
Credit:

ESO
Fine Shades of a Sombrero*
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Fine Shades of a Sombrero*
Credit:

ESO/P. Barthel
Acknowledgments: Mark Neeser (Kapteyn Institute, Groningen) and Richard Hook (ST/ECF, Garching, Germany).
The Crab Nebula in Taurus
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The Crab Nebula in Taurus
Credit:

ESO
The Dumbbell Nebula
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The Dumbbell Nebula
Credit:

ESO
Icy Penitents by Moonlight on Chajnantor
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Icy Penitents by Moonlight on Chajnantor
Credit:

ESO/B. Tafreshi (twanight.org)
Stars Trails over La Silla
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Stars Trails over La Silla
Credit:

ESO/J. Pérez
The star cluster NGC 2100 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
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The star cluster NGC 2100 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Credit:

ESO
The Orion Nebula*
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The Orion Nebula*
Credit:

ESO/Igor Chekalin
Aerial View of the VLT Platform
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Aerial View of the VLT Platform
Credit:

J.L. Dauvergne & G. Hüdepohl/ESO
Lying down on the VLT platform
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Lying down on the VLT platform
Credit:

G. Hüdepohl (atacamaphoto.com)/ESO
Dramatic Moonset — Amazing Sight on Cerro Paranal, Home of ESO’s Very Large Telescope*
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Dramatic Moonset — Amazing Sight on Cerro Paranal, Home of ESO’s Very Large Telescope*
Credit:

G.Gillet/ESO


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