Science Announcements

ESO Period 112 Proposal Submission Statistics

Published: 30 Mar 2023

The deadline for proposal submission for Period 112 (1 October 2023 - 31 March 2024) was 28 March 2023: 895 valid proposals were submitted, of which 37 are Large Programmes.  On the VLT, the most demanded ESO instrument was MUSE with a request of 425 nights, followed by ESPRESSO with 347 nights and X-Shooter with 257 nights. HARPS/NIRPS on the ESO 3.6-metre telescope was the most demanded instrument at La Silla, with a combined request of 297 nights.  

Spectral Fidelity Conference: Registration is now Open

Published: 30 Mar 2023

The Spectral Fidelity conference will be held in Firenze (Italy) from 4 September to 8 September 2023.  The conference is jointly organised by ESO, INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, and University of Geneva. More information and  the registration page can be found at the conference web site.

Call for Proposals for ESO Workshops 2024

Published: 24 Mar 2023

In its efforts to promote the scientific exchange among astronomers, ESO, through the Directorate for Science, continues to provide support and funding for the organisation of scientific workshops in Santiago and in Garching as well as co-funding for some external workshops. Science workshops are an essential component of ESO's programmes and represent a unique opportunity to promote and foster ideas and collaborations within the scientific community.

2023 Users Committee Meeting and Poll

Published: 13 Mar 2023

The Users Committee (UC) represents ESO's astronomical community at large and acts as an advisory body to the ESO Director General on matters related to the performance, scientific access, operation and user interfaces to the La Silla Paranal Observatory and ALMA. The annual meeting of the UC is scheduled on 20 and 21 April 2023. During the UC meeting updates from ESO and feedback from the user community are exchanged and openly discussed. Each year one topic is explored in more detail and this year the Special Topic session is dedicated to Archive Science.

Applications for ESO Studentships - First Annual Call

Published: 09 Mar 2023

The ESO research studentship programme provides an outstanding opportunity for PhD students to experience the exciting scientific environment at one of the world's leading observatories. ESO's studentship positions are open to students enrolled in a university PhD programme in astronomy or related fields. Students accepted into the programme work on their doctoral project under the formal supervision of their home university supervisor, but they come to ESO to work and study under the co-supervision of an ESO staff astronomer for a period of between six months and two years.

Online La Silla Paranal Users Workshop - A Webinar to Get Started with P112 Proposal Preparation

Published: 28 Feb 2023

The Call for Proposals for Period 112 is out, and a short session will be offered to present the material you will need to write a proposal for the La Silla Paranal Observatory. This session will take place online Friday 3 March 2023 at 12 CET, using the MS Teams platform.

Call for Proposals for Period 112

Published: 28 Feb 2023

The Call for Proposals for observations at ESO telescopes in Period 112 (1 October 2023 - 31 March 2024) has been released. Please consult the Period 112 document for the main news items and policies related to applying for time on ESO telescopes. All technical information about the offered instruments and facilities is contained on ESO web pages that are linked from the Call. The proposal submission deadline is 12:00 CEST 28 March 2023.

Olivier Chesneau Prize 2023

Published: 28 Feb 2023

Olivier Chesneau, one of the most active and prolific members of the optical interferometry community, passed away in May 2014, at the age of 41. To honour his work in this field, his home institute, the Laboratoire J.-L. Lagrange at the Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur in France, and ESO established a prize in his memory. Since 2015, the prize has been awarded biennially for the best PhD thesis completed in the field of high angular resolution optical astronomy.

Online La Silla Paranal Users Workshop - A Webinar to Get Started with P112 Proposal Preparation

Published: 28 Feb 2023

The Call for Proposals for Period 112 is out, and a short session will be offered to present the material you will need to write a proposal for the La Silla Paranal Observatory. This session will take place online Friday 3 March 2023 at 12 CET, using the MS Teams platform.

“Two in a Million” - The Interplay between Binaries and Star Clusters

Published: 27 Feb 2023

A substantial fraction of cosmic star formation happens in star clusters, and binary populations residing in extreme cluster environments are fundamentally different from those in galactic fields. Each binary in a star cluster will evolve through a multitude of interactions with other cluster members. A better understanding of this evolution is required to answer some of the most pressing questions in modern astrophysics, from the origin of black-hole mergers to the characterization of galaxies in the early Universe. Historically, star clusters have always been cornerstones for our knowledge of stellar evolution. With this workshop, we aim to continue this legacy by establishing them as cosmic probes for binary studies. The workshop intersects four main fields of modern astrophysics: star formation, stellar and binary evolution, star clusters and their dynamics, and gravitational wave astronomy. With this scientific overlap, the workshop wants to bring scientists of all of these fields together and facilitate the scientific exchange that will lead to new insights and scientific breakthroughs.

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