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Ultra HD Blog Post #20: Expedition day 3: Paranal – ESO Ultra HD Expedition Work Begins
Ultra HD Blog Post #19: Expedition day 2: The Jewel on the Mountaintop
Ultra HD Blog Post #18: Expedition day 1: Europe to South America
Ultra HD Blog Post #17: Packing and Planning
New flyer: Exploring the Universe in 3D with MUSE, KMOS and ALMA
Ultra HD Blog Post #16: Smooth Shooting
Ultra HD Blog Post #15: Reaching New Heights
ESO mini-site in Serbian language available!
Ultra HD Blog Post #14: Treasures of the Southern Sky
Ultra HD Blog Post #13: Astronomically Aligned
Ultra HD Blog Post #12: An Introduction to: ALMA
Ultra HD Blog Post #11: An Introduction to: Paranal
Ultra HD Blog Post #10: An Introduction to: La Silla
Ultra HD Blog Post #9: Life at ESO Headquarters
Ultra HD Blog Post #8: A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words
Ultra HD Blog Post #7: All a Matter of Process
Ultra HD Blog Post #6: Time Flies
Ultra HD Blog Post #5: Let There Be (More) Light
Ultra HD Blog Post #4: The Jewel on the Mountaintop
Brown dwarf paper models!
Ultra HD Blog Post #3: Ultra HD Expedition: What’s On the Agenda?
Ultra HD Blog Post #2: Seeing ESO in a Whole New Dimension
New Partner Organisation: Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics of the University of Lisbon
New Photo Ambassador: Carlos Duran
Ultra HD Blog Post #1: Setting Our Sights On Chile
Information about the Ultra HD Expedition
Informaiton about the ESO's Revolutionary Expedition into the Ultra High Definition Universe.
New APOD: A Laser Strike at the Galactic Center
"A Laser Strike at the Galactic Center" is today's NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day.
New ESO Slim Fit Fleece Jackets have arrived
New ESO Slim Fit Fleece Jackets have arrived in the ESOshop.
ESO Australian mini-site is now live!
ESO Science Outreach Network pages for Australia. Read more about ESO-related events in Australia, subscribe to the newsletter, read more about ESO.
New Partner Organisation: Bayfordbury Observatory
The Bayfordbury Observatory (University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom) is our new Partner Organisation.
IMAX® 3D Film Hidden Universe
New page about the IMAX® 3D Film Hidden Universe
New APOD: IC 4628: The Prawn Nebula
The nebula IC 4628 is today's NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day.
New APOD: Extrasolar Super-Earth Gliese 1214b Might Hold Water
Extrasolar Super-Earth Gliese 1214b is today's NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day
Information about the Open House Day 2013
New APOD: Night in the Andes Ice Forest
The penitents are today's NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day.
New APOD: The Incredible Expanding Crab
The Incredible Expanding Crab is NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day.
FAQ ESO & Brazil updated
ASTRONET Workshop presentations available online
Info in Spanish about visits to observatories
New ESO Photo Ambassador: Malte Tewes
Hungarian ESO mini-site online
ESO 50 Years bags available!
New APOD: Horsehead: A Wider View
Horsehead: A Wider View is today's NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day.
ESO Movies Flyer available online
Astronet EPO Workshop info online
ESO Studentship 2013 poster available
New videos with aerial views of ALMA and APEX
ESO presence in social media
New KMOS clips in the archive
Danish Involvement with ESO
Virtual Tours upgraded
Full planetarium show available
"Water — A Cosmic Adventure" is now available for download.
Visits pages updated
Travel pages updated
New APOD: Makemake of the Outer Solar System
Makemake of the Outer Solar System is today's NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day.
New product: ESO Luggage Tag
Updated info on the Austrian involvement
New APOD: The Gegenschein Over Chile
The Gegenschein Over Chile is today's NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day.
New Photo Ambassador: Alexandre Santerne
ALMA clips online
New Outreach Partner: Centro de Astrofísica da Universidade do Porto
Space Scoop Storytelling educational activity
New APOD: Alpha Centauri: A View from Next Door
Alpha Centauri: A View from Next Door is today's NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day.
New APOD: A Spiral Nebula Surrounding Star R Sculptoris
A Spiral Nebula Surrounding Star R Sculptoris is today's NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day.
Water — A Cosmic Adventure planetarium show online
German trailer of "Water — A Cosmic Adventure" online
Europe to the Stars Movie chapters online
Info on the German involvement with ESO
Info on the Portuguese involvement with ESO
New APOD: The Pencil Nebula
The Pencil Nebula is today's NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day.
Call for Volunteer Translators
Anniversary competition pages are online
ESON mini-site in Romanian
Romania has now its ESON mini-site.
Awesome Universe exhibition catalogue online
New Awesome Universe exhibition venues
New ESO posters for download or sale
ESO has just released a new collection of posters that can be either downloaded or purchased from the ESOshop.
Fifty highlights from fifty years presentation
The year 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), the foremost intergovernmental astronomy organisation in the world. This presentation shows 50 selected highlights from the first 50 years of ESO's history.
New APOD: Journey to the Center of the Galaxy
Journey to the Center of the Galaxy is today's NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day.
New ESO 50th Anniversary events
New Photo Amassador: Gabriel Brammer
Exhibition panels now in Polish
Astronomy Communication Seminars from ESO/ESA/IAU/Excellence Cluster 'Universe'
New page with official links to ESO social media
Information about the ESO 50th Anniversary events is online
Information about the exhibition Awesome Universe is online
New exhibition panels available
ESO Exhibition Panels updated
ESO/ESA Exercises Series available in PDF
Major updates on all telescopes pages
The ESON mini-sites have a new layout
Click on the individual mini-sites links to see them
50 Highlights from 50 Years page updated
New APOD: The Helix Nebula from the VISTA Telescope
The Helix Nebula from the VISTA Telescope is today's NASA's Picture of the Day.
New APOD: Molecular Cloud Barnard 68
The Molecular Cloud Barnard 68 is NASA's today's Astronomy Picture of the Day
Vienna Planetarium is a new Outreach Partner Organisation
Vienna Planetarium is a new Outreach Partner Organisation
ESO 50th Anniversary page is live
ESO 50th Anniversary page is live
New APOD: The Diner at the Center of the Galaxy
This illustration of the monster at the centre of our Galaxy is today's Astronomy Picture of the Day.
New APOD: Comet Lovejoy over Paranal
Comet Lovejoy over Paranal is today's Astronomy Picture of the Day.
More information about the ESO member states is online
More information about the member states is online.
The ESO's 50th Anniversary logo is online
The new logo for the ESO's 50th Anniversary is published.
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