Web Updates
Fleece jackets, polo shirts, mugs and planispheres arrive at the ESOshop
The ESO Calendar 2012 is online
New ALMA time-lapse videos online
ESO flyers in English and Spanish updated
New ESO Photo Ambassador: José Joaquín Pérez
E-ELT handout updated
The Technical Museum of Vienna joins the group of ESO Outreach Partner Organisations
Now online: videos showing the ALMA first antenna move
Videos recorded in 2008 and 2009 showing the ALMA first antenna move.
ESO timeline updated
The ESO timeline, showing highlights and important events in the history of ESO, was just updated.
Your ESO Pictures new page
Information about the project "Your ESO Pictures".
New ESO stickers available
New APOD: A Star That Should Not Exist
"SDSS J102915+172927: A Star That Should Not Exist" is today's NASA APoD.
Info about the ESO Open House Day is online
Information in English and German about the ESO Open House Day (15 October 2011) is online.
The new Cosmic Gems Programme
To keep up the current flow of spectacular astronomical images, periodically released as Photo Releases and Pictures of the Week, ePOD has decided to launch a new initiative: the Cosmic Gems Programme. Reda more about it on this new page.
New ALMA brochure available
A new set of brochures about the ALMA observatory is available online.
New ALMA postcards available
A new set of postcards of the ALMA observatory is available in the ESOshop.
REM Telescope new webcam
VLT Blue Book 1987 online
Read about the proposal made by ESO for the construction of the Very Large Telescope (VLT) back in 1987.
Users Manual 1980 online
Check the ESO user's manual for astronomers, published in 1980.
New APOD: Shapley 1: An Annular Planetary Nebula
New APOD: The Snows of Paranal
New APOD: The Leo Triplet Galaxies from VST
Messengers in the ESOshop
E-ELT brochures updated
Following the information in the announcement ann11034, the E-ELT brochures had their content updated.
Danish mini-site updated
Many of the static pages of the Danish mini-site were updated.
New information about media visits
The page about media visits has new and updated information.
New page about the ESO Newsletters
Read about the ESO Newsletters: what they are and how to subscribe.
ESO exhibitions page updated
Check out when and where ESO will have the next exhibitions!
New APOD: Alpha Centauri: The Closest Star System
An ESO picture is today's Astronomy Picture of the Day.
New APOD: Star Factory Messier 17
Messier 17 is today's Astronomy Picture of the Day.
New APOD: Stardust and Betelgeuse
This remarkable high resolution composite, an infrared VLT image, is today's Astronomy Picture of the Day.
New APOD: The Great Carina Nebula
An ESO picture is today's Astronomy Picture of the Day.
VST new pages
The VLT Survey Telescope (VST) is the largest telescope in the world designed for surveying the sky in visible light. Read more about it on this new web page.
Astronomy Communication Resources
The ESO education and Public Outreach Department (ePOD) supports science communicators, and especially those communicating astronomy with the public through different products and activities. This page gathers these resources together.
New APOD: Earth Rotating Under Very Large Telescopes
The video, originally produced by ESO Photo Ambassadors, was edited to show the Earth's movement and is today's Astronomy Picture of the Day.
New APOD: Jets from Unusual Galaxy Centaurus A
An ESO picture is today's Astronomy Picture of the Day.
New page for informal educators
New page with information for informal educators, with very useful links.
New ESO Logos available
Download the original files with the ESO logos in various formats and options.
New APOD: Wonder and Mystery above the Very Large Telescopes
An ESO picture is today's Astronomy Picture of the Day.
ESO Partnerships
The achievements of ESO have been possible partly thanks to constant support from its partners. On these pages you can find more information about the partnerships that ESO has had, or continues to have, as well as the opportunities available for collaborations.
ESO Top 10 Discoveries Presentation is available
A presentation with the Top 10 discoveries captured with ESO telescopes is now available for download.
New footer on eso.org
Direct links to the mini-sites were added in the footer of www.eso.org.
ESO Media Visits page updated
ESO welcomes journalists, science writers and producers interested in visits to sites in Chile for production of news stories, documentaries, photo books and other projects. Read more about this topic on this page.
ESO Top 10 Science Discoveries
The webpage about the ESO Top 10 Science Discoveries is updated.
EiroForum flyer online
A flyer describing EIROforum, of which ESO is a member. For more information about EIROforum, please see http://www.eiroforum.org/
New Premises clips online
New clips about ESO Vitacura premises in Chile are online.
New ALMA clips online
New clips about ALMA Headquarters in Chile are online.
More merchandise products added
More ESO merchandise products were added in the archive. Check the ESO glass cube.
Conference poster online
Conference poster online "Formation and Early Evolution of Very Low Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs".
Historical VLT images
Historical images related with the "pre VLT first light" were added in the archive.
New merchandise products available
More merchandise products added: plastic bag, folder VIP without notepad.
Poster: "Fornax, Virgo, Coma et al" is online
The conference poster "Fornax, Virgo, Coma et al" is online.
Merchandise Products
New ESO merchandise products were added in the archive: mugs, folder, pen. Check them online.
New E-ELT Power Point presentation
New E-ELT Technical Presentation in ppt and pdf formats.
ESO Timeline updated
The page with the most important ESO historical facts was updated.
Bulk Prices added in the ESOshop
Now the bulk prices appear online for posters, postcards, books, CD-ROMs and DVDs.
FAQ on Brazilian Flag
A new entry about the astronomy behind the Brazilian flag.
Colour Gadget implemented
A new option in the advanced image search allows us to search images by their main colours.
APOD: Hidden Treasures of M78
An ESO picture is today's Astronomy Picture of the Day.
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