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La Silla 50th anniversary culminates with total solar eclipse

By ESO. Published on 18 July 2019 in:
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Visitors enjoy outreach programme at ESO’s first observatory

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Astronomers capture first image of a black hole

By ESO. Published on 21 May 2019 in:
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ESO, ALMA, and APEX contribute to paradigm-shifting observations of the gargantuan black hole at the heart of the galaxy Messier 87.

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First Confirmed Image of Newborn Planet Caught with ESO’s VLT

By ESO. Published on 19 July 2018 in:
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SPHERE, a planet-hunting instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, has captured the first confirmed image of a planet caught in the act of forming in the dusty disc surrounding a young star. The young planet is carving a path through the primordial disc of gas and dust around the very young star PDS 70. The data suggest that the planet’s atmosphere is cloudy.

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First Stone Ceremony for ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope

By ESO. Published on 20 July 2017 in:
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A ceremony marking the first stone of ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) has been attended today by the President of the Republic of Chile, Michelle Bachelet Jeria. The event was held at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in northern Chile, close to the site of the future giant telescope. This milestone marked the beginning of the construction of the dome and main telescope structure of the world’s biggest optical telescope, and ushered in a new era in astronomy. The occasion also marked the connection of the observatory to the Chilean national electrical grid.

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