Paris, The Aftermath...
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ESO Director General Xavier Barcons, standing in front of a panel depicting the Cygnus Nebula inside of the ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre.
ESO visual artists, Luis Calçada and Martin Kornmesser, at work. On the right, Ivana Kurečić learns about the latest creations.
The band “Steve Rothery & friends” plays live at La Silla for the total solar eclipse event on 2 July 2019
ESO's director general, Xavier Barcons, engages in discussions with the Chilean president Sebastián Piñera at the La Silla Observatory. This picture was taken on 2 July 2019 during the total solar eclipse event.
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Max Planck Institute temporary show of Lasers in ESO Supernova planetarium main void....
The Armenian President, Armen Sarkissian, today visited ESO’s Headquarters in Garching bei München, Germany, as part of a wider tour of the Garching Forschungszentrum, the largest centre for scientific research in Germany.
The Armenian President, Armen Sarkissian, today visited ESO’s Headquarters in Garching bei München, Germany, as part of a wider tour of the Garching Forschungszentrum, the largest centre for scientific research in Germany.
The President of the Republic of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, was greeted by ESO Director General Xavier Barcons when he visited ESO’s La Silla Observatory on the occasion of the total solar eclipse on 2 July 2019 and the Observatory’s 50 years of operation. The President was given a tour of La Silla’s world-class facilities, celebrating a fruitful partnership between ESO and host country Chile.
The music band "Steve Rothery & friends" entertains visitors at Paranal Residencia.
Professor Tomas Brage from Lund University, Sweden is giving a talk about gender equality in physics to ESO staff in Garching. In addition to his research in Laboratory Astrophysics and Computational Atomic Physics, Professor Brage has been actively involved in improving physics education over the last 15 years, and regularly gives talks on "gender and physics" around Europe.
ESO astronomer Suzanna Randall has been selected as a new trainee of the initiative Astronautin, which aims to train the first female German astronaut and send her on a research mission to the International Space Station. The announcement was made at a press conference at ESO Headquarters in Garching, Germany on 16 February 2018.
Ark Noir concert in ESO Supernova planetarium
Xavier Barcons, Director General of ESO, standing on a map of ESO's Chilean Sites in the ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre in Garching, Germany. At his feet is a Cerro Armazones, site of the future Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), topped with a computer rendering of the ELT dome as it will look once completed.
Chilean president Sebastián Piñera and many spectators enjoy watching the solar eclipse at La Silla wearing glasses with special lenses that filter out harmful rays.
Frank Eisenhauer (MPE Garching)
Linda Tacconi (MPE Garching)
Reinhard Genzel (MPE Garching)
Ark Noir concert in ESO Supernova planetarium
Members and supporters of the IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach and the IAU Office of Astronomy for Development get together in the exhibition area at the General Assembly in Vienna, Austria.
Two ESO astronomers are shown accessing the ESO Archive Science Portal, which was developed for easier, more intuitive use of the ESO Science Archive.
Mariya Lyubenova is an astronomer at ESO. Her research focusses on the motions and chemical properties of stars in galaxies to unravel the build-up and evolution of galaxies. She also works as a science liaison in the education and Public Outreach Department.
Andy Williams is ESO’s Institutional Relations Officer and supports ESO’s relations with Member States, prospective members, and intergovernmental organisations including the UN and the European Union. He has previously worked as a policy advisor for NATO and as a physicist for the UK government, and has degrees in theoretical physics and public policy.
Xavier Barcons, days before becoming ESO's Director General on 1 September 2017, stands in front of the Flame Nebula panel at ESO's Headquarters in Garching, Germany.
On 24 August 2016 at 13:00 CEST, ESO hosted a press conference at its Headquarters in Garching, near Munich, Germany. Seen in this picture, from left to right: Dr. S. Pete Worden, Dr. Guillem Anglada-Escudé, Dr. Pedro J. Amado and Prof. Dr. Ansgar Reiners.
Fifty Shades of Tim.... (Tim de Zeeuw)
Tim de Zeeuw working at his desk at ESO Headquarters in Garching, Germany. The Dutch astronomer, who specialises in the formation, structure and dynamics of galaxies, served as ESO General Director from 2007 to 2017.
The IAU President (2015–2018) Silvia Torres-Peimbert gives a speech at the Austrian Academy of Sciences to General Assembly participants. Picture taken on 27 August 2018 in Vienna, Austria.
Jean-Loup Puget and Nazzareno Mandolesi, recipients of the 2018 Gruber Foundation Cosmology Prize. This picture was taken on 20 August 2018 during the IAU General Assembly in Vienna, Austria.
ESO astronomer Suzanna Randall has been selected as a new trainee of the initiative Astronautin, which aims to train the first female German astronaut and send her on a research mission to the International Space Station. The announcement was made at a press conference at ESO Headquarters in Garching, Germany on 16 February 2018.
“Inspiring Stars” is an itinerant international exhibition promoted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to highlight world initiatives that address the concept of “inclusion” at (but not limited) outreach, didactic, and professional aspect, using astronomy. This photo was taken on its inauguration at the IAU General Assembly in Vienna, Austria, on 22 August 2018.
Ewine van Dishoeck, IAU President.
Professor Maria Teresa Lago, IAU General Secretary by the time this photo was taken in August 2018.
Debra M. Elmegreen, IAU President Elect by the time this photo was taken in August 2018.
Professor Ian E. Robson, IAU Assistant General Secretary by the time this photo was taken in August 2018.
Group photo taken on 30 August 2018 at the IAU General Assembly in Vienna, Austria.
The Hubble travelling exhibition Our Place in Space at the the Natural History Museum Vienna. Picture taken on 22 August 2018.
Ewine van Dishoeck (IAU President) during the IAU General Assembly in Vienna, Austria.
The IAU booth at the General Assembly 2018 with OAD (Office of Astronomy for Development), OAO (Office for Astronomy Outreach), ISYA (International School for Young Astronomers) and IAU 100. Picture taken on 20 August 2018 in Vienna, Austria.
Andrew Levan, professor at the University of Warwick, speaks to the crowd about the implications of the first observations of a neutron star merger during the press conference at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) on 16 October 2017 in Garching bed München, Germany. Levan's team, along with teams from around Europe, used ESO telescopes in Chile to observe the aftermath of a neutron star merger, known as a kilonova.
Samaya Nissanke, assistant professor at Radboud University and representative of the Virgo Interferometer, answers a question during the European Southern Observatory (ESO) press conference announcing the first discovery of a neutron star merger in Garching bei München on 16 October 2017. Next to her is Marina Rejkuba, head of the User Support Department at ESO.
Stephen Smartt, professor at the Queen's University Belfast, speaks during the ESO press conference announcing the discovery of a neutron star merger and its electromagnetic counterpart on 16 October 2017.
Xavier Barcons talks in ESOcast 125 about his aspirations for ESO and astronomy research just a few days before starting as ESO's eighth Director General.
Following the star trails... Visitors to the ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre enjoy a show in the planetarium, which is 14 metres in diameter and uses state-of-the-art projection technology.
ESO Summer Research Programme student Samuel Ward with his supervisor, ESO astronomer Dr. Richard Anderson.
ESO Summer Research Programme student Tania Machado with her supervisor, ESO astronomer Dr. Chris Harrison.
ESO Summer Research Programme students at work. During the duration of the six week programme the students carried out innovative research projects with ESO astronomers, in what was a succesful first year run of the programme for ESO and a rewarding experience for the students.
A group photo from the 2019 Magellanic Cloud Conference which showcased the lastest research into the Magellanic Clouds and highlighted anticipated surveys that will come online in the 2020s.
Astronomers on break.... A group photo taken at the 2019 Magellanic Cloud conference. The conference aided discussion around the current and future research into the Magellanic Clouds.
Astronomers Office: Operation desk of the New Technology Telescope (NTT) at La Silla Observatory.
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic (MEYS) signed an agreement which will facilitate an on-the-job training programme for Czech students and interns at ESO.
Spectators gather to view a spectacular event — the total solar eclipse at La Silla. The solar eclipse occurred on 2 July 2019 and passed over ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile.
Sævar Helgi Bragason and other photographers taking photos of the solar eclipse alongside observers enjoying the spectacle with glasses with specialist lenses. The solar eclipse event at La Silla happened on 2 July 2019.
Construction of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) in Cerro Armazones in Chile. The ELT will be the biggest "eye to the sky" with a 39-metre primary mirror, perfect for observing extra-solar planets, early-Universe galaxies and the nature of dark matter.
The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is undergoing construction in Chile on top of Cerro Armazones. The mirror will be 39.3 metres in diameter and will gather 100 million times more light than the human eye.
Wanda Díaz-Merced at the inauguration of the the Inspiring Stars exhibition at the IAU General Assembly in Vienna, Austria.
The ambassador of China, Xiaosi Li (right), visits the Chinese Astronomical Society exhibition stand at the IAU General Assembly in Vienna, Austria.
ESO staff preparing for a planetarium show.
ESO Education Coordinator Wolfgang Vieser and students in the ESO Supernova.
President of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Anton Zeilinger, gives a speech to IAU General Assembly participants. Picture taken on 27 August 2018 in Vienna, Austria.
Robert Williams, former IAU President, gives a speech at the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna.
Physicist Takeshi Kodama has a conversation with astronomer Junichi Watanabe at the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Picture taken on 27 August 2018 in Vienna, Austria.
Dr. Bruce G. Elmegreen
Delusional Circuits & Polygonia concert in ESO Supernova planetarium
