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A watercolour sky The Atacama Desert in Chile is one of the darkest and most peaceful astronomical sites on Earth and has, as a result, proven to be the perfect location for ESO’s various observatories and powerful instruments. This view shows ESO’s Paranal Observatory, home to the behemoth Very Large Telescope (VLT). The constituent telescopes of the VLT can be seen standing sentinel beneath a star-studded sky featuring the glittering arch of our Galaxy, and the glowing Magellanic Clouds (left). As this image demonstrates, the sky over Paranal isn’t completely dark; after sunset, the beauty of the Universe is overshadowed by that of Earth’s own atmosphere, which glows in multiple hues and paints the sky like a watercolour. The playful brushstrokes of the faraway emission nebulae that adorn the Milky Way and the constellation of Orion (The Hunter) in the upper centre of the frame, are joined by the soft swaths of green, yellow, red, and orange lying close to th ....
ESOblog 8 March 2021 How Catherine’s different leadership roles have shaped her perspective of science. What were Catherine’s most memorable moments as Director General of ESO. What Catherine is most looking forward to in the future of astronomy. In celebration of International Women’s Day, we spoke to Catherine Cesarsky, who was ESO Director General between 1999 and 2007. Since then, she has taken on a number of prestigious leadership roles including President of the International Astronomical Union and High Commissioner for Atomic Energy in France. We find out how she got into astrophysics, about her most recent leadership role and what she is looking forward to in the future. ....
ESOblog How data from ALMA was used to form a musical composition What the ALMA PILS survey is investigating How arts and sciences can benefit from collaborating together We are all familiar with the awe we experience when looking up at the stars. For many people, this sense of wonder leads to inspiration. Astronomers look up and are inspired to know more about the weird and wonderful objects in the night sky, while artists and musicians, like Vera Matenaar from the Triagon Academy in Germany, are inspired to translate that wonder into a work of their own. Vera used data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which ESO is a partner, as inspiration for a stunning musical composition, which you can listen to in the YouTube video below or on the ALMA Protostellar Interferometric Line Survey website. We find out more about the composition and the data behind it from Vera and some of the scientists involved: her supe ....