ESO — Giant Bubbles on Red Giant Star’s Surface — Photo Release eso1741

ESO — Reaching New Heights in Astronomy Subscription preferences | Unsubscribe | View in browser European Southern Observatory ESO News 20 December 2017 20 December 2017 — ESO Photo Release eso1741 Giant Bubbles on Red Giant Star's Surface Astronomers using ESO's Very Large Telescope have for the first time directly observed granulation patterns on the surface of a star outside the Solar System — the ageing red giant π1 Gruis. This remarkable new image from the PIONIER instrument reveals the convective cells that make up the surface of this huge star, which has 350 times the diameter of the Sun. Each cell covers more than a quarter of the star's diameter and measures about 120 million kilometres across. These new results are being published this week in the journal Nature. The release, images and videos are available on: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1741/ Kind regards, The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department 20 December 2017   ESO Announcements ESO Signs Contract for ELT Laser Sources 18 December 2017: ESO has signed a new agreement with TOPTICA, the German photonics company, for the production of lasers to be used in ESO's Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) adaptive optics system ... Read more   ESOblog Wind Tunnel Tests: Preparing the ELT for Mountain Life Author: Stefano Mian Author: Daniele Rocchi Author: Luca Ronchi 15 December 2017: The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) promises to open a whole new chapter in astronomy when it sees first light in 2024, and scientists, engineers, designers and other experts are enthusiastically ... Read more Stars@ESO Gerard 't Hooft at ESO's Paranal Observatory 19 December 2017: On 15 December 2017, ESO Representative Fernando Comeron welcomed Dutch theoretical physicist Gerard 't Hooft to ESO's Paranal Observatory. A professor at Utrecht University, the Netherlands, 't Hooft is ... Read more Share this newsletter on:     Start receiving this newsletter in your language  Picture of the Week 18 December 2017 Season's Greetings from the European Southern Observatory! Upcoming Events Ongoing Café & Kosmos in Munich Exposicion Awesome Universe en el Liceo Benjamin Munoz Gamero de Puerto Octay 26 December 2017 - 1 January 2018: Fifth ESO Astronomy Winter Camp for Secondary School Students 26 April 2018: Girls' Day at ESO Headquarters Upcoming Exhibitions 26 - 28 February 2018: Big Science Business Forum. Copenhagen, Denmark. 3 - 6 April 2018: EWASS. Liverpool, United Kingdom. 20 - 31 August 2018: IAU General Assembly. Vienna, Austria.              ESO Pictures of the Week You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to ESO News. Subscription preferences | Unsubscribe | View in browser Follow us on: European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Str 2, D-85748 Garching bei München, Germany

ESO — Stellar Nursery Blooms into View — Photo Release eso1740

ESO — Reaching New Heights in Astronomy Subscription preferences | Unsubscribe | View in browser European Southern Observatory ESO News 13 December 2017 13 December 2017 — ESO Photo Release eso1740 Stellar Nursery Blooms into View The OmegaCAM camera on ESO's VLT Survey Telescope has captured this glittering view of the stellar nursery called Sharpless 29. Many astronomical phenomena can be seen in this giant image, including cosmic dust and gas clouds that reflect, absorb, and re-emit the light of hot young stars within the nebula. The release, images and videos are available on: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1740/ Kind regards, The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department 13 December 2017   ESO Announcements Science in School: Issue 42 now available 11 December 2017: The latest issue of the free magazine Science in School is now available online and in printed form. This European journal for science teachers offers up-to-date information on cutting-edge science ... Read more ESO to Build ELT With Full Primary Mirror 7 December 2017: ESO's governing body, the Council, has just authorised additional spending to cover the cost of both the five inner rings of segments for the main mirror (M1) of the ... Read more Willy Benz Elected Next ESO Council President 7 December 2017: ESO's governing body, the Council, has elected Professor Willy Benz of the Swiss National Centre for Competence in Research (NCCR) PlanetS and the University of Bern, Switzerland, as the ... Read more   ESOblog Protecting the Extremely Large Telescope from Earthquakes — ESO engineer Max Kraus tell us about newly-developed seismic technology interview with: Max Kraus 12 December 2017: High up in the mountains of Chile, ESO's telescopes are literally built on shaky ground. They operate in some of the most active seismic regions in the world, at the ... Read more Share this newsletter on:     Start receiving this newsletter in your language  Picture of the Week 11 December 2017 Supermoon at La Silla Upcoming Events Ongoing Café & Kosmos in Munich Exposicion Awesome Universe en el Liceo Benjamin Munoz Gamero de Puerto Octay 26 December 2017 - 1 January 2018: Fifth ESO Astronomy Winter Camp for Secondary School Students 26 April 2018: Girls' Day at ESO Headquarters 2 July 2019: Total Solar Eclipse Upcoming Exhibitions 26 - 28 February 2018: Big Science Business Forum. Copenhagen, Denmark. 3 - 6 April 2018: EWASS. Liverpool, United Kingdom. 20 - 31 August 2018: IAU General Assembly. Vienna, Austria.              ESO Pictures of the Week You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to ESO News. Subscription preferences | Unsubscribe | View in browser Follow us on: European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Str 2, D-85748 Garching bei München, Germany