ESO — Glory From Gloom — Photo Release eso1804

ESO — Reaching New Heights in Astronomy Subscription preferences | Unsubscribe | View in browser European Southern Observatory ESO News 31 January 2018 31 January 2018 — ESO Photo Release eso1804 Glory From Gloom A dark cloud of cosmic dust snakes across this spectacular wide field image, illuminated by the brilliant light of new stars. This dense cloud is a star-forming region called Lupus 3, where dazzlingly hot stars are born from collapsing masses of gas and dust. This image was created from images taken using the VLT Survey Telescope and the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope and is the most detailed image taken so far of this region. The release, images and videos are available on: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1804/ Kind regards, The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department 31 January 2018   ESO Announcements Sharper Images for VLT Infrared Camera — Adaptive optics facility extended to HAWK-I instrument 30 January 2018: ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) now has a second instrument working with the powerful Adaptive Optics Facility (AOF). The infrared instrument HAWK-I (High Acuity Wide-field K-band Imager) [1] is ... Read more 5th Photo NightScape Awards Open for Entries 29 January 2018: ESO is inviting submissions for the fifth Photo Nightscape Awards (PNA) —  an international competition for astrophotographers. As a partner in the competition, which is organised by the Chasseurs de Nuits ... Read more   ESOblog Protecting the Earth from Cosmic Clashes — ESO's role in the International Asteroid Warning Network Interview with: Olivier Hainaut Interview with: Andy Williams 26 January 2018: 65 million years ago, the most famous asteroid in history slammed into Earth and most likely exterminated the dinosaurs. Disconcertingly, we are no less likely to be to hit by ... Read more Share this newsletter on:     Start receiving this newsletter in your language  Picture of the Week 29 January 2018 A diamond in the rough Upcoming Events Ongoing Café & Kosmos in Munich Exposicion Awesome Universe en el Liceo Benjamin Munoz Gamero de Puerto Octay 26 April 2018: Girls' Day at ESO Headquarters 28 April 2018: ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre opening 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

ESO — First Light for Planet Hunter ExTrA at La Silla — Organisation Release eso1803

ESO — Reaching New Heights in Astronomy Subscription preferences | Unsubscribe | View in browser European Southern Observatory ESO News 24 January 2018 24 January 2018 — ESO Organisation Release eso1803 First Light for Planet Hunter ExTrA at La Silla A new national facility at ESO's La Silla Observatory has successfully made its first observations. The ExTrA telescopes will search for and study Earth-sized planets orbiting nearby red dwarf stars. ExTrA's novel design allows for much improved sensitivity compared to previous searches. Astronomers now have a powerful new tool to help in the search for potentially habitable worlds. The release, images and videos are available on: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1803/ Kind regards, The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department 24 January 2018   ESO Announcements Girls' Day Event at ESO Headquarters in Garching, Germany 19 January 2018: On 26 April 2018, ESO will participate in Germany's Girls' Day activities, in which technology companies, universities and research organisations open their doors to female school students to give ... Read more Powerful New Hardware Approved for ALMA 19 January 2018: The development of a new spectrometer for the Morita Array, which forms part of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), has been approved by the ALMA Board. Developed by ... Read more Catch a Star 2017 Contest Winners Announced 19 January 2018: The winners of the 2017 Catch a Star Contest have been announced. ESO is providing each of the top five places with a mounted image of a particularly fascinating astronomical ... Read more   ESOblog Working atop Paranal — ESO's Adaptive Optics Scientist at Paranal talks about life in the desert Interview with: Julien Milli 19 January 2018: Even in the pristine conditions of ESO's Paranal Observatory in the high, dry Chilean desert, turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere can distort starlight and blur astronomical observations. Astronomers are able ... Read more Share this newsletter on:     Start receiving this newsletter in your language  Picture of the Week 22 January 2018 Desert vistas New on eso.org The decommissioned Walraven Photometer Upcoming Events Ongoing Café & Kosmos in Munich Exposicion Awesome Universe en el Liceo Benjamin Munoz Gamero de Puerto Octay 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