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