ESO — ESO’s VLT Working as 16-metre Telescope for First Time — Organisation Release eso1806

ESO — Reaching New Heights in Astronomy Subscription preferences | Unsubscribe | View in browser European Southern Observatory ESO News 13 February 2018 13 February 2018 — ESO Organisation Release eso1806 ESO's VLT Working as 16-metre Telescope for First Time— ESPRESSO instrument achieves first light with all four Unit Telescopes The ESPRESSO instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile has used the combined light of all four of the 8.2-metre Unit Telescopes for the first time. Combining light from the Unit Telescopes in this way makes the VLT the largest optical telescope in existence in terms of collecting area. The release, images and videos are available on: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1806/ Kind regards, The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department 13 February 2018   ESO Announcements ESOcast 151: Chile Chill 11– ALMA from the Air 9 February 2018: Sprawling across the Atacama Desert, 66 antennas work in unison with extraordinary precision to make the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). Together, these antennas capture images similar to what ... Read more Starmus V — Star-studded Line Up for 2019 9 February 2018: Since the very first people looked up at a star-filled sky we have been awestruck by the vastness of the cosmos. Even today we remain humbled by the immensity of ... Read more CAPjournal Issue 23 Now Available 9 February 2018: The 23rd issue of the Communicating Astronomy with the Public journal is out now! In this issue you will find papers on the methodology of applying experimental psychology to astronomy ... Read more   ESOblog Understanding How Stars Die — Markus Wittkowski on using a team of telescopes to image dying stars Interview with: Markus Wittkowski 9 February 2018: Over the centuries, astronomers have learned that stars are not just static pinpricks of light in the sky — they are dynamic and evolving objects that go through life cycles. ... Read more Share this newsletter on:     Start receiving this newsletter in your language  Picture of the Week 9 February 2018 A red giant sheds its skin 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