ESO — A Cosmic Bat in Flight — Photo Release eso1904

ESO — Reaching New Heights in Astronomy Subscription preferences | Unsubscribe | View in browser European Southern Observatory ESO News 14 March 2019 14 March 2019 — ESO Photo Release eso1904 A Cosmic Bat in Flight— ESO's Cosmic Gems Programme captures the Cosmic Bat's dusty clouds Hidden in one of the darkest corners of the Orion constellation, this Cosmic Bat is spreading its hazy wings through interstellar space two thousand light-years away. It is illuminated by the young stars nestled in its core — despite being shrouded by opaque clouds of dust, their bright rays still illuminate the nebula. Too dim to be discerned by the naked eye, NGC 1788 reveals its soft colours to ESO's Very Large Telescope in this image — the most detailed to date. The release, images and videos are available on: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1904/ Kind regards, The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department 14 March 2019   ESO Announcements IAU Astronomy Education Conference comes to ESO Supernova — The ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre will be the venue for the inaugural IAU Astronomy Education Conference in September 2019 13 March 2019: ESO will host the 2019 IAU Astronomy Education Conference on 16–18 September 2019 at the ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre. The conference will bring together astronomers, astronomy education ... Read more Contract signed for ELT M5 Mirror 11 March 2019: ESO has signed contracts for the manufacture of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) M5 Mirror with the French companies Safran Reosc and Mersen Boostec. Safran Reosc will supply the M5 ... Read more The Messenger No. 175 Now Available 8 March 2019: The latest edition of ESO's quarterly journal, The Messenger, is now available online. 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Read more ESOcast 194: Cutting Edge of Contemporary Astronomy 18 February 2019: ESO's observatories operate a suite of the most advanced ground-based astronomical telescopes in the world, providing researchers with state-of-the-art facilities to study the Universe. Observing time on the telescopes ... Read more Apply for the Summer AstroCamp 2019 15 February 2019: Applications for the ESO-supported Summer AstroCamp 2019 will open on 1 April 2019. AstroCamp is an academic programme in the field of astronomy and physics, organised by the Centre for ... Read more Joint EIROforum DG statement on equal opportunities 11 February 2019: The EIROforum, a collaboration of eight scientific research and technology organisations consisting of CERN, EMBL, ESA, ESO, ESRF, European XFEL, EUROfusion and ILL, aims to improve the quality and impact ... Read more   ESOblog 13 of our favourite astronomical photos — Sharing Your ESO Pictures with the world Nicole Shearer 8 March 2019: Our staff and visitors seem to find taking photos at our stunning locations irresistible. And what breathtaking photos they are! To give both professional and budding photographers the chance to ... Read more Radioactive planets — Searching for hints of life around the Sun's galactic twins Interview with: André de Castro Milone Interview with: Jorge Luis Melendez Moreno 1 March 2019: Using the HARPS instrument on the ESO 3.6-metre telescope, a team of scientists recently carried out the largest ever search for thorium in stars that are almost identical to the ... Read more Stargazers turn rock stars — Music of the ESO-Spheres gives peek into life at ESO Laura Hiscott 22 February 2019: Did you know that ESO has its own pop song? With our awe-inspiring observatories and images of the cosmos almost begging to be used in a music video, in 2013 ... 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