ESO — ESO Telescope Images Stunning Central Region of Milky Way, Finds Ancient Star Burst — Photo Release eso1920

ESO — Reaching New Heights in Astronomy Subscription preferences | Unsubscribe | View in browser European Southern Observatory ESO News 16 December 2019 16 December 2019 — ESO Photo Release eso1920 ESO Telescope Images Stunning Central Region of Milky Way, Finds Ancient Star Burst ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) has observed the central part of the Milky Way with spectacular resolution and uncovered new details about the history of star birth in our galaxy. Thanks to the new observations, astronomers have found evidence for a dramatic event in the life of the Milky Way: a burst of star formation so intense that it resulted in over a hundred thousand supernova explosions. The release, images and videos are available on: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1920/ Kind regards, The ESO Department of Communication 16 December 2019   ESOblog Astronomer on tour — The story of a trip to Chile to observe with the APEX telescope Katja Fahrion 6 December 2019: Measuring a whopping twelve metres across, APEX is a submillimetre-wavelength telescope operating in the southern hemisphere and has a suite of instruments to find out more about the "cold", "dusty" ... Read more Share this newsletter on:     Start receiving this newsletter in your language  Pictures of the Week 16 December 2019 Going Underground 9 December 2019 Cloudy with a Chance of Dust Upcoming Events Ongoing Café & Kosmos in Munich              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