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Top 100 Images

VISTA's infrared view of the Orion Nebula
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VISTA's infrared view of the Orion Nebula
Credit:

ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA.
Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
The Helix Nebula
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The Helix Nebula
Credit:

ESO
VST image of the star-forming region Messier 17
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VST image of the star-forming region Messier 17
Credit:

ESO/INAF-VST/OmegaCAM. Acknowledgement: OmegaCen/Astro-WISE/Kapteyn Institute
A 340-million pixel starscape from Paranal
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A 340-million pixel starscape from Paranal
Credit:

ESO/S. Guisard (www.eso.org/~sguisard)
NGC 2264 and the Christmas Tree cluster
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NGC 2264 and the Christmas Tree cluster
Credit:

ESO
The Centre of the Milky Way
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The Centre of the Milky Way
Credit:

ESO/S. Gillessen et al.
NGC 2467 and Surroundings
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NGC 2467 and Surroundings
Credit:

ESO
The Horsehead Nebula
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The Horsehead Nebula
Credit:

ESO
VST image of the giant globular cluster Omega Centauri
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VST image of the giant globular cluster Omega Centauri
Credit:

ESO/INAF-VST/OmegaCAM. Acknowledgement: A. Grado/INAF-Capodimonte Observatory
Messier 78: a reflection nebula in Orion
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Messier 78: a reflection nebula in Orion
Credit:

ESO/Igor Chekalin
Panoramic view of the WR 22 and Eta Carinae regions of the Carina Nebula
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Panoramic view of the WR 22 and Eta Carinae regions of the Carina Nebula
Credit:

ESO
The hidden fires of the Flame Nebula
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The hidden fires of the Flame Nebula
Credit:

ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
Early Morning on Paranal
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Early Morning on Paranal
Credit:

ESO/H.H. Heyer
The future ALMA array on Chajnantor (artist’s rendering)
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The future ALMA array on Chajnantor (artist’s rendering)
Credit:

ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/L. Calçada (ESO)
Rare 360-degree Panorama of the Southern Sky
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Rare 360-degree Panorama of the Southern Sky
Credit:

ESO/H.H. Heyer
370-million-pixel starscape of the Lagoon Nebula
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370-million-pixel starscape of the Lagoon Nebula
Credit:

ESO
The Milky Way panorama
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The Milky Way panorama
Credit:

ESO/S. Brunier
The Omega Nebula
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The Omega Nebula
Credit:

ESO
Centaurus A
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Centaurus A
Credit:

ESO/WFI (Optical); MPIfR/ESO/APEX/A.Weiss et al. (Submillimetre); NASA/CXC/CfA/R.Kraft et al. (X-ray)
Glowing Stellar Nurseries
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Glowing Stellar Nurseries
Credit:

ESO/APEX/DSS2/ SuperCosmos/ Deharveng(LAM)/ Zavagno(LAM)
The R Coronae Australis region imaged with the Wide Field Imager at La Silla
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The R Coronae Australis region imaged with the Wide Field Imager at La Silla
Credit:

ESO
The Eagle Nebula
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The Eagle Nebula
Credit:

ESO
A Pool of Distant Galaxies
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A Pool of Distant Galaxies
Credit:

ESO/ Mario Nonino, Piero Rosati and the ESO GOODS Team
Stellar nursery NGC 3603
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Stellar nursery NGC 3603
Credit:

ESO
Sunset over Paranal Panorama
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Sunset over Paranal Panorama
Credit:

ESO/F. Kamphues
The Trifid Nebula
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The Trifid Nebula
Credit:

ESO
A plume on Betelgeuse (artist’s impression)
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A plume on Betelgeuse (artist’s impression)
Credit:

ESO/L. Calçada
APEX at Chajnantor
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APEX at Chajnantor
Credit:

ESO/H.H.Heyer
Spiral galaxy NGC 1232
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Spiral galaxy NGC 1232
Credit:

ESO
VLT looks into The Eyes of the Virgin
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VLT looks into The Eyes of the Virgin
Credit:

ESO
The VLT in Action
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The VLT in Action
Credit:

ESO/S. Brunier
ESO’s Very Large Telescope Peers into a Distant Nebula
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ESO’s Very Large Telescope Peers into a Distant Nebula
Credit:

ESO/R. Chini
Infrared VISTA view of a stellar nursery in Monoceros
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Infrared VISTA view of a stellar nursery in Monoceros
Credit:

ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA.
Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
Paranal Platform After Sunset
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Paranal Platform After Sunset
Credit:

ESO/H.H.Heyer
Panorama of Sunset on Paranal
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Panorama of Sunset on Paranal
Credit:

ESO/Y. Beletsky
The Carina Nebula
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The Carina Nebula
Credit:

ESO
The Tinker Bell Triplet
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The Tinker Bell Triplet
Credit:

ESO
Portrait of a Dramatic Stellar Crib
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Portrait of a Dramatic Stellar Crib
Credit:

ESO
The Topsy-Turvy Galaxy NGC 1313
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The Topsy-Turvy Galaxy NGC 1313
Credit:

ESO
The Orion Nebula
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The Orion Nebula
Credit:

ESO/M.McCaughrean et al. (AIP)
The Future European Extremely Large Telescope
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The Future European Extremely Large Telescope
Credit:

Swinburne Astronomy Productions/ESO
Close-up of the drama of star formation
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Close-up of the drama of star formation
Credit:

ESO/Sergey Stepanenko
Latest Rendering of the E-ELT
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Latest Rendering of the E-ELT
Credit:

Swinburne Astronomy Productions/ESO
Bird’s Eye View of the Very Large Telescope
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Bird’s Eye View of the Very Large Telescope
Credit:

ESO/G.Hüdepohl (atacamaphoto.com)
Paranal Observatory and the Volcano Llullaillaco
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Paranal Observatory and the Volcano Llullaillaco
Credit:

ESO/G.Hüdepohl (atacamaphoto.com)
Trailing stars above Paranal
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Trailing stars above Paranal
Credit:

ESO/Stéphane Guisard (www.eso.org/~sguisard)
Artist’s impression of Corot-7b
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Artist’s impression of Corot-7b
Credit:

ESO/L. Calcada
Spiral Galaxy NGC 253
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Spiral Galaxy NGC 253
Credit: ESO
N44 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
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N44 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Credit:

ESO
Really Hot Stars
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Really Hot Stars
Credit:

ESO
One million stars — towards the dark heart of the Milky Way
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One million stars — towards the dark heart of the Milky Way
Credit:

ESO/VISTA. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
Celestial Conjunction at Paranal
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Celestial Conjunction at Paranal
Credit:

ESO/Y. Beletsky
Group Portrait of the VLT with the Galaxy
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Group Portrait of the VLT with the Galaxy
Credit:

ESO/Y.Beletsky
A Snapshot of the Jewel Box cluster with the ESO VLT
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A Snapshot of the Jewel Box cluster with the ESO VLT
Credit:

ESO/Y. Beletsky
Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945
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Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945
Credit:

ESO
The Crab Nebula in Taurus
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The Crab Nebula in Taurus
Credit:

ESO
Wide Field Imager view of the spiral galaxy NGC 247
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Wide Field Imager view of the spiral galaxy NGC 247
Credit:

ESO
Starry La Silla
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Starry La Silla
Credit:

Iztok Bončina/ESO
VISTA Magellanic Cloud Survey view of the Tarantula Nebula
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VISTA Magellanic Cloud Survey view of the Tarantula Nebula
Credit:

ESO/M.-R. Cioni/VISTA Magellanic Cloud survey. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
Lying down on the VLT platform
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Lying down on the VLT platform
Credit:

G. Hüdepohl/ESO

www.atacamaphoto.com
Paranal After Sunset
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Paranal After Sunset
Credit:

ESO/Y. Beletsky
Eta Carinae
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Eta Carinae
Credit: ESO
The Eagle's EGGs
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The Eagle's EGGs
Credit:

ESO/M.McCaughrean & M.Andersen (AIP)
Panoramic View of the Paranal Area
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Panoramic View of the Paranal Area
Credit:

ESO/H.H.Heyer
Wide Field Imager view of the southern spiral NGC 300
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Wide Field Imager view of the southern spiral NGC 300
Credit:

ESO
The VLT´s Laser Guide Star
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The VLT´s Laser Guide Star
Credit:

G. Hüdepohl/ESO

www.atacamaphoto.com
Swiss and 3.6-m Telescope at La Silla
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Swiss and 3.6-m Telescope at La Silla
Credit:

Iztok Boncina/ESO
The Cat's Paw Nebula
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The Cat's Paw Nebula
Credit:

ESO
The VLT platform on top of Cerro Paranal
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The VLT platform on top of Cerro Paranal
Credit:

ESO/G.Hüdepohl (atacamaphoto.com)
VLT and VISTA in Early Sunlight
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VLT and VISTA in Early Sunlight
Credit:

ESO/H.H.Heyer
Creating a Star
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Creating a Star
Credit:

ESO/Y. Beletsky
Paranal Starry Night
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Paranal Starry Night
Credit:

Gianluca Lombardi/ESO
Beta Pictoris as Seen in Infrared Light
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Beta Pictoris as Seen in Infrared Light
Credit:

ESO/A.-M. Lagrange et al.
The Brown Dwarf Object 2M1207 and GPCC
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The Brown Dwarf Object 2M1207 and GPCC
Credit:

ESO
Fine Shades of a Sombrero
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Fine Shades of a Sombrero
Credit:

ESO/P. Barthel
The Dumbbell Nebula
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The Dumbbell Nebula
Credit:

ESO
Stars Trails over La Silla
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Stars Trails over La Silla
Credit:

ESO/J. Pérez
An artist’s rendering of the most distant quasar
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An artist’s rendering of the most distant quasar
Credit:

ESO/M. Kornmesser
The Orion Nebula
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The Orion Nebula
Credit:

ESO/Igor Chekalin
Dramatic Moonset — Amazing Sight on Cerro Paranal, Home of ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT)
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Dramatic Moonset — Amazing Sight on Cerro Paranal, Home of ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT)
Credit:

G.Gillet/ESO
VLT Telescopes at Paranal
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VLT Telescopes at Paranal
Credit:

Iztok Boncina/ESO
ALMA antennas at OSF
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ALMA antennas at OSF
Credit:

Iztok Bončina/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
Sunset at Paranal
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Sunset at Paranal
Credit:

ESO/S. Guisard (www.eso.org/~sguisard)
Paranal at Sunrise
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Paranal at Sunrise
Credit: ESO
The Observing Platform as the Crow Flies
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The Observing Platform as the Crow Flies
Credit:

ESO/G.Hüdepohl (atacamaphoto.com)
ALMA Vision
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ALMA Vision
Credit:

ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/L. Calçada (ESO)/H. Heyer (ESO)/H. Zodet (ESO)
Sunset view at Paranal with Moon, Venus and an AT
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Sunset view at Paranal with Moon, Venus and an AT
Credit:

ESO/Y. Beletsky
Milky Way Above the VLT Platform
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Milky Way Above the VLT Platform
Credit:

ESO/H.H.Heyer
Paranal under snow
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Paranal under snow
Credit:

ESO/G.Hüdepohl (atacamaphoto.com)
Burning lithium inside a star (artist's impression)
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Burning lithium inside a star (artist's impression)
Credit:

ESO/L. Calçada
Pluto (Artist's Impression)
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Pluto (Artist's Impression)
Credit:

ESO/L. Calçada
The Planet, the Galaxy and the Laser
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The Planet, the Galaxy and the Laser
Credit:

ESO/Yuri Beletsky
ALMA antennas under the Milky Way
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ALMA antennas under the Milky Way
Credit:

ESO/José Francisco Salgado (josefrancisco.org)
A Laser Beam Towards the Milky Way's Centre
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A Laser Beam Towards the Milky Way's Centre
Credit:

ESO/Y. Beletsky
Straight to the Milky Way´s Heart
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Straight to the Milky Way´s Heart
Credit:

G. Hüdepohl/ESO

www.atacamaphoto.com
Straight to the Milky Way´s Heart
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Straight to the Milky Way´s Heart
Credit:

G. Hüdepohl/ESO

www.atacamaphoto.com
VISTA at sunset
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VISTA at sunset
Credit:

G. Hüdepohl / ESO
Dramatic Moonset
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Dramatic Moonset
Credit:

G. Gillet/ESO
ALMA Site
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ALMA Site
Credit:

ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/L. Calçada (ESO)
Telescope Domes Clustered at La Silla
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Telescope Domes Clustered at La Silla
Credit:

ESO/Y. Beletsky


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