European Southern Observatory
The European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere, commonly referred to as the European Southern Observatory (ESO), is an intergovernmental research organisation made up of 16 member states for ground-based astronomy. Created in 1962, ESO has provided astronomers with state-of-the-art research facilities and access to the southern sky. The organisation employs over 750 staff members and receives annual member state contributions of approximately €162 million. Its observatories are located in northern Chile.ESO has built and operated some of the largest and most technologically advanced telescopes. These include the 3.6 m New Technology Telescope, an early pioneer in the use of active optics, and the Very Large Telescope (VLT), which consists of four individual 8.2 m telescopes and four smaller auxiliary telescopes which can all work together or separately. The Atacama Large Millimeter Array observes the universe in the millimetre and submillimetre wavelength ranges, and is the world's largest ground-based astronomy project to date. It was completed in March 2013 in an international collaboration by Europe (represented by ESO), North America, East Asia and Chile.
Currently under construction is the Extremely Large Telescope. It will use a 39.3-metre-diameter segmented mirror, and become the world's largest optical reflecting telescope when operational towards the end of this decade. Its light-gathering power will allow detailed studies of planets around other stars, the first objects in the universe, supermassive black holes, and the nature and distribution of the dark matter and dark energy which dominate the universe.
ESO's observing facilities have made astronomical discoveries and produced several astronomical catalogues. Its findings include the discovery of the most distant gamma-ray burst and evidence for a black hole at the centre of the Milky Way. In 2004, the VLT allowed astronomers to obtain the first picture of an extrasolar planet (2M1207b) orbiting a brown dwarf 173 light-years away. The High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS) instrument installed on the older ESO 3.6 m telescope led to the discovery of extrasolar planets, including Gliese 581c—one of the smallest planets seen outside the Solar System. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Yu, L, Donati, J-F, Grankin, K, Collier Cameron, A, Moutou, C, Hussain, G, Baruteau, C, Jouve, L, MaTYSSE collaboration, theContributors: “...European Southern Observatory...”
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2by Tiley, A L, Bureau, M, Cortese, L, Harrison, C M, Johnson, H L, Stott, J P, Swinbank, A M, Smail, I, Sobral, D, Bunker, A J, Glazebrook, K, Bower, R G, Obreschkow, D, Bryant, J J, Jarvis, M J, Bland-Hawthorn, J, Magdis, G, Medling, A M, Sweet, S M, Tonini, C, Turner, O J, Sharples, R M, Croom, S M, Goodwin, M, Konstantopoulos, I S, Lorente, N P F, Lawrence, J S, Mould, J, Owers, M S, Richards, S NContributors: “...European Southern Observatory...”
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3by Moffett, Amanda J, Phillipps, Steven, Robotham, Aaron S G, Driver, Simon P, Bremer, Malcolm N, Cortese, Luca, Wong, O Ivy, Brough, Sarah, Brown, Michael J I, Bryant, Julia J, Conselice, Christopher J, Croom, Scott M, George, Koshy, Goldstein, Greg, Goodwin, Michael, Holwerda, Benne W, Hopkins, Andrew M, Konstantopoulos, Iraklis S, Lawrence, Jon S, Lorente, Nuria P F, Medling, Anne M, Owers, Matt S, Pimbblet, Kevin A, Richards, Samuel N, Sweet, Sarah M, van de Sande, JesseContributors: “...European Southern Observatory...”
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4by Sadibekova, TatianaContributors: “...European Southern Observatory (ESO)...”
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5by Sadibekova, TatianaContributors: “...European Southern Observatory (ESO)...”
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8by Béthermin, Matthieu, De Breuck, Carlos, Sargent, Mark, Daddi, EmanueleContributors: “...European Southern Observatory (ESO)...”
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9by Béthermin, Matthieu, de Breuck, Carlos, Sargent, Mark, Daddi, EmanueleContributors: “...European Southern Observatory (ESO)...”
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10by Béthermin, Matthieu, de Breuck, Carlos, Sargent, Mark, Daddi, EmanueleContributors: “...European Southern Observatory (ESO)...”
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11by Béthermin, Matthieu, de Breuck, Carlos, Sargent, Mark, Daddi, EmanueleContributors: “...European Southern Observatory (ESO)...”
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13by Béthermin, Matthieu, de Breuck, Carlos, Sargent, Mark, Daddi, EmanueleContributors: “...European Southern Observatory (ESO)...”
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14by Konstantinova-Antova, R., Georgiev, S., Lèbre, A., Palacios, A., Morin, Julien, Bogdanovski, R., Abbott, C., Baron, F., Aurière, M., Drake, N, A, Tsvetkova, S., Josselin, E., Paladini, C., Mathias, P., Zamanov, R.Contributors: “...European Southern Observatory Santiago (ESO)...”
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15by Konstantinova-Antova, R., Georgiev, S., Lèbre, A., Palacios, A., Morin, J., Bogdanovski, R., Abbott, C., Baron, F., Aurière, M., Drake, N, A, Tsvetkova, S., Josselin, E., Paladini, C., Mathias, P., Zamanov, R.Contributors: “...European Southern Observatory Santiago (ESO)...”
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16by Konstantinova-Antova, R., Georgiev, S., Lèbre, A., Palacios, A., Morin, J., Bogdanovski, R., Abbott, C., Baron, F., Aurière, M., Drake, N, A, Tsvetkova, S., Josselin, E., Paladini, C., Mathias, P., Zamanov, R.Contributors: “...European Southern Observatory Santiago (ESO)...”
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17by Konstantinova-Antova, R., Georgiev, S., Lèbre, A., Palacios, A., Morin, Julien, Bogdanovski, R., Abbott, C., Baron, F., Aurière, M., Drake, N, A, Tsvetkova, S., Josselin, E., Paladini, C., Mathias, P., Zamanov, R.Contributors: “...European Southern Observatory Santiago (ESO)...”
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18by Konstantinova-Antova, R., Georgiev, S., Lèbre, A., Palacios, A., Morin, Julien, Bogdanovski, R., Abbott, C., Baron, F., Aurière, M., Drake, N, A, Tsvetkova, S., Josselin, E., Paladini, C., Mathias, P., Zamanov, R.Contributors: “...European Southern Observatory Santiago (ESO)...”
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19by Konstantinova-Antova, R., Georgiev, S., Lèbre, A., Palacios, A., Morin, Julien, Bogdanovski, R., Abbott, C., Baron, F., Aurière, M., Drake, N, A, Tsvetkova, S., Josselin, E., Paladini, C., Mathias, P., Zamanov, R.Contributors: “...European Southern Observatory Santiago (ESO)...”
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20by Lemasle, Bertrand, François, Patrick, Piersimoni, A. M., Pedicelli, S., Bono, G., Laney, C. D., Primas, Francesca, Romaniello, M.Contributors: “...European Southern Observatory (ESO)...”
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