ESOcast 23: A telescope's wire to the world

In this episode of the ESOcast, we travel to the inhospitable but dramatic landscape of the Atacama Desert. Beneath the ground there, a new high-speed data cable is helping connect Paranal, the world’s most advanced astronomical observatory, with scientists and engineers based at ESO headquarters in Germany. Dr J presents this new project and explains its impact on scientific research at ESO.

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ESO. Visual design and editing: Martin Kornmesser and Luis Calçada. Editing: Herbert Zodet.
Web and technical support: Lars Holm Nielsen and Raquel Yumi Shida. Written by: Oli Usher. Narration: Dr. J and Gaitee Hussain. Music: movetwo. Footage and photos: ESO and Stéphane Guisard (www.eso.org/~sguisard). Directed by: Herbert Zodet. Executive producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen.

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