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Supernova Remnant NGC 2060	Star cluster RCW 38	One Auxiliary Telescope Under the Sky	The Spectacular Spiral Galaxy ESO 269-G57

Spiral Galaxy NGC 4565	Messier 83 - Central region	B68, the Black Cloud	Wide Panorama of Chajnantor

The star formation region NGC 6559	La Silla Ridge	ESO's VLT images the planetary nebula IC 1295	Young stars in the open star cluster NGC 2547

SEST at La Silla	Off the shoulder of Orion	La Silla under the Milky Way	VLT/VIMOS observations of the shock front in the remnant of the supernova SN 1006

Swirling Star Trails Over Yepun	The Stars Streak Overhead	The Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX)	The radio galaxy Centaurus A, as seen by ALMA

Comet Lovejoy over Santiago	VISTA stares deep into the cosmos	ALMA antenna transported to Chajnantor	Two Auxiliary Telescopes

The Chilean Night Sky from ALMA	Wide-field view of NGC 253 from the VLT Survey Telescope	The E-ELT at sunset (artist’s impression)	Wide-field view of the COSMOS field

Wide-field view of the sky around the most remote quasar	The flames of Betelgeuse	Wide-field view of the Meathook Galaxy	Rare Moon Green Flash Captured

Bridging the Abyss	Collecting Precious Starlight*	Reflecting on the VLT	Aerial View of the VLT

Three ALMA antennas close together on Chajnantor	Cerro Paranal and Cerro Armazones in Chile	ALMA Site (artist's impression)	Artist’s impression of Corot-9b

Darth Vader’s Galaxy, NGC 936	LMC Snapped by Schmidt Telescope	Rendering of the E-ELT	Transporting an Auxiliary Telescope

VLT Platform	The Paranal Observatory	The Moon over one VLT Auxiliary Telescope	The Milky Way Shines on Paranal

NTT Windscreen	A close look at Betelgeuse	SEST on La Silla	The Globular Cluster Omega Centauri*