Austrian and Portuguese Ministers for Science visit Paranal

The Federal Minister for Science and Research of Austria, Karlheinz Töchterle, and the Minister for Science and Education of Portugal, Nuno Crato, visited ESO’s Paranal Observatory on 15 March 2013, as part of their official visits to Chile. The ministers and their delegations were hosted by ESO's Director General, Tim de Zeeuw.

This picture was taken on the platform of ESO’s Very Large Telescope and three of the Unit Telescope domes are visible in the background, along with the smaller dome of the VLT Survey Telescope. From left to right: the Federal Minister for Science and Research of Austria, Karlheinz Töchterle, ESO's Director General, Tim de Zeeuw, and the Minister for Science and Education of Portugal, Nuno Crato.