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Jingle all the way to ESO HQ
25. prosince 2023: Flying through the snow,And zipping through the air,O’er the fields we go,To ESO's home, we dare,Bells on soundtracks ring,Making spirits bright,What fun it is to fly and sing,A festive song tonight. Join us as we jingle all the way to the snow-covered ESO Headquarters in Garching, Germany, through this drone video taken in early December. While it’s fairly quiet around the office today, usually the ESO Headquarters are bustling with scientists, engineers and administrative staff who work in harmony on all aspects of astronomical research, from telescope design and development to archiving and analysing data. The communications department keeps the show on the road too, of course. ESO staff work in specially designed and award-winning buildings, which while sometimes confusing to navigate, contain a wealth of detail. Where the flat circular buildings meet, they surround a circular courtyard that has a diameter of exactly 8.2 metres — the size of ...