Annual Report 2019

The contents include:

• Research highlights from ESO facilities, including the first image of the shadow of a supermassive black hole, groundbreaking investigations of exoplanets and how the shapes and characteristics of asteroids are being uncovered in unprecedented detail from the ground.
• A summary of activities at ESO’s front-line observatories in Chile: 2019 was a very special year for the La Silla Observatory, marking 50 years since its inauguration. The celebrations of this anniversary were further distinguished by the opportunity to witness a rare total solar eclipse at the observatory.
• The latest news from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and ESO's Extremely Large Telescope (ELT).
• News about ESO staff and infrastructure, and recommendations from the ESO Visiting Committee.