First Light for SPECULOOS

The SPECULOOS Southern Observatory has made its first observations on site at the European Southern Observatory’s Paranal Observatory in northern Chile. SPECULOOS will focus on detecting Earth-sized planets orbiting nearby ultra-cool stars and brown dwarfs.

Credit:

tau-tec GmbH/ Michael Ruder /ESO

About the Image

Id:eso1839j
Type:Photographic
Release date:5 December 2018, 12:00
Related releases:eso1839
Size:4056 x 2280 px

About the Object

Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory
Category:Paranal

Image Formats

Large JPEG
1.8 MB
Screensize JPEG
139.4 KB

Zoomable


Wallpapers

1024x768
183.4 KB
1280x1024
296.2 KB
1600x1200
430.1 KB
1920x1200
513.3 KB
2048x1536
693.9 KB