
Didier Queloz at the ESO 50th anniversary gala event

Anaëlle Maury and Laurent Vigroux at the ESO 50th anniversary gala event

Brian Schmidt and Michel Mayor at the ESO 50th anniversary gala event

Brian Schmidt and Michel Mayor at the ESO 50th anniversary gala event

Tim de Zeeuw at the ESO 50th anniversary gala event

Annette Schavan at the ESO 50th anniversary gala event

Wolfgang Heubisch at the ESO 50th anniversary gala event

Xavier Barcons and the Eagle Nebula at the ESO 50th anniversary gala event

The ceiling of the Kaisersaal

John Womersley at the ESO 50th anniversary gala event

Just before the dinner at the ESO 50th anniversary gala event

ALMA antennas ready for action

Mechanical workshop at La Silla Observatory

ELT M5 support system being tested

The ESO 3.6-metre telescope under construction

Early steps on the construction of the domes of the ESO 3.6-metre telescope and the 1.4-metre Coudé Auxiliary Telescope

Shared time

Aufsuchkarte für den Herkules-Galaxienhaufen

The ALMA Hotel Residence main hall (artist’s impression)

Prince Philippe of Belgium visits ESO’s Paranal Observatory

Site testing station in South Africa

Site testing station in Karoo, South Africa

Astronomy Olympics reaches the Very Large Telescope

Spanish Minister for Science and Innovation visits Paranal and ALMA

ALMA is taking shape at the AOS

Screenshot from the HISTORY Channel’s series of short stories featuring ESO telescopes