Category:Very Large Telescope
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English: The Very Large Telescope (VLT) is the flagship facility of ESO, the European Southern Obersvatory and one of the world's most advanced and most productive astronomical facility, consisting of four Unit Telescopes each with an 8-metre class primary mirror. The VLT is located at the main peak of Paranal Observatory in northern Chile, together with the 2.6-metre VLT Survey telescope (VST) and four movable 1.8-metre Auxiliary Telescopes (ATs). The four units of the VLT can also work together and form a combined, larger interferometer telescope, the VLTI, allowing astronomers to see more details.
Subcategories
This category has the following 17 subcategories, out of 17 total.
Media in category "Very Large Telescope"
The following 200 files are in this category, out of 2,373 total.
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"Halo, World!" (D5D1512-CC).jpg 6,016 × 4,016; 4.8 MB
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"Halo, World!" (D5D1512-CC).tiff 6,016 × 4,016; 39.24 MB
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360 degrees of the VLT (dsc2343-cc).jpg 7,360 × 4,912; 3.88 MB
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360 degrees of the VLT (dsc2343-cc).tiff 7,360 × 4,912; 27.42 MB
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360 degrees of the VLT.jpg 12,242 × 6,121; 13.04 MB
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360 degrees of the VLT.tif 12,242 × 6,121; 71.93 MB
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360 view of the VLT at Paranal Observatory (ESO Paranal 360 Marcio Cabral Chile 11-CC).jpg 25,828 × 12,914; 69.24 MB
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360 view of the VLT at Paranal Observatory (ESO Paranal 360 Marcio Cabral Chile 11-CC).tiff 25,828 × 12,914; 442.35 MB
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360° panorama of the VLT platform (vlt-sunset-little-cc).jpg 9,685 × 9,685; 18.62 MB
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360° panorama of the VLT platform (vlt-sunset-little-cc).tiff 9,685 × 9,685; 108.29 MB
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3D Glimpse into the life of two astronomers (theeye-potw).jpg 1,858 × 1,018; 551 KB
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3D Glimpse into the life of two astronomers (theeye-potw).tiff 1,858 × 1,018; 3.19 MB
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8 2-m main mirror in its cell (eso0021aa).jpg 3,000 × 1,922; 1.71 MB
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8 2-m main mirror in its cell (eso0021aa).tiff 3,000 × 1,922; 10.03 MB
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8 2-m mirror in its cell (eso9910i).jpg 1,024 × 768; 243 KB
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8 2-m mirror in its cell (eso9910i).tiff 1,024 × 768; 1.54 MB
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8 2-m VLT mirror rests on Chilean ground (eso9906e).jpg 1,024 × 768; 206 KB
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8 2-m VLT mirror rests on Chilean ground (eso9906e).tiff 1,024 × 768; 1.13 MB
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8 2-m zerodur mirror (eso9950a).jpg 1,280 × 960; 276 KB
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8 2-m zerodur mirror (eso9950a).tiff 1,280 × 960; 1.56 MB
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8 2-m zerodur mirror (eso9950c).jpg 1,280 × 960; 253 KB
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8 2-m zerodur mirror (eso9950c).tiff 1,280 × 960; 1.4 MB
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8 2-m zerodur mirror resting in its cell (eso9950p).jpg 1,280 × 960; 311 KB
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8 2-m zerodur mirror resting in its cell (eso9950p).tiff 1,280 × 960; 2.04 MB
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8 2-m Zerodur mirror- from ship to land (eso9731a).jpg 1,011 × 755; 313 KB
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8 2-m Zerodur mirror- from ship to land (eso9731a).tiff 1,011 × 755; 1.54 MB
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8 2-m zerodur mirror- protective layer removal (eso9950b).jpg 1,280 × 960; 248 KB
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8 2-m zerodur mirror- protective layer removal (eso9950b).tiff 1,280 × 960; 1.44 MB
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A 3D view of remote galaxies (eso0910a).jpg 1,993 × 1,280; 240 KB
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A 3D view of remote galaxies (eso0910a).tiff 1,993 × 1,280; 1.46 MB
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A behemoth seen from above (potw2101a).tiff 3,992 × 2,992; 26.1 MB
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A bird's eye view of ESO’s Very Large Telescope (dji 0035).jpg 4,000 × 2,250; 2.22 MB
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A bird's eye view of ESO’s Very Large Telescope (dji 0035).tiff 4,000 × 2,250; 13.37 MB
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A buzz of celestial activity (vlt atudorica020-cc).jpg 4,244 × 4,864; 6.37 MB
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A buzz of celestial activity (vlt atudorica020-cc).tiff 4,244 × 4,864; 31.32 MB
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A celestial arch illuminates the desert (potw2132a).jpg 17,979 × 8,669; 35.35 MB
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A celestial arch illuminates the desert (potw2132a).tiff 17,979 × 8,669; 891.86 MB
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A close-up of a test siderostat (eso0111i).jpg 3,000 × 2,717; 1.78 MB
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A close-up of a test siderostat (eso0111i).tiff 3,000 × 2,710; 32.25 MB
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A colourful backdrop (vlt atudorica018-cc).jpg 14,560 × 6,683; 52.15 MB
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A colourful backdrop (vlt atudorica018-cc).tiff 14,560 × 6,683; 144.76 MB
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A cometary "aurora" at Paranal (eso0705f).jpg 4,282 × 2,690; 3.36 MB
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A cometary "aurora" at Paranal (eso0705f).tiff 4,282 × 2,690; 17.65 MB
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A cosmic backdrop (vltmilkywayset-6016-crop-final-cc).jpg 12,330 × 6,702; 28.66 MB
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A cosmic backdrop (vltmilkywayset-6016-crop-final-cc).tiff 12,330 × 6,702; 167.02 MB
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A Cosmic Cheshire Cat (potw1914a).jpg 9,501 × 4,096; 5.74 MB
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A Cosmic Cheshire Cat (potw1914a).tiff 9,501 × 4,096; 51.19 MB
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A cosmic composition (tryptique milkyway3).jpg 9,222 × 3,299; 4.99 MB
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A cosmic composition (tryptique milkyway3).tiff 9,222 × 3,299; 40.07 MB
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A Cosmic Vista (potw1931a).jpg 30,000 × 10,592; 83.56 MB
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A Cosmic Vista (potw1931a).tiff 30,000 × 10,592; 473.79 MB
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A cyclops from below (vlt atudorica009-cc).jpg 5,472 × 3,648; 5.35 MB
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A cyclops from below (vlt atudorica009-cc).tiff 5,472 × 3,648; 29.17 MB
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A Dark Sky Full of Light (horalek-vst-milky-way).jpg 12,021 × 11,920; 42.33 MB
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A Dark Sky Full of Light (horalek-vst-milky-way).tiff 12,021 × 11,920; 819.94 MB
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A distant beacon (potw2233a).jpg 8,499 × 7,498; 16.72 MB
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A distant beacon (potw2233a).tiff 8,499 × 7,498; 364.66 MB
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A dormant VLT Unit Telescope (dsc 6286-cc).jpg 6,000 × 4,000; 5.7 MB
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A dormant VLT Unit Telescope (dsc 6286-cc).tiff 6,000 × 4,000; 32.52 MB
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A family of four (vlt 010-cc).jpg 7,229 × 4,349; 12.09 MB
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A family of four (vlt 010-cc).tiff 7,229 × 4,349; 65.37 MB
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A fish-eye view of the VLT (165309674464e758889a6).jpg 4,096 × 4,096; 4.98 MB
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A fish-eye view of the VLT (165309674464e758889a6).tiff 4,096 × 4,096; 25.55 MB
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A fulldome family portrait (potw1833a).tiff 14,173 × 14,173; 294.36 MB
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A generating set for VLT (eso9707a).jpg 3,000 × 2,047; 2.19 MB
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A generating set for VLT (eso9707a).tiff 3,000 × 2,047; 10.35 MB
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A giant mirror cell for a giant mirror (1996) (vlt fl f).jpg 3,000 × 1,870; 2.4 MB
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A giant mirror cell for a giant mirror (1996) (vlt fl f).tiff 3,000 × 1,870; 13.7 MB
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A Green Nomad above Giants (potw2107a).jpg 23,840 × 8,200; 48.16 MB
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A Green Nomad above Giants (potw2107a).tiff 23,840 × 8,200; 1.09 GB
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A LEGO® interferometer! (ann17038c).jpg 5,450 × 3,417; 3.26 MB
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A luminous arc (vltmilkywaymoonpano-5961-final-cc).jpg 15,002 × 8,006; 41.03 MB
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A luminous arc (vltmilkywaymoonpano-5961-final-cc).tiff 15,002 × 8,006; 227.2 MB
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A Martian-esque Landscape (vlt-panorama).jpg 8,089 × 2,344; 6.32 MB
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A Martian-esque Landscape (vlt-panorama).tiff 8,089 × 2,344; 35.81 MB
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A New Age of Discoveries (potw2010a).tiff 9,426 × 5,302; 286 MB
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A perfect mirror image (potw2539a).jpg 2,624 × 3,936; 1.4 MB
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A perfect mirror image (potw2539a).tiff 2,624 × 3,936; 59.14 MB
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A power-generating set for VLT (eso9707b).jpg 3,000 × 2,808; 2.11 MB
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A power-generating set for VLT (eso9707b).tiff 3,000 × 2,808; 10.96 MB
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A remarkable waiting room (vltskygazing-6321-final-cc).jpg 3,648 × 5,472; 7.43 MB
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A remarkable waiting room (vltskygazing-6321-final-cc).tiff 3,648 × 5,472; 37.78 MB
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A rosy VLT portrait (chile-43-cc).jpg 4,698 × 3,132; 4.65 MB
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A rosy VLT portrait (chile-43-cc).tiff 4,698 × 3,132; 25.78 MB
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A slice of moon cheese, anyone? (potw2409a).jpg 5,504 × 8,256; 6.76 MB
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A slice of moon cheese, anyone? (potw2409a).tiff 5,504 × 8,256; 74.11 MB
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A spectacular display (allsky-6305).jpg 3,648 × 3,648; 2.71 MB
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A spectacular display (allsky-6305).tiff 3,648 × 3,648; 16.64 MB
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A stellar pool (allsky-6320).jpg 4,018 × 3,982; 3.01 MB
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A stellar pool (allsky-6320).tiff 4,018 × 3,982; 18.87 MB
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A stream of stars over Paranal (potw1421a).tiff 5,184 × 3,456; 19.93 MB
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A Stream of Stars over Paranal.jpg 5,184 × 3,456; 3.47 MB
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A test siderostat in place for observations (eso0111h).jpg 3,000 × 2,650; 1.74 MB
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A test siderostat in place for observations (eso0111h).tiff 3,000 × 2,658; 33.3 MB
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A towering figure (vlt atudorica008).jpg 5,472 × 3,648; 6.68 MB
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A towering figure (vlt atudorica008).tiff 5,472 × 3,648; 35.53 MB
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A towering VLT Unit Telescope (malin-dsc4754).jpg 2,832 × 4,256; 2.45 MB
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A towering VLT Unit Telescope (malin-dsc4754).tiff 2,832 × 4,256; 16.9 MB
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A Twilight Tour of Paranal.tif 7,762 × 3,847; 50.71 MB
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A Unit Telescope and an Auxiliary Telescope in UHD (uhd beletsky par 26).jpg 5,184 × 3,360; 5.6 MB
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A Unit Telescope and an Auxiliary Telescope in UHD (uhd beletsky par 26).tiff 5,184 × 3,360; 28.59 MB
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A very large eye exam (potw2014a).tiff 4,256 × 2,832; 19.23 MB
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A view of VLT in Paranal (eso0137k).jpg 2,946 × 2,028; 1.22 MB
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A view of VLT in Paranal (eso0137k).tiff 2,946 × 2,028; 7.4 MB
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A VLT mirror goes back to work (pzidar paranal lv-8).jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 3.52 MB
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A VLT mirror goes back to work (pzidar paranal lv-8).tiff 4,000 × 3,000; 20.57 MB
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A VLT unit (esopia00096teles).jpg 2,912 × 4,368; 2.38 MB
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A VLT unit (esopia00096teles).tiff 2,912 × 4,368; 36.43 MB
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A year of photos — day 96- easy as 1-2-3 (djones-10-of-10-cc).jpg 5,452 × 1,917; 1.91 MB
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A year of photos — day 96- easy as 1-2-3 (djones-10-of-10-cc).tiff 5,452 × 1,917; 14.73 MB
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Adding an “artificial” star to the multitude in the sky (yb lgs cc).jpg 2,592 × 3,888; 2.47 MB
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Adding an “artificial” star to the multitude in the sky (yb lgs cc).tiff 2,592 × 3,888; 14.45 MB
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Aerial image of the VLT (potw2321b).jpg 8,000 × 6,000; 10.41 MB
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Aerial image of the VLT (potw2321b).tiff 8,000 × 6,000; 65.95 MB
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Aligning the UT1 intermediate structures (eso9712b).jpg 756 × 504; 180 KB
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Aligning the UT1 intermediate structures (eso9712b).tiff 756 × 504; 798 KB
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All around the starry sky (35324467190).jpg 4,096 × 4,096; 3.72 MB
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All around the starry sky (ann17039a).tiff 4,096 × 4,096; 22.91 MB
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All in the motion (uhd canon emot novo3).jpg 5,472 × 3,648; 6.43 MB
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All in the motion (uhd canon emot novo3).tiff 5,472 × 3,648; 32.29 MB
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All of the VLT telescopes are now modelled in LEGO® (ann17038d).jpg 6,592 × 4,395; 5.32 MB
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All of the VLT telescopes are now modelled in LEGO® (ann17038d).tiff 6,592 × 4,395; 165.82 MB
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Alpha Centauri through the VLT (2016-04-04-paranal-vlt-alfacentauri-cc).jpg 3,569 × 2,379; 2.55 MB
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Alpha Centauri through the VLT (2016-04-04-paranal-vlt-alfacentauri-cc).tiff 3,569 × 2,379; 48.62 MB
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An Auxiliary Telescope among three giants in UHD (uhd beletsky par 19).jpg 5,472 × 3,648; 5.79 MB
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An Auxiliary Telescope among three giants in UHD (uhd beletsky par 19).tiff 5,472 × 3,648; 29.36 MB
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An Emu in the Sky over Paranal (potw1439a).tiff 2,500 × 1,525; 9.06 MB
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An Emu in the Sky over Paranal.jpg 2,500 × 1,525; 2.39 MB
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Andreas Kaufer at Paranal (max p599017s).jpg 5,120 × 2,816; 2.41 MB
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Andreas Kaufer at Paranal (max p599017s).tiff 5,120 × 2,816; 41.32 MB
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Announcement during VLT first light press conference (vlt-fl-press-conf-2).jpg 2,252 × 1,451; 647 KB
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Announcement during VLT first light press conference (vlt-fl-press-conf-2).tiff 2,252 × 1,451; 4.46 MB
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Antofagasta - Paranal (5203546433).jpg 1,600 × 1,071; 883 KB
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Antu, Kueyen, Melipal and Yepun (allsky-6064).jpg 3,602 × 3,602; 4.38 MB
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Antu, Kueyen, Melipal and Yepun (allsky-6064).tiff 3,602 × 3,602; 22.94 MB
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ANTU, KUEYEN, MELIPAL and YEPUN (img 10150-cc).jpg 3,337 × 3,337; 2.91 MB
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ANTU, KUEYEN, MELIPAL and YEPUN (img 10150-cc).tiff 3,337 × 3,337; 44.3 MB
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Arc of the Milky Way (vltmilkywaypano-5994-final-cc).jpg 10,291 × 6,507; 21.78 MB
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Arc of the Milky Way (vltmilkywaypano-5994-final-cc).tiff 10,291 × 6,507; 125.68 MB
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Areas of the sky most affected by satellite constellations (eso2004a).tiff 9,000 × 9,000; 125.84 MB
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Around Paranal (nik9595p2-cc).jpg 11,804 × 11,804; 28.84 MB
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Around Paranal (nik9595p2-cc).tiff 11,804 × 11,804; 797.31 MB
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Arriving at Antofagasta (eso9733a).jpg 3,000 × 2,942; 3.6 MB
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Arriving at Antofagasta (eso9733a).tiff 3,000 × 2,942; 17.34 MB
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Artist's impression of the Gaia-ESO Survey (mpa-eso).jpg 2,889 × 2,070; 1.12 MB
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Artist's impression of the Gaia-ESO Survey (mpa-eso).tiff 2,889 × 2,070; 8.12 MB
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Artist's impression of the VLT observatory at Paranal (eso9530b).jpg 626 × 500; 231 KB
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Artist's impression of the VLT observatory at Paranal (eso9530b).tiff 626 × 500; 164 KB
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As time goes by (potw1133a).jpg 3,392 × 2,260; 1.54 MB
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As time goes by (potw1133a).tiff 3,392 × 2,260; 9.57 MB
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Astronishing ( MG 1232-CC).jpg 5,472 × 3,648; 6.88 MB
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Astronishing ( MG 1232-CC).tiff 5,472 × 3,648; 36.33 MB
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Astronomy Olympics reaches the Very Large Telescope (stars1109a).jpg 2,233 × 1,444; 833 KB
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Astronomy Olympics reaches the Very Large Telescope (stars1109a).tiff 2,233 × 1,444; 4.8 MB
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Astrophotographer Serge Brunier (eso0932b).tiff 2,704 × 1,788; 5.07 MB
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At home in the Milky Way (DSC08308-CC).jpg 4,240 × 2,832; 2.86 MB
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At home in the Milky Way (DSC08308-CC).tiff 4,240 × 2,832; 16.62 MB
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At the VLT control room (im05f8 1-cc).jpg 1,024 × 768; 121 KB
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At the VLT control room (im05f8 1-cc).tiff 1,024 × 768; 879 KB
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AT4 at dawn on Paranal (paranal-at4-dawn).jpg 2,912 × 3,821; 1.01 MB
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AT4 at dawn on Paranal (paranal-at4-dawn).tiff 2,912 × 3,821; 31.87 MB
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Atacama Desert road (eso9733g).jpg 3,000 × 2,284; 2.47 MB
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Atacama Desert road (eso9733g).tiff 3,000 × 2,284; 12.94 MB
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Atmospheric correction (projet muse-2014 176).jpg 3,804 × 2,721; 1.97 MB
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Atmospheric correction (projet muse-2014 176).tiff 3,804 × 2,721; 48.13 MB
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Auxiliary Telescope 2 (at2-1).jpg 2,634 × 3,916; 2.24 MB
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Auxiliary Telescope 2 (at2-1).tiff 2,634 × 3,916; 29.55 MB
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Auxiliary Telescope at the VLT (eso-ats-mar2009-0314).jpg 5,616 × 3,744; 2.85 MB
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Auxiliary Telescope at the VLT (eso-ats-mar2009-0314).tiff 5,616 × 3,744; 19.24 MB
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Babak Tafreshi at ESO Paranal (uhd img 7314-c1).jpg 4,543 × 3,504; 3.87 MB
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Babak Tafreshi at ESO Paranal (uhd img 7314-c1).tiff 4,543 × 3,504; 22.64 MB
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Base for UT2 (eso9716f).jpg 710 × 647; 281 KB
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Base for UT2 (eso9716f).tiff 710 × 647; 1.02 MB
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Beam connector in the mirror maintenance building (at2-mmb-tno-12-04).jpg 5,079 × 3,521; 7.22 MB
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Beam connector in the mirror maintenance building (at2-mmb-tno-12-04).tiff 5,079 × 3,521; 36.86 MB
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Belt of Venus (img 5534-img 5539-cc).jpg 10,318 × 2,130; 8.61 MB
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Belt of Venus (img 5534-img 5539-cc).tiff 10,318 × 2,130; 23.57 MB
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Big and bigger (potw1420a).tiff 4,256 × 2,832; 9.1 MB
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Big and bigger telescopes (eso-paranal-vlt).jpg 5,616 × 3,744; 2.89 MB
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Big and bigger telescopes (eso-paranal-vlt).tiff 5,616 × 3,744; 21.67 MB
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Big and Bigger.jpg 4,256 × 2,832; 1.74 MB
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Big and small (nik7707p2-cc).jpg 11,530 × 11,530; 29.84 MB
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Big and small (nik7707p2-cc).tiff 11,530 × 11,530; 760.72 MB
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Big questions call for big telescopes (DSC02728-CC).jpg 4,240 × 2,832; 2.72 MB
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Big questions call for big telescopes (DSC02728-CC).tiff 4,240 × 2,832; 17.58 MB
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Blue hour at Paranal (img 5285-cc).jpg 5,184 × 3,456; 5.25 MB
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Blue hour at Paranal (img 5285-cc).tiff 5,184 × 3,456; 30.27 MB
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Blurred vision at Paranal (turbday2-cc).jpg 3,000 × 2,060; 2.36 MB
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Blurred vision at Paranal (turbday2-cc).tiff 3,000 × 2,060; 13.74 MB
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BMW’s 6 Series Gran Coupé and the Paranal Observatory (ann12016a).tiff 8,243 × 6,280; 83.36 MB
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BMW’s 6 Series Gran Coupé and the Paranal Observatory.jpg 8,243 × 6,280; 10.41 MB
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Breakthrough Detection and Imaging Technology (eso1829a).jpg 2,775 × 2,390; 971 KB
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Breakthrough Detection and Imaging Technology (eso1829a).tiff 2,775 × 2,390; 7.07 MB
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Brian May on the site of the Very Large Telescope (img-1584-cc-by-mz).jpg 5,184 × 3,456; 4.2 MB
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Brian May on the site of the Very Large Telescope (img-1584-cc-by-mz).tiff 5,184 × 3,456; 29.28 MB
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Bridge over the VLT (dsc0587-cc).jpg 7,360 × 4,912; 12.78 MB
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Bridge over the VLT (dsc0587-cc).tiff 7,360 × 4,912; 62.81 MB
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Bumps on the road (eso9733h).jpg 3,000 × 2,393; 2.11 MB
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Bumps on the road (eso9733h).tiff 3,000 × 2,393; 12.3 MB
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By the laser's red glare (DSC02755-CC).jpg 2,832 × 3,876; 2.77 MB
