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September 4

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A Fine-Tooth Comb to Measure the Accelerating Universe
ESO 26/08 - Instrument Release: Astronomical instruments needed to answer crucial questions, such as the search for Earth-like planets or the way the Universe expands, have come a step closer with the first demonstration at the telescope of a new calibration system for precise spectrographs.
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September 2

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The Thousand-Ruby Galaxy
ESO 25/08 - Press Photo: ESO's Wide Field Imager has captured the intricate swirls of the spiral galaxy Messier 83, a smaller look-alike of our own Milky Way.
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August 26

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How Do Galaxies Grow?
ESO 24/08 - Science Release: Astronomers have caught multiple massive galaxies in the act of merging about 4 billion years ago. This discovery, made possible by combining the power of the best ground- and space-based telescopes, uniquely supports the favoured theory of how galaxies form.
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July 24

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July 17

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Wilson J Castro C wrote at 7:55am on July 20th, 2008
Para mi como profecional , como experiencia de vida y de trabajo fue lo mejor que me a pasado, trabajar en el Observatorio LA SILLA es algo que se tiene que vivir....
Rosa Leyton A. wrote at 10:14am on July 19th, 2008
Hola, con mi esposo que trabajaba en Observatorio La Silla, observamos en el que le llamaban el sarcofago toda una noche con nuestros hijos fue precioso, inolvidable....:)
ESO Astronomy wrote at 1:53am on July 17th, 2008
Congratulations and good luck with the job, David! You can find information about visiting the ESO Facilities in Chile at http://www.eso.org/public/about-eso/visitors/index.html
David Burga (Toronto, ON) wrote at 6:07pm on July 12th, 2008
I just took a job in Chile and you guys are on my way to work. I´m going to have come by for a visit some time.
Vinnie ER (Hawaii, HI) wrote at 3:02am on July 4th, 2008
Check us out
http://www.imiloahawaii.org/video/

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Website:
http://www.eso.org/
Company Overview:
ESO, the European Southern Observatory, provides state-of-the-art research facilities to European astronomers and astrophysicists. It is an intergovernmental organisation with thirteen member-states.

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Mission:
To develop and operate world-class observing facilities for astronomical research in the Southern Hemisphere, and to organise collaborations in astronomy.
Products:
ESO operates three observatory sites in the Chilean Atacama desert: the Very Large Telescope (VLT), the world's most advanced optical observatory, on Cerro Paranal; several medium-sized telescopes at La Silla; and the 5000 metre high Llano de Chajnantor. where ESO is building ALMA, a giant array of 12-m submillimetre antennas, in collaboration with North America, East Asia and Chile. The ESO Headquarters are in Garching near Munich, Germany.