SAF. Webastro. AFA. AstroSurf. CNES. CNRS. ESA. ESO. La Silla. La Silla, in the southern part of the Atacama desert, 600 km north of Santiago de Chile and at an altitude of 2400 metres is the home of ESO's original observing site. Here ESO operates two major telescopes: the 3.6m telescope, and the New Technology Telescope (NTT).
They are equipped with state of the art instruments either built completely by ESO or by external consortia, with substantial contribution by ESO. La Silla Observatory is hosting regularly Visitor Instruments that are attached to a telescope, for the duration of a run of observation and then is removed from the telescope. La Silla also hosts national telescopes, such as the 2.2-m Max-Planck telescope, 1.2-m Swiss Telescope and the 1.5-m Danish Telescope. VLT. <div class="box3"><b>Did you know? </b> The smallest detail distinguishable with the VLT's adaptive optics system is smaller than the size of a DVD on the International Space Station, as seen from the ground (about 50 milliarcseconds).
</div> Did you know? The smallest detail distinguishable with the VLT's adaptive optics system is smaller than the size of a DVD on the International Space Station, as seen from the ground (about 50 milliarcseconds). Did you know? Did you know? Did you know? Did you know? Did you know? Did you know? Did you know? Did you know? IAP. INSU. JAXA. JPL. European Homepage. In April of this year, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope will be celebrating 24 years of observing. To celebrate this milestone, the observatory is releasing a brand new image of part of NGC 2174, otherwise known as the Monkey Head nebula. This new Hubblecast episode showcases this beautiful image, which views a colourful region filled with young stars embedded within bright wisps of cosmic gas and dust. Welcome to the Hubblecast! Hubblecast features news and Images from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
The Hubblecasts are offered for download in several formats: standard (.mov, .mpeg, .mp4, .m4v), HD (High Definition) and Full HD. High-Definition is rapidly evolving into one of the leading video formats in the broadcasting market. Hubblecast HD and Full HD videos can be watched on TV by the use of digital media receivers such as Apple TV.
Now anyone can follow the hottest and coolest discoveries from the near and far Universe – anywhere, anytime, for free! Frequently Asked Questions. NASA. OBSPM. SEDS Messier Database.