European Southern Observatory

ESO, the European Southern Observatory, is a multinational organisation of eight European member states. It operates astronomical observatories in Chile and has its headquarters in Munich, Germany.

News and Events

What's New in the ESO Web
ESO Data Interface Control Document - version 1.0 released.
ESO has a new vacancy for an Accounting Clerk

Facilities at ESO

ESO Web Helpdesk - Questions and suggestions to ESO.
Observing Proposals - Preparation and submission.
Observing with ESO Telescopes - Preparation of an observing run
Telescopes, Instrumentation & Detectors
Data reduction - MIDAS package.
Science Archive - ESO and HST observations, GSC and astronomical catalogs.
Libraries in Garching and Chile.
Garching local information
La Silla Observatory

Current Developments

Education and Public Relations - Press Releases, Photos, Videos, Events, C&EE;
ESO Publications - preprints, Messenger, etc.
Reports and Announcements - Vacancies, ESO Council and Committees information.
Meetings - seminars, colloquia, conferences.
Observation schedule for Period 58 (Oct 1996 - Mar 1997)
Weather, Ephemerides - includes Astroclimatology
Very Large Telescope (VLT) Observatory
Astronomy On-Line - connects pupils from all over Europe and other continenents
Comet Hale-Bopp Event
Information Resources in Astronomy

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