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Southern skies

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A dusting of snow in the Atacama Desert A dusting of snow in the Atacama DesertEuropean Southern Observatory Messier 78: a reflection nebula in Orion Messier 78: a reflection nebula in OrionEuropean Southern Observatory Starlight shines brightly above Paranal Starlight shines brightly above ParanalEuropean Southern Observatory A slice of moon cheese, anyone? A slice of moon cheese, anyone?European Southern Observatory Three people, three telescopes and three planets Three people, three telescopes and three planetsEuropean Southern Observatory ESO’s VLT reveals the Carina Nebula's hidden secrets ESO’s VLT reveals the Carina Nebula's hidden secretsEuropean Southern Observatory Total solar eclipse, La Silla Observatory, 2019 Total solar eclipse, La Silla Observatory, 2019European Southern Observatory Milky Way emerges as Sun sets over Paranal Milky Way emerges as Sun sets over ParanalEuropean Southern Observatory A deep infrared view of the Orion Nebula from HAWK-I A deep infrared view of the Orion Nebula from HAWK-IEuropean Southern Observatory Bird’s eye view of the Very Large Telescope* Bird’s eye view of the Very Large Telescope*European Southern Observatory The hidden fires of the Flame Nebula* The hidden fires of the Flame Nebula*European Southern Observatory A dusty welcome A dusty welcomeEuropean Southern Observatory Icy penitents by moonlight on Chajnantor Icy penitents by moonlight on ChajnantorEuropean Southern Observatory A silent sentinel A silent sentinelEuropean Southern Observatory Mars, 2099? Mars, 2099?European Southern Observatory Memory of the Solar Eclipse Above La Silla Memory of the Solar Eclipse Above La SillaEuropean Southern Observatory Ring Around the Moon Ring Around the MoonEuropean Southern Observatory Eclipsed Moon at Paranal Eclipsed Moon at ParanalEuropean Southern Observatory APEX at Chajnantor* APEX at Chajnantor*European Southern Observatory A laser beam towards the Milky Way's centre* A laser beam towards the Milky Way's centre*European Southern Observatory Taming the sky Taming the skyEuropean Southern Observatory The Trifid Nebula The Trifid NebulaEuropean Southern Observatory NGC 2264 and the Christmas Tree cluster* NGC 2264 and the Christmas Tree cluster*European Southern Observatory The Orion Nebula and cluster from the VLT Survey Telescope The Orion Nebula and cluster from the VLT Survey TelescopeEuropean Southern Observatory The Carina Nebula imaged by the VLT Survey Telescope The Carina Nebula imaged by the VLT Survey TelescopeEuropean Southern Observatory The Pencil Nebula, a strangely shaped leftover from a vast explosion The Pencil Nebula, a strangely shaped leftover from a vast explosionEuropean Southern Observatory Stellar Nursery Blooms into View Stellar Nursery Blooms into ViewEuropean Southern Observatory The star cluster NGC 3293 The star cluster NGC 3293European Southern Observatory ESO's Paranal Observatory: the VLT's Laser Guide Star and star trails ESO's Paranal Observatory: the VLT's Laser Guide Star and star trailsEuropean Southern Observatory The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) by night, under the Magellanic Clo The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) by night, under the Magellanic CloEuropean Southern Observatory