The 3.58-m New Technology Telescope (NTT) was the first in the world to have a computer-controled mirror ans ESO 3.6-m telescope.

IMPORTANT NOTE (1) A new set of four holographic HR_blue grisms has been installed in VIMOS on March 15 2012. Compared to the previous set, the peak efficiency has increased by about 65% and has moved ...

VISTA (Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy) is a 4-m class specialized wide field survey telescope for the southern hemisphere, equipped with a near infrared camera VIRCAM (VISTA ...

A full description of the VISTA telescope and the instrument is given in the VIRCAM @ VISTA user manual and summarized on this page later. We refer as well to the excellent WEB pages provided by the ...

In this page, you will find all the manuals needed to prepare and analyze your observations with MIDI. Please be sure todownload that corresponding to the period in ...

On Tuesday and Wednesday you will be given the opportunity to deliver a flash presentation of your poster during the poster session. Each presentation will have a duration of two minutes. Please, save ...

Garching lies about 13 km north-east of Munich and 17 km south-west of Munich international airport (Franz Josef Strauss). Please follow these instructions to travel to Garching. To consult the time ...

The VISIR performance estimates listed on this page are based on observations of mid-infrared calibration standard stars. Sensitivities have not changed much with the relocation of VISIR from UT3 ...

ESO is committed to creating a work environment that is safe, professional and of mutual trust where diversity and inclusion are valued, and where everyone is entitled to be treated with courtesy and ...

The submission of the Phase 2 package for approved Director's Discretionary Time (DDT) Proposals must follow the same procedure as regular programmes, described in the Instructions for Phase 2 ...

NIRPS, the Near Infra-Red Planet Searcher at the ESO La Silla 3.6m telescope is dedicated to the discovery and characterization of extrasolar planets. Like HARPS is a fibre-fed, high-resolution, cross ...

The ESO Users Committee (UC) is made of representatives of the ESO users in each member state and includes also a representative from Australia and the host country Chile. It advises the ESO Director ...