De izquierda a derecha, Iván Jara, presidente regional CChC Antofagasta, Gautier Mathys, encargado de cooperación científica de ESO y Agustín Hola, presidente del comité de proveedores.

The band “Steve Rothery & friends” plays live at La Silla for the total solar eclipse event on 2 July 2019. More information about the event is available on https://www.eso.org/public/events/astro-evt/solareclipse2019/

Xavier Barcons, the Director General of ESO, is interviewed by CNN Chile at the La Silla Observatory. The domes in the background belong to the ESO 3.6-metre telescope.

Students observing posters at the Paranal Observatory Visitor Centre. 

The band “Steve Rothery & friends” plays live at La Silla for the total solar eclipse event on 2 July 2019. More information about the event is available on https://www.eso.org/public/events/astro-evt/solareclipse2019/

Panorama overlooking the La Silla Observatory situated in the outskirts of the Atacama desert, Chile. The picture was taken on 2 July 2019 during the progress of total solar eclipse event.

The fifth coordination meeting between ESO and ESA was held at ESO's headquarters on 8 January 2020. The directors general of ESA and ESO, Jan Wörner and Xavier Barcons, respectively, together with representatives of the various working groups, discussed projects of joint interest and how sharing knowledge and expertise strengthens Europe’s position in our exploration of the cosmos.

Bei einer Zeremonie in der ESO-Zentrale in Garching am 29. November 2019 unterzeichnete die ESO einen Vertrag mit SENER Aerospacial über das Design und die Produktion der Zelle für den M5-Spiegel des Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). Der Vertrag wurde von ESO-Generaldirektor Xavier Barcons und dem Generaldirektor von SENER Aeroespacial José Julián Echevarría unterschrieben.

An der Zeremonie haben auch die spanische Vizekosulin in München, María Gonzalo Villanueva, teilgenommen und Vertreter des spanischen Zentrums für die Entwicklung industrieller Technologie, des spanischen Ministeriums für Forschung, Innovation und Universitäten sowie Mitarbeiter der ESO und von SENER Aerospacial.

Bei einer Zeremonie in der ESO-Zentrale in Garching am 29. November 2019 unterzeichnete die ESO einen Vertrag mit SENER Aerospacial über das Design und die Produktion der Zelle für den M5-Spiegel des Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). Der Vertrag wurde von ESO-Generaldirektor Xavier Barcons und dem Generaldirektor von SENER Aeroespacial José Julián Echevarría unterschrieben.

Bei einer Zeremonie in der ESO-Zentrale in Garching am 29. November 2019 unterzeichnete die ESO einen Vertrag mit SENER Aerospacial über das Design und die Produktion der Zelle für den M5-Spiegel des Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). Der Vertrag wurde von ESO-Generaldirektor Xavier Barcons und dem Generaldirektor von SENER Aeroespacial José Julián Echevarría unterschrieben.

Xavier Barcons, ESO Director General, speaking at a ceremony at ESO Headquarters on 29 November 2019, where he signed a contract with SENER Aerospacial  for the design and production of the cell for the M5 mirror of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT).

General Director of SENER Aeroespacial José Julián Echevarría speaks at the contract signing ceremony between ESO and SENER Aerospacial for the production and design for the Extremely Large Telscope's (ELT) M5 mirror support cell. The contract was signed on 29 November 2019 at ESO Headquarters in Garching bei München in Germany by ESO’s Director General Xavier Barcons and José Julián Echevarría.

General Director of SENER Aeroespacial José Julián Echevarría speaks at the contract signing ceremony between ESO and SENER Aerospacial for the production and design for the Extremely Large Telscope's (ELT) M5 mirror support cell. The contract was signed on 29 November 2019 at ESO Headquarters in Garching bei München in Germany by ESO’s Director General Xavier Barcons and José Julián Echevarría.

At a ceremony at ESO Headquarters in Garching, Germany on 29 November 2019, ESO signed a contract with SENER Aerospacial for the design and production of the cell for the M5 mirror of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). The contract was signed by ESO’s Director General Xavier Barcons (on the left) and the General Director of SENER Aeroespacial José Julián Echevarría (on the right).

José Juan Sánchez, Vice Director General for the Internationalisation of Science and Innovation at the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, speaks at the signing ceremony for the design and manufacture contract of the ELT mirror 5 between ESO and SENER Aeroespecial. The contract was signed on 29 November 2019 at ESO Headquarters in Garching bei München in Germany.

José Juan Sánchez, Vice Director General for the Internationalisation of Science and Innovation at the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, speaks at the signing ceremony for the design and manufacture contract of the ELT mirror 5 between ESO and SENER Aeroespecial. The contract was signed on 29 November 2019 at ESO Headquarters in Garching bei München in Germany.

Roberto Trigo, Head of Science Infrastructures and Dual Programs at the Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial speaks at the signing ceremony of the contract for the design and manufacturing of the cell for the ELT mirror 5, ESO/SENER Aeroespacial. The contract was signed on 29 November 2019 at ESO Headquarters in Garching bei München in Germany.

At a ceremony at ESO Headquarters in Garching, Germany on 29 November 2019, ESO signed a contract with SENER Aerospacial for the design and production of the cell for the M5 mirror of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). The contract was signed by ESO’s Director General Xavier Barcons and the General Director of SENER Aeroespacial José Julián Echevarría.

Xavier Barcons, ESO Director General, speaking at a ceremony at ESO Headquarters on 29 November 2019, where he signed a contract with SENER Aerospacial  for the design and production of the cell for the M5 mirror of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT).

Roberto Trigo, Head of Science Infrastructures and Dual Programs at the Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial speaks at the signing ceremony of the contract for the design and manufacturing of the cell for the ELT mirror 5, ESO/SENER Aeroespacial. The contract was signed on 29 November 2019 at ESO Headquarters in Garching bei München in Germany.

ELT Management Advisory Committee (EMAC), ESO Garching, 18–19 November 2019.

The Very Large Telescope in 2030 workshop, ESO Garching, 17-20 June 2019.

ESO welcomed NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Planetary Defence Coordination Office, ESA — European Space Agency’s Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre, and astronomers from around the world on 12–13 September for meetings of the International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN), and Space Missions Planning Advisory Group (SMPAG), which are responsible for coordinating global efforts of astronomers, observatories and space agencies to detect and characterise Near-Earth Objects with a potential to impact Earth, and plan space missions to prevent or mitigate an impact. Tracking Near-Earth Objects is a major focus for the collaboration between ESO and ESA. ESO uses the Very Large Telescope to refine the orbits and characterise NEOs that are very faint or high on the risk list.

Group photo of the event "METIS Preliminary Design Review" (PDR),  ESO Garching, 6–10 May 2019.  More information about METIS is available on its web page.

Group photo of the ALMA Development Workshop at ESO Headquarters (3–5 June 2019). In the background is the ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre. More information about ALMA is available on its web page.