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of Antofagasta to the Paranal Observatory, as obtained by the ESO EPR Video Team.</div> </div> <div class="news-readmore">Read more</div> </div>  </a> </div> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <a href="/web/20210129132107/https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso9733/"> <div class="news-wrapper"> <div class="news-image"> <img class="img-responsive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210129132107im_/https://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb350x/eso9733a.jpg"> </div> <div class="news-description"> <div class="news-id">eso9733 — Organisation Release</div> <div class="news-title">High-resolution Images from the M1 Transport</div> <div class="news-teaser"><strong>19 December 1997</strong>: The present collection of twelve high-resolution photographic images illustrates the transport of the first VLT 8.2-m Zerodur mirror (M1) to Paranal. They are suitable for high-quality reproduction and complement the digital, less detailed ESO Press Photos 33a-f/97 which were published one week ago with information about this important event.</div> </div> <div class="news-readmore">Read more</div> </div>  </a> </div> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <a href="/web/20210129132107/https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso9732/"> <div class="news-wrapper"> <div class="news-image"> <img class="img-responsive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210129132107im_/https://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb350x/eso9732a.jpg"> </div> <div class="news-description"> <div class="news-id">eso9732 — Organisation Release</div> <div class="news-title">First M2-Unit and Beryllium Mirror Delivered to ESO</div> <div class="news-teaser"><strong>12 December 1997</strong>: Just as the first 8.2-metre Zerodur VLT primary mirror (M1) is arriving at the Paranal Observatory, there are also good news about the first of the 1.2-m Beryllium VLT secondary mirrors (M2) and its Supporting Unit . This assembly is placed at the top of the VLT 'telescope tube'.</div> </div> <div class="news-readmore">Read more</div> </div>  </a> </div> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <a href="/web/20210129132107/https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso9731/"> <div class="news-wrapper"> <div class="news-image"> <img class="img-responsive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210129132107im_/https://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb350x/eso9731a.jpg"> </div> <div class="news-description"> <div class="news-id">eso9731 — Organisation Release</div> <div class="news-title">First VLT 8.2-m Zerodur Mirror Arrives at Paranal Observatory</div> <div class="news-teaser"><strong>12 December 1997</strong>: Another historic event in ESO's Very Large Telescope Project has just occurred. The first giant mirror is on the mountain! The blanks for the four 8.2-metre VLT mirrors of Zerodur were produced by the Schott Glaswerke (Mainz, Germany) and have been polished at the REOSC factory (St. Pierre du Perray, France). For more information, see ESO Press Release 15/95. The first of the four mirrors left France in early November 1997 en route to Paranal. The transport was organized by the Gondrand company.</div> </div> <div class="news-readmore">Read more</div> </div>  </a> </div> </div> <div class="row news-list"> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <a href="/web/20210129132107/https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso9730/"> <div class="news-wrapper"> <div class="news-image"> <img class="img-responsive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210129132107im_/https://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb350x/eso9730a.jpg"> </div> <div class="news-description"> <div class="news-id">eso9730 — Organisation Release</div> <div class="news-title">Final Tests of the VLT Main Telescope Structure in Milan</div> <div class="news-teaser"><strong>2 December 1997</strong>: The main structure of the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) has been designed, produced and assembled by an Italian consortium composed of Ansaldo Energia (Genova), European Industrial Engineering (Venice) and SOIMI (Milan). A total of four identical structures have been built, one for each of the four VLT 8.2-m Unit Telescopes.</div> </div> <div class="news-readmore">Read more</div> </div>  </a> </div> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <a href="/web/20210129132107/https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso9729/"> <div class="news-wrapper"> <div class="news-image"> <img class="img-responsive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210129132107im_/https://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb350x/eso9729a.jpg"> </div> <div class="news-description"> <div class="news-id">eso9729 — Science Release</div> <div class="news-title">Comet or Asteroid?</div> <div class="news-teaser"><strong>24 November 1997</strong>: When is a minor object in the solar system a comet? And when is it an asteroid? Until recently, there was little doubt. Any object that was found to display a tail or appeared diffuse was a comet of ice and dust grains, and any that didn't, was an asteroid of solid rock. Moreover, comets normally move in rather elongated orbits, while most asteroids follow near-circular orbits close to the main plane of the solar system in which the major planets move.</div> </div> <div class="news-readmore">Read more</div> </div>  </a> </div> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <a href="/web/20210129132107/https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso9728/"> <div class="news-wrapper"> <div class="news-image"> <img class="img-responsive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210129132107im_/https://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb350x/eso9728a.jpg"> </div> <div class="news-description"> <div class="news-id">eso9728 — Organisation Release</div> <div class="news-title">First VLT Mirror Cell and 8.2-m Dummy Mirror Arrive at Paranal</div> <div class="news-teaser"><strong>17 November 1997</strong>: After a long journey from Europe, the first Very Large Telescope mirror cell (VLT M1 cell) and a concrete 8.2-m dummy mirror were unloaded in the Port of Antofagasta on October 31, 1997. From here, they were transported by special trucks to the Paranal Observatory.</div> </div> <div class="news-readmore">Read more</div> </div>  </a> </div> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <a href="/web/20210129132107/https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso9727/"> <div class="news-wrapper"> <div class="news-image"> <img class="img-responsive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210129132107im_/https://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb350x/eso9727a.jpg"> </div> <div class="news-description"> <div class="news-id">eso9727 — Organisation Release</div> <div class="news-title">Work Progresses at the Paranal Observatory</div> <div class="news-teaser"><strong>22 October 1997</strong>: During the past month, there has been much action in many different areas at the ESO Paranal Observatory. Work has continued on the assembly of various components of the telescope structures and on the surface of the summit platform, as well as in connection with the maintenance and storage facilities near the base camp at the foot of the mountain.</div> </div> <div class="news-readmore">Read more</div> </div>  </a> </div> </div> <div class="row news-list"> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <a href="/web/20210129132107/https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso9726/"> <div class="news-wrapper"> <div class="news-image"> <img class="img-responsive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210129132107im_/https://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb350x/eso9726a.jpg"> </div> <div class="news-description"> <div class="news-id">eso9726 — Photo Release</div> <div class="news-title">ESO Observations Show Persistent Dust Jets at Comet Hale-Bopp</div> <div class="news-teaser"><strong>8 October 1997</strong>: After having passed behind the Sun (as seen from the Earth), Comet Hale-Bopp is now again well visible to observers in the southern sky. Although this famous object is now three times farther away than when it passed its closest point to the Sun (the perihelion) on April 1, 1997, it is still quite bright, especially when compared to other comets that have been observed at the same distance. Its magnitude is now around 5, i.e. when seen in a dark sky it is just visible with the unaided eye. However, it is seen better through moderate-size binoculars and is of course still more interesting when observed with a large, professional telescope.</div> </div> <div class="news-readmore">Read more</div> </div>  </a> </div> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <a href="/web/20210129132107/https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso9725/"> <div class="news-wrapper"> <div class="news-image"> <img class="img-responsive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210129132107im_/https://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb350x/eso9725a.jpg"> </div> <div class="news-description"> <div class="news-id">eso9725 — Organisation Release</div> <div class="news-title">Installation of Motors Begins on VLT Unit Telescope 1</div> <div class="news-teaser"><strong>22 September 1997</strong>: With the completed assembly of the heavy parts that form the mechanical structure of the first (UT1) of the four large VLT Unit Telescopes, the integration of the motor that will move the telescope around the (horizontal) altitude axis is now about to start.</div> </div> <div class="news-readmore">Read more</div> </div>  </a> </div> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <a href="/web/20210129132107/https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso9724/"> <div class="news-wrapper"> <div class="news-image"> <img class="img-responsive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210129132107im_/https://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb350x/eso9724a.jpg"> </div> <div class="news-description"> <div class="news-id">eso9724 — Organisation Release</div> <div class="news-title">Improving Access to the Paranal Observatory</div> <div class="news-teaser"><strong>10 September 1997</strong>: In this continuing series of views from the ESO Paranal Observatory, most have been related to developments around the VLT telescopes and their enclosures. While this assembly work is very important and now rapidly progresses towards the crucial moment of First Light, other activities are also going on which will ensure the proper functioning of the small, isolated community at Paranal, in the middle of the extreme Atacama desert.</div> </div> <div class="news-readmore">Read more</div> </div>  </a> </div> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <a href="/web/20210129132107/https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso9723/"> <div class="news-wrapper"> <div class="news-image"> <img class="img-responsive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210129132107im_/https://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb350x/eso9723a.jpg"> </div> <div class="news-description"> <div class="news-id">eso9723 — Organisation Release</div> <div class="news-title">Top Ring in Place on VLT Unit Telescope 1</div> <div class="news-teaser"><strong>29 August 1997</strong>: Here are some recent photos from the installation of the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the Paranal Observatory in Northern Chile.</div> </div> <div class="news-readmore">Read more</div> </div>  </a> </div> </div> <div class="row news-list"> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <a href="/web/20210129132107/https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso9722/"> <div class="news-wrapper"> <div class="news-image"> <img class="img-responsive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210129132107im_/https://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb350x/eso9722a.jpg"> </div> <div class="news-description"> <div class="news-id">eso9722 — Organisation Release</div> <div class="news-title">VLT Mirror Coating Plant Arrives at Paranal</div> <div class="news-teaser"><strong>12 August 1997</strong>: One more important step within the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) project has just been successfully accomplished. After a journey of more than 12,000 km, the enormous coating plant for the 8.2-m VLT Zerodur mirrors has just arrived safely at the Paranal Observatory in the Atacama desert. Here it is now being installed in the Mirror Maintenance Building (MMB) , a large and complex structure that has been constructed next to the base camp, at the foot of the Paranal mountain.</div> </div> <div class="news-readmore">Read more</div> </div>  </a> </div> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <a href="/web/20210129132107/https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso9721/"> <div class="news-wrapper"> <div class="news-image"> <img class="img-responsive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210129132107im_/https://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb350x/eso9721a.jpg"> </div> <div class="news-description"> <div class="news-id">eso9721 — Organisation Release</div> <div class="news-title">First 8.2-m Telescope at Paranal Takes Shape</div> <div class="news-teaser"><strong>8 August 1997</strong>: The installation of the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the Paranal Observatory in the Chilean Atacama desert continues at good pace. As the moment of first light of the first 8.2-metre telescope is getting closer, the assembly of the enormous, 400-ton mechanical structure proceeds according to schedule.</div> </div> <div class="news-readmore">Read more</div> </div>  </a> </div> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <a href="/web/20210129132107/https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso9720/"> <div class="news-wrapper"> <div class="news-image"> <img class="img-responsive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210129132107im_/https://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb350x/eso9720a.jpg"> </div> <div class="news-description"> <div class="news-id">eso9720 — Science Release</div> <div class="news-title">First Look at a Major Transition Period in the Early Universe</div> <div class="news-teaser"><strong>1 August 1997</strong>: Observations of the bright southern quasar HE 2347-4342 with telescopes at the ESO La Silla Observatory and with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope (HST) have provided a group of European astronomers [1] with an exceptional glimpse into an early, still unexplored transition period of the Universe.</div> </div> <div class="news-readmore">Read more</div> </div>  </a> </div> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <a href="/web/20210129132107/https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso9719/"> <div class="news-wrapper"> <div class="news-image"> <img class="img-responsive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210129132107im_/https://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb350x/eso9719a.jpg"> </div> <div class="news-description"> <div class="news-id">eso9719 — Science Release</div> <div class="news-title">Hints About Dark, Light-Bending Matter in the Distant Universe</div> <div class="news-teaser"><strong>25 July 1997</strong>: About 20 cases of gravitationally lensed (GL) quasars are known. This special physical effect, also known as a cosmic mirage, occurs when the rays of light of a distant quasar on their way to us pass near a massive object, for instance a galaxy. As a result, two or more images of the same quasar will be seen near each other. This phenomenon is described in more detail in the Appendix. A new study by a group of three European astronomers, headed by Frederic Courbin ( Institut d'Astrophysique, Universite de Liege, Belgium, and Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, France) [1], has led to the discovery of the object responsible for the double images of a remote quasar in the gravitational lens HE 1104-1805 . The investigation is based on infrared observations at the ESO La Silla Observatory in Chile and the `lensing system' turns out to be a distant, massive galaxy. Nevertheless, the geometry of the object is unusual and an additional gravitational lens of `dark' (invisible) matter may possibly be involved.</div> </div> <div class="news-readmore">Read more</div> </div>  </a> </div> </div> <div class="row news-list"> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <a href="/web/20210129132107/https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso9718/"> <div class="news-wrapper"> <div class="news-image"> <img class="img-responsive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210129132107im_/https://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb350x/eso9718a.jpg"> </div> <div class="news-description"> <div class="news-id">eso9718 — Science Release</div> <div class="news-title">Discovery of a Satellite Around a Near-Earth Asteroid</div> <div class="news-teaser"><strong>22 July 1997</strong>: In the course of the major observational programme of asteroids by the Institute of Planetary Exploration of the German Aerospace Research Establishment (DLR) [1] in Berlin, two of the staff astronomers, Stefano Mottola and Gerhard Hahn, have discovered a small satellite (moon) orbiting the asteroid (3671) Dionysus.</div> </div> <div class="news-readmore">Read more</div> </div>  </a> </div> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <a href="/web/20210129132107/https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso9717/"> <div class="news-wrapper"> <div class="news-image"> <img class="img-responsive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210129132107im_/https://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb350x/eso9717a.jpg"> </div> <div class="news-description"> <div class="news-id">eso9717 — Organisation Release</div> <div class="news-title">Aerial View of the ESO Headquarters in Garching</div> <div class="news-teaser"><strong>17 July 1997</strong>: ESO Press Photo eso9717a shows a recent aerial view of the modernistic building of the ESO Headquarters in the town of Garching, some 15 kilometres north of Munich, the capital of Bavaria, Germany.</div> </div> <div class="news-readmore">Read more</div> </div>  </a> </div> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <a href="/web/20210129132107/https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso9716/"> <div class="news-wrapper"> <div class="news-image"> <img class="img-responsive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210129132107im_/https://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb350x/eso9716a.jpg"> </div> <div class="news-description"> <div class="news-id">eso9716 — Organisation Release</div> <div class="news-title">New Views of the Paranal Observatory</div> <div class="news-teaser"><strong>17 July 1997</strong>: The following seven photos are part of an extensive series that was obtained in mid-June 1997. The first three are aerial views which demonstrate the good progress of the extensive work at the top of the mountain where the four large enclosures for the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) 8.2-metre Unit Telescopes, the interferometric tunnel system and the control building are now steadily approaching completion.</div> </div> <div class="news-readmore">Read more</div> </div>  </a> </div> <div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12"> <a href="/web/20210129132107/https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso9715/"> <div class="news-wrapper"> <div class="news-image"> <img class="img-responsive" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210129132107im_/https://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb350x/eso9715a.jpg"> </div> <div class="news-description"> <div class="news-id">eso9715 — Organisation Release</div> <div class="news-title">ISAAC and SOFI: New Infrared Instruments for ESO Telescopes</div> <div class="news-teaser"><strong>17 June 1997</strong>: On this photo, two major astronomical instruments equipped with state of the art infrared array detectors are seen undergoing final integration and testing at the Assembly Laboratory at the ESO Headquarters (Garching, Germany) prior to being shipped to the ESO observatories in Chile. 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