ESO & Chile A scientifc and cultural bridge On 6 November 1963 the initial agreement between the Government of Chile and the European Southern Observatory (ESO) was signed,…
Slide 1 Constructing Telescopes in Antarctica John W.V. Storey Image: Tony Travouillon Slide 2 Getting the components there, building the telescope, and operating it. Image:…
SETI: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Terry Bridges Queenâs University What is SETI? SETI asks: are we alone in the universe? SETI scientists are using optical…
PILOT—Pathfinder for an International Large Optical Telescope John Storey With Jon Lawrence, Michael Ashley and Michael Burton Image: John Storey Outline Why PILOT? Specification…
PILOT—Pathfinder for an International Large Optical Telescope John Storey With Jon Lawrence, Michael Ashley and Michael Burton Image: John Storey Outline Why PILOT? Specification…
La Silla — ESO’s First Observatory European Southern Observatory L a S i l l a s o o n a f t e r s u n s e t . C r e d i t : E S O / J o s é F r a n c i s c o S a l…
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The Dark Energy Survey David James (CTIO) for the Dark Energy Survey Pan-STARRS1: Science Results STScI, Baltimore - 24 June 2014 Dark Energy Camera – DES: YR1 of the Dark…