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Astronomer for ESO @ Paranal
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Rho Ophiuchi. Canon 6D MarkII and Samyang 135mm. F/2. 3h Acquisition. Stacked with APP. PS and Topaz.

#astrophotography #photography #space #astronomy
April 3, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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It's that time of the year to re-read my favourite novel 😊
March 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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1/ A new night begins at ESO’s Paranal Observatory, and comet C/2024 G3 makes a grand entrance ☄️ 😎

With it, a swarm of satellites – a growing concern for the darkest skies in the world... 🔭 🧪

📹 B. Häußler/ESO
February 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Hubble is searching for an imposter in the spiral galaxy UGC 5460! 🥸

This galaxy hosted two recent supernovae, one of which might actually turn out to be an impostor called a luminous blue variable 👉 esahubble.org/images/potw2...
February 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Although operated by ESO, the VLT Survey Telescope provides its images in full service of the italian Istituto Nazionale (INAF): www.eso.org/public/image...
Not too close encounters of the galactic kind
Not too close encounters of the galactic kind
www.eso.org
February 17, 2025 at 9:43 AM
ESA - Euclid discovers a stunning Einstein ring www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
Euclid discovers a stunning Einstein ring
Euclid, the European Space Agency’s dark Universe detective, has made an astonishing discovery – right in our cosmic backyard.
www.esa.int
February 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 of them on an asteroid millions of miles away.
www.space.com/the-universe...
NASA finds key molecules for life in OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples. Here's what that means
"For me, the question is: Why didn't life form on Bennu?"
www.space.com
January 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM