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Most distant Milky-Way-like galaxy discovered
Thursday, October 17, 2024 by Richard Harris
A recent observation by the Very Large Telescope (VLT), operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO), has provided remarkable insights into the merger of two galaxy clusters, Abell 115. Located over two billion light-years away, the system's complex structure and dynamics offer a glimpse ...
Extremely Large Telescope updates
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 by Richard Harris
Jonathan Webb and Genelle Weule of ABC News Science recently embarked on an extraordinary journey to the heart of one of the most significant astronomical projects in the world - the construction of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) in the Atacama Desert, Chile. Their visit, facilitated by the Eur...
Milky Way infrared map captured by ESO telescope
Saturday, September 28, 2024 by Richard Harris
Astronomers have published a gigantic infrared map of the Milky Way containing more than 1.5 billion objects - the most detailed one ever made. Using the European Southern Observatory’s VISTA telescope, the team monitored the central regions of our Galaxy over more than 13 years. At 500 t...
Astrophotography filters: How narrow is too narrow
Saturday, June 29, 2024 by Jim Thompson
For many years now I have been promoting the idea that for emission nebulae, whether you have light pollution (LP) or not, the narrower your filter’s pass bands are, the better. Time and again my test results have demonstrated this relationship to be true; that object contrast and signal-to-no...