![Close-up to the VISTA camera](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/castelo-paranal-3.jpg)
Close-up to the VISTA camera
![Daniel Enard during the ceremony celebrating the completion of the VLT M1](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/joe-m1-final-x-enard.jpg)
Daniel Enard during the ceremony celebrating the completion of the VLT M1
![Woltjer and Carstens, 1980](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/carstens-library.jpg)
Woltjer and Carstens, 1980
![ESO HQ first science symposium](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/1st-plenum.jpg)
ESO HQ first science symposium
![Working on the SEST](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/19xx-sest-const-iso.jpg)
Working on the SEST
![ESO Exhibition in Hannover, 2000](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/2000_8_hannover_2.jpg)
ESO Exhibition in Hannover, 2000
![Filming on Cerro Amazones](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/parallax_paranal046.jpg)
Filming on Cerro Amazones
![Christa Euler Celebrates 25 Years at ESO](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/euler-25-yr-jubilee-1.jpg)
Christa Euler Celebrates 25 Years at ESO
![Christa Euler Celebrates 25 Years at ESO](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/euler-25-yr-jubilee-2.jpg)
Christa Euler Celebrates 25 Years at ESO
![Christa Euler Celebrates 25 Years at ESO](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/c_euler-farewell.jpg)
Christa Euler Celebrates 25 Years at ESO
![Christa Euler Celebrates 25 Years at ESO](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/c_euler-25-yr-jubilee.jpg)
Christa Euler Celebrates 25 Years at ESO
![Riccardo Giacconi with the President of Chile](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/199x-giacconi-frei.jpg)
Riccardo Giacconi with the President of Chile
![Blauuw at the NTT Inauguration](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/blaauw-p_creola.jpg)
Blauuw at the NTT Inauguration
![Blauuw and Heckman](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/blaauw_heckmann.jpg)
Blauuw and Heckman
![Blauuw and Heckman](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/blaauw_heckmann3.jpg)
Blauuw and Heckman
![HQ Inauguration 1st Symposium](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/1st-symp-plenum2.jpg)
HQ Inauguration 1st Symposium
![PROED 2009](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/proed-566.jpg)
PROED 2009
![VLT Survey Telescope](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/castelo-paranal-10.jpg)
VLT Survey Telescope
![Hypersensitization of the Schmidt Plate](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/schmidt-plate-hyper.jpg)
Hypersensitization of the Schmidt Plate
![GRAALòÀÙs mechanical assembly](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/graal-galacsi-assi-30.jpg)
GRAALòÀÙs mechanical assembly
![Asemmbling GRAAL](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/graal-galacsi-assi-94.jpg)
Asemmbling GRAAL
![La Residencia at Paranal](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/l1002241.jpg)
La Residencia at Paranal
![Paranal Observatory seen from the distance](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/mg_1100.jpg)
Paranal Observatory seen from the distance
![Mirror, mirror](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/m1-finalpolishing-3.jpg)
Mirror, mirror
![REOSC plant](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/reosc-vlt-mir-plant.jpg)
REOSC plant
![Schott](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/1993-cm-schott-dg.jpg)
Schott
![Jorge Melnick at the Paranal Inauguration](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/par-inaug-melnick.jpg)
Jorge Melnick at the Paranal Inauguration
![Visits to Paranal](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/visits-paranal_9_6.jpg)
Visits to Paranal
![ESO exhibition at Hanover Fair](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/chile-exhibition.jpg)
ESO exhibition at Hanover Fair
![Paranal from Armazones](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/l1002325.jpg)
Paranal from Armazones
![Bok Globule](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/bok_globule004-cc.jpg)
Bok Globule
![Three ALMA antennas](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/three-antennas-2.jpg)
Three ALMA antennas
![ALMA antennas](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/alma-osf-hh2519-cc.jpg)
ALMA antennas
![Transporting the VLT Mirror](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/vlt-aiv-gray-1.jpg)
Transporting the VLT Mirror
![Nuno Crato Visits Paranal](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/3877-cc.jpg)
Nuno Crato Visits Paranal
![A view of La Residencia at Paranal at 3am](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/girard-residencia_3am.jpg)
A view of La Residencia at Paranal at 3am
![Room with a view](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/brammer_0961.jpg)
Room with a view
![Final polishing of an M1 VLT mirror](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/m1-finalpolishing.jpg)
Final polishing of an M1 VLT mirror
![Ray Wilson and Philippe Dierickx during VLT first light press conference](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/vlt-fl-r_wilson-p_dieri.jpg)
Ray Wilson and Philippe Dierickx during VLT first light press conference
![Assembling the ESO 1-metre telescope](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/6312_nl55bc_11.jpg)
Assembling the ESO 1-metre telescope
![Assembling the ESO 1-metre telescope](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/6312_nl55bc_13.jpg)
Assembling the ESO 1-metre telescope
![Assembling the ESO 1-metre telescope](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/6312_nl55bc_17.jpg)
Assembling the ESO 1-metre telescope
![Excavations at Paranal](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/paranal-excavations-3.jpg)
Excavations at Paranal
![Assembling the ESO 1-metre telescope](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/6503_nl28bc_38.jpg)
Assembling the ESO 1-metre telescope
![Breaking ground for ALMA](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/dscf00052.jpg)
Breaking ground for ALMA
![Day time calibrations of the X-Shooter](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/max_v557994s.jpg)
Day time calibrations of the X-Shooter
![La Silla observatory early construction](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/6506_cl08af_34.jpg)
La Silla observatory early construction
![Rock blasting for the construction of La Silla](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/6506_cl08af_33.jpg)
Rock blasting for the construction of La Silla
![German Radio ARD at Paranal](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/ard-paranal-4233.jpg)
German Radio ARD at Paranal
![Public talk at Vitacura](http://cdn.eso.org/images/thumb300y/dante-minniti-talk-9569.jpg)
Public talk at Vitacura