ESO Releases The Messenger No. 150

(Before It's News)

The latest edition of ESO’s quarterly journal, The Messenger, is now available online. This landmark 150th issue celebrates a milestone for the journal as well as ESO’s 50th anniversary. It also comes with an anniversary DVD insert. Find out more about ESO’s 50 years of reaching the stars, as well as the latest news from ESO on topics ranging from new instruments to the latest science discoveries.

Highlights of this edition include:

• A look back over ESO’s 50th anniversary celebrations and some reflections from past Directors General.
• An article describing the evolution and growth of observing programmes at ESO.
• An update on the progress made by the La Silla-QUEST Variability Survey.
• A review of the main discoveries made by studying the Beta Pictoris system.

Download The Messenger in PDF format or visit The Messenger website to subscribe and receive a free printed copy.

Courtesy of European Southern Observatory

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