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Observatoire européen austral - ESO
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[![[Flag of ESO]](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/i/int-eso1.gif)
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image by Zoltan Horvath, 19 December 2013
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Overview
European Southern Observatory (Observatoire européen austral in French) has been presented on FOTW-ws.
An overview based on information provided by ESO:
The European Southern Observatory is the foremost intergovernmental astronomy organisation in Europe and the world's most productive astronomical observatory. ESO provides state-of-the-art research facilities to astronomers and is supported by its 15 member states: Austria,Belgium, Brazil, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal,Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
ESO's main mission is to provide state-of-the-art research facilities to astronomers and astrophysicists, allowing them to conduct front-line science in the best conditions. By building and operating a suite of the world's most powerful ground-based astronomical telescopes enabling important scientific discoveries, ESO offers numerous possibilities for technology spin-off and transfer, together with high technology contract opportunities and is a dramatic showcase for European industry.
Whilst the Headquarters are located in Garching near Munich, Germany, ESO operates, in addition to the Santiago Centre, three unique observing sites inChile: La Silla, Paranal and Chajnantor.
Zoltan Horvath, 19 December 2013
The Flag
It seems ESO has a new flag, which has a light blue field charged with ESO new logo in a white frame. The logo is abbreviation of the organization, and stars of Southern Cross placed around the letters.
Flag can be seen at ISO website:
http://www.eso.org/public/images/hq-flags-hh-2011/
Zoltan Horvath, 19 December 2013
Previous Flag
[![[Flag of ESO]](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/i/int-eso.gif)
](../images/i/int-eso.gif)
Flag of ESO - Image by Pascal Vagnat, 5 February 1998
The flag of the European Organization for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (European Southern Observatory) is in proportion 5:7, blue with a thin white horizontal stripe near the upper edge of the flag, but not touching it, and the Southern Cross, placed near the hoist and made of four four-pointed stars.
Source: Bundesblatt für die Republik Österreich, OE 12/07/79
Pascal Vagnat, 5 February 1998