eso_eso8903b May 19th, 1988
Credit: ESO
Globular cluster Centauri observed with the ESO NTT. This is one of the first astronomical images obtained with the ESO New Technology Telescope, during the night of "first light'' (March 22 - 23, 1989). The CCD image was immediately transfered via a satellite link to the ESO Headquarters in Garching.
Provider: European Southern Observatory
Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso8903b/
Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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