The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released a stunning 80 million-pixel image of the star cluster RCW 38, as captured by ESO's Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA), ...

Originally equipped for visual viewing, 4x5 film photography, photomultiplier photometry, and glass-plate stellar spectroscopy, the 24-inch now utilizes CCD electronic technology to achieve the same ...