Summary

Description	Leading up to ESO's 50th anniversary in October 2012, we are releasing eight special ESOcasts, each a chapter from the movie Europe to the Stars -- ESO's First 50 Years of Exploring the Southern Sky. This first special episode — entitled “Going South” — describes the birth of ESO, and in particular why astronomers from European countries decided to explore the southern sky by placing an astronomical observatory in Chile. Credit:ESO Directed by: Lars Lindberg Christensen Art Direction, Production Design: Martin Kornmesser Producer: Herbert Zodet Written by: Govert Schilling 3D animations and graphics: Martin Kornmesser & Luis Calçada Editing: Martin Kornmesser Cinematography: Herbert Zodet & Peter Rixner Sound engineer: Cristian Larrea Narration Mastering: Peter Rixner Host & Lead Scientist: Dr J (Dr Joe Liske, ESO) Narration: Sara Mendes da Costa Soundtrack & Sound Effects: movetwo - Axel Kornmesser & Markus Löffler Footage and photos: ESO, Stéphane Guisard (www.eso
Date	2012-03-21
Source	commons.wikimedia.org
Author	ESO

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Attribution: ESO, 2012-03-21