ESO<p>There's a partial solar <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/eclipse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eclipse</span></a> tomorrow! The <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a> will slip between <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Earth</span></a> and the <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Sun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sun</span></a>, casting its shadow over us 🌞🌕🌍</p><p>To get in the spirit, let’s take a (very) close peek at our cosmic neighbour, with its crater-covered surface. And, sadly, no cheese in sight 🧀 👀</p><p>This image was captured in early January through the Nasmyth A focus of the UT1 telescope at our Very Large Telescope (VLT) in <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Chile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chile</span></a> </p><p>📷 Abigail Frost</p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrodon</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a></p>