Xavier Barcons

Astronomer, interested in large observatories and galaxies & AGN. @ESO Director General.

[Xavier Barcons @xbarcons]

Muy triste por el fallecimiento de Carolina Valdivia. Apoyó en aspectos complejos a @ESO @ESO_Chile y fue una persona cordial y generosa conmigo. Me entregó la Gran Cruz Bernardo O'Higgins en 2020. Triste y agradecido. DEP https://t.co/nJMwurHd1e

[Xavier Barcons @xbarcons]

My @ESO colleagues have put together this nicely crafted report. It shows how we are enabling Europe to be at the forefront of ground-based astronomy. It is a tribute to the support of our Member States, the community and the hard work of the ESO staff. Enjoy the reading!!!!

[ESO @ESO]

What have we accomplished over the past year? 🗓️

Dive into the ESO Annual Report 2023 to find out! 🧑‍💻

https://t.co/67BUvmX6qp

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[Xavier Barcons @xbarcons]

Una gran enhorabuena @INMAFIGUEROA!!!

[INMAFIGUEROA @INMAFIGUEROA]

No puedo estar más feliz de ser uno de los vuestros. Muchos años trabajando y disfrutando de la Astronomía de 🇪🇸 en el 🌎 @ESO @SKAO @ctao_universe @estsolarnet @IAC_Astrofisica, @IGN_es @iaa_csic @cefca @C_Astrobiologia

Gracias @SEA @IAU_org @RafaelBachiller por nominación 🙏

[Xavier Barcons @xbarcons]

I also missed you all @dgherranz. Have fun!

[Xavier Barcons @xbarcons]

Infinite thanks to the Embassy and its personnel for the invitation and the wonderful days here in Vilnius and Molétai. Special thanks also to the @VU_LT for their delightful hosting and to the colleagues of the astrophysics team. Truly amazing work!

[@Embajada de España en Lituania @EmbEspanaLituan]

🤗 welcome to our 🇪🇸guest, professor @xbarcons, DG @ESO in the opening of "A Universe of Light" @CSICdivulga at Vilnius University🇱🇹 Great opportunity for #Lithuania to foster links with the European Southern Observatory 🔭 #SpaceDiplomacy
@AECID_es
@gescribano3
@ArmonaiteA

[ESO Chile @ESO_Chile]

Hoy, @aisen_ministra, ministra de Ciencia, Tecnología, Conocimiento e Innovación de Chile @min_ciencia, visitó nuestras oficinas en Garching, Alemania 🇨🇱🔭🇩🇪.

¡Quedamos felices por haber compartido en esta gran instancia ✨!

[IFCA @IFCA_CSIC_UC]

🟣Porque sin ellas el IFCA no sería el centro de investigación que es.

¡Feliz Día Internacional de la Mujer!💜

📹 Sandra Carcedo

#8M #díainternacionaldelamujer #orgullodeequipo #8marzo #8m2024 #mujeryciencia

[Xavier Barcons @xbarcons]

Comparteixo la conferència "Reptes de l'astronomia actual i grans telescopis" a la Reial Acadèmia de Ciències i Arts de Barcelona @RACABarcelona. I gràcies a la RACAB per fer-me acadèmic corresponent, 100 anys i 1 dia després que a Albert Einstein😃. https://t.co/fzvcKnTeeL

[Xavier Barcons @xbarcons]

Dear Minister Dijkgraaf @RHDijkgraaf We are so very proud at that you showed the @ESO telescopes #VLT in Paranal and #ELT in Armazones as well as @BlackGEM_Array in La Silla to explain the importance of astronomy for society! Glad that your visit was so helpful!

[Robbert Dijkgraaf @RHDijkgraaf]

Kamerlid @LucStultiens vroeg tijdens de begrotingsbehandeling naar de telescoop die ik in Chili mocht openen deze maand. Door in Europees verband samen te werken lopen we als Nederland voorop in de sterrenkunde. Belangrijk voor de wetenschap en voor onze maatschappij.

[Xavier Barcons @xbarcons]

The first batch (18) of @ESO #ELT primary mirror polished segments have arrived in Paranal Observatory. They will be the first ones going through the coating procedure. Thanks to the amazing work by our team!

[ESO @ESO]

3/ The #ELT’s M1 will be over 39 m across, making it the world’s largest eye on the sky. Such scale means that the mirror can’t be cast in one piece. Thus, it will consist of 798 segments working together.

Segments in their shipping boxes upon arrival 👇

[Xavier Barcons @xbarcons]

Dear @SKA_DG, this is an amazing and well deserved recognition. Many congratulations Phil!

[Philip Diamond @exSKA_DG]

@SKA_Africa Thank-you for the write-up. I’m a little overwhelmed by the kind comments from people. The honour reflects the support of the large SKA team.

[Xavier Barcons @xbarcons]

We are hiring an @ESO Director of Engineering, responsible for providing engineering resources, services, solutions and standards satisfying the needs of the organisational Programmes and for the oversight of Information Technology services to the whole organisation (see below)

[ESO @ESO]

#ESOjobs We are looking for a Director of Engineering in Garching. The deadline to apply is 11 February 2024.

Details at: https://t.co/R3J9YQEUXl

📷 ESO/P. Horálek

[Xavier Barcons @xbarcons]

Guanciale o cansalada???

[Alberto Fdez. Soto @AlbertoFdezSoto]

@aederocl oggi la giovane meratese ci ha fatto la carbonara per celebrare il suo compleanno. Non è proprio purissima, lo so, ma quelli che l'hanno mangiato dicono che OK. Nessuno è romano, però... 😉

[Alberto Fdez. Soto @AlbertoFdezSoto]

@aederocl oggi la giovane meratese ci ha fatto la carbonara per celebrare il suo compleanno. Non è proprio purissima, lo so, ma quelli che l'hanno mangiato dicono che OK. Nessuno è romano, però... 😉

[Xavier Barcons @xbarcons]

Last weekend we hosted at @ESO #Paranal and #ELT construction site at Armazones delegations from @prcnaoj_en, @AURADC and @TheNRAO, including their leads S. Tsuneta, M. Mountain and T. Beasley. Time to exchange views on ground-based astronomy projects

[Xavier Barcons @xbarcons]

Congratulations @AthenaXobs and thanks very much to all the colleagues for the fantastic achievement! We are the champions...🎤🎸🎹

[Athena X-ray observatory @AthenaXobs]

🆕 ESA's Programme Committee endorsed a rescoped version of the Athena mission. The SPC has recognized that NewAthena will transform our knowledge in almost every corner of modern astrophysics @esascience @AthenaXIFU WFI/@MPE_Garching

Find out more 👉🏽 https://t.co/Qi9T3VENeC

[Athena X-ray observatory @AthenaXobs]

🆕 ESA's Programme Committee endorsed a rescoped version of the Athena mission. The SPC has recognized that NewAthena will transform our knowledge in almost every corner of modern astrophysics @esascience @AthenaXIFU WFI/@MPE_Garching

Find out more 👉🏽 https://t.co/Qi9T3VENeC

[Xavier Barcons @xbarcons]

I'm deeply saddened to learn about Graziella passing away. An amazing professional and a pool of wisdom on high-energy spectroscopy. RIP

[Athena X-ray observatory @AthenaXobs]

The Athena community expresses their profound condolences to the family and friends of Prof. Graziella Branduardi-Raymont @MSSLSpaceLab, who passed away unexpectedly. She was an outstanding supporter of the observatory and will be sorely missed.

👉🏽 https://t.co/km07FcQlut

[Xavier Barcons @xbarcons]

Awesome short video showing how @ESO develops and operates world-leading astronomical facilities for and with the astronomical community. Proud of these achievements, thanks to our staff, and to the unfailing support from member states and partners. Enjoy!!!

[ESO @ESO]

What is ESO?

It’s not easy to find a single answer that can capture all aspects of our organisation.

This newly released video is the closest we could get to give you a glimpse into our mission.

We hope you will enjoy it! 🙂

https://t.co/DsyrCNdFYP

[Xavier Barcons @xbarcons]

My thoughts about the 60 years of engagement between @ESO and Chile. Looking forward to furthering cooperation and to many more years of joint success https://t.co/hJGU0gRVKs