... Science User Portal . ... ESO, the European Southern Observatory . ... Travel and Contacts . ... Travel to E-ELT Armazones . ... Survey Telescopes . ... Star Clusters . ... Stars@ESO . ... Using the VISIR instrument on ESOБЂ™s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have imaged a complex and bright nebula around the supergiant star Betelgeuse in greater detail than ever before. This structure, which resembles flames emanating from the star, is formed as the behemoth sheds its material into space. ...