ESO/ST-ECF
Welcome to the ESO/ST-ECF Science Archive Facility
The ESO/ST-ECF science archive is a joint collaboration of the European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (ESO) and the Space Telescope - European Coordinating Facility (ST-ECF). ESO observational data can be requested after the proprietary period by the astronomical community. Please read the official ESO Data Access Policy statement for more information. Both the ESO and HST archives are available world-wide. To request data you have to log in to the ESO User Portal. Please acknowledge the use of archive data in your publications.To browse the contents of the ESO archive, use the main ESO archive query form or the VirGO application.
If you would like to query the archive for instrument specific parameters, please use the dedicated query forms.
Latest News and Updates
- UltraVISTA data release 1 ( 2012-02-15)
- VST/OmegaCAM instrument specific query form now available ( 2011-12-22)
- First public release of data products from the VISTA public surveys ( 2011-12-01)
- Introduction of calibration selection via the ESO Science Archive Facility ( 2011-11-04)
- Discontinuation of PI Packages ( 2011-11-04)
- Removal of Optical Discs as a Delivery Option ( 2011-08-18)
- NACO Apodizing Phase Plate Imaging commissioning data release ( 2011-05-25)
- Alternative method for handling ESO archive data requests now available ( 2011-03-24)
- ESO Phase 3 infrastructure now in operation ( 2011-03-10)
- New HARPS and FEROS pipeline processed data releases ( 2011-02-09)





