This object is one of the three BlackGEM telescopes hosted at our La Silla Observatory. Its mission? To help detectors such as LIGO and Virgo to pinpoint powerful gravitational-wave events, like neutron star and black hole mergers, by detecting the visible afterglow that some of these events leave behind. Learn more: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2642a/ 📷 J. Rodrigues/ESO #astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science #astrophotography