Europe to the Stars — ESO's first 50 years of Exploring the Southern Sky is a 2012 documentary film, detailing the history of the European Southern Observatory. It was released to coincide with the organization's fiftieth anniversary.

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It all began in 1962 with the signing of the ESO convention - thanks to the initiative of astronomers from five European countries, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden. Fifty years later, their initial plan has become a reality. Europe to the Stars portrays the story of how Europeans achieved this.