Messenger No. 86 (December 1996)

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1-2 (PDF)
R. Giacconi
Report by the Director General

ADS BibCode:
1996Msngr..86....1G
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Giacconi, R.
AA(ESO)

Telescopes and Instrumentation

2-4 (PDF)
M. Tarenghi
VLT status report.

ADS BibCode:
1996Msngr..86....2T
Section:
Telescopes and Instrumentation
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Tarenghi, M.
AA(ESO)
5-8 (PDF)
S. Stanghellini
The secondary mirror units of the VLT: design overview and manufacturing status.

ADS BibCode:
1996Msngr..86....5S
Section:
Telescopes and Instrumentation
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Stanghellini, S.
AA(ESO)
9-11 (PDF)
P. Dierickx
All VLT Primary Mirror Blanks Delivered

ADS BibCode:
1996Msngr..86....9D
Section:
Telescopes and Instrumentation
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Dierickx, P.
AA(ESO)
11-13 (PDF)
J.-L. Lizon
ISAAC takes shape.

ADS BibCode:
1996Msngr..86...11L
Section:
Telescopes and Instrumentation
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Lizon, J.-L.
AA(Integration Group, Instrumentation Division, ESO, Garching)
14-17 (PDF)
M. Meyer, G. Finger et al.
The ESO infrared detector high-speed array control and processing electronics IRACE.

ADS BibCode:
1996Msngr..86...14M
Section:
Telescopes and Instrumentation
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Meyer, M.; Finger, G.; Mehrgan, H.; Stegmeier, J.; Moorwood, A. F. M.

Abstract:
The ESO Infrared Detector High Speed Arry Control and Processing Electronics, IRACE, is designed as a modular system which supports readout and data processing of arrays with four, and eventually more, output channels. The authors present here the principles of the system operation, the achieved readout and on-line processing speeds and present first measurement results with a 1024×1024 pixel IR array.

News from the NTT

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J. Spyromilio
News from the NTT

ADS BibCode:
1996Msngr..86...18S
Section:
News from the NTT
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Spyromilio, J.

The La Silla News Page

19-20 (PDF)
T. Augusteijn
A New CCD for EFOSC2 at the ESO-MPI 2.2-m

ADS BibCode:
1996Msngr..86...19A
Section:
The La Silla News Page
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Augusteijn, T.

20-20 (PDF)
S. Benetti
About the Spectroscopic Stability of EFOSC1

ADS BibCode:
1996Msngr..86...20B
Section:
The La Silla News Page
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Benetti, S.

Abstract:
This report discusses the long-term spectrophotometric stability of EFOSC1.
20-20 (PDF)
J. Storm
Overhaul and Attempted Upgrade of DFOSC CCD

ADS BibCode:
1996Msngr..86...20S
Section:
The La Silla News Page
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Storm, J.

21-23 (PDF)
S. Guisard
The image quality of the 3.6-m telescope (Part IV). Better than 0.6″

ADS BibCode:
1996Msngr..86...21G
Section:
The La Silla News Page
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Guisard, S.
AA(ESO)
Abstract:
The author explains how the image quality at zenith could be brought from 1.2″- 1.3″to less than 0.6″during test time over the last twelve months.
References:
S. Guisard, “The Image Quality of the 3.6-m Telescope: Part II”, The Messenger No. 83, March 1996.
S. Guisard, “The Image Quality of the 3.6-m Telescope: Part III”, The Messenger No. 85, September 1996.
J. Fluxa, G. Ihle, S. Guisard “Report on the Technical Time in June 1996”, The Messenger No. 85, September 1996.
S. Guisard, “Report on the night test, 29th and 30th August 1996”, 3.6-m+CAT Upgrade 3P6-PLA-032-008, September 1996.

Science with the VLT/VLTI

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G. Wiedemann
Science with the VLT: high-resolution infrared spectroscopy.

ADS BibCode:
1996Msngr..86...24W
Section:
Science with the VLT/VLTI
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Wiedemann, G.
AA(ESO)
Abstract:
Concerns high-resolution spectroscopy in the infrared, science priorities, observational capabilities at the VLT.
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Reports from Observers

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D. Currie, K. Kissell et al.
Star formation in NGC 6611 with ADONIS and Hubble.

ADS BibCode:
1996Msngr..86...31C
Section:
Reports from Observers
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Currie, D.; Kissell, K.; Shaya, E.; Avizonis, P.; Dowling, D.; Bonaccini, D.
AA(University of Maryland) AB(University of Maryland) AC(University of Maryland) AD(University of Maryland) AE(University of Maryland) AF(ESO)
Abstract:
New details of the star-formation process have been revealed by a co-ordinated use of the ADONIS system on the 3.6-metre telescope at La Silla, in combination with data from the WFPC2 Camera of the Hubble Space Telescope. The authors illustrate some of the unique capabilities of the ADONIS system for high-resolution near-infrared observations of the stellar formation process.
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André, P. Low-Mass Protostars and Protostellar Stages. Astrophysics and Space Science, vol. 24, p. 29, 1995.
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Hillenbrand, Lynne A., Massey, Philip, Strom, Stephen E. and Merrill, K. Michael. NGC 6611: A Cluster Caught in the Act. The Astronomical Journal, vol. 106, no. 5, p. 1906–1946, 1993.
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Currie, Douglas G., Avizonis, Petras V., Dowling, Daniel M., Kissell, Kenneth E., O’Leary, Dianne P., Nagy, James G., and Fugate, Robert Q. “Approaches for Image Processing Supporting Adaptive Optics”. 1996. In Proceedings (edited by M. Cullum), Topical Meeting on Adaptive Optics, October 2–6, 1995, Garching bei München, Germany, by the European Southern Observatory, p. 299–304.
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Other Astronomical News

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R. Falomo
On the shape of the point spread function at the NTT+SUSI.

ADS BibCode:
1996Msngr..86...37F
Section:
Other Astronomical News
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Falomo, R.
AA(Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Italy)
Abstract:
A good knowledge of the point spread function (PSF) shape and of its possible variations within the field and with time is crucial when observations at the limit of the instrument capabilities are considered. In this note a quantitative estimate of the difference in instrument performances as a function of PSF changes, based on observations collected at the NTT, is reported.
References:
Bahcall et al., 1997 Ap.J, in press.
King, I, 1971, PASP, 83, 199.
Krist, J. 1996, The TinyTim User’s Manual.
Racine, R., 1996, PASP, 108,699.
39-40 (PDF)
P. Crane, I. Perez-Fournon
Quasar hosts. A workshop jointly organized by ESO and IAC, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, 24 - 27 Sep 1996.

ADS BibCode:
1996Msngr..86...39C
Section:
Other Astronomical News
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Crane, P.; Perez-Fournon, I.

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U. Grothkopf
ESO Libraries: Enhanced Services on the WWW

ADS BibCode:
1996Msngr..86...40G
Section:
Other Astronomical News
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Grothkopf, U.
AA(ESO)
References:
Shobbrook, R.M. and R.R. Shobbrook: The Astronomy Thesaurus. Version 1.1. Comp. for the International Astronomical Union, Commission 5. Epping: Anglo-Australian Observatory, 1993.

Announcements

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ESO
Personnel movements

ADS BibCode:
1996Msngr..86Q..42.
Section:
Announcements
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
ESO
AA(ESO)
42-42 (PDF)
ESO
New ESO Preprints

ADS BibCode:
1996Msngr..86R..42.
Section:
Announcements
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
ESO
AA(ESO)
42-42 (PDF)
ESO
In memorian Gerhard Bachmann

ADS BibCode:
1996Msngr..86S..42.
Section:
Announcements
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
ESO
AA(ESO)
43-43 (PDF)
ESO
Written-Off Computer Equipment Available at ESO Headquarters

ADS BibCode:
1996Msngr..86R..43.
Section:
Announcements
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
ESO
AA(ESO)
43-43 (PDF)
ESO
The ESO Director General Receives Award

ADS BibCode:
1996Msngr..86Q..43.
Section:
Announcements
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
ESO
AA(ESO)
43-43 (PDF)
ESO
ESO Astrophysics Symposia

ADS BibCode:
1996Msngr..86S..43.
Section:
Announcements
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
ESO
AA(ESO)

Messenger Index

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ESO
Messenger Index 1995–1996 (Nos. 79–86)

ADS BibCode:
1996Msngr..86...44.
Section:
Messenger Index
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
ESO
AA(ESO)
48-48 (PDF)
ESO
Contents

ADS BibCode:
1996Msngr..86...48.
Section:
Messenger Index
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
ESO
AA(ESO)