An integral part of the commissioning of a new instrument at the VLT is the Science Verification phase. SV programmes will include a set of typical scientific observations that should verify and ...

E-ELT PUBLICATIONS AND DOCUMENTATION Project documents E-ELT Top Level Requirements Observatory Instruments ELT-CAM (now MICADO) ELT-IFU (now HARMONI) ELT-MIDIR (now METIS) ELT-HIRES (now ANDES) ...

The 2.2m telescope at La Silla has been in operation since early 1984 and is on indefinite loan to ESO from the Max Planck Gesellschaft. The telescope time is shared between the MPI and ESO Observers.

alpha(2000) = 08h 43m 13.46s , delta(2000) = +03d 23' 55.1'' ...

Based on the FAIR principles to make data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable, publications making use of ESO observational data must include the following statement in a footnote or in ...

The HAWAII 1024 x 1024 readout is structured in four independent quadrants having four outputs. Six CMOS-level clocks, two 5V power supplies (one analog and one digital), on e fixed dc bias and one ...

The telescope structure is an alt-az mount (see Figure 1) and it is divided into two main parts: the Azimuth Structure and the Altitude Structure. The main structure, including the hosted units and ...

Several teams provide support in regard to ESO's telescopes and instruments, e.g. support for observing proposal preparation and submission, observation scheduling, data flow operation, information ...

Technology development and R&D are vital activities at ESO to making our vision and mission possible. We aim to develop and secure key technologies which will keep our facilities at the forefront of ...

We list on this page the topics offered by ESO Faculty astronomers to the students interested in the ESO Studentship programme. The deadline to apply for the ESO Studentship is April 20th and October ...

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The complete adapter-rotator units comprise two major subsystems:the opto-mechanical part and the control system. The Opto-Mechanicalpart consists of five main sub-components: The Large Structure The ...