Latest News on Optical and Infrared Instrumentation

Paranal Instrumentation

  • April 2007: successful commissioning of the new FORS1 blue CCD mosaic and filters
  • March 25, 2007: MAD First Light (Press Release)
  • July 2006: MUSE Optics PDR
  • June 4, 2006: First Light for CRIRES! The Call for Proposals for the Science Verification will go out in a few days.
  • May 2006: KMOS PDR
  • April 2006: CRIRES PAE
  • February 2006: First Light of the Laser Guide Star Facility (Press release)
  • February 2006: X-shooter FDR

La Silla Instrumentation

  • July/August 2006: TIMMI2 decommissioned

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