The Messenger 113
September 2003

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Telescopes and Instrumentation

R. Wilson	The History and Development of the ESO Active Optics System	2
G. Monnet & R. Bacon	VLT/I Instrumentation: Lessons Learned Forum	10
L. Germany	News From La Silla	14
A. Kaufer et al.	First Images with the ARGUS Mode of FLAMES	15
F. Eisenhauer et al.	The Universe in 3D: First Observations with SPIFFI, the Infrared Integral Field Spectrometer for the VLT	17
S. D'Odorico et al.	VIMOS in Operation at the VLT	26
ESO PR Photo 27/03	VLT Observes Comet Halley at Record Distance	31
F. Comeron et al.	Fours Years of Service Mode Observing at the VLT: Performance and User Feedback	32
S. Stanghellini	The Alcatel/EIE ALMA Antenna Prototype Approaches Completion in New Mexico	37
G. Chincarini et al.	The Last Born at La Silla: REM, the Rapid Eye Mount	40
M. Boer et al.	The Gamma-Ray Burst Hunt at La Silla: the TAROT-S Very Fast Moving Telescope	45

Reports from Observers

E. van Dishoeck et al.	Origin and Evolution of Ices in Star-Forming Regions: a VLT-Isaac 3-5 microns Spectroscopic Survey	49
A. Franceschini et al.	Deep Infrared Surveys and their Cosmological Implications	56
S. Ellison et al.	The Corals Survey: a Review and Progress Report on the Search for Dust Obscured Quasar Absorption Line Systems	64
R. Morganti et al.	IC 5063: AGN Driven Outflow of Warm and Cold Gas	67

Other Astronomical News (in PDF format)

C. Madsen	ESO at the IAU General Assembly	71
ESO Director General Appointed President-elect of the IAU		71
ESO Press Release	Philippe Busquin Visits Paranal	72
Fellows at ESO: Malvina Billeres, Valentin Ivanov, Claudio Melo, Chris Mullis		73

Announcements (in PDF format)

Future ESO meeting: Extrasolar Planets and Brown Dwarfs		74
Future ESO school: Physics of Active Galactic Nuclei at All Scales		74
Personnel movements		74
ESO Vacancy (Staff Astronomer) and ESO Fellowship 2003/2004		75
Venus Rendezvous with the Sun		76