The Messenger 116
June 2004

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Contents

Telescopes and Instrumentation

A. Richichi & R. G. Petrov	Under the Sign of Three: AMBER Joins the VLTI	2
P. Ballester et al.	The MIDI Data flow: First Observing Period	4
G. Mathys	Five Years of Science Operations of the VLT on Paranal	8
R. Gilmozzi & J. Melnick	Th'ESObservatoire: Merging La Silla and Paranal Observatories	13
E. Pompei et al.	Do It Yourself: La Silla Quick Look Tools	16
L. Germany	News From La Silla	17

Reports from Observers

I. Appenzeller et al.	Exploring Cosmic Evolution with the FORS Deep Field	18
R. Srianand et al.	Constraining the Time Variation of the Fine Structure Constant	25
E. Galliano & D. Alloin	Extragalactic Embedded Clusters: Exploring Star Formation	29
C. Melo et al.	Two New Very Hot Jupiters in the FLAMES Spotlight	32
New VLT/NACO Images of Titan		35

Other Astronomical News


H. Boffin & R. West	Venus Transit 2004: A Tremendous Success	39
C. Madsen	Serving European Science: The EIROforum Collaboration	42
D. Alloin, E. Mason & K. O'Brien	The Visit of Prof. R. Sunayev and the Topical Meeting "Accretion onto Compact Objects"	44
J. Walsh & M. Rejkuba	Report on the ESO Conference "Planetary Nebulae Beyond the Milky Way"	44
Fellows at ESO	T. Dall, M. Rejkuba, G. Verdoes & P. Vreeswijk	46
	Former ESO DG Adriaan Blaauw Turned 90	47
E. Janssen	ESO at the "Exploring the Frontier Symposium"	47

Announcements (in PDF format)

B. Pirenne & P. Quinn	Science Products from Large Programmes to be available from the ESO Archive	48
C. Madsen	Visit EIROforum at ESOF 2004	48
NOVA-ESO-MPIA Workshop on VLTI/MIDI:	Data Reduction, Analysis and Science	49
IAOC Workshop on	"The Cool Universe: Observing Cosmic Dawn"	49
ESO Vacancy	Senior Astronomer - Director of the La Silla/Paranal Observatories	50
Personnel movements		50
ESO Fellowship Programme		51