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The Messenger 119
March 2005


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NEW OBSERVING MODES OF NACO

MARKUS KASPER[1], NANCY AGEORGES[2], ANTHONY BOCCALETTI[3], WOLFGANG BRANDNER[4], LAIRD M. CLOSE[6], RIC DAVIES[5], GERT FINGER[1], REINHARD GENZEL[5], MARKUS HARTUNG[2], ANDREAS KAUFER[2], STEPHAN KELLNER[4], NORBERT HUBIN[1], RAIINER LENZEN[4], CHRIS LIDMAN[2], GUY MONNET[1], ALAN MOORWOOD[1], THOMAS OTT[5], PIERRE RIAUD[3], HERMANN-JOSEF ROSER[4], DANIEL ROUAN[3], JASON SPYROMILIO[2]

[1]EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY, GARCHING, GERMANY; [2]EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY, SANTIAGO, CHILE; [3]LESIA, OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS, MEUDON, FRANCE; [4]MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FUR ASTRONOMIE, HEIDELBERG, GERMANY;[5]MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FUR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK, GARCHING, GERMANY; [6]STEWARD OBSERVATORY, TUCSON, USA

Abstract: After more than two years of regular operation, a number of upgrades have recently been installed for NACO and offered to the community. The article describes the new observing modes and provides examples of astronomical applications in high-contrast imaging, spectroscopy and polarimetry.

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