Messenger No. 81 (September 1995)
Telescopes and Instrumentation
1-2 (PDF)
News from Paranal and current status of VLT construction.
ADS BibCode:
1995Msngr..81....1T
Section:
Telescopes and Instrumentation
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Tarenghi, M.
AA(ESO)
Abstract:
On Sunday, 30 July 1995, at 1.15 hours local time, an earthquake shook northern Chile near the city of Antofagasta.
3-4 (PDF)
News from the secondary mirror units [VLT].
ADS BibCode:
1995Msngr..81....3E
Section:
Telescopes and Instrumentation
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Enard, D.
AA(ESO)
5-6 (PDF)
The VLT control software - status report.
ADS BibCode:
1995Msngr..81....5R
Section:
Telescopes and Instrumentation
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Raffi, G.
AA(ESO)
6-8 (PDF)
The VLT Real Time Display software.
ADS BibCode:
1995Msngr..81....6H
Section:
Telescopes and Instrumentation
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Herlin, T.; Brighton, A.; Biereichel, P.
AA(ESO) AB(ESO) AC(ESO)
NTT Bits and Pixels
8-9 (PDF)
NTT Bits and Pixels
ADS BibCode:
1995Msngr..81....8.
Section:
NTT Bits and Pixels
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
ESO
AA(ESO)
Abstract:
With this periodically compiled collection of short notes, the NTT Team intends to keep the community informed about changes in performance, configuration, and operation of the NTT and its subsystems.
Additional news from the La Silla site
9-9 (PDF)
CASPEC Thorium-Argon Atlas in the 3050–3650 Å Region
ADS BibCode:
1995Msngr..81....9P
Section:
Additional news from the La Silla site
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Pasquini, L.; Achmad, L.
References:
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9-9 (PDF)
Rotating Half Wave Plate for EFOSC1 Refurbished
ADS BibCode:
1995Msngr..81....9S
Section:
Additional news from the La Silla site
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Schwarz, H.; Guisard, S.
10-10 (PDF)
Superb Seeing on the 2.2-m Telescope with IRAC2
ADS BibCode:
1995Msngr..81...10L
Section:
Additional news from the La Silla site
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Lidman, C.
10-10 (PDF)
Photometry with EFOSC2
ADS BibCode:
1995Msngr..81...10.
Section:
Additional news from the La Silla site
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
ESO
AA(ESO)
10-10 (PDF)
New Autoguider at the 1.52-m
ADS BibCode:
1995Msngr..81...10O
Section:
Additional news from the La Silla site
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Oliveira, C.
10-10 (PDF)
Satellite Pictures Available in the “Meteomonitor” Environment
ADS BibCode:
1995Msngr..81...10M
Section:
Additional news from the La Silla site
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Mendez, J.
10-10 (PDF)
The Last Trip of the ESO GPO
ADS BibCode:
1995Msngr..81...10I
Section:
Additional news from the La Silla site
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Ihle, G.
11-11 (PDF)
A Spectacular Jet in Comet Hale-Bopp
ADS BibCode:
1995Msngr..81...11W
Section:
Additional news from the La Silla site
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
West, R.
AA(ESO)
Reports from Observers
12-14 (PDF)
Near-infrared imaging of QSO host galaxies.
ADS BibCode:
1995Msngr..81...12G
Section:
Reports from Observers
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Gerritsen, J. P. E.; Barthel, P. D.
AA(Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, Groningen, The Netherlands) AB(Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, Groningen, The Netherlands)
Abstract:
Three decades after the discovery of the first QSOs, the triggering of QSO activity is still an intriguing issue. Which conditions lead to fuelling the “monster”, responsible for the non-thermal continuum emission?
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14-19 (PDF)
Have we detected the primeval galaxies?
ADS BibCode:
1995Msngr..81...14M
Section:
Reports from Observers
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Macchetto, D.; Giavalisco, M.
AA(Space Telescope Science Institute) AB(Space Telescope Science Institute)
Abstract:
The identification of the population of primeval galaxies, namely the first galaxies to form stars in the Universe, is essential to provide the much needed observational underpinning to modern theories of galaxy formation and evolution, without which these theories are destined to remain in the realm of speculation. Until recently, and despite decades of intensive search, primeval galaxies had not been identified and thus the epoch (or the epochs!) and the early physics of galaxy formation are still substantially unknown. The combination of ground-based photometry and spectroscopy with the Hubble Space Telescope high angular resolution, is changing this situation and we are now obtaining empirical evidence that a population of galaxies of relatively normal luminosity was already in place at redshifts z > 3 and in an evolutionary state characterised by active star formation.
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19-20 (PDF)
Discovery of a supernova (SN 1995K) at a redshift of 0.478.
ADS BibCode:
1995Msngr..81...19L
Section:
Reports from Observers
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Leibundgut, B.; Spyromilio, J.; Walsh, J.; Schmidt, B. P.; Phillips, M. M.; Suntzeff, N. B.; Hamuy, M.; Schommer, R. A.; Avilés, R.; Kirshner, R. P.; Riess, A.; Challis, P.; Garnavich, P.; Stubbs, C.; Hogan, C.; Dressler, A.; Ciardullo, R.
AA(Center for Astrophysics) AB(Center for Astrophysics) AC(Center for Astrophysics & ESO) AD(Center for Astrophysics & MSSSO) AE(Center for Astrophysics) AF(Center for Astrophysics) AG(Center for Astrophysics) AH(Center for Astrophysics) AI(Center for Astrophysics & CTIO) AJ(Center for Astrophysics) AK(Center for Astrophysics) AL(Center for Astrophysics) AM(Center for Astrophysics) AN(University of Washington) AO(University of Washington) AP(Carnegie Observatories) AQ(Pennsylvania State University)
20-22 (PDF)
The Magellanic Catalogue of Stars - MACS.
ADS BibCode:
1995Msngr..81...20D
Section:
Reports from Observers
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
de Boer, K. S.; Tucholke, H.-J.; Seitter, W. C.
AA(Sternwarte der Universität Bonn) AB(Astronomisches Institut der Universität Münster & Sternwarte der Universität Bonn) AC(Astronomisches Institut der Universität Münster)
Other Astronomical News
23-27 (PDF)
Remote observing and experience at ESO.
ADS BibCode:
1995Msngr..81...23Z
Section:
Other Astronomical News
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Zijlstra, A. A.; Rodriguez, J.; Wallander, A.
AA(ESO) AB(ESO) AC(ESO)
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27-28 (PDF)
Library and Information Services in Astronomy II (LISA-II).
ADS BibCode:
1995Msngr..81...27G
Section:
Other Astronomical News
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Grothkopf, U.; Murtagh, F.; Albrecht, M.
AA(ESO) AB(ESO) AC(ESO)
Announcements
29-34 (PDF)
Programmes Approved for Period 56
35-35 (PDF)
First announcement: The Fourth CTIO/ESO Workshop, The Galactic Center
35-35 (PDF)
Time-Table of Council and Committee Meetings (1995)
35-35 (PDF)
Personnel movements
35-35 (PDF)
List of preprints
Messenger Index
36-36 (PDF)
Contents
Announcements
36-36 (PDF)
Last Copies of ESO/SRC Atlas Available