Expected Paranal Instrumentation and Facilities to be offered for Period 103 and changes foreseen in Periods 104 and 105
The following instruments are expected to be offered for regular operations in Period 103 (1 April 2019 - 30 September 2019). In addition, the table also shows expected changes to take place in Periods 104 or 105.
The last full period of an instrument in operation which will be decommissioned is indicated in red while the first full period of an instrument entering operation is indicated in black. An instrument not offered in Period 103 but which will be offered in Period 104 or 105 appears between parentheses. The information provided here is provisional.
| Telescope | Focus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasmyth A
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Cassegrain
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Nasmyth B
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Incoherent Combined Coudé | Interferometric
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| UT1 (Antu) | NACO 103 | FORS2 | KMOS | ESPRESSO |
MATISSE 103 Visitor Focus 103 |
| UT2 (Kueyen) | FLAMES | XSHOOTER | UVES | ||
| UT3 (Melipal) | SPHERE | (VISIR 104) |
(CRIRES 104) | ||
| UT4 (Yepun) | HAWK-I | MUSE | |||
| AT1 |
MATISSE 103 Visitor Focus 103 |
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| AT2 | |||||
| AT3 | |||||
| AT4 | |||||
| VISTA | VIRCAM | ||||
| VST | OmegaCAM | ||||