Copy of Ben Burningham's old page, which I hope to update...
PATT Observatories:
(deadlines for proposals are 15/9 for A session and
15/3 for B session)
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Site
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Telescope
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Instrument
name
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description
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notes
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Mauna
Kea, Hawaii, USA
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UKIRT
(3.8m)
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MICHELLE
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10-20
micron imaging (67".2 x 50".4 FOV), long slit
spectroscopy, echelle spectroscopy and
imaging/spectro-polarimetry.
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Until
September 30th
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UIST
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1-5
micron imaging (2'x 2' FOV) and long slit spectroscopy;
cross-dispersed (JHK) and integral field spectroscopy; imaging
and spectropolarimetry.
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Not available?
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?CGS-4
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1-5
micron long slit grating spectroscopy with 4 gratings (R ~
400-40000).
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Echelle
and 40l/mm grating from mid-October
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IRCAM/TUFTI
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1-5
micron camera (20".8 FOV), L-band imaging polarimetry
available.
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Not Available
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UFTI
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1-2.5
micron camera (92" FOV), imaging polarimetry and K-band FP.
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more
sensitive than IRCAM at all JHK for 0.5" images
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IRPOL2
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Polarimetry
facility for UKIRT
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Gemini
N (8 m)
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NIRI
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near-IR
imager and low res spectrograph
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AVAIL
Q. O only in 2002b
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GMOS
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optical
imager, integral field, long-slit and multi-object spectrograph
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AVAIL
Q.O only in 2002b
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Hokupa'a+
QUIRC
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natural
guide star AO system with QUIRC near-IR camera
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Not
available in 2002b
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CIRPASS
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near-IR
integral field spectrograph
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Not
available in 2002b
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Cerro
Pachon, Chile
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Gemini
S (8 m)
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T-ReCS
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mid-IR
imager and spectrograph
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AVAIL
Q.O only in 2002b
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AcqCam
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acquisition
camera offered for broadband BVRI imaging
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AVAIL
Q.O only in 2002b
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Flamingos
I
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near-IR
imager and multi-object spectrograph
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AVAIL
S.O only in 2002b.
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Phoenix
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near-IR
spectrograph (high res - R= 50,000
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AVAIL
S.O only in 2002b.
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ING,
La Plama, Spain
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WHT
(4.2 m)
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ISIS
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2
armed medium res. spectrograph with imaging and
spectro-polarimetry available
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AVAIL
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UES
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High
res. echelle spectrograph (R>85000)
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AVAIL
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AF2/WYFFOS
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Automatic
fibre positioner feeding WYFFOS spectrograph (up to 150 objects)
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AVAIL
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INTEGRAL/WYFFOS
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Integral
field spectrograph (upto 6 bundles) feeding WYFFOS
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AVAIL
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PFIP
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Prime
focus imaging (16'.2 x 16'.2 FOV)
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AVAIL
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AUX
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Auxilary
port camera at Cassegrain focus (1'.8 x 1'.8 FOV)
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AVAIL
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INGRID
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near-IR
(0.8-2.5micron) camera (4'.06x4'.06 FOV)
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AVAIL
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NAOMI/INGRID
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Adaptive
optics system for use with INGRID
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AVAIL
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INT
(2.5 m)
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IDS
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long
slit spectrograph
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AVAIL
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WFC
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Wide
field imaging (34'.2 FOV)
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AVAIL
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JKT
(1.0m)
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CCD
imager
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10'x
10' FOV imaging
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AVAIL
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AAO,
NSW, Aus.
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AAT
(3.9 m)
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2dF
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2
degree field multi-object fibre-fed spectrograph (up to 400
objects)
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IRIS2
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IR
imager (8'x 8'? FOV) and medium res. spectrograph,
cross-dispersion and multi-slit spectroscopy; spectro- and
imaging polarimetry available.
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LDSS++
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Low
res. multi-object multi-slit wide field (12') spectrograph
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Expert
user instrument
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RGO
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Long
slit spectroscopy and spectropolarimetry
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SPIRAL
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Optical
integral field unit (22" x 11" FOV)
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Expert
user instrument
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TAURUS
II
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FP
interferometer with tunable narrow band imaging, narrow band
imaging, polarimetry (expert) and low res. long- and multi-slit
spectroscopy (expert)
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UHRF
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Ultra-high
res. (R~300000, 600000, 940000) spectrograph at coude focus
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UCLES
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Cross-dispersed
echelle spectrograph
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WFI
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Wide
field imager
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UKST
(1.2 m)
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6dF
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6
degree field multi-object fibre-fed spectrograph (up to 750
spectra per night)
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ESO
Sites
(deadlines are normally around 31/3 and 31/9, check
the ESO proposals page for current deadlines)
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Site
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Telescope
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Instrument
name
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description
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notes
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La
Silla, Chile
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3.6
m
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ADONIS
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Near-IR
(1-5 micron) adaptive optics system for use with one of two
cameras: SHARPII+, COMIC
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SHARPII+
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1-
2.5 micron camera (FOV's: 25".6 x 25".6, 12".8 x
12".8, 8".5 x 8".5
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COMIC
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1-5
micron camera (FOV's: 12".8 x 12".8 (L, L', M), 4".5
x 4".5 (J, H, K', K))
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CES
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High
resolution (R~235000) echelle spectroscopy at Coude focus
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EFOSC-2
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Faint
object spectrograph and camera with polarimetry (FOV 5'.2 x 5'.2)
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TIMMI-2
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Mid-infrared
spectrograph/imager in N, M and Q bandpasses (5-24 micron)
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NTT
(3.5 m)
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EMMI
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multi-mode
instrument with wide-field imaging; low res. multi-object or long
slit grism spectroscopy; medium res. long slit grating
spectroscopy; echelle spectroscopy.
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SUSI-2
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High
resolution imaging, optimised for good seeing, complementing that
of EMMI
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SOFI
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IR
(0.9-2.5 micron) imaging with low and medium res. spectroscopy
and polarimetry
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2.2
m
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WFI
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Wide
field imaging (FOV 34' x 33') with slitless field spectroscopy
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1.54m
Danish
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DFOSC
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Faint
object spectroscopy and imaging
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1.52
m
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B&C
spectrograph
|
Low
and medium resolution spectrograph
|
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FEROS
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Fibre-fed
echelle spectroscopy of entire optical range @R ~48000.
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VLT,
Paranal, Chile
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Antu,
UT1 (8.2 m)
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ISAAC
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IR
(0.9-5 micron) low and medium res. spectroscopy, imaging (FOV 's
SW: 2'.5x2'.5, LW: 72"x72") and polarimetry.
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AVAIL
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FORS1
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Imaging,
long slit and multi-object spectroscopy, polarimetry
|
AVAIL
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Keuyen,
UT2 (8.2 m)
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FLAMES
|
Fibre
positioner and fibres feeding to either UVES (8 objects) or
GIRAFFE (130, 15 or 1 objects)
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Not Available
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UVES
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UV
and optical cross-dispersed echelle spectrograph, R~ 40000 (1"
slit)
|
AVAIL
|
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GIRAFFE
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High
and medium res. spectrograph with 3 modes: MEDUSA: single fibre
mode, ~130 objects; IFU: 15 objects, 2"x3" apertures;
ARGUS: single object, array of microlenses (FOV's 12"x7",
6".6x4".2)
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Not Available
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FORS2
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As
for FORS1, but no polarimetry, does have short slit, medium res.
echelle grism spectroscopy
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AVAIL
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Melipal,
UT3 (8.2 m)
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VISIR
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Imaging
(w/ variable magnification) and long slit spectroscopy (8-25
micron)
|
Not Available
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VIMOS
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Visible
multi-object spectrograph (150 slits w/ R~2000, 750 slits w/ R~
200), with imaging (FOV 4 x 7'x8') and IFU.
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Not Available
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Yepun,
UT4 (8.2 m)
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NIRMOS
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Near-IR
(1.0-1.8 micron) multi object spectrograph (150 slits w/ R~2000),
with imaging (FOV 4 x 6'x8').
|
Not Available
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SINFONI
|
integral
field spectrograph with AO module, 32 x32 spatial pixels
(8"x8",3.2"x3.2", 0.8"x0.8")
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Not Available
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NAOS/CONICA
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Adaptive
optics system with imaging and spectroscopy and polarimetry
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AVAIL
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SAAO
(deadlines
18/12 for April/June, 1/4 for July/ September, 1/7 for October/
December, 1/10 for January/ March)
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