Messenger No. 61 (September 1990)
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Portugal and ESO Sign Cooperation Agreement
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Speech by Professor José Pedro Sucena Paiva
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Speech by Professor Teresa Lago
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A short summary of astronomy at "Centro de Astrofísica da Universidade do Porto".
ADS BibCode:
1990Msngr..61....4L
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Lago, M. T.
AA(Astrophysical Centre, University of Porto, Portugal)
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New ESO Scientific Preprints (June-August 1990)
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Visiting Astronomers (October 1, 1990-April 1, 1991)
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ESO Fellowships 1991-1992
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During 2nd ESO/OHP Summer School in Astrophysical Observations: Observatorie de Haute-Provence Becomes a European Northern Observatory
ADS BibCode:
1990Msngr..61....8V
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Véron-Cetty, M.; Baade, D.
AA(Observatoire de Haute-Provence, C. N. R. S., France) AB(ESO)
10-10 (PDF)
2nd ESO/ST-ECF Data Analysis Workshop & Bulges of Galaxies
11-17 (PDF)
The northern Chile climate and its evolution. A pluridisciplinary approach to the VLT site selection.
ADS BibCode:
1990Msngr..61...11G
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Grenon, M.
AA(Geneva Observatory, Switzerland)
References:
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Caviedes, G. N., 1990, Climatic Change, 16, 99.
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Fuenzalida, H., 1983, Proceedings of the ESO Workshop "Site Testing for Future Large Telescopes", La Silla, 4-6 October 1983.
Hoffmann, A. E., 1989, Cactaceas en la florasilvestre de Chile. Ed. Fundacion Claudio Gay, Santiago de Chile.
Huber, A,, 1979, "Estimacion empirica de las caracteristicas hidrologicas de Chile", Agro Sur 7, 57-65.
Lauer, W., 1986, Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges., 99, 21 1.
Perez, V.Q., 1983, Geographia de Chile 111, Biographia lnstituto Geographico Militar.
Rodriguez, C. R., 1988, "Plantas para lefia en el Sur-occidente de Puno" proyecto arbolandino, Punto, Peru.
Weischet, W., 1966, Freiburger Universitatsblatter, 12, 53-68.
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Selection of the VLT Site
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Halley Enters Hibernation
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Progress on the VLT Mirror Cell Design
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Minor Planet Named After Lo Woltjer
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Investigation of the galactic distribution and physical properties of carbon stars.
ADS BibCode:
1990Msngr..61...19L
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Le Bertre, T.; Epchtein, N.; Fouqué, P.; Hron, J.; Kerschbaum, F.; Lépine, J.
AA(ESO) AB(Paris Observatory, France) AC(Paris Observatory, France) AD(Vienna Observatory, Austria) AE(Vienna Observatory, Austria) AF(Sao Paulo University, Brazil)
References:
Iben, 1.: 1981, in Physical Processes in Red Giants, ed. by I. lben and A. Renzini, p. 3.
Epchtein, N., Le Bertre, T., Lepine, J. R. D., Marques dos Santos, P., Matsuura, O.T., Picazzio, E.: 1987, Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 71, 39.
Epchtein, N., Le Bertre, T., Lepine, J. R. D.: 1990, Astron. Astrophys. 227, 82.
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High precision radial velocity determinations for the study of the internal kinematical and dynamical structure and evolution of young stellar groups.
ADS BibCode:
1990Msngr..61...20H
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Hensberge, H.; van Dessel, E. L.; Burger, M.; de Zeeuw, P. T.; Lub, J.; Lepoole, R. S.; Verschueren, W.; David, M.; Theuns, T.; de Loore, C.; de Geus, E. J.; Mathieu, R. D.; Blaauw, A.
AA(Royal Observatory of Belgium) AB(Royal Observatory of Belgium) AC(Royal Observatory of Belgium) AD(University of Leiden, the Netherlands) AE(University of Leiden, the Netherlands) AF(University of Leiden, the Netherlands) AG(University of Antwerp, Belgium) AH(University of Antwerp, Belgium) AI(University of Antwerp, Belgium) AJ(University of Antwerp, Belgium) AK(University of Maryland, USA) AL(University of Wisconsin, USA) AM(Universities of Leiden and Groningen, the Netherlands)
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De Geus, E. J., Lub, J., van de Grift: 1990, Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. (in press).
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Hensberge, H., Verschueren, W.: 1989, The Messenger 58, 51.
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The Status of the Hubble Space Telescope
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'Matching error' (spherical aberration) in the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) - Some technical comments
ADS BibCode:
1990Msngr..61...22W
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Wilson, R. N.
AA(European Southern Observatory, Garching, Federal Republic of Germany)
Abstract:
An analysis is presented of the systematic error revealed in the HST that has a systematic error giving an image with approximately 70 percent of the geometrical light energy within about 1.5 arcsec diameter instead of less than 0.1 arcsec predicted from its specification of 'diffraction limited performance' for visible light (wavelength 500 nm). This error has been identified as principally spherical aberration due to 'matching error'. It is calculated that the spherical aberration error alone would give an image at best focus with 100 percent of the geometrical light energy within about 1.5 arcsec diameter.
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HST images: what can image processing do?
ADS BibCode:
1990Msngr..61...24B
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Baade, D.; Lucy, L. B.
AA(ESO) AB(ESO)
References:
Adorf, H.-M.: 1989, in Proc. 1 st ESO/ST-ECF Data Analysis Workshop, eds. P.J. Grosb01, F. Murtagh, R.H. Warmels, p. 215.
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ESO's early history, 1953 - 1975. VIII. The 3.6-m telescope project; from concept to the late 1960's.
ADS BibCode:
1990Msngr..61...27B
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Blaauw, A.
AA(Kapteyn Laboratory, Groningen, the Netherlands)
Abstract:
This article reviews work towards the realization of the 3.6-m telescope from the early beginnings of ESO up to the moment, at the end of 1969, when Council drastically changed course. These early years saw an Instrumentation Committee, a Directorate and an engineering bureau devoted to the creation of an instrument of dimensions and costs, an order of magnitude larger than anything achieved so far in optical astronomy in Europe. Unfortunately, lack of experience proved to be a serious drawback, and this unavoidably puts its stamp on the present, somewhat cheerless, account. The new approach adopted by Council late 1969, will be described in the next article.
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FHA, DOC. IC-24. [lo] For reports of these meetings, see FHA Docs. IC-27 and IC-29.
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Observations of visual double stars at La Silla.
ADS BibCode:
1990Msngr..61...36S
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Scardia, M.
AA(Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Merate, Italy)
References:
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Long-term photometry of Herbig Ae/Be stars in the Strömgren system.
ADS BibCode:
1990Msngr..61...39T
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Thé, P. S.; Bibo, E.
AA(Astronomical Institute "Anton Pannekoek", University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands) AB(Astronomical Institute "Anton Pannekoek", University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
References:
Baade, D., Stahl, 0.: 1989, Astron. Astrophys. 209, 255.
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Blondel, P.F.C., Tjin A Djie, H.R.E., The, P. S.: 1989, Astron. Astrophys. 80, 1 1 5.
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Zajtseva, G. V.: 1986, Astroph. 25, 626.
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The 1990 outburst of VY Aqr.
ADS BibCode:
1990Msngr..61...41D
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
della Valle, M.; Augusteijn, T.
AA(ESO) AB(ESO)
References:
Augusteijn, T., Della Valle, M.: 1990, IAUC No. 5048.
Capaccioli, M., Della Valle, M., D'Onofrio, M., Rosino, L.: 1989, p. 1622.
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Warner, B., Livio, M.: 1987, Astrophys. Journ. Lett., 322, L95.
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1.2-mm continuum observations of IRAS galaxies: implications for gas mass and cold dust component.
ADS BibCode:
1990Msngr..61...44A
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Andreani, P.; Franceschini, A.; Roland, J.
AA(ESO) AB(Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Italy) AC(Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, France)
References:
P. Andreani et al., 1990, Astroph. J. 348, 467.
M.D. Bicay and R. Giovanelli, 1987, Astron. J., 93, 1326.
M. D. Bicay and G. Helou, 1990, to appear in Astroph. J., October.
R. Chini et al., 1986, Astron. Astroph., 166, L8.
B. T. Draine, 1989, in The interstellar medium in galaxies, ed. H.A. Thronson and J.M. Shull, Dordrecht: Kluwer, in press.
B.T. Draine and H. M. Lee, 1984, Astroph. J., 285, 89.
S.A. Eales et al., 1989, Astroph. J., 339, 859.
A. Franceschini et al., 1989, Astroph. J., 334, 35.
W. K. Gear et al., 1985, Astroph. J., 291, 51 1.
C.J. Lonsdale et al., 1989, Cataloged Galaxies and Quasars observed in the IRAS survey, version 2, Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
J.S. Mathis and G. Whiffen, 1989, Astroph. J., 341, 808.
I.F. Mirabel and D.B. Sanders, 1988, Astroph. J., 335, 104.
G.S. Orton et al., 1986, Icarus, 67, 289.
B. J. Smith et al., 1987, Astroph. J., 318, 161.
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J.S. Young et al., 1989, Astroph. J. Suppl., 70, 699.
C. Xu and G. De Zotti, 1989, Astron. Astroph., 225, 12.
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Variability as a way to find quasars: a complete sample.
ADS BibCode:
1990Msngr..61...46H
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Hawkins, M.; Véron, P.
AA(Royal Observatory Edinburgh, United Kingdom) AB(Observatoire de Haute-Provence, France)
References:
Angione, R. J., 1973, Astron. J. 78, 353.
Angione, R.J., Moore, E.P., Roosen, R.G. and Sievers, J., 1981, Astron. J. 86, 653.
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Veron, P., 1983, 24th Liege International Astrophysical Colloquium, p. 210.
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Staff Movements
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A search for interstellar Be II λ3130: CASPEC shakes hands with IUE and GHRS.
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First Announcement of the 3rd ESO/ST-ECF Data Analysis Workshop
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EMMI, the ESO multi-mode instrument, successfully installed at the NTT.
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New 2D IR array detectors for imaging and spectroscopy at ESO.
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The ESO MAMA detector.
ADS BibCode:
1990Msngr..61...58C
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Cullum, M.; Wampler, E. J.
AA(ESO) AB(ESO)
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Deconvolution of NTT images of E/S0 galaxies.
ADS BibCode:
1990Msngr..61...60Z
Author(s)/Affiliation(s):
Zavatti, F.; Bendinelli, O.; Parmeggiani, G.; Palumbo, G. G. C.; Bignami, G. F.
AA(Dipartimento di Astronomia, Universita di Bologna, Italy) AB(Dipartimento di Astronomia, Universita di Bologna, Italy) AC(Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna, Italy) AD(Dipartimento di Astronomia, Universita di Bologna, Italy & I. TE. S. RE./C. N. R., Bologna, Italy) AE(I. F. C. T. R./C. N. R., Milano, Italy)
References:
Bendinelli, O., Parmeggiani, G., and Zavatti, F.: 1986, Ap. J. 308, 61 1.
Bendinelli, O., Parmeggiani, G., Piccioni, A., and Zavatti, F.: 1987, Astron. J. 94, 1095.
Bendinelli, O., Parmeggiani, G., and Zavatti, F.: 1988, J. Astrophys. Astron. 9, 17.
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Gouiffes, G., Wampler, E.J., Baade D., and Wang, L.-F.: The Messenger, 58, 11.
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Hunt, B.R.: 1973, IEEE Trans. Comp., C-22, 805.
Moffat, A.F.J.: 1969, Astr. Ap., 3, 455.
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ESO Image Processing Group: MIDAS Memo
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