April 1, 2009: FORS1 is decommissioned after 10 years of operations.
January - March 2009: dismounting and remounting of FORS1 for tests which usually affect the spectroscopic wavelengths
Mirror recoating
May 17, 2008: The UT2 main mirror (M1) has been recoated.
Mirror cleaning
October 9, 2007: The UT2 main mirror (M1) has been cleaned with CO2.
Maintenance
September 26, 2007: FORS1 is taken down for maintenance
March 2, 2007: The UT2 main mirror (M1) has been recoated.
Commissioning of new CCD
January 26, 2007 to February 3, 2007: first commissioning of new CCD mosaic
Mirror recoating
December 1, 2006: The UT2 main mirror (M1) has been recoated.
FORS1 maintenance
January 27, 2006: FORS1 dismounted to correct problem with loose fiber in field-of-view
Mirror recoating
June 2005: The UT2 main mirror (M1) has been recoated
FORS1 moved to UT2-Kueyen
June 2004: FORS1 has been moved from UT1-Antu to UT2-Kueyen at the
beginning of June 2004. First data after telescope change have been
obtained on June 6th.
Mirror recoating
April 1, 2004: The UT1 main mirror (M1) has been recoated.
FORS1 moved to UT1-Antu
October 19, 2002: FORS1 has been moved from UT3-Melipal to
UT1-Antu. First data after telescope change have been obtained on
October 22nd.
FORS1 moved to UT3-Melipal
July 2001: FORS1 has been moved from UT1-Antu to UT3-Melipal. First data after telescope change have been obtained in August.
Mirror recoating
March 2001: The UT1 main mirror (M1) has been recoated.
Mirror recoating
February/March 2000: The UT1 main mirror (M1) has been recoated.
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