Publication type: Non-refereed

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    First Commissioning of the IR Spectrograph LIRIS
    The near-infrared spectrograph LIRIS was first commissioned on the WHT on the nights of 15-19 Feb 2003. During all that time the instrument functioned with no...
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    First Detection of Nightly Variations in the Frequency Dependent Polarization of OJ:287
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    First detection of the cataclysmic variable AE Aquarii in Near and Far Infra-Red with ISO
    We present the observations of the Cataclysmic Variable AE Aquarii by 3 instruments of ISO in the previously unexplored range of 4.8-170 microns during a multi...
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    First Detection of the X-ray Burster 2S 1711-339 in Quiescence and a Suggested Optical Counterpart.
    We report on a Chandra observation of the transient low-mass X-ray binary and type-I X-ray burst source 2S 1711-339 (Carpenter et al. 1977,MNRAS,179,270; Wilson...
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    First Detection of Water Ice and Organics on an Asteroid: A Possible Link to the Origin of Earth's Water
    We report the detection of water ice and organics on the surface of asteroid 24 Themis. Our rotationally-resolved infrared (2-4 µm) spectra of this asteroid...
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    First evidence of the possible detection of diffuse circumstellar bands in AGB descendants
    The short transition phase between asymptotic giant branch stars (AGB; when circumstellar envelopes rich in small organic molecules are efficiently created) and...
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    First generation of instruments for the GTC (Gran Telescopio Canarias)
    The presentation summarizes the status of the first generation of instruments for the 10-m Spanish Telescope, GTC. The GTC is planned to have its first light at...
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    First JWST Results Find No Alpha-Bimodality in M31
    The recent era of large, ground-based abundance surveys has unraveled the chemical structures of our Milky Way galaxy. The most striking abundance feature is...
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    First lab results of the WEAVE fibre positioner system
    WEAVE is the new wide-field spectroscopy facility for the prime focus of the William Herschel Telescope on La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain. It is a multi...