VLT-style observing with the Wide Field Imager at the MPG/ESO 2.2-m telescope at La Silla

Bibcode
2001Msngr.104...14U
Urrutia, C.; Paz, T.; Robledo, E.; Gutierrez, F.; Baade, D.; Selman, F.; Sanchez, F.; Brewer, J.; Scodeggio, M.
Bibliographical reference

The Messenger, No. 104. p. 14 - 16 (June 2001)

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2001
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9
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0
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0
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0
Description
The Wide Field Imager instrument of the MPG/ESO 2.2-m Telescope has been operating with the VLT-style Observing Software (OS) since the beginning of the year. Users can now prepare Observation Blocks in the same manner as for the VLT and other La Silla instruments. This uniformity of the user interface will make the system even more easy to use than before. This work is the result of the efforts of a large number of people: the sequencer scripts were written with extensive help from Paul Lesaux of the NTT team, and Emilio Barrios of the 3.6 team at La Silla. Figure 1 shows the control room with the new system in place.
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Non-refereed

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