The Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias has two observatories on the Canary Islands; Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma and Teide Observatory, on Tenerife. In this contribution the authors explain the guidelines for the allocation of this observing time and mention some of the future plans for remote observing and control of the

Two independent resonant scattering spectrometers, one using a sodium and the other a potassium vapour cell, were operated simultaneously at the same site. Due to the differing abundances of ground state atoms of these two elements different depths of the photosphere are sampled. An inter-comparison of solar p modes obtained with these

The authors discuss the present limits to the velocity field diagnostics in stellar chromospheres achievable with ESO CAT+CES and IUE high resolution spectra.

Spectra of resolution λ/Δλ ≡ 2×104 and good S:N ratio are presented in the range containing the 7Li doublet at 6707 Å for 9 main sequence or slightly evolved stars in NGC 752 (age ≡2×109years). The authors investigate the suggested main sequence bimodality using the spectroscopic indications of binarity and high rotational velocity, as well as the

PATT and CAT will consider applications for the use of the Groundbased High Resolution Imaging Laboratory (GHRIL) from September 1988. The applications deadline is May 1st 1988. Users outside the UK/NL/SP community can get access to the GHRIL via collaborations or by applying for "international time". This note contains the minimum amount of

High resolution, high S:N spectra are used to determine the abundances of Fe, Ni, Ca, Al and Si in 25 field dwarfs with -1.2 < [Fe/H] < +0.3. The authors find overabundances for Al, Ca and Si in stars with -1.2 < [Fe/H] < -0.5 and solar [Ni/Fe] over the whole studied range.