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Welcome to the DFA
In 2004 the Science Faculty of the
Universidad de Valparaiso decided to develop the first astronomy group in
Chile's fifth region.
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December 2009
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November 13, 2009
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probe was launched last Friday from ESO’s Paranal
observatory in northern Chile — home of the Very Large Telescope
(VLT) — aboard a weather balloon. Such
radiosondes, measure various atmospheric parameters and transmit them
to a receiver on the ground. Researchers from ESO, the University of
Lethbridge (Canada) and Universidad de Valparaiso (Chile) are currently
in the middle of a 12-day programme, during which they plan to launch
29 radiosondes. Each night, parallel observations with the VLT
instruments UVES, CRIRES and VISIR are carefully orchestrated to
coincide with two additional radiosonde launches, while an infrared
radiometer provides continuous coverage. This powerful combination of
instruments and methods will provide a better understanding of the
distribution and amount of water vapour in the atmosphere above
Paranal, which is highly relevant for astronomical observations. The
knowledge gained from these data can be used to optimise science
operations at the VLT and, in the future, at the European Extremely
Large Telescope (E-ELT).
The team members from U. Valparaíso are: Michel Curé, Arlette Chacón, Lissette Cortes, and
Lizett Illanes.
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December 1, 2009
4to. encuentro de Astronomía y Meteorología
en la UV
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Next public talk:
Monday, April 5, 2010, 7.30 PM
Dr. Michel Curé
Universidad de Valparaíso
"Eclipses de sol"
 Sala "Rubén Darío"
Centro de Extensión
de la UV, Errázuriz 1108
Valparaíso
Entrada Liberada
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Hot Stars Meeting, March 2009
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Open positions |
Interferometric View of Hot Stars
Viña del Mar, Chile,
March 2-6, 2009
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Post-doc position in observational studies of massive stars
at Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile
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Departamento de Física
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Astronomía, Facultad de Ciencias
