ESO

05
Dec

Using the ESO 3.6 metre telescope to test for variations in the fine structure constant among nearby solar twins

In lieu of an AAL ESO Blog post this month, we encourage our community to read the article that appeared recently in The Conversation by Prof. Michael Murphy from Swinburne University of Technology.
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MUSE on VLT
17
Oct

Tracking Australian VLT publications

As part of AAL's role in assisting the Dept of Industry, Science and Resources in managing Australia's Strategic Partnership with ESO, we monitor not just the proposal submissions and allocations but also any refereed publications involving Australian-based astronomers that use data from the Very Large Telescope (VLT) and...
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30
Sep

Measuring reliable stellar abundances towards crowded regions using MUSE

With the rapid development of stellar spectroscopy in the past decade, many stellar spectroscopic surveys, for example LAMOST, GALAH and APOGEE, combined with the astrometric information of Gaia have played a pivotal role in explaining the chemo-dynamic evolution of the Milky Way.
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Contributors

Michael Murphy is the Australian representative on the ESO Science Technical Committee. Contact: [email protected]

Sarah Sweet is the Australian representative on the ESO Users Committee. Contact: [email protected]

Stuart Ryder is a Program Manager with AAL. Contact: [email protected]

Guest posts are also welcome – please submit these to [email protected]