Large Programmes scheduled in Period 65

This list of OPC approved Large Programmes (LPs) is updated every observing period.
The ESO policy regarding Large Programmes is available from a separate document.

163.O-0333
164.O-0089

Arnaboldi, De Martino, Garilli, Guzzo, Le Fevre, Maccagni, Mazure, Picat, Scaramella, Vettolani, Zamorani

'A deep + shallow U imaging survey: preparation to the VIRMOS Deep
redshift Survey'

Obs. Run
Telescope / InstrumentTime Allocated
A
2.2m / WFI4n

 

164.L-0310

Forveille, Delfosse, Mayor, Udry, Perrier, Beuzit:

'Companions to nearby M dwarfs: Planets, Brown Dwarfs and Stars'

Obs. Run
Telescope / InstrumentTime Allocated
A
1.5m / FEROS9n

 

163.H-0285
164.H-0376

Maza, Hamuy, Antezana, Galaz, Gonzalez, Ivanov, Perez, Phillips, Pinto, Smith, Strolger, Schommer, Suntzeff, Wischnjewsky

'Optical and Infrared Observations of Supernovae'

Obs. Run
Telescope / InstrumentTime Allocated
A
NTT / EMMI4n
B
UT1-ANTU / ISAAC20h

 

164.O-0560

Cimatti, Broadhurst, Cristiani, D'Odorico, S., Daddi, Di Paola, Fontana, Gilmozzi, Menci, Pozzetti, Renzini, Saracco, Zamorani:

'A Stringent Test on the Formation of Early Type and Massive Galaxies'

Obs. Run
Telescope / InstrumentTime Allocated
A
UT2-KUEYEN / FORS22n

 

164.O-0561

Krautter, Renzini, da Costa, Baade, Moorwood:

'Public Imaging Survey'

Obs. Run
Telescope / InstrumentTime Allocated
A
2.2m / WFI14

 

164.I-0605

van Dishoeck, Thi, Schutte, Ehrenfreund, d'Hendecourt, Dartois, Habart, Demyk, Tielens, Keane:

'Origin and Evolution of Ices in Star-Forming Regions'

Obs. Run
Telescope / InstrumentTime Allocated
A
UT1-ANTU / ISAACtbd

 

164.O-0612

Franx, Moorwood, Rix, Kuijken, van Dokkum, Roettgering, van der Werf:

'Formation and Evolution of Galaxies from Ultra-deep ISAAC Imaging:
a Public Survey'

Obs. Run
Telescope / InstrumentTime Allocated
A
UT1-ANTU / ISAAC72h

 

165.N-0115

Dejonghe, De Rijcke, Hau, Zeilinger:

'The internal dynamics of Fornax and NGC5044-group dwarf ellipticals (dEs)'

Obs. Run
Telescope / InstrumentTime Allocated
A
2.2m / WFI5h
B
UT2-KUEYEN / FORS27n

 

165.S-0187

Hainaut, Boehnhardt, Delsanti, Meech, Sekiguchi, Veillet, Watanabe, West:

'Very distant TNOs: the "Missing Mass" of the Solar System'

Obs. Run
Telescope / InstrumentTime Allocated
A, B , C, D
2.2m / WFI9n

 

165.L-0263

Gratton, Bonifacio, Bragaglia, Carretta, Castellani, Chieffi, Claudi, Clementini, D'Antona, Desidera, Francois, Grundahl, Molaro, Pasquini, Sneden, Spite M., Spite F., Straniero:

'Distances, Ages and Metal Abundances in Globular Cluster Dwarfs'

Obs. Run
Telescope / InstrumentTime Allocated
A, B
UT2-KUEYEN / UVES12n

 

165.N-0276

Cayrel, Andersen, Nordstroem, Spite F., Spite M., Plez, Molaro, Bonifacio, Francois, Hill, Primas, Beers, Barbuy:

'Galaxy Formation, Early Nucleosynthesis, and the First Stars'

Obs. Run
Telescope / InstrumentTime Allocated
A
UT2-KUEYEN / UVES11n

 

165.I-0402

Rubio, Boulanger, Lequeux, Contursi, Kutner, Gomez:

'Deep CO(2-1) observations of molecular regions in the Magellanic Clouds'

Obs. Run
Telescope / InstrumentTime Allocated
A
SEST / 1.3/3.0Rec148h

 

165.H-0464

van den Heuvel, Frontera, Hjorth, Castro-Tirado, Greiner, Vreeswijk, Rol, Pedersen, Pian, Gorosabel, Palazzi, Masetti, Kouveliotou, Wijers, Fruchter, Wiklind, Jaunsen, Courbin, Augusteijn, Boer, Atteia, Ricker, Piro, Heise, Hurley, Danziger (Large Programme with ToO status):

'The Physics of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) and the Nature of their Hosts'

Obs. Run
Telescope / InstrumentTime Allocated
A
UT1-ANTU/ FORS120h
B
UT2-KUEYEN/ FORS25h
C
UT1-ANTU/ ISAAC20h
D
UT2-KUEYEN/ UVES5h
E
NTT/ SOFI30h
G
1.5mD/ DFOSC0.6n
H
2.2m/ WFI6h
I
3.6m/ EFOSC218h

 

165.H-0588

Napiwotzki, Christlieb, Gorski, Heber, Koester, Leibundgut, Moehler, Nelemans, Reimers, Renzini, Yungelson:

'Are White Dwarf Binaries the Progenitors of Type IA Supernovae'

Obs. Run
Telescope / InstrumentTime Allocated
A
UT2-KUEYEN / UVES200h