El 3 de mayo de 2017 y producto de una repentina y breve enfermedad falleció en Santiago, nuestro querido colega Daniel Maturana Aspillaga. Al momento de su fallecimiento Daniel tenía 67 años de edad, y se encontraba en su casa junto a su familia.
There are several items here that may be of interest to users.
SIFS SV Call for Proposals
A call for proposals for science verification with the SOAR Integral Field Spectrograph has been issued. There are a total for 4 SV nights scheduled in semester 2017A. The deadline for proposals is April 17.
In August, 1975, a brand-new telescope operator arrived at a brand-new 4-m telescope on Cerro Tololo, as part of a crew commissioning what was then the largest telescope in the southern hemisphere. That young operator was Daniel Maturana, who is now stepping down after supporting observers at CTIO and SOAR for over four decades. The picture above shows the CTIO observer support group from those early days (Daniel on the far right).
The new camera and its associated hardware and software have now been tested and found to be working correctly, with only a few minor issues on the software side, which UNC and CTIO staff are working on. Therefore, we are offering the Red Camera to experienced users with time scheduled in semester 2016B who might benefit from it, on a shared risk basis.
El 3 de mayo de 2017 y producto de una repentina y breve enfermedad falleció en Santiago, nuestro querido colega Daniel Maturana Aspillaga. Al momento de su fallecimiento Daniel tenía 67 años de edad, y se encontraba en su casa junto a su familia.
