HARPS-N Inauguration

Posted By on May 18, 2012

The HARPS-N team in front of the Italian National Telescope (TNG) Photo: Manuel Gonzalez, Roque de Los Muchachos observatory
The HARPS-N team in front of the Italian National Telescope (TNG) Photo: Manuel Gonzalez

The HARPS-N spectrograph was inaugurated on April 23rd. Here’s some photos.

Francesco Pepe from Switzerland explaining the spectrograph, which is in the foreground. Photo: Manuel Gonzalez
Francesco Pepe from Switzerland explaining the spectrograph, which is in the foreground. Photo: Manuel Gonzalez

This write up is better late than never, I hope.

Michael Mayor symbolically cutting the fibre. Left to right: Mave, Michael Mayor, David Latham, Emilio Molinari, Ghedina Adriano, Francesco Pepe. Photo: Manuel Gonzalez
Michael Mayor symbolically cutting the fibre. Left to right: Mave, Michael Mayor, David Latham, Emilio Molinari, Ghedina Adriano, Francesco Pepe. Photo: Manuel Gonzalez

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Sheila came to La Palma with a six month contract and has stayed 24 years so far. She used to work as a software engineer at the observatory, but now she's a writer and Starlight guide.

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