By combining the light from four telescopes, the European Southern Observatory Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) delivers angular resolution at milli-arcsecond scale and astrometry at tens of micro-arcsecond. The available instrumentation covers the H to N-band with low to moderately high spectral resolution. Given that long-baseline optical interferometry observing techniques are still not widespread in [...]
In the Februar issue of the RadioNet newsletter, one can find the information about the project including policy news and upcoming events. Link to the newsletter
Results from the use of Effelsberg under RadioNet TA program. Ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) are notable for their extreme low surface brightness nature and extended radii; they have the stellar mass and appearance of dwarf spheroidal galaxies but the stellar radii of larger galaxies like the Milky Way. While UDGs were originally identified in the [...]
On Feb 20/21, the workshop "The Big Impact of a Big Dish: Science with the Effelsberg 100-m telescope" will be held at the Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie in Bonn. Even more than 40 years after its inauguration, the 100-m telescope is still one of the two largest fully-steerable radio telescopes in the world, and — due [...]
The RadioNet Joint Research Activity RINGS (Radio Interferometry Next Generation Software) meets at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomie in Bonn on February 19, 2018. RINGS partners from MPG, ASTRON, JIV-ERIC, UMAN, OSO, and DIAS start the work on the main objective for RINGS: To deliver advanced calibration algorithms for the next generation of radio astronomy facilities, characterized by a high sensitivity, a [...]
The deadline for submission of observing proposals on IRAM telescopes, both the NOEMA interferometer and the 30-meter telescope, covering the scheduling period 1 June to 30 November 2018, is 15 March 2018, 17:00 CET (UT + 1 hour). IRAM proposals should be submitted through the Proposal Management System (PMS). More information here.
For a first glimpse on the potential of upcomming facilities like the Square Kilometre Array, the Max-Planck Scociety has invested in the MPIFR-MT SKA prototype telescope that will be built, at the SKA site, in South Africa and will operate mid 2018. Interested user of the prototype telescope are invited a 1-day workshop to discuss the scientific and [...]
All e-MERLIN calls are available here and are distributed to users via the e-MERLIN-announce email exploder and other outlets. Please contact emerlin@jb.man.ac.uk if you wish to be added to this email distribution list. More information here.
The Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) will continue to fund operations of e-MERLIN/VLBI through to 2022. e-MERLIN is an array of seven radio telescopes, spanning 217km, connected by an optical fibre network to Jodrell Bank Observatory. The e-MERLIN National Facility is operated by the University of Manchester at Jodrell Bank Observatory on behalf of STFC. The decision by STFC is great news for Jodrell Bank, and the international [...]
The 2018 NEON Observing School, September 9-22 at the Asiago Astrophysical Observatory in Italy, will provide hands-on observing experience on professional telescopes. Students together with an experienced tutor will go through all the steps from planning and carrying out the observations to reducing and analysing the obtained data. This school is meant for Ph.D students in astronomy [...]