Home Science Infrared Astronomy Projects ARGOS Gallery The ARGOS image gallery March 08, 2017 December 12, 2016 December 12, 2016 December 12, 2016 December 12, 2016 December 12, 2016 NGC6384 May 01, 2015 NGC6384 Let us introduce miss NGC6384! NGC 4449, J, H, Ks Color composit ARGOS & LUCI0.2‘‘ Resolution in Ks March 18, 2016 NGC 4449, J, H, Ks Color composit ARGOS & LUCI0.2‘‘ Resolution in Ks SDSS J1038 + 4849 ‚The Cat‚ main arcs at z=0.97, 2.19 J-band image March 18, 2016 SDSS J1038 + 4849 ‚The Cat‚ main arcs at z=0.97, 2.19 J-band image SDSS J134332.85+415503.4Main arc at z=2.09J,H,Ks, 30 min each band0.2‘‘ resolution in Ks March 18, 2016 SDSS J134332.85+415503.4Main arc at z=2.09J,H,Ks, 30 min each band0.2‘‘ resolution in Ks NGC 3786, JHK ARGOS GLAO Taken in high seeing conditions (~1.5‘‘ DIMM) Resulting in 0.4..0.5‘‘ Ks..J with ARGOS March 18, 2016 NGC 3786, JHK ARGOS GLAO Taken in high seeing conditions (~1.5‘‘ DIMM) Resulting in 0.4..0.5‘‘ Ks..J with ARGOS WFS SX comissioning October 24, 2015 WFS SX comissioning October 24, 2015 October 24, 2015 WFS SX comissioning October 24, 2015 WFS SX comissioning September 27, 2015 Look at this! September 27, 2015 Both LGSW and both Lucis in the clean room September 27, 2015 THE POCKELS CELL DRIVER July 28, 2015 THE POCKELS CELL DRIVER THE POCKELS CELL DRIVER July 28, 2015 THE POCKELS CELL DRIVER THE POCKELS CELL, open in test setup July 28, 2015 THE POCKELS CELL, open in test setup December 01, 2014 testing dielectric strength in various gases September 02, 2014 testing dielectric strength in various gases testing dielectric strength in various gases Left: SMT, Background: LBT December 01, 2014 Left: SMT, Background: LBT First full power test. November 04, 2013 First full power test. First full power test. November 04, 2013 First full power test. Laser test bench in clean room. August 22, 2013 Laser test bench in clean room. The THING! What is it?Snow in August? August 21, 2013 The THING! What is it?Snow in August? Dichroic drive test at Tomelleri August 08, 2013 Dichroic drive test at Tomelleri December 01, 2014 Dichroic drive test at Tomelleri August 08, 2013 Dichroic drive test at Tomelleri May 18, 2014 Michael is reconfiguring the pneumatic houses on the dust shutter controller. June 18, 2013 Michael is reconfiguring the pneumatic houses on the dust shutter controller. recreation at nearby riggs lake May 17, 2014 recreation at nearby riggs lake Hans and Julian are working on the C-Ring Rack cabeling. June 18, 2013 Hans and Julian are working on the C-Ring Rack cabeling. Laser operation at full moon May 16, 2014 Laser operation at full moon The large mirror, illuminated by the alignment laser. June 18, 2013 The large mirror, illuminated by the alignment laser. May 16, 2014 Walfried and Matthias are installing new beam expanders in front of the laser heads. June 15, 2013 Walfried and Matthias are installing new beam expanders in front of the laser heads. Working in the highest situated submarine. May 16, 2014 May 16, 2014 more on-sky tests March 22, 2014 more on-sky tests PNCCD New vs. Old May 11, 2010 PNCCD New vs. Old On left side the new developed peltier cooled PNCCD camera, on right side the old cryogenic cooled version. Motor casting July 09, 2009 Motor casting We tested several linear pushing actuators to find one which was small and accurate enough to meet our requirements. Russian argon laser July 31, 2008 Russian argon laser This is not a space weapon, it's just a russian argon laser. It had to be removed from the lab and destroyed under watch of the customs. Do not drink July 31, 2009 Do not drink Cleaning accessories of the russian argon laser. On top of the LBT January 21, 2008 On top of the LBT Next to the LBT are the Submillimeter Telescope (SMT) and the VATT (Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope). Pockels Cell October 04, 2007 Pockels Cell A big aperture pockels cell at our neighbor institute MPQ. Our first prototype had a similar design, but no water cooling. Excited watching of the detector images March 22, 2014 Excited watching of the detector images more on-sky tests March 22, 2014 more on-sky tests Flight of the laser box II. Flight of the laser box II. On sky test after moonrise March 21, 2014 On sky test after moonrise LBT impressions. A rotating buidling. March 13, 2014 LBT impressions. A rotating buidling. LBT, seen by a fish eye March 13, 2014 LBT, seen by a fish eye preparing for the night March 13, 2014 preparing for the night December 01, 2014 preparing for the night March 13, 2014 preparing for the night On sky test November 09, 2013 On sky test MoCon con Mocca March 12, 2013 MoCon con Mocca Our standard motor controller, the MoCon from MPIA. And coffee is also standard, especially when working on the mocon. On sky test November 09, 2013 On sky test LM1 SX November 09, 2013 LM1 SX On sky test November 08, 2013 On sky test Make in individual March 07, 2013 Make in individual An Argos sticker gives everything an individual touch. On sky test November 07, 2013 On sky test December 01, 2014 On sky test November 07, 2013 On sky test On sky test November 07, 2013 On sky test Hacking the BCU February 15, 2013 Hacking the BCU Gilles and Lorenzo are working on the configuration of the BCU to acquire data from the PNCCD. On sky test November 06, 2013 On sky test Florence February 14, 2013 Florence The city of Florence, seen from the Solar Tower at INAF/Acetri. On sky test November 06, 2013 On sky test On sky test November 06, 2013 On sky test First full power test. November 04, 2013 First full power test. GLAO look open GLAO look open Weekly meetings April 23, 2012 Weekly meetings On-site meeting at the telescope simulator. GLAO loop closed GLAO loop closed Laser beams and constellation pattern Laser beams and constellation pattern Left to right: VATT, SMT, LBT December 01, 2014 Left to right: VATT, SMT, LBT Laser system installation team April 17, 2013 Laser system installation team The team after the successfull installation of the laser system. December 01, 2014 Alignment April 22, 2013 Alignment A target on the large lense was used to align the laser box. System powered April 21, 2013 System powered Systems were switched on and tested. The pricure shows the laser supply racks between the wind braces. Installation of the SX laser box Installation of the SX laser box Installation of the SX laser box. The telescope was tilted by 62° Installation of the DX laser box. Installation of the DX laser box. Installation of the DX laser box. The telescope is tilted by 62°. Flight of the laser box Flight of the laser box The laser boxes was lifted from the high bay into the telescope chamber. WFS under construction March 12, 2013 WFS under construction Lots of components were preliminary installed to the wave front sensor in the last few weeks. Team on box March 07, 2013 Team on box From left to right: Julian, Walfried, Matthias, Gilles, Sebastian, Hans and Christina. 17 boxes of Argos March 07, 2013 17 boxes of Argos The Argos laser system is packed in 17 boxes, 4.2t in total. Last box arrives March 07, 2013 Last box arrives Matthias delivers the last box to the storehouse. Laser box installation January 15, 2013 Laser box installation The SX laser box is reinstalled to the telescope simulator. Acceptance test October 01, 2012 Acceptance test Inspection of the laserboxes during the acceptance test in Europe. Tilted laser August 03, 2012 Tilted laser To test the laser under realistic conditions, we used the telescope simulator to tilt it. Argos at Galileo's May 10, 2012 Argos at Galileo's Our regulary consortium meeting took place at Galileo Galilei's house near Florence. Laser box setup March 05, 2012 Laser box setup The first laser box steel frame is equipped with its insides. Laserbox test setup November 15, 2011 Laserbox test setup To test the instrument software with real hardware, we set up one optical laser beam path of the laser box.
