Gallery

People

Here are photos of current and ex-members of the core and extended members of the Araucaria group.

Grzegorz Pietrzyński

Wolfgang Gieren

Marek Górski

Bogumił Pilecki

Piotr Wielgórski

Bartek Zgirski

Alexandre Gallenne

Jesper Storm

Cezary Gałan

Mónica Taormina

Gergely Hajdu

Paulina Karczmarek

Weronika Narloch

Mikołaj Kałuszyński

Rolf Chini

Nicolas Nardetto

Fabio Bresolin

Rolf Peter Kudritzki

Pierre Kervella

Radosław Smolec

Darek Graczyk

Ricardo Salinas

Frederic Marcadon

Megan Lewis

Ksenia Suchomska

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Louise Breuval

Gonzalo Rojas

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Conferences, workshops, and gatherings

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Grzegorz and Fabio in Munich, 2000

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Araucaria Meeting, Potsdam, Germany, 2010

Araucaria Meeting, Potsdam, Germany, 2010

Araucaria Meeting, Potsdam, Germany, 2010

Araucaria Meeting, Potsdam, Germany, 2010

Wolfgang Gieren and Grzegorz Pietrzyński preparing finding charts for the next observing run, Gdańsk, Poland, 2013

Wolfgang and Grzegorz - founders of the Araucaria Project next to the statue of Jan Heweliusz in Gdańsk, Poland, 2013

Grzegorz Pietrzyński giving a talk, 2013

Biennial Araucaria Meeting, Nice, France, 2013

Some of the members of the Araucaria Project at the IAU Symposium, China 2012

Conference in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, 2016

Conference in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, 2016

Conference in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, 2016

Dinner at Biennial Araucaria Meeting, Kraków, Poland, 2017

Araucaria Meeting 2017, Kraków, Poland

Araucaria-OCA (currently OCM) workshop in Bochum 2017. Weronika, Zibi, Paulina, Piotrek.

Dinner in the Wieliczka salt mine, RR Lyrae and Cepheids Conference, Niepołomice, Poland, 2017

Araucaria Meeting 2019, Concepcion, Chile

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Following the footsteps of the Araucaria founders 8 years late, Biennial Araucaria Meeting, Sopot, 2021

Following the footsteps of the Araucaria founders 8 years late, Biennial Araucaria Meeting, Sopot, 2021

Stroll around the Universidad de Concepción campus as part of Noriuki Matsunaga's academic visit. From the left: Bartek Zgirski, Noriuki Matsunaga, Wolfgang Gieren, Paulina Karczmarek. Concepción, Chile, 2023.

Astronomers from Concepción at the SOCIAS Meeting, Chile, 2023

Miguel Roth and Wolfgang Gieren after receiving the Barba Prize, SOCIAS Meeting, Chile, 2023

Presentation of the Cerro Murphy Observatory at the International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE), Santiago de Chile, April 2024.

Presentation of the Cerro Murphy Observatory at the International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE), Santiago de Chile, April 2024.

Presentation of the Cerro Murphy Observatory at the International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE), Santiago de Chile, April 2024.

Presentation of the Cerro Murphy Observatory in the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Santiago de Chile, April 19, 2024.

Presentation of the Cerro Murphy Observatory in the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Santiago de Chile, April 19, 2024.

Presentation of the Cerro Murphy Observatory in the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Santiago de Chile, April 19, 2024.

Presentation of the Cerro Murphy Observatory in the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Santiago de Chile, April 19, 2024.

Wolfgang at the Inauguration of the OCM. Paranal Residency, April 23, 2024

Esteemed guests and founders of the observatory at the Inauguration of the OCM. Paranal Residency, April 23, 2024

Grzegorz and Wolfgang at the Inauguration of the OCM. Paranal Residency, April 23, 2024

Esteemed guests and founders of the observatory at the Inauguration of the OCM. Paranal Residency, April 23, 2024

Esteemed guests and founders of the OCM during a visit at the VLT unit, guided by the ESO director. Paranal Observatory, April 23, 2024

Esteemed guests and founders of the OCM during a visit at the VLT unit. Paranal Observatory, April 23, 2024

Group photo, Biennial International Araucaria Meeting, Paris 2024

On the roof top of the Paris Observatory, Biennial International Araucaria Meeting, Paris 2024

Looking at the meridian, Biennial International Araucaria Meeting, Paris 2024

Presenting the results, Biennial International Araucaria Meeting, Paris 2024

Presenting the results, Biennial International Araucaria Meeting, Paris 2024

Coffee break, Biennial International Araucaria Meeting, Paris 2024

Coffee break, Biennial International Araucaria Meeting, Paris 2024

Conference dinner, Biennial International Araucaria Meeting, Paris 2024

Conference dinner, Biennial International Araucaria Meeting, Paris 2024

Discussion session in Salle du Conseil of Paris Observatory, Biennial International Araucaria Meeting, Paris 2024

Discussion session in Salle du Conseil of Paris Observatory, Biennial International Araucaria Meeting, Paris 2024

Visit in the Pantheon, Biennial International Araucaria Meeting, Paris 2024

Visit in the historical gallery of Paris Observatory, Biennial International Araucaria Meeting, Paris 2024

Social gathering of the Araucaria members in Concepción, Chile, November 30, 2024

Social gathering of the Araucaria members in Concepción, Chile, November 30, 2024

Telescopes we use in the project

0.6-m telescope "Wojtek Krzemiński" (WK06), made by ASA company, and installed at OCM, 2023

0.6-m telescope "Wojtek Krzemiński" (WK06), made by ASA company, and installed at OCM, 2023

0.6-m telescope "Wojtek Krzemiński" (WK06), made by ASA company, and installed at OCM, 2023

0.6-m telescope "Wojtek Krzemiński" (WK06), made by ASA company, and installed at OCM, 2023

0.8-m telescope "Zbigniew Kołaczkowski" (ZB08), made by ASA company, and installed at OCM, 2023

0.8-m telescope "Zbigniew Kołaczkowski" (ZB08), made by ASA company, and installed at OCM, 2023

1.5-m telescope "Janusz Kałużny" (JK15), made by ASA company, and installed at OCM, 2023

A visit at the VLT, during the inauguration of the OCM. Paranal Observatory, April 23, 2024. Credit: Adam Pejcha

Esteemed guests and founders of the OCM during a visit at the VLT unit, guided by the ESO director. Paranal Observatory, April 23, 2024. Credit: Mariusz Michalak

0.8-m telescope, OCA (currently OCM), 2023

Paulina next o the Magellan Telescope, Clay, in the Las Campanas Observatory, May 2023

The Magellan Telescope, Clay, prepared to having its lamp changed next ot the secondary mirror, Las Campanas Observatory, May 2023

0.8-m telescope, OCA (currently OCM), 2023

Vysos 6 at Observatory Cerro Armazones (OCA, currently Observatory Cerro Murphy, OCM), Chile. Credit: Michael Ramolla

IRIS telescope at OCA (currently OCM). Credit: Michael Ramolla

IRIS telescope at OCA (currently OCM). Credit: Michael Ramolla

BEST telescope at OCA (currently OCM). Credit: Michael Ramolla

BEST telescope at OCA (currently OCM). Credit: Michael Ramolla

BEST telescope at OCA (currently OCM). Credit: Michael Ramolla

IRIS telescope at OCA (currently OCM), Chile, 2018. Credit: M. Górski

Vysos 16 telescope at OCA (currently OCM), Chile, before decommission in 2020

Vysos 16 telescope at OCA (currently OCM), Chile, before decommission in 2020

IRIS telescope at OCA (currently OCM), Chile, in its old room

IRIS telescope at OCA (currently OCM), Chile, in its old room

Vysos 6 telescope at OCA (currently OCM), Chile, before decommission in 2020

Vysos 6 telescope at OCA (currently OCM), Chile, before decommission in 2020

BEST telescope at OCA (currently OCM), Chile, before decommission in 2020

Vysos 16 telescope at OCA (currently OCM), Chile, before decommission in 2020

Vysos 6 telescope at OCA (currently OCM), Chile, before decommission in 2020

BEST telescope at OCA (currently OCM), Chile, before decommission in 2020

IRIS telescope at OCA (currently OCM), Chile, in its old room

Auxiliary 1.3m telescope in front of 8.5m VLT, Paranal, Chile

Reflection of the 3.6m reflector, La Silla, Chile

3.6m telescope with HARPS dome in the background, NTT in the foreground, ESO's La Silla Observatory, Chile

South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) during snowstorm

Starry and moonlit night over telescopes in ESO La Silla Observatory, Chile

La Silla Observatory, Chile

Dusk

Sunset

Magellans working at night, Las Campanas Observatory, Chile

Las Campanas at night, Chile

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Donkeys are frequent visitors in the observatory La Silla, Chile

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Light painting at the telescope

Light painting at the telescope

Magellan Telescopes, Las Campanas Observatory, Chile

Magellan Telescopes, Las Campanas Observatory, Chile

Magellans in daylight, Las Campanas Observatory, Chile

La Silla at sunset

Petroglyphs at La Silla, Chile

Magellans, Las Campanas, Chile

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1.4m IRSF busy during summer night, SAAO Sutherland, South Africa. Credit: Robert Czanik

Paranal Observatory, Chile

La Silla Observatory, Chile

Piotr Wielgórski

Bogumił Pilecki at Cerro Tololo Observatory

OCM site & telescopes

Miguel Murphy and Rolf Chini next to the memorial plaque of their observatory

OCM in the day of local inauguration, April 24, 2024. Credit: Adam Pejcha

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The visit of Xavier Barcons, ESO's director general, at OCM, November 20, 2023

Check of a pillar for 1.5-m telescope, during the visit of Xavier Barcons, ESO's director general, at OCM, November 20, 2023

Check of a pillar for 1.5-m telescope, during the visit of Xavier Barcons, ESO's director general, at OCM, November 20, 2023

The visit of Xavier Barcons, ESO's director general, at OCM, November 20, 2023

The past (left), the plan (right), and the present (bottom) of OCA (currently OCM)

OCA (currently OCM) site with new domes and telescopes

0.8-m telescope, OCA (currently OCM), 2023

A dome of the 1.5m telescope, being moved to its place, OCA (currently OCM), 2023

0.6-m telescope, OCA (currently OCM), 2023

Collimation of the mirror of 1.5-m telescope, OCA (currently OCM), 2023

A view of the OCA (currently OCM) from a neighbouring hill. In the background, the ELT under construction, 2023

A view of the OCA (currently OCM) from a neighbouring hill, 2023

A top view of the OCA (currently OCM) from an ELT construction site, Armazones Mountain, 2023

A dome of the 0.6m telescope, being moved to its place, OCA (currently OCM), 2023

0.8-m telescope, OCA (currently OCM), 2023

1.5-m telescope, OCA (currently OCM), 2023

0.6-m telescope being placed in its dome, OCA (currently OCM), 2023

1.5-m telescope being placed in its dome, OCA (currently OCM), 2023

ASA telescope being moved, OCA (currently OCM), 2022

ASA telescopes arrived, OCA (currently OCM), 2022

A dome of the 0.8m telescope, being moved to its place, OCA (currently OCM), 2022

New domes being assembled, OCA (currently OCM), 2022

A new dome being assembled, OCA (currently OCM), 2022

New domes being assembled, OCA (currently OCM), 2022

Dome construction around a pillar, OCA (currently OCM), 2022

A pillar for a new telescope, OCA (currently OCM), 2022

Erecting pillar for a new telescope, OCA (currently OCM), 2022

Wolfgang, Ksenia, Bartek and Grzesiek at the Observatory Cerro Armazones, currently Observatory Cerro Murphy (OCM), during construction of 3 new telescopes. ELT in the background. March 2023

Bartek and Wolfgang and at the Observatory Cerro Armazones, currently Observatory Cerro Murphy (OCM), during construction of 3 new telescopes. March 2023

Bartek, Wolfgang, Ksenia and Grzesiek at the Observatory Cerro Armazones, currently Observatory Cerro Murphy (OCM), during construction of 3 new telescopes. The Atacama Desert in the background. March 2023

Bartek and Wolfgang in the dome of a new 1.5-m telescope at the Observatory Cerro Armazones, currently Observatory Cerro Murphy (OCM), March 2023

Ksenia and Grzesiek on a hike close to the Observatory Cerro Armazones (OCA, currently Observatory Cerro Murphy, OCM). The ELT in the background. March 2023

Wolfgang on a hike close to the Observatory Cerro Armazones (OCA, currently Observatory Cerro Murphy, OCM). The ELT in the background. March 2023

Grzesiek and Wolfgang next to the pillar of the future 2.5-m telescope "Wolfgang Gieren", at Observatory Cerro Armazones, currently Observatory Cerro Murphy, (OCM). The ELT construction in the background. March 2023.

Vysos 6 at Observatory Cerro Armazones (OCA, currently Observatory Cerro Murphy, OCM), Chile. Credit: Michael Ramolla

Milky Way over OCA (currently OCM). Credit: Marek Górski

Milky Way over Atacama Desert. Credit: Michael Ramolla

Moonset over Atacama Desert, Chile. Credit: Michael Ramolla

IRIS telescope at OCA (currently OCM). Credit: Michael Ramolla

IRIS telescope at OCA (currently OCM). Credit: Michael Ramolla

BEST telescope at OCA (currently OCM). Credit: Michael Ramolla

BEST telescope at OCA (currently OCM). Credit: Michael Ramolla

BEST telescope at OCA (currently OCM). Credit: Michael Ramolla

Dusk over Cerro Paranal. Credit Marek Górski

Light painting at OCA (currently OCM), Chile, Credit: B. Zgirski

Light painting at OCA (currently OCM), Chile, Credit: B. Zgirski

VLT's laser guide star viewed from OCA (currently OCM). Credit: M. Górski

VLT at sunset, viewed from OCA (currently OCM). Credit: M. Górski

Wind turbine at OCA (currently OCM) at sunset. Credit: M. Górski

Night exposure of spinning wind turbines in OCA (currently OCM). Credit: M. Górski

IRIS telescope at OCA (currently OCM), Chile. Credit: M. Górski

OCA (currently OCM) from above. Credit: M. Górski

Desert landscape from OCA (currently OCM). Credit: M. Górski

OCA (currently OCM) from above. Credit: M. Górski

OCA (currently OCM) from above. Credit: M. Górski

OCA (currently OCM) site from above

View from OCA (currently OCM) site at Paranal and Pacific Ocean. Credit: P. Karczmarek

View from OCA (currently OCM) site at Paranal. Credit: P. Karczmarek

OCA (currently OCM) site

OCA (currently OCM) site at night

Vysos 16telescope at OCA (currently OCM), Chile, before decommission in 2020

Vysos 16 telescope at OCA (currently OCM), Chile, before decommission in 2020

IRIS telescope at OCA (currently OCM), Chile, in its old room

IRIS telescope at OCA (currently OCM), Chile, in its old room

Vysos 6 telescope at OCA (currently OCM), Chile, before decommission in 2020

Vysos 6 telescope at OCA (currently OCM), Chile, before decommission in 2020

BEST telescope at OCA (currently OCM), Chile, before decommission in 2020

Vysos 16 telescope at OCA (currently OCM), Chile, before decommission in 2020

Vysos 6 telescope at OCA (currently OCM), Chile, before decommission in 2020

BEST telescope at OCA (currently OCM), Chile, before decommission in 2020

IRIS telescope at OCA (currently OCM), Chile, in its old room

Sunset behind Paranal, viewed from OCM

1.5-m telescope "Janusz Kałużny" (JK15), made by ASA company, and installed at OCM, 2023

0.8-m telescope "Zbigniew Kołaczkowski" (ZB08), made by ASA company, and installed at OCM, 2023

0.8-m telescope "Zbigniew Kołaczkowski" (ZB08), made by ASA company, and installed at OCM, 2023

0.6-m telescope "Wojtek Krzemiński" (WK06), made by ASA company, and installed at OCM, 2023

0.6-m telescope "Wojtek Krzemiński" (WK06), made by ASA company, and installed at OCM, 2023

0.6-m telescope "Wojtek Krzemiński" (WK06), made by ASA company, and installed at OCM, 2023

0.6-m telescope "Wojtek Krzemiński" (WK06), made by ASA company, and installed at OCM, 2023

Targets

Omega Centauri, composite image taken by Mirek Kicia with 0.8-m telescope at OCA (currently OCM), 2023

Tarantula Nebula, composite image taken by Mirek Kicia with 0.8-m telescope at OCA (currently OCM), 2023

Centaurus A, composite image taken by Mirek Kicia with 0.8-m telescope at OCA (currently OCM), 2023

Colour-composite image of the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 300 and the surrounding sky field, obtained in 1999 and 2000 with the Wide-Field Imager (WFI) on the MPG/ESO 2.2-m telescope at the La Silla Observatory.

Centaurus A (NGC 5128), false color RGB image (R, V, B), created with Vysos 6 telescope. Credit: Universitätssternwarte Bochum

Southern Pinwheel Galaxy (M 83), false color RGB image (R, V, B), created with Vysos 6 telescope. Credit: Universitätssternwarte Bochum

M83, composite image taken by Mirek Kicia with 0.8-m telescope at OCA (currently OCM), 2023

Snake Nebula (Barnard 72), false color RGB image (R, V, B), created with Vysos 6 telescope. Credit: Universitätssternwarte Bochum

Eta Carina Nebula (NGC 3372), false color RGB image (H-α, O-III, S-II), created with Vysos 6 telescope. Credit: Universitätssternwarte Bochum

Omega Nebula (M 17), false color RGB image (I, R, V), created with Vysos 6 telescope. Credit: Universitätssternwarte Bochum

Omega Nebula (M 17), false color RGB image (H-α, V, B), created with Vysos 6 telescope. Credit: Universitätssternwarte Bochum

Lobster or War and Peace Nebula (NGC 6357), false color RGB image (H-α, S-II, I), created with Vysos 6 telescope. Credit: Universitätssternwarte Bochum

Western Circinus Cloud, false color RGB image (R, V, B), created with Vysos 6 telescope. Credit: Universitätssternwarte Bochum

Flame and Horsehead Nebula (NGC 2024 and IC 434), false color RGB image (B, V, R), created with Vysos 6 telescope. Credit: Universitätssternwarte Bochum

Flame and Horsehead Nebula (NGC 2024 and IC 434), false color RGB image (H-α, O-III, S-II), created with Vysos 6 telescope. Credit: Universitätssternwarte Bochum

Rosette Nebula (NGC 2244), false color RGB image (H-α, O-III, S-II), created with Vysos 6 telescope. Credit: Universitätssternwarte Bochum

Cone Nebula (NGC 2264), false color RGB image (H-α, O-III, S-II), created with Vysos 6 telescope. Credit: Universitätssternwarte Bochum

Small Magellanic Cloud (NGC 292), false color RGB image (H-α, R, B), created with Vysos 6 telescope. Credit: Universitätssternwarte Bochum

Bear Claw Nebula (NGC 6334), false color RGB image (H-α, S-II, I), created with Vysos 6 telescope. Credit: Universitätssternwarte Bochum

NGC 247, credit: ESO

IC 1613, credit: ESO

Lagoon and Trifid Nebula (M 8 and M 20), false color RGB image (H-α, S-II, I), created with Vysos 6 telescope. Credit: Universitätssternwarte Bochum

The Milky Way and the Large Magellanic Cloud; credit: Merillie Redden

Outreach image, Small Magellanic Cloud

M33, credit: ESO

NGC 300, credit: ESO

Small Magellanic Cloud

Large Magellanic Cloud

NGC 55

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Hikes

Jesper Storm and Wolfgang Gieren on the trip to Desembocadura, Concepción, Chile; April 15, 2024.

Jesper Storm, Wolfgang Gieren, and Grzegorz Pietrzyński on the trip to Desembocadura, Concepción, Chile; April 15, 2024.

Grzegorz Pietrzyński and Wolfgang Gieren on the trip to Desembocadura, Concepción, Chile; April 15, 2024.

Grzegorz Pietrzyński and Jesper Storm on the trip to Desembocadura, Concepción, Chile; April 15, 2024.

Ksenia and Grzesiek on a hike close to the Observatory Cerro Armazones (OCA, currently Observatory Cerro Murphy, OCM). The ELT in the background. March 2023

Bartek and Wolfgang and at the Observatory Cerro Armazones, currently Observatory Cerro Murphy (OCM), during construction of 3 new telescopes. March 2023

Wolfgang on a hike close to the Observatory Cerro Armazones (OCA, currently Observatory Cerro Murphy, OCM). The ELT in the background. March 2023

Wolfgang, Ksenia, Bartek and Grzesiek at the Observatory Cerro Armazones, currently Observatory Cerro Murphy (OCM), during construction of 3 new telescopes. ELT in the background. March 2023

Grzegorz Pietrzyński

Grzegorz Pietrzyński

Paulina and the glaciar Perito Moreno, Argentina

Araucaria hike to the volcano

Grzegorz Pietrzyński (on the right)

Marek Górski

Marek Górski

Grzegorz Pietrzyński and Marek Górski

Marek, Grzesiek, Zibi and Igor on a hike, Chile, c.a. 2010

Marek Górski

Darek and Paulina hiking in the observatory at daylight, La Silla, Chile

Bogumił Pilecki, Torres del Paine, Chile

A trip around San Pedro de Atacama after the conference, Chile, 2016, credit: Nicolas Nardetto

At the Tropic of Capricorn, during a trip around San Pedro de Atacama after the conference, Chile, 2016, credit: Nicolas Nardetto

A trip around San Pedro de Atacama after the conference, Chile, 2016, credit: Nicolas Nardetto

A trip around San Pedro de Atacama after the conference, Chile, 2016, credit: Nicolas Nardetto

A trip around San Pedro de Atacama after the conference, Chile, 2016, credit: Nicolas Nardetto

A trip around San Pedro de Atacama after the conference, Chile, 2016, credit: Nicolas Nardetto

Wolfgang Gieren at Mauna Kea observatory, Hawaii, 2006

A hike in the Conguillío National Park, Chile, 2019

A hike in the Conguillío National Park, Chile, 2019

Jesper and Grzegorz on a hike in the Conguillío National Park, Chile, 2019

On the top of Lonquimay Volcano, Conguillío National Park, Chile, 2019

On the top of Lonquimay Volcano, Conguillío National Park, Chile, 2019

Walking down from the top of Lonquimay Volcano, Conguillío National Park, Chile, 2019

Araucaria trees

Araucaria trees

Araucaria trees

Araucaria trees

Araucaria tree