Araucaria

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People

Fabio Bresolin, Grzegorz Pietrzyński, and Wolfgang Gieren in a beer garden in Munich, 1999. The members of the Araucaria Project in a brand new office at the Universidad de Concepcion, March 8, 2002. Zibi under Magellan, LCO 2007 Mikołaj Kałuszyński Paulina at La Silla observatory, Chile Paulina at La Silla observatory, Chile Paulina at La Silla observatory, Chile Wolfgang Gieren and Grzegorz Pietrzyński preparing finding charts for the next observing run Wolfgang and Grzegorz Grzegorz Pietrzyński giving a talk Some of the members of the Araucaria Project at the conference in China Ksenia Suchomska Paulina Karczmarek Grzegorz Pietrzyński and Wolfgang Gieren Piotr Wielgórski Ksenia Suchomska Bogumił Pilecki Marek Górski Marek Górski, Grzegorz Pietrzynski, and Wolfgang Gieren, Concepcion, Chile Darek Graczyk Bogumił Pilecki at Cerro Tololo Observatory Araucaria-OCA workshop in Bochum 2017. Weronika, Zibi, Paulina, Piotrek. Paulina Karczmarek Gonzalo Rojas Gegely Hajdu Ksenia Suchomska Mradumay Sadh Grzegorz Pietrzyński in Astronarium Grzegorz Pietrzyński in Astronarium Araucaria Meeting 2017, Kraków, Poland Araucaria Meeting 2019, Concepcion, Chile

Conferences

Telescopes we use in the project

Auxiliary 1.3m telescope in front of 8.5m VLT, Paranal, Chile La Silla Observatory, Chile Paranal Observatory, Chile 1.4m IRSF busy during summer night, SAAO Sutherland, South Africa. Credit: Robert Czanik Telescope Magellans, Las Campanas, Chile Petroglyphs at La Silla, Chile. Credit: P. Karczmarek La Silla at sunset. Credit: P. Karczmarek Donkeys are frequent visitors in the observatory La Silla, Chile Telescope Light painting at the telescope Light painting at the telescope Magellan Telescopes, LCO, Chile Magellan Telescope, LCO, Chile Magellans in daylight, LCO, Chile Telescope SAAO La Silla Observatory, Chile Dusk Sunset Magellans working at night, LCO, Chile Las Campanas at night 3.6m telescope with HARPS dome, La Silla, Chile. Credit: P. Karczmarek Starry and moonlit night over ESO La Silla telescopes, Chile. Credit: P. Karczmarek Reflection of the 3.6m reflector, La Silla, Chile

OCA site & telescopes

OCA from above. Credit: M. Górski OCA from above. Credit: M. Górski Desert landscape from OCA. Credit: M. Górski OCA from above. Credit: M. Górski IRIS telescope at OCA, Chile. Credit: M. Górski Night exposure of spinning wind turbines in OCA. Credit: M. Górski OCA's wind turbine at sunset. Credit: M. Górski VLT at sunset, viewed from OCA. Credit: M. Górski VLT's laser guide star viewed from OCA. Credit: M. Górski IRIS telescope at OCA, Chile OCA site from above View from OCA site at Paranal. Credit: P. Karczmarek View from OCA site at Paranal and Pacific Ocean. Credit: P. Karczmarek OCA site OCA site at night Vysos 16 telescope at OCA, Chile Vysos 16 telescope at OCA, Chile IRIS telescope at OCA, Chile IRIS telescope at OCA, Chile Vysos 6 telescope at OCA, Chile Vysos 6 telescope at OCA, Chile BEST telescope at OCA, Chile Vysos 16 telescope at OCA, Chile Vysos 6 telescope at OCA, Chile BEST telescope at OCA, Chile OCA map, credit: Google Maps Light painting at OCA, Chile, Credit: B. Zgirski Light painting at OCA, Chile, Credit: B. Zgirski Vysos 6 at Observatory Cerro Armazones (OCA), Chile. Credit: Michael Ramolla Milky Way over OCA. Credit: Marek Górski Milky Way over Atacama Desert. Credit: Michael Ramolla Moonset over Atacama Desert, Chile. Credit: Michael Ramolla Moonset over Atacama Desert, Chile. Credit: Michael Ramolla Moonset over Atacama Desert, Chile. Credit: Michael Ramolla IRIS telescope at OCA. Credit: Michael Ramolla IRIS telescope at OCA. Credit: Michael Ramolla BEST telescope at OCA. Credit: Michael Ramolla BEST telescope at OCA. Credit: Michael Ramolla BEST telescope at OCA. Credit: Michael Ramolla Dusk over Cerro Paranal. Credit Marek Górski

Targets

NGC 55 Large Magellanic Cloud Small Magellanic Cloud NGC 300, credit: ESO M33, credit: ESO NGC 247, credit: ESO IC 1613, credit: ESO 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 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 Bear Claw Nebula (NGC 6334), false color RGB image (H-α, S-II, I), 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 Omega Nebula (M 17), false color RGB image (H-α, V, B), 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 Eta Carina Nebula (NGC 3372), false color RGB image (H-α, O-III, S-II), created with Vysos 6 telescope. Credit: Universitätssternwarte Bochum Snake Nebula (Barnard 72), false color RGB image (R, V, B), 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 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy (M 83), false color RGB image (R, V, B), created with Vysos 6 telescope. Credit: Universitätssternwarte Bochum Centaurus A (NGC 5128), false color RGB image (R, V, B), created with Vysos 6 telescope. Credit: Universitätssternwarte Bochum

Hikes

Bogumił Pilecki, Torres del Paine, Chile Darek and Paulina hiking in the observatory at daylight, La Silla, Chile Marek Górski Marek Górski Marek Górski Grzegorz Pietrzyński and Marek Górski Grzegorz Pietrzyński Paulina and the glaciar Perito Moreno, Argentina Grzegorz Pietrzyński Araucaria hike to the volcano Grzegorz Pietrzyński (on the right)

Araucaria trees

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