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The [wiki:WikiStart AstroTechTalk (ger)] offers a place to discuss, for '''all interested colleagues''' and especially for the technical departments, the project leaders, the administration and the scientists as the ultimately users:

 * status of instrumentation projects
 * scientific tasks and features of the instruments in construction or planned
 * new possible involvements
 * technical innovations and developments
 * technical problems and their solutions
 * logistical problems and their solutions
 * how to improve operation and observation
 * project standards.

'''Time: Always Fridays 11:00 - 12:00 (during the construction work: 10:00 - 11:00)'''

'''Location: MPIA Hoersaal (during the construction work: HdA Auditorium)'''

'''Outline:'''

 * Announcements (news, visitors, etc.) (mainly in German)
 * Talk of about 30 min about a selected topic (German or English, will be announced)
 * Follow up discussion and questions (German or English, depending on the speaker)

[[BR]]Proposals for talks: Please send an email to "hofferbert -at- mpia.de" or "naranjo -at- mpia.de" - alternatively you might reach us by phone (06221-528209 or -290) or in person (room 211 or 018) at MPIA.

||'''Date''' ||'''Speaker    ''' ||'''Topic''' ||
|| '''28.09.2018[[BR]](11hrs, Hoersaal)''' || '''Prashant Pathak (ESO)''' || '''Closed-loop correction of  atmospheric dispersion for high-contrast coronography and astrometry'''[[BR]][[BR]]Abstract[[BR]][[BR]]Presentation: English[[BR]][https://svn.mpia.de/trac/gulli/att/raw-attachment/wiki/AlteVortraege2018S2/2018-09-28_HCI_ESO.pdf Slides: English][[BR]]Questions: German, English ||
|| 05.10.2018 || || ||
|| 12.10.2018[[BR]](11hrs, MPIA Hoersaal) || Hans-Ulrich Kaeufl (ESO) || NEAR - Planet search around Alpha Centauri with VISIR ||
|| 19.10.2018 || || ||
|| 26.10.2018[[BR]](11hrs, MPIA Hoersaal) || Armin Huber || Slide-Show - Life at VLT ||
|| 02.11.2018 || -- || Bridging day after All Saints's Day ||
|| 09.11.2018 || || ||
|| 16.11.2018 || || ||
|| 23.11.2018 || || ||
|| 30.11.2018 || || ||
|| 07.12.2018 [[BR]](11hrs, MPIA Hoersaal) || Wolfgang Brandner || Test of general relativity with GRAVITY ||
|| 14.12.2018 || || ||
|| 21.12.2018 || || ||
|| 28.12.2018 || -- || Christmas Break ||

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