Talk type: Telescopes and instrumentation

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    SPICA - a space infrared telescope for cosmology and astrophysics
    In this talk we will review the SPICA mission and present its current status under the new framework. Optimized for mid- and far-infrared astronomy with a...
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    Spitzer Space Telescope studies of primitive solar system objects
    The Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) on Spitzer has observed more than 120 asteroids, several Centaurs and Kuiper Belt objects (KBOs), and satellites of the giant...
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    Starshot; the first interstellar probe
    Breakthrough Starshot is an initiative by the Breakthrough Foundation to prove ultra-fast ultra-light nanospacecraft can be launched by laser radiation pressure...
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    Status update and instrumentation prospects for GTC and other ORM/OT telescopes for the coming semesters
    The status of instrumentation at GTC and other ORM/OT telescopes will be reviewed. A short introduction regarding the different ways to access telescope time...
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    Status update and instrumentation prospects for ORM/OT telescopes for the coming semesters
    The status of instrumentation at the ORM/OT telescopes will be reviewed. A short introduction regarding the different ways to access telescope time (normal call...
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    Study of the planetary system HD 46375 with CoRoT and ground-based support
    At the end of 2008, on ideas of teams from the Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur (OCA) and IAC, the CoRoT satellite observed the star HD 46375, known to host a non...
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    Super Ifu Deployable Experiment: Project Status
    SIDE (Super Ifu Deployable Experiment) is being proposed as a new instrument for the GTC 10.4m telescope on La Palma. It will be a wide-field fiber-fed...
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    The ATLAS All-Sky Survey for Dangerous Asteroids
    The "Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System" (ATLAS) is funded by NASA to find dangerous asteroids before they strike the Earth. It has operated from two...
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    The current status of the Javalambre Photometric Local Universe Survey [J-PLUS]
    The Javalambre Photometric Local Universe Survey (aka J-PLUS) has covered almost 500 square degrees since it started operations in November 2015. J-PLUS is...