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Multi-Object IFU Comes to the AAT Km/S H#009 OBSERVERTHE AUSTRALIAN ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY NEWSLETTER NUMBER 120 AUGUST 2011 Multi-Object IFU comes to the AAT km/s H#009 km/s H#009 The 6dFGS Fundamental Plane Are you biased? Dragonfly flutters its wings DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE Director’s message Matthew Colless We are currently in the process of developing mode, particularly if refurbishment of the the opportunities to gain additional access the AAO Forward Look, a strategic plan that telescope and an upgrade to 6dF allow more to international facilities in which Australian will define the AAO’s goals for 2011-2015 and ambitious programs, such as the proposed astronomers have an interest. beyond. It is based on the goals and priorities TAIPAN galaxy survey. 6. Exploiting the improved facilities of the set out in the Australian Astronomy Decadal AAO’s new Sydney headquarters to energise Plan 2006-2015 and the recent Mid-Term Review 3. Managing the AAO’s evolving role at Siding and advertise the organisation. The move of of the Decadal Plan (see http://www.science. Spring Observatory in light of foreshadowed the AAO’s headquarters to new premises in org.au/natcoms/nc-astronomy/decadalplan. changes in ANU’s role and support. Over North Ryde, slated for the middle of next year, html). The AAO Advisory Committee endorsed the next five to ten years the ANU is likely represents a significant investment in the the Forward Look process at its inaugural to be scaling back its level of support for organisation by the Australian government. meeting in March, and initial consultations operations at Siding Spring Observatory (SSO). The new building will provide improved have already been held with the Advisory Appropriate evolution of the operations model office areas and better facilities for the Committee, the AAL Board, AAL’s Optical for SSO therefore needs to be considered, instrumentation program, allowing the AAO Telescopes Advisory Committee, the AAO including the possibility that the AAO might to efficiently assemble, integrate and test Users’ Committee, the Australian Time assume responsibility for SSO operations. In larger instruments for larger telescopes. Assignment Committee and AAO staff. that case the ANU would continue to own the site, but become one of several organisations Together with the solid funding outlook for the There are many challenges and opportunities with facilities at SSO that are supported by the Observatory, the new headquarters will provide for the AAO in the next few years, but the eight AAO. the AAO with the confidence and capacity to framing goals for the Forward Look are: make the changes needed to respond to the 4. Improving the AAO’s support model for changing astronomical environment and to 1. Maximising the research productivity and offshore telescopes where Australia is a undertake more ambitious instrument projects. impact of both the AAO itself and the users partner in an international consortium. This in turn will energise AAO staff and of its facilities. This is the fundamental goal At present the AAO’s focus is on operating advertise to the world that the AAO continues of the AAO, and sets the context in which all its onshore telescopes (AAT & UKST), but it to be a force in international astronomy. other issues are addressed. The AAO aims also supports Australian users of offshore to be a world-class astronomical institution, telescopes (Gemini & Magellan). As the focus 7. Recruiting and nurturing world-class providing excellent optical and infrared and investments shift to larger offshore staff. A research institution’s staff is its observing facilities and innovative telescope telescopes, the AAO must develop a plan for most important resource, so it is key to the instrumentation that enable Australian maximising outcomes from such facilities. AAO’s future that it continues to recruit and astronomers to do outstanding science (as This will involve some appropriate mix of nurture world-class astronomers, instrument evidenced by the articles on pages 6, 10, 11 organisational support (for time allocation scientists and engineers. This will be possible and 15 of this issue). committees, user committees and so on), if the AAO is recognised internationally as a user support (for preparation of proposals, powerhouse of astronomical research and 2. Determining the effective scientific remote observing capabilities, expert technology development, and if it provides lifetimes of the AAT and UKST, and assistance in data reduction and the like) facilities and opportunities that excite and developing appropriate and cost-effective and instrumentation development (setting challenge the best young people in Australia operations models. World-class research scientific agendas and winning guaranteed and from overseas. CONTENTS requires an appropriate mix of facilities on time for the community). Together these 8. Maintaining good relations with the all scales. In the next 5 years the Decadal services must provide evident added value to SCIENCE HIGHLIGHTS Plan and Mid-Term Review recommend astronomy community by being responsive Australian users of these facilities. to changing needs and effective in delivering SAMI Commissioning – First Hexabundle Galaxy Spectra 4 that Australia increase its access to large optical facilities to at least the equivalent of 5. Planning the AAO’s next generation of services. The AAO’s success and strong Galaxy Parameter Variations Across and Through the 6dFGS Fundamental Plane 6 a 20% share in an 8-metre telescope. On a instruments for all these telescopes, and support in the Australian astronomical Dragonfly flutters its wings 7 ten-year timescale, Australian astronomers leveraging the best scientific opportunities community is founded upon its track record of responsiveness to community needs RAVE at half a million 10 aim for a 10% share in an ‘Extremely Large for Australian astronomers through Telescope’, an ambition currently realised by the instrumentation program. The AAO and effectiveness in providing competitive The Magellanic Quasars Survey 11 Australia’s participation in the 25-metre Giant has one of the world’s best astronomical facilities and services for researchers. Close The Integrated Photonic Spectrograph’s First Look at the Heart of the Scorpion 13 Magellan Telescope project. The effective instrumentation programs and is a leader in consultation with the community is essential to maintain this situation in future, and the AAO Using AAOmega to measure the age of the young open cluster IC2602 15 lifetimes of the AAT and UKST depend on wide-field multi-object spectrographs and their scientific competitiveness with respect robotic fibre positioners. The AAO also has Forward Look must therefore be consulted with, and owned by, the community if it is to achieve Making MANIFEST fibres for the Giant Magellan Telescope 19 to such facilities, which in turn depends on a unique and innovative instrument science its goals. A Voyage Through FOG 20 telescope capabilities, instrumentation suites, group developing new technologies such as levels of access, scientific agendas, and the OH-suppression fibres, hexabundles, starbug We plan to make a consultation draft of the OBSERVATORY NEWS operational funding available to support robots and integrated photonic spectrographs Forward Look available to the Australian Australia’s portfolio of optical telescopes. (see the articles on pages 4, 7 and 13 of astronomical community in early November, Are You Biased? 21 With the ongoing refurbishment program, this issue). These capabilities are already with the final version to be completed and AusGO Corner 24 new instruments such as HERMES, and exploited to keep the AAT competitive and made public by the end of the year. In order upgrades to the existing instrument suite, to leverage additional access to front-rank to ensure that the community has every The 2011 Southern Cross Astrophysics Conference 26 the AAT will remain scientifically competitive facilities by providing instruments. The latter opportunity to discuss the draft and provide Scientist Meets Parliament 27 for another decade while also remaining a approach will become increasingly important feedback, I will be visiting major centres valuable testbed for new instruments and for the AAO and Australian astronomers to hold town-hall meetings discussing the LOCAL NEWS technologies. Over this period, however, as the importance of Australia’s onshore Forward Look during November and early the AAO, which already supports Australian facilities declines relative to international December. The AAO’s Forward Look will be Epping News 28 access to Gemini and Magellan, will shift its offshore facilities. The next generation of critical to the successful evolution of the AAO Vale Tom Cragg 29 operational emphasis towards these larger AAO instruments needs to be matched to the as Australia’s national optical observatory over telescopes and GMT. In the meantime, the scientific lifetimes and operational models the next five to ten years, so I look forward to Letter from Coonabarabran 30 UKST can continue operating in user-pays of the AAT and UKST, and balanced with these discussions! SCIENCE HIGHLIGHTS SCIENCE HIGHLIGHTS SAMI Commissioning – First Hexabundle Galaxy Spectra Jon Lawrence (AAO), Scott Croom (University of Sydney), Amanda Bauer (AAO), Joss Bland-Hawthorn (University of Sydney), Sarah Brough (AAO), Julia Bryant (University of Sydney), Matthew Colless (AAO), Simon Ellis (AAO), Tony Farrell (AAO), Lisa Fogarty (University of Sydney), Michael Goodwin (AAO), Ron Heald (AAO),
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