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LA SILLAPARANAL
OBSERVATORY
JENAM, 20. April 2009
Introducing a new
Site Operations Paradigm
La Silla 2010+
Michael F. Sterzik, ESO/Chile
Sunday, April 19, 2009
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Background
- ESO’s First Observatory Celebrates 40th Anniversary - operates state-of-the-art facilities:
Telescopes (3.6m, NTT) Instruments (HARPS) “VLT standard” (HW, SW, operation)
- hosts projects (MPG, REM, TAROT, Danish, Swiss)
- highly productive ground-based observatory
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X dome wheels/rail refurbishment, 12.7% t.d.
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Background
- VLT/VLTI operations/program highest priority - ALMA construction/completion
- E-ELT development
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Background
110th ESO Council (June, 2007) resolution:
- maintain the La Silla site for the ESO community- cost for ESO ~ 1.4M€ - “minimal” operation and support- open for additional services
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Scenario
- La Silla remains part of the LSP Observatory Division- ESO staff maintains the site, provides infrastructure and supports science projects- Operate NTT (EFOSC2 + visitor) and 3.6m (HARPS)- Visitor Mode only - No support astronomer on site- External funding for projects, cost neutral for ESO
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LaSilla 2010+ Working Groups
- Technical WG “Site Operation Implementation Plan”* based on realistic and accurate assumptions* represented by senior staff (12) from science operations, engineering, maintenance and logistics
- WG on “Human Resources”* staff and management representatives* “active” HR policy
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Staff and Budget
“Active” HR:- (early) retirements- transfer of duty station
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15.5 FTE “core positions”+ 4 FTE 2.2m support+ Contractors
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External Services
- food, lodging, cleaning- transport- site security- first aid station- ...
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Support across the Observatory
- medium and low-frequency maintenance activities according to defined planes (eg dome wheels, compressors, HBS, coating plants, cranes)- optics support (cleaning and maintenance)- IT and software support (network and computer hardware)- safety engineer- astronomers for QC and VA remote support- emergencies
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Success factors (up to now)
- facilities fully up-to-date
- “Big Brother” Paranal, embedded into ESO
- staff participation, dedication, excellence
- community acceptance
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