Instrumentation projects

At MPIA, we develop and build state-of-the-art astronomical instruments for large optical telescopes. Our focus is on near-infrared instrumentation. Here is a list of all projects with MPIA involvement - often as part of international consortia.

Ground-based instrumentation

Other Projects

3.5m telescope

ALFA

Adaptive Optics with a Layer for Astronomy. Decommissioned. more

LAICA

Large Area Imager for Calar Alto. more

MOSCA

Multi Object Spectrogragh for Calar Alto. more

OMEGA 2000

Near Infrared Wide-Field Prime Focus Camera (2K detector). more

OMEGA CASS

New Infrared Multimode Imager / Spectrometer for the Cassegrain Focus. Decomissioned. more

OMEGA PRIME

Near Infrared Wide-Field Prime Focus Camera. Decomissioned. more

PYRAMIR

Pyramid Infrared Wavefront Sensor. Decomissioned. more

TWIN

Double spectrograph for the 3.5m telescope. more

2.2m telescope

AstraLux

Lucky Imaging for high spatial resolution. more

CAFOS

Calar Alto Faint Object Spectrograph. more

COUDÉ

COUDÉ with MAGIC. Decomissioned. more

MAGIC

MPI for Astronomy general-purpose near-IR Camera. Decomissioned. more

1.23m telescope

CCD-Imager

Charge Coupled Device Imager for the 1.23m telescope more

ESO/La Silla

WFI

Wide field imager on the ESO/MPG 2.2m telescope. more

AstraLux Sur

Lucky Imaging Camera at the 3.5m NTT. more

ESO/Paranal

ESPRI / PRIMA

Exoplanet Search with PRIma, the Differential Delay Line project for PRIMA (Phase-Referenced Imaging and Micro-arcsecond Astrometry). Differential delay lines installed in Sept. 2008, integration and tests of other subsystems in 2009, project on hold. more