We have just updated our On-the-fly time calculator to v10.0, fixing a mistake in the time estimation that we had introduced in the previous version. As a consequence, now time estimates can be considerably longer, especially for deep integrations where Read More …
APEX News
Meeting the APEX research community: Hans Olofsson
Welcome back dear reader to this space, where we can get to know a bit more about some of the people in our APEX research community. In our previous inaugural edition we introduced Silvia Leurini who told us about their Read More …
Meeting the APEX research community: Maud Galametz
Welcome back dear reader to this space, where we can get to know a bit more about some of the people in our APEX research community. In our previous inaugural edition we introduced Silvia Leurini who told us about her Read More …
Science schedule for 2021 is now online
Dear APEX community, the Science schedule defining the dates of the different observing blocks for the APEX partners has been recently agreed and approved in the last board meeting. You can find now the schedule online.
The Legacy of LABOCA at APEX
We say bye bye to LABOCA, a real workhorse at APEX contributing to around 400 scientific publications in more than a decade of operation. We invite you to read a tribute by A. Lundgren et al., in the latest issue Read More …
Meeting the APEX research community: Silvia Leurini
We are happy to inaugurate this new space to get to know a bit more our APEX research community. We will be introducing here, through short interviews, some of the most active users of APEX. They have used the telescope Read More …
Back on sky: Minimal Science Operations started
After almost 6 months “sleeping” in survival mode, APEX is again back on sky. Following the decision taken by ESO on Aug 28 of resuming minimal science operations, the observatory staff has successfully executed the ramp-up plan that was conceived during the previous Read More …
Minimal APEX operations to be resumed in the next weeks
Since March 21st our observatory has been in survival mode, with a minimum team on site and only essential equipment running. As recently communicated through the latest science announcement, ESO has concluded that it will be able to re-establish a Read More …
More mysteries investigated with APEX
Today we are proud to highlight two recent discoveries based on data taken with APEX. Both appeared in the media in different press releases over the last weeks. New molecular wind in our Galaxy Cold gas in the Milky Way’s Read More …
Calls for proposals for APEX telescope time
As previously announced, because of the the COVID situation in Chile, the observatory has been in survival mode for several weeks. This means that no new observations have been possible during this time. Because of this, the APEX partners have Read More …