http://www.soartelescope.org daily 1 2009-02-23T17:58:54Z http://www.soartelescope.org/news/beginning-of-summer-time-in-chile-1 Beginning of summer time in Chile No publisher spoints 2011-08-19T23:32:35Z News Item http://www.soartelescope.org/news/soar-adaptive-module-sam-closes-the-loop SAM closes the loop No publisher spoints 2011-04-22T20:22:44Z News Item http://www.soartelescope.org/news/sam-uv-laser SAM UV LASER launch inside the SOAR dome for the first time on January 28, 2011, at 00:30am. No publisher spoints 2011-02-12T03:00:26Z News Item http://www.soartelescope.org/news/sam-commissioning The SOAR Adaptive Module (SAM) is installed at the telescope. During four commissioning nights (Nov 20-23), rich technical data and demo images were collected. So far we use natural guide stars to close the AO loop and to prepare the instrument for operation with the UV laser. No publisher spoints 2010-12-01T18:50:07Z News Item http://www.soartelescope.org/news/sifs-first-light The SOAR Integral Field Spectrograph (SIFS) obtained its first spectrum of an astronomical object on the night of 28th April. The first target was the bright star HR4023, the second an even brighter double star Alpha Crucis. No publisher sheathcote 2010-04-30T00:00:56Z News Item