The following pictures are taken during the first commisoning at Calar Alto. There is a lot of technical information but also some impressions.
It was snowing. How do we get out here today?
Sometimes it is easier to walk
Wind is coming from the right hand side
Ulrich Mall is trying hard to fix the readout electronics
Harald Baumeister checking the transmission of the baffle
Great performance of the dewar
Zoltan Kovacs allowing the photons to enter the instrument
In case Omega2000 doesn't take pictures, Harald does.
First photons arriving on the detector
Omega, Harald and the 3.5m telescope
Calar Alto staff helping to point the telescope
Omega2000 team looking for ice on the window. With help of the 3.5m telescope
Upps. Seems to be out of focus. H-J Roeser wondering the optical quality of the instrument.
17. Feb. 2004