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     | CALAR ALTO NEWSLETTER | 
     | N.9 January 2005 | 
     | Editors: S.Pedraz, U.Thiele and R.Gredel | 
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      | GENERAL | 
      |  Director's Letter.R. Gredel | 
     |  Notes from the TAC meeting | 
     |  Important Dates | 
     |   CAFOS image of the Cocoon Nebula | 
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        HIGHLIGHTS | 
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         Discovery of SN 2004gc.     A. del Olmo, M.A. Martínez-Carballo, S. Pedraz, M. ALises, N. Cardiel | 
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         New K Band Stellar Library for Population Synthesis .     E. Mármol-Queraltó, N. Cardiel, J. Gorgas,
S. Pedraz, A.J. Cenarro,   P.Sánchez-Blázquez, R.F. Peletier,
A. Vazdekis | 
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         The ALHAMBRA Survey .   
  M. Moles et al. | 
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         Renewal of the 3.5m telescope control system.     K. Zimmermann, R. Wolf, J. Fried | 
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         Renewal of the 3.5m telescope dome guide system.     W. Müller | 
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      | INSTRUMENT NEWS AND FACILITIES | 
     |  2004 Publications | 
     |  Computer news | 
     |  CAHA Library | 
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      |  SITE AND TELESCOPES
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 |  Observing  Statistics from July to December 2004  | 
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      | TELESCOPE SCHEDULES AND APPLYING FOR TIME | 
     |  Applying for time | 
     |  Opticon Access Programme | 
     |  Telescope Schedules | 
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      | OUT AND ABOUT | 
     |  A Guide for Visiting Astronomers on Calar Alto | 
     |  Almeria tourism | 
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Page Design: Luzma Montoya |