An update on the observational facilities at CASLEO

J. L. ABALLAY; S. A. CELLONE; G. FERNANDEZ; M. A. GIMÉNEZ; B. G. GIULIANI RAMOS; J. GIULIANI; R. GODOY; L. MAMMANA; H. R. MOLINA; P. G. OSTROV; P. PEREYRA; J. PINTO

La Serena

Congreso; 2nd Binational Meeting AAA-Sochias 2018; 2018

We present an update on the different telescopes and instruments available at the Complejo Astronomico El Leoncito (CASLEO), Argentina. All the telescopes and their instruments are fully automated, and are routinely operated in remote mode. Observers can use the 2.15 m Jorge Sahade (JS) telescope for imaging, CCD polarimetry, and spectroscopy (both low and high resolution), future instrumental developments are also in progress. Presently, about 70 % of the astronomers opt to observe remotely. The Helen Sawyer Hogg (HSH) 0.6 m telescope is now also available for remote observing, and it can be used to obtain images with a 9:26 x 9:26 arcmin2 feld of view. Two smaller telescopes, operated under agreements with NCAC (Poland) and IAA (Spain), respectively, are also operational at CASLEO. The Argentine community has access to 20 % of the available time at each of these instruments (only in service mode).