This last Aspro2 provides preliminary support for VLTI’s new GPAO (Laser Guide Star - LGS) under commissioning on UTs (8m), added GAIA Bp/Rp fluxes (G_rp used by GPAO VIS) that can be retrieved by the JMMC GetStar resolver, which is now the default star resolver. The previous CDS’s Simbad resolver is still available by selecting it on the menu appearing if clicking on the small arrow of the text box.

Please note that:

• JMMC GetStar (beta) uses the JMMC GetStar 6 beta service using the JSDC3 EA (2025.07) catalog containing 2.5e6 stars (TYCHO2 x HIP x GAIA DR3 x 2MASS x AllWise ...). If your object is missing or only known by CDS Simbad, then select ’SIMBAD’ resolver to get a bit more information (fluxes)
• ASPRO2 can update all your targets by using the menu action ’Update all targets’ using the currently selected resolver (GetStar or Simbad).

To see the complete change log:
http://www.jmmc.fr/aspro2/releasenotes.htm
http://jmmc.fr/~swmgr/AsproConfig/aspro-conf/releasenotes.htm

ESO - Period 117: May 1, 2026- April 30, 2027. Deadline for proposals: Tuesday 23 September 2025, 12:00 noon CEST

CHARA 2026A semester: March 2- July 31, 2026 (48 nights of community access time). Deadline for proposals: Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 11:59 pm Mountain Standard Time (MST)

Assistance
For VLTI users needing assistance to prepare their VLTI proposals, the community-supported VLTI Expertise Centres – distributed throughout Europe - can offer in-depth support. They also offer support for observation preparation, advanced data reduction and analysis.

For CHARA users, Cyprien Lanthermann (clanthermann gsu.edu) as CHARA Visitor Support Scientist and Jeremy Jones (jjones176 gsu.edu) as CHARA Data Scientist are available to assist new observers with selecting instruments, planning observations, and collecting, and reducing data.

Updated on 23 September 2025