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Autumn 2024 | Scientific results published from first-light observations |
17 Jun 2024 | Start of standdown for investigation of spectrograph misalignment |
31 Oct 2023 | Inauguration of WEAVE and start of regular LIFU science observations |
Apr 2023 | LIFU commissioning completed |
12 Dec 2022 | |
Nov 2022 | Science observations start |
Aug 2022 | |
25 May 2022 | |
Jul 2021 | |
Mar 2021 | Red detector arrives at the WHT |
Dec 2020 | Blue detector arrives at the WHT |
Dec 2020 | Positioner arrives at the WHT |
Sep 2020 | |
Aug 2020 | Spectrograph arrives at the WHT |
Jun 2020 | Prime Focus Corrector arrives at the WHT |
Feb 2020 | LIFU completed |
Feb 2020 | MOS fibres installation on Plate A |
Mar 2019 | Rotator arrives at the WHT |
29th29-30th 30 Jan 2019 | WEAVE SPA meeting 8, Groningen |
20th20-21st 21 Sep 2018 | WEAVE Galactic Archaeology team meeting, Naples |
17th17-20th 20 Sep 2018 | WEAVE All-Hands Meeting 2018: Naples |
2nd2-3rd 3 Jul 2018 | WEAVE SPA meeting 7, Cagliari |
Jun 2018 | Operational Rehearsal 3 |
22 Jun 2018 | |
30th30-31st 31 Jan 2018 | WEAVE SPA meeting 6, IAC, Tenerife |
11th 11 Jan 2018 | WEAVE WRS FDR, Bilbao |
30th 30 Nov 2017 | WEAVE WCS FDR, Barcelona |
27th27-1st 1 Dec 2017 | Week of WEAVE 2017: Galactic Archaeology team meeting, Barcelona |
13th13-27th 27 Nov 2017 | WEAVE Engineering Stand-down 4 |
1st-3rd 3 Nov 2017 | WEAVE All-Hands Meeting 2017: Groningen |
26th26-28th 28 Sep 2017 | WEAVE AIT meeting, Schiphol |
13th13-14th 14 Sep 2017 | WEAVE PRI system AIT workshop at RAL |
12th12-13th 13 Jul 2017 | WEAVE-QSQ team meeting, Marseille |
29th29-30th 30 Jun 2017 | WEAVE SPA team meeting 5, Cambridge |
13th13-14th 14 Jun 2017 | WEAVE SCIP team meeting, Alicante |
12th12-19th 19 Jun 2017 | WEAVE Engineering Stand-down 3 |
5th 5 May 2017 | Fibre Positioner dFDR |
8th 8 Mar 2017 | Observatory Control System Final Design Review |
19th19-21st 21 Nov 2016 | WEAVE All-Hands Meeting 2016, Cambridge |
13th 13 Dec 2016 | IAC publishes tender to deliver the instrument rotator |
28th Nov 28Nov 2016 | Week of WEAVE meeting at the Lorentz Center, Leiden |
10th Nov 10Nov 2016 | SPA meeting 4 |
9th Nov 9Nov 2016 | FDR for the WEAVE Archive System (WAS) at Groningen |
4th 4 Oct 2016 | WEAVE Operational Rehearsal 1 held at Groningen |
Aug 2016 | IAC tender to deliver an assembled PFC is published |
19th19-20th 20 Jul 2016 | The WHT flip ring was removed from the WHT and successfully reinstalled. This was carried out as a demonstration in preparation for the arrival of WEAVE. This was the first time in the history of the telescope that this ring had been separated from its support structure. Read more about this here. |
Mar 2016 | Final funding announcement for IAC (FEDER, 1.8M€) |
Mar 2016 | Fibre Retractors Complete |
Mar 2016 | PRI lens 4 ready for coating |
Mar 2016 | FTS delivered to IAC |
Feb 2016 | Positioner contract placed with Schunk |
Jan 2016 | PRI Trolleys delivered to WHT |
20th20-21st 21 Jan 2016 | Jan Galactic Archaeology Science Team Meeting |
Nov 2015 | PFC Blank 2 delivered to Kiwistar |
20th20-21st 21 Oct 2015 | Fibre System FDR |
19th19-20th 20 Oct 2015 | Science and Survey Strategy Review |
23rd-24th 24 Sep 2015 | PRI Focus Translation System FDR |
Sep 2015 | PFC Blank 5 delivered to Kiwistar |
28th 28 Aug 2015 | PRI Trolleys FDR |
8th 8 Jun 2015 | MultiLateral Agreement is now fully signed by all agencies |
3rd 3 Jun 2015 | Franche Comté provides funds for WEAVE fibres |
27th27-29th 29 May 2015 | WEAVE Science Planning meeting at Leiden |
15th 15 May 2015 | Engineering grade CCD231-C6 delivered by e2V |
23rd 23 Apr 2015 | PDR for Archive System |
23rd 23 Apr 2015 | FDR Core and Advanced Processing System |
18th 18 Mar 2015 | FDR for Spectrograph System |
Mar 2015 | Conference: "Multi-Object Spectroscopy in the Next Decade: Big Questions, Large Surveys and Wide Fields" |
22nd Jan 2015 | FDR for Fibre Positioner System |
Nov 2015 | PFC Blank 2 delivered to Kiwistar |
19th 19 Dec 2014 | PFC Blank 1 delivered to Kiwistar |
2nd Dec 2014 | PFC Blank 3 delivered to Kiwistar |
3rd 3 Nov 2014 | PFC Blank 4 delivered to Kiwistar |
22nd Jul 2014 | France's Conseil Scientifique Régional d'Île-de-France approves funds for WEAVE |
28th 28 Jun 2014 | WEAVE well-represented at SPIE in Montreal |
26th 26 Jun 2014 | Spain's Plan Nacional approves funds for WEAVE |
13th 13 Jun 2014 | Kiwistar selected to polish PFC lenses |
10th 10 Jun 2014 | PDR of the CPS/APS |
30th 30 Apr 2014 | Blank for PFC lens 1 ordered |
29th 29 Apr 2014 | Spain's FEDER committee approves funds for WEAVE |
11th 11 Apr 2014 | Published tender for PFC lens polishing and coating |
30th 30 Mar 2014 | Science CCDs ordered from e2v |
25th 25 Mar 2014 | Full UK funding released by STFC |
25th 25 Mar 2014 | WEAVE Board meeting in Rome. Attended by INAF Directors following the agreement to include Italy in the project. |
20th 20 Feb 2014 | First MOS fibre prototype received |
12th 12 Feb 2014 | Final design stage mid-term assessment |
31st 31 Jan 2014 | Positioner PLC received |
30th 30 Jan 2014 | Spectrograph optical final design review |
24th 24 Jan 2014 | Prime focus corrector blank (B6) has been completed |
19th 19 Dec 2013 | Successful Gaia launch |
15th 15 Nov 2013 | Five of the six prime-focus corrector blanks are ordered |
7th 7 Nov 2013 | STFC's Science Board recommends full funding for WEAVE |
6th 6 Sep 2013 | STFC PPRP visiting panel at RAL Space |
9th 9 Jul 2013 | Final prime-focus optical design FDR |
3rd-4th 4 Jul 2013 | STFC PPRP meeting |
30th 30 Apr 2013 | STFC PPRP funding proposal submitted |
22nd22-23rd 23 May 2013 | WEAVE Engineering meeting to close preliminary design stage (Stage Two) and initiate final design stage (Stage three) |
19th19-20th 20 Mar 2013 | Preliminary design completion |
21st 21 Feb 2013 | NWO (Dutch Science Foundation) awards 960 k€ for WEAVE hardware to Prof.dr. S.C. Trager (WEAVE NL PI, Project Scientist, and Deputy PI) through its NWO-M programme. See this page for a short description of the project (in Dutch) |
18th 18 Feb 2013 | Preliminary Design Review (PDR) documentation delivered to reviewers. PDR will be held in Madrid 19-20 Mar 2013 |
Oct 2012 | Workshop: "La Palma and Calar Alto Observatories, Science in the Next Decade" |
11th 11 Oct 2012 | NWO (Dutch Science Foundation) Board of Exact Sciences approves 2M€ for staff costs connected to WEAVE design and construction in the period 2012-2015 |
26th26-27th 27 Jun 2012 | WEAVE project stage II Mid-Term Assessment meeting in Liverpool. Project progressing as desired |
17th17-18th 18 Apr 2012 | WEAVE Engineering meeting in Amsterdam. Conceptual designs discussed and moved towards preliminary designs |
13 Feb 2012 | ING science strategy 2013-2022 released |
2nd Jan 2012 | Start of WEAVE project stage II, in which preliminary designs are developed |
2012 | Funds received from Île-de-France for prototyping MOS fibres |
19th 19 Dec 2011 | End of WEAVE project stage I. Final science cases delivered |
3rd 3 Oct 2011 | Start of WEAVE project stage I, in which the user requirements will be captured. Final science cases and a concept-of-operations document will be delivered by 16 Dec |
22nd22-23rd 23 Sep 2011 | WEAVE kick-off meeting in Amsterdam. Engineering session on Thursday 22nd Sep. Science session on Friday 23rd Sep |
13th 13 Jul 2011 | STFC's PPAN (Particle Physics, Astronomy and Nuclear Physics) science committee states that WEAVE is one of the highest priorities for UK investment in new groundgrou-based astronomical instrumentation, and recommends that STFC provides support through the design phase |
14th 14 Apr 2011 | Presentation about WEAVE made to STFC's PPAN (Particle Physics, Astronomy and Nuclear Physics) science committee by Gavin Dalton (RAL) |
31st 31 Jan 2011 | 'Statement of interest' submitted to STFC. The partners are STFC, the University of Oxford, LJMU, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, ASTRON, Observatoire de Paris, Lund University and ING |
11th 11 Jan 2011 | Piercarlo Bonifacio and team join the WEAVE consortium following the closure of the GYES project |
30th 30 Nov 2010 | Conceptual designs of the new prime-focus corrector for the WHT, and of the spectrograph components, were presented at the WEAVE engineering meeting, Heathrow |
14th 14 Oct 2010 | Proposed WHT MOS instrument named as WEAVE (WHT Enhanced Area Velocity Explorer) |
1st 1 Oct 2010 | Letter of intent submitted to ESO for the construction of a MOS on the WHT |
26th 26 Apr 2010 | "WHT MOS Science Group meeting", London |
Mar 2010 | Workshop: "Science with the William Herschel Telescope 2010-2020" |
Sep 2008 | Report by the European Telescope Strategic Review Committee of ASTRONET on "Europe's 2-4m Telescopes Over the Decade to 2020" |
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