The Bernard Lyot Telescope (TBL, diameter 2m), located on the observation platform of the Pic du Midi de Bigorre (altitude 2877m) is a national telescope labeled « National Observing Service » INSU SNO3. The TBL is managed by the Observatoire Midi Pyrénées (UAR831).
It hosts at its home an Echelle spectropolarimeter, NeoNarval, stabilized in pressure and temperature since 2019 and it will host by 2024 an infrared spectropolarimeter, SPIP, copy of the instrument SPIRou (CFHT).
TBL is operated in full service mode. It offers 300 clear hours in semester A (March to August) and 400 clear hours in semester B (September to February).
Le Télescope Bernard Lyot (TBL, diamètre 2m), situé sur la plateforme d’observation du Pic du Midi de Bigorre (altitude 2877m) est un télescope national labellisé service national d’observation INSU SNO3. Le TBL est piloté par l’Observatoire Midi Pyrénées (UMS831).
Il accueille à son foyer un spectropolarimètre à échelle, NeoNarval, stabilisé en pression et température depuis 2019 et il accueillera d’ici 2024 un spectropolarimètre infrarouge SPIP, copie de l’instrument SPIRou (CFHT).
Le TBL est opéré en mode service complet. Il offre 350h claires en semestre A (mars à août) et 450h claires en semestre B (septembre à février).
Appel d’offres télescopes nationaux / Call for proposals for observations on the French telescopes (2025A) Les demandes pour les télescopes nationaux (premier semestre 2025) sont ouvertes du 23 Septembre 2024 au 23 Octobre 2024 / The proposals for observations on the French telescopes (first semester 2025) are open from 2024, September 23rd to October 23rd […]
Appel d’offres télescopes nationaux / Call for proposals for observations on the French telescopes (2024B) Les demandes pour les télescopes nationaux (second semestre 2024) sont ouvertes du 18 Mars 2023 au 19 Avril 2023 / The proposals for observations on the French telescopes (second semester 2024) are open from 2024, March 18th to April 19th […]
The OPTICON-RadioNet-Pilot (ORP) TNA is issuing a new call for proposal for the period 2024B (September 2024 to February 2025). TBL is offering 10 nights (80 hours) to the ORP community with the instrument Neo-Narval. The call will close on March 11th, 2024, 23:59UT Details for this call can be found here: https://www.orp-h2020.eu/optical-call-2024b Details on […]
Appel d’offres télescopes nationaux / Call for proposals for observations on the French telescopes (2024A) Les demandes pour les télescopes nationaux (premier semestre 2024) sont ouvertes du 07 Octobre 2024 au 06 Novembre 2023 / The proposals for observations on the French telescopes (first semester 2024) are open from 2023, October 07th to November 06th […]
The OPTICON-RadioNet-Pilot (ORP) TNA is issuing a new call for proposal for the period 2024A (March 2024 to August 2025). TBL is offering 10 nights (80 hours) to the ORP community with the instrument Neo-Narval. The call will close on September 10th, 2023, 23:59UT Details for this call can be found here: https://www.orp-h2020.eu/optical-call-2024a Details on […]
Since May 1st, 2023, a new wavelength reduction process is implemented An improvement of the orders detection and wavelength calibrations allows to retrieve 2 new orders, together with a better calibration of a 3-4 orders that were previously not fully satisfactory. The new wavelength range is now 363-1095nm: