ST-ECF Overview

The ST-ECF was established in 1984 jointly by the European Space Agency and the European Southern Observatory and is located at the ESO headquarters at Garching near Munich. The ST-ECF staff supports the European astromical community in exploiting the research opportunities provided by the earth-orbiting Hubble Space Telescope.

The ST-ECF

provides detailed technical information about the HST and its science instruments,
supports European astronomers in the preparation of HST observing proposals
coordinates the development of computer software tuned to the specific data analysis needs of HST users,
operates and maintains an archive of all the scientific data collected by HST, and
acts as a European centre for associated meetings and workshops.

High capacity computer networks within Europe and to the USA are crucial for many of its tasks. In all of these duties the ST-ECF staff maintains close contacts with the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, which is charged with the scientific operation of the HST observatory.

ST-ECF Address

Space Telescope - European Coordinating Facility
European Southern Observatory
Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 2
D-85748 Garching b. München
F.R. Germany:	

Phone:	+49-89-320 06-291
Fax:	+49-89-320 06-480
Telex:	528 282 22 EO D
E-mail:	stdesk@eso.org (ST Desk)
	bsjoeber@eso.org (Britt Sjoeberg, admin. assistant)

Please note the new postal code (as of 1. July 1993).

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