Josef W. Fried
Max-Planck Institut für Astronomie
Königstuhl 17
D-69117 Heidelberg
phone: (+49) (0) 6221 528 287
fax : (+49) (0) 6221 528
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email: fried@mpia.de
Scientific Interests
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Kinematics of galaxies
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Active galaxies
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Large scale structure of the universe
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Astronomical Instrumentation
Instrumentation Projects
Ongoing projects:
- PAnoramic Near-Infrared Camera PANIC
Finished projects:
- Focal reducer MOS spectrograph MOSCA
- Wide field optical imager LAICA. An image of NGC 7331 taken with LAICA appeared in Astronomy Picture of the Day.
- upgrade of telescope control system of the 3.5m telescope on Calar Alto
- upgrade of CAFOS (2.2m telescope Calar Alto observatory)
- repair of the hydrostatic t-axis bearing 3.5m telescope on Calar Alto
Current research projects
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Environment of high redshift quasars and the M-sigma relation
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Tidal Streams in Milky Way
Teaching
Publications
Personal Interests
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last update: April 2011