SOFI sees first light at the NTT.

ing the infrared observing capabilities on La Silla, SOFI has also provided valuable experience within the ‘VLT environment’ now existing at the upgraded NTT telescope in advance of the more complicated installation of ISAAC at the VLT later this year. In addition to the opportunity for testing some of the purely instrumental aspects, this includes some of the new operational features being introduced to ground-based astronomy at the VLT such as automatic