This last Aspro2 release improves the offer of analytical models with black-body components (temperature is a parameter and target flux is estimated depending on the instrument configuration). It indeed supports GetStar 6.0 beta interoperability to obtain all fluxes and complete target information.

To see the complete change log:
http://www.jmmc.fr/aspro2/releasenotes.htm
http://jmmc.fr/~swmgr/AsproConfig/aspro-conf/releasenotes.htm

GetStar 6 beta provides now more data and advanced parameters to customize either stellar fluxes [VJHK] or the spectral type used by the angular diameter estimation. If the V flux is not available, the GAIA G to V flux conversion allows new diameter estimations (lower confidence): https://sclws.jmmc.fr/sclwsGetStarProxy.php?star=Sirius&format=vot .
The SearchCal / GetStar 6.0 beta release uses the JSDC3 dataset (2024.12) with updated data for data sources: SIMBAD, Vizier catalogs including GAIA DR3 & MDFC catalogs (improved crossmatch algorithm, but identical polynomial estimations).

Warning: only new ASPRO2 25.03 and SearchCal 6.0 beta releases do support OpenJDK24, he last release of Java SE Platform.

ESO - Period 116: October 1, 2025- April 30, 2026. Deadline for proposals: Thursday 20 March 2025, 12:00 noon CEST

CHARA 2025B semester: August 1- December 22,, 2025 (48 nights of community access time). Deadline for proposals: Monday, March 31, 2025 at 11:59 pm Mountain Standard Time (MST)

Assistance
For VLTI users needing assistance to prepare their VLTI proposals, the community-supported VLTI Expertise Centres – distributed throughout Europe - can offer in-depth support. They also offer support for observation preparation, advanced data reduction and analysis.

For CHARA users, Cyprien Lanthermann (clanthermann gsu.edu) as CHARA Visitor Support Scientist and Jeremy Jones (jjones176 gsu.edu) as CHARA Data Scientist are available to assist new observers with selecting instruments, planning observations, and collecting, and reducing data.

Updated on 23 March 2025