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VISTA’s formal handover to ESO carried out in ESO Garching on 10th of December 2009.

ESO carries out a successful Science Verification Run with VISTA during 15th to 30th of October 2009.

Freshly Coated M1. Photo Credit John Murray

Successful M1 recoat (protected silver) completed and a return to full night operations is made on 27th of September 2009 (Photo Credit John Murray).

VIRCAM in the air. Photo Credit G. Hudephol, August 2009

VISTA’s IR Camera is removed for safe storage during the strip-down and preparation for M1 recoating (Photo Credit G. Hudephol, August 2009).

VISTA naked M2 hexapod and M1 view. Photo Credit G. Hudephol, August 2009

VISTA’s M2 Hexapod in naked splendour – see photo. This image was taken during preparation for the Telescope strip-down and M1 recoat (Photo Credit G. Hudephol, August 2009).

VISTA Telescope in the dome with M1 (July 2008) - left view. Photo Credit Steven Beard

VISTA a favourite from the fish eye! (Photo Credit Steven Beard).