Available Facilities
The 2012B Call for Proposals is available here.
Information about new policies and capabilities for semester 2012B are available here
| Facility | Telescope | Approximate nights available for new programs | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| CTIO | 4m Blanco Telescope | 37 | Limited availability in 2012B. See page 18 of the NOAO Newsletter for details. See also Blanco f/8 Secondary Incident |
| KPNO | 4m Mayall Telescope | 117 | |
| 2.1m Telescope | 117 | ||
| Gemini | 8m Gemini North Telescope | 55 | Applying for US observing time on Gemini |
| 8m Gemini South Telescope | 47 | Applying for US observing time on Gemini | |
| 8m Subaru Telescope (available through exchange) | 3 | ||
| SMARTS | 1.5m, 1.3m, 1.0m, 0.9m | 111 | Reduction of available 1.0m and 0.9m nights in 2012. See page 18 of the NOAO Newsletter for details. |
| SOAR | 4.2m SOAR Telescope | 43 | |
| WIYN | 3.5m WIYN Telescope | 30 | |
| 0.9m Telescope | 20 | ||
| CHARA | 6 X 1m Interferometer | 0 | Note that the 2012A call included both 2012A and 2012B nights. Community Access to CHARA |
| Palomar | 5m Hale Telescope | 10 | Access limited to Double Spectrograph and TripleSpec instruments. Community Access to Hale |
| MMTO | 6.5m MMT Telescope | 12 | Nearly all remaining time is bright. Community Access to MMTO |
| AAO | 3.9m AAT at the Australian Astronomical Observatory (available through exchange) | 5 | Community Access to AAT |
Last updated or reviewed April 19, 2012.
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