5 September 2013

NOAO Proposals for Semester 2014A Due Soon

The National Optical Astronomy Observatory announces the availability of observing time for the 2014A semester, 1 February - 31 July 2014. The facilities available this semester include the Gemini North and South telescopes, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (includ­ing SOAR), Kitt Peak National Observatory (including WIYN), com­munity-access time with the Keck 10-m telescopes and the CHARA interferometer, as well as time available on the Subaru 8.2-m telescope and the 4-m Anglo-Australian Telescope through exchange programs. Details of instrumentation, observing modes, and schedules, as well as proposal submission instructions, are available on the NOAO Observing webpage.

Proposals are due no later than 11:59 pm Mountain Standard Time on Thursday, 26 September 2013 (NOAO is headquartered in Arizona, which doesn't observe daylight-saving time). Time Allocation Committee meetings will take place 28 October - 1 November 2013.