Program

Day 1:
08:45 - 09:00 -- Welcome
09:00 - 10:00 -- NRAO-wide overview talk plus ALMA Cycle 3 capabilities
10:00 - 10:45 -- Short presentations on NRAO science topics
10:45 - 11:00 -- Break
11:00 - 12:00 -- Millimeter considerations / interferometry basics
12:00 - 13:00 -- Lunch (provided)
13:00 - 13:30 -- Discussion of the proposal process
13:30 - 14:00 -- Overview of ALMA OT
14:00 - 16:00 -- Hands on session with OT proposal preparation

16:00 - 16:30 -- CASA Clinic: if you have trouble installing CASA, let us help!

Download CASA here

Day 2:
09:00 - 09:45 -- ALMA Data Products - what to expect after your observations are made
09:45 - 10:00 -- Break
10:00 - 11:00 -- Introduction to imaging in CASA
11:00 - 12:00 -- When, why and how to self-cal
12:00 - 13:00 -- Lunch (provided)
13:00 - 16:00 -- Hands-on imaging in CASA (in cafeteria)

Data for hands-on session available here

Information on CASA simulations here

NRAO Community Day at the STSci

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Founded in 1956, the NRAO provides state-of-the-art radio telescope facilities for use by the international scientific community. NRAO telescopes are open to all astronomers regardless of institutional or national affiliation. Observing time on NRAO telescopes is available on a competitive basis to qualified scientists after evaluation of research proposals on the basis of scientific merit, the capability of the instruments to do the work, and the availability of the telescope during the requested time. NRAO also provides both formal and informal programs in education and public outreach for teachers, students, the general public, and the media.

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The National Radio Astronomy Observatory and Green Bank Observatory are facilities of the U.S. National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc.