UMass ALMA Community Day Event

Charlottesville Hands-on ALMA Outreach Event (Apr 26-27 & May 9-10, 2011)

A one-day tutorial will describe the process for applying for Early Science time with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). Staff from the NRAO - North American ALMA Science Center (NAASC) will provide the latest information on ALMA Early Science observing modes and capabilities and how to create and submit an observing proposal using the ALMA Observing Tool and Simulator. Participants will also be provided an introduction to the Common Astronomy Software Application (CASA) package that will be used to reduce ALMA data.

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