AAS Splinter Session

Proposing for NRAO Instruments

Splinter Overview

Hosted by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) scientific staff, this Splinter Session is designed to assist members of the astronomical community, especially new users, who are interested in proposing for observations with the following NRAO telescopes: Green Bank Telescope (GBT), Very Large Array (VLA), and Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA).

The Session will open with an introduction that will describe NRAO telescope capabilities and the proposing process. This will be followed by a hands-on session to work on GBT, VLA, and/or VLBA observing proposals using your own laptop. NRAO scientific staff will be available to assist and answer questions.

In order to use the NRAO tools, you need an NRAO account.  If you don't have one yet, feel free to sign up at my.nrao.edu.

To assist NRAO in planning for this Splinter Session, we encourage participants to register by 4 January 2014, prior to the AAS meeting. A form to pre-register is available here. There is no charge for registration, and registration is not required to attend.


Program

 

1230 - 1240 Proposing for NRAO Instruments David Frayer
1240 - 1250 Proposing for the Green Bank Telescope (GBT) David Frayer
1250 - 1300 Proposing for the Very Large Array (VLA) Gustaaf van Moorsel
1300 - 1310 Proposing for the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) Jim Braatz
1310 - end Practical use of the Proposal Submission Tool (PST)
 All

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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.

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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