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Observing Proposals for 2010B


This is the Announcement of Opportunity for observing time on Arizona telescopes for the period of May through August 2010. Proposals (8 paper copies plus a PDF version) must be submitted by noon on Wednesday, February 24, 2010. Both paper and electronic copies are required. Long-term observing proposals for 2010 will NOT be accepted during this proposal period.

Available telescopes include LBT (April 14-17 and 10% of March 15-18), MMT, Magellan I/II (July 18 -- January 12, 2011), 90", VATT, 61", and 60".

An Observer's Web site has been established to assist in proposal preparation. Available information includes proposal instructions, updates about instruments and their availability, the scheduling process, dates for Bright/Gray/Dark time, etc. Feedback about this site is welcomed.

Make sure to download the current LaTeX2e proposal template (v1.3) soprop.tex and class files soprop.cls. You can of course rename soprop.tex as you wish.

Submission details

Don McCarthy, Chair
Steward Observatory Telescope Allocation Committee