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Session Overview

In preparation for the upcoming NOIRLab request for 2023B observing proposals, the NASA-NSF Exoplanet Observational Research (NN-EXPLORE) program hosted a remote informational session on observing opportunities available to the US community. This session is useful to observational astronomers interested in exoplanet research and associated with US institutions.

NN-EXPLORE opportunities include access to the NEID high resolution spectrometer at the WIYN telescope in Kitt Peak, High Resolution Speckle imaging at WIYN, Gemini-North and Gemini-South, and access to radial velocity facilities in the Southern Hemisphere (SMARTS-1.5m/CHIRON and MINERVA-Australis).

The session described the resources available to users preparing proposals, the performance of the instruments, and types of observations that benefit most of these instruments.

Agenda

Title Speaker Duration
The NN-EXPLORE Program David Ardila (JPL) 10 min
The High-Resolution Imaging Program Steve Howell (Ames Research Center) 10 min
The NEID spectrometer Sarah Logsdon (NOIRLab) 10 min
The SMARTS/CHIRON spectrometer Todd Henry (RECONS) 10 min
The MINERVA-Australis spectrometer Rob Wittenmyer (USQ Aus) 10 min
Additional Discussion All 10 min

Session Details:

If you have any questions, please contact the NN-EXPLORE manager:
David R. Ardila (david.r.ardila@jpl.nasa.gov).