NOIRLab
| NOIRLab logo[1] | |
| Motto | Discovering Our Universe Together |
|---|---|
| Established | 2019 (2019) |
Field of research | Astronomy |
| Director | Patrick McCarthy[2] |
Deputy Director | Stuartt Corder[3] |
| Location | Tucson, Arizona, United States |
Sponsoring agency | National Science Foundation |
Operating agency | Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy |
| Website | noirlab |
The National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab[pronunciation? ]) is the United States' national facility for ground-based, night-time optical and infrared astronomy. It is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), as a federally funded research and development center.
NOIRLab runs four observatories and a center for scientific software and research data archiving. It provides access to observing time for astronomers affiliated with any US institution.
History
[edit ]NOIRLab was formed in 2019 by the merger of three predecessor organizations, which were all managed by AURA and funded by NSF. They were:
- The National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), which managed Kitt Peak Observatory in Arizona, Cerro Tololo Observatory in Chile, and the Community Science and Data Center
- The Gemini Observatory, which operated Gemini North in Hawaii and Gemini South in Chile
- The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which was constructing the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope in Chile
On October 1, 2019, these three organizations merged their operations to form NOIRLab.[4]
Organization
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AURA operates the NOIRLab and its facilities under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation (NSF).[5]
Facilities
[edit ]NOIRLab operates the following facilities:
- Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
- Community Science & Data Center
- International Gemini Observatory
- NSF Kitt Peak National Observatory
- NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory
References
[edit ]- ^ "NOIRLab logo" . Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "Leadership". noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2023年01月22日.
- ^ "Stuartt Corder Appointed NOIRLab Deputy Director and AURA Mission Scientist in Chile - Stuartt Corder will start as Deputy Director of NOIRLab and AURA Mission Scientist in Chile on 7 November". www.noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2023年01月22日.
- ^ "NSF's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory Launched". 2019年10月01日. Retrieved 2020年09月11日.
- ^ "NOIRLab". AURA Astronomy. Retrieved 2020年09月11日.
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