These institutions are guaranteed observing time with the LCO Network.
Institution | Approximate hours per year | |||
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2m | 1m | 0.4m | ||
Australian National University | 200 | 400 | 400 | |
AURA (on behalf of the Chilean astronomical community) | 0 | 600 | 400 | |
Faulkes Telescope Project | 1020 | 0 | 0 | |
Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii | 300 | 0 | 600 | |
National Astronomical Observatories of China | 0 | 400 | 0 | |
National Science Foundation | 440 | 2400 | 0 | |
South African Astronomical Observatory | 0 | 600 | 200 | |
St. Andrews University | 0 | 3300 | 0 | |
University of Texas | 0 | 600 | 200 | |
Wise Observatory/I-CORE | 0 | 1400 | 0 | |
Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias | 0 | 400 | 800 | |
Las Cumbres Observatory, Inc. | 1965 | 15900 | 17400 | |
Total | 4000 | 26000 | 20000 |
The approximate number of hours per year is scaled to an estimate of 1000 usable hours per telescope per semester.
These institutions are not guaranteed observing time with the LCO Network but are eligible to apply for LCO's share.
Institution | |
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Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC) at Caltech | |
University of California at Santa Barbara | |
University of Colorado |