关于LCOGT 2023A观测申请征集的通知.pdf

LCOGT 2023A 观测申请征集 LCOGT Semester 2023A Call for Proposals Proposal Deadline: 25 Sep 2022 23:59 China Standard Time LCOGT: 01 February 2023 to 31 July 2023 LCOGT Overview for 2023A Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope (LCOGT) is an organization dedicated to time- domain observations at optical and (potentially) near-IR wavelengths. The areas of astronomy most interesting to LCOGT are those which take full advantage of this sort of network; targets which appear suddenly and without warning like supernovae and solar system objects and those which need to be observed for long periods in darkness like exoplanets. We estimate that the following amount of time will be available for new programs in the 2023A semester: Las Cumbres Observatory (LCOGT; 1m network): 400 hours [February 2023 - July 2023] Notes for 2023A      Given the COVID-19 pandemic, approved proposals are not guaranteed full execution. All proposals should be uploaded to tap.china-vo.org (user guide). Commissioned by the Ali Astronomical Observatory, NAOC, TAP issues a call proposal for the observation time of LCOGT and organizes a scientific review. Successful LCOGT proposals will be charged based on the awarded observation time at the following rate: 100 USD per hour for TAP member institutes; 150 USD per hour for non-members. Users who successfully obtain observation time will sign an agreement with the Ali Astronomical Observatory on the use of LCOGT observation time. If you or your PI have successful LCOGT proposals before, remember to add the relevant records to ‘My Report’ and ‘My Papers’ at tap.china-vo.org. Please check the available instruments on the telescope sites before applying! Some instruments may not be available in the coming semester. Proposal Submission Proposals for the LCO should use the LaTeX proposal template. Please use the latest proposal template, available here: (zip). The proposal package contains a blank template, a .cls file, and an example proposal (version 1.3.2). Advice for writing proposals Please avoid these common mistakes from previous proposals:      No justification for the proposed instrument. What specific science question(s) will be answered by the program? No mention of the current status of the field, work done by others, or why the proposal would be a significant advancement over what has already been done. Do not exceed the page limits, or put information in the wrong sections of the proposal in order to circumvent page limits. Please include an update on all programs where the investigators have received LCOGT time. Any proposals that makes the above mistakes will have a much lower chance of being accepted.