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AST Committee of Visitors February 2011. National Solar Observatory Overview Craig Foltz Program Officer NSO. 1. National Solar Observatory. Kitt Peak National Observatory. McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope. SOLIS. 2. National Solar Observatory. Kitt Peak National Observatory - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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AST Committee of VisitorsFebruary 2011
National Solar ObservatoryOverview Craig Foltz
Program Officer NSO
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National Solar Observatory
Kitt Peak National Observatory
McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope SOLIS
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National Solar Observatory
Kitt Peak National Observatory SOLIS Vector Spectromagnetograph
Data are routinely available at ftp://solis.nso.edu/synoptic/level3/vsm/x3d
This snapshot exhibits the magnetic field orientation of active region AR 10921 using VSM data observed on 3 November 2006
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National Solar Observatory Sacramento Peak Observatory
Sunspot, NM; elevation 9255 ft; adjacent to Apache Point Observatory [SDSS}
Dunn Solar TelescopeEvans Solar Facility
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National Solar ObservatoryGlobal Oscillation Network Group (GONG++)
6 facilities around the worldData are routinely available at http://gong.nso.edu/
Big Bear Solar Observatory, CA
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Advanced Technology Solar Telescope
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National Optical Astronomy Observatory
National Solar Observatory NOAO/NSO cooperative agreement
Competed in 2001 AURA retained as the management
organization Sep 1, 2002 – Sep 30, 2007
Management Review Aug 2006 Based on the review AST recommended no recompetion; NSF & NSB
concurred CA extended to Mar 31, 2009
Decision made to split the joint CA into two, one for each observatory
Allows for separate management in the future. Gives NSO more visibility in the Federal budget.
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National Solar Observatory Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
AURA, Inc: not for profit corp. in DC; very small headquarters staff
AURA President Wm Smith reports to AURA Board of Directors
NOAO and NSO Directors report independently to AURA President
AURA receives advice from a community-based Solar Observatory Council – meets twice annually
Director receive advice from community-based User Committees – meet annually
AURA has solicited proposals for a new institutional home for NSO.
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National Solar Observatory NSF Management – key elements
2005-6 PM Craig Foltz 2006-9 PM Tom Barnes 2009-10 PM Jeff Pier 2010-present PM Craig Foltz
Annual Program Plan and Annual Report bundled. Annual Long Range Plan (5 year look ahead) Quarterly Reports: programmatic and financial
PO attendance at Council meetings, Users committees Current PO has overseen ATST since 2003
NSF discussing the programmatic home for solar research within the agency.
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National Solar Observatory NSF Budget Management
Funding flows through Cooperative Support Agreements (CSAs)
Individual SPOs keep the budgets and management distinct
Operations and Maintenance ATST Construction - ARRA ATST Construction - MREFC
ARRA and MREFC funds cannot be mixed.
NSO funding actions are typically administered on a quarterly basis.
Other funding actions (interagency transfers; e.g., AFOSR -> NSO) are asynchronous.
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National Solar Observatory Budgets FY 2008/2009/2010
NSO: $7.85M; $7.83M; $9.10M (ATST D&D not
included; ~$2M per year) $1.40M from ARRA for infrastructure
improvements in FY09 Interagency funds add typically $1.5M / yr.
ATST Construction $7M of MREFC in FY 2009; $13M in FY 2010 $146M of ARRA in FY 2010
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National Solar Observatory Some metrics for NSO facilities FY 2008/2009/2010
82/74/68 observing programs 97/80/61 external observers 131/108/93 observers including NSO and
NOAO Staff 24/16/19 PhD thesis observers GONG and SOLIS archive usage:
Products Distributed (Gbytes) 2015/2729/4201
Terabytes served (all archives) 2.9/3.7/5.3 150/134/163 publications based on NSO
facilities or archives
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National Solar Observatory NSO Education and Public Outreach
REU: 6/6/7 – Tucson and SPO RET: 0/2/0 Summer Graduate Assistantships: 7/6/6 Postdoctoral Fellows: 6/6/6 Fisk/Vanderbilt Bridge Program Partner through PAARE
program Project ASTRO partner Southwest Consortium of Observatories for Public
Education partner Akamai Workforce Initiative partner
SPO Visitors’ Center 13,867/15,218/14,191 visitors
Press releases http://www.nso.edu/press/ Image site http://www.noao.edu/current_images/