The Observatori del Montsec (OdM) opens a Call for Proposals to apply for observation time at the 80-cm diameter Telescopi Joan Oró (TJO) with the LAIA camera and the ARES spectrograph. In addition, in collaboration with the Observatori Fabra of RACAB, the OdM opens a Call for Proposals to apply for observation time at the 50-cm diameter Telescopi Fabra-ROA Montsec (TFRM), which is a modified Baker-Nunn Camera.
Proposals can be submitted until 2024 May 10 at midnight through the MUR system (see below) for observations from 2024 July 1 to December 31.
Information for the TJO proposals:
Individual proposals are expected to request a maximum of 100 hours of observation time for the TJO.
LAIA is a 4k x 4k back-illuminated camera that provides a non-vigneted circular FoV of 30', a resolution of 0.4"/pixel and is operated with a filter wheel containing Johnson-Cousins UBVRcIc, SDSS (g, r, i, z) and H alpha (650-664 nm) filters. In addition to raw images, reduced data with absolute astrometry and differential photometry are provided.
ARES has a spectral resolution of 12000 and can operate with two different VPHs that provide two different spectral windows: 495-530 nm (including the MgI triplet) and 630-673 nm (including the H alpha line). ARES is offered on a shared-risk basis due to the lack of a complete pipeline.
Information for the TFRM proposals:
No explicit recommendation is given for the maximum observation time for the TFRM proposals, although the public observation time is smaller than for TJO.
The TFRM operates with a longpass filter above 475 nm and with a 4k x 4k front-illuminated CCD camera that provides a Field of View of 4.4º x 4.4º and a resolution of 3.9"/pixel (see below for further details). Raw images are provided.
Due to an important electronic problem caused by external factors, the new Kepler KL4040BI camera cannot be offered for semester 2024B. So, the classical TFRM PL16803 CCD camera described above will be the camera in operation.
If you have doubts regarding TFRM please contact Jorge Núñez <jorge@fqa.ub.edu>
