The NOIRLab/CHARA Connection Marks Decadal Milestones Up to 40 Years
Steve Ridgway, Gail H. Schaefer · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2023
Just one decade ago, the Georgia State University (GSU) Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) first offered open access to the CHARA Array, making time available through the NOAO Telescope Allocation Committee (TAC) twice per year. GSU absorbed the associated costs, thus taking leadership in developing the science community of interferometer users. Starting at about 10 nights per year, that allocation has increased. Thanks to NSF grant support through the Mid-Scale Innovations Program (MSIP), CHARA now offers up to 100 nights per year through open competition.