2022A semester still in C-19 mode Posted on Jan 24, 2022
The LBT Observatory would like to announce that the 2022A semester (Feb 1 - Jul 12) will be conducted in the C-19 operational model that started with the reopening of the observatory on June 1, 2020. In this mode, LBTO staff will continue to perform the observing from Tucson while partner observers participate through eavesdropping from their home institution. It is unknown when the pre-pandemic mode, in which observers travel to Tucson to perform their own observations, will resume. Service observing will be the preferred mode at the present time although partners could remotely operate the instruments and conduct observations subject to coordination and adequate testing in advance. If the conditions of the pandemic improve, then travel to Tucson could become viable again subject to University of Arizona policies. The 2022A schedule (linked below) will be updated (check the posting date which follows the link) as needed to reflect the current conditions and policies. Some activities that require observers or instrument teams to be in Tucson or on Mt Graham have been tentatively scheduled and will be moved as needed depending on the evolution of the pandemic.
The LBT Observatory would like to announce that the 2022A semester (Feb 1 - Jul 12) will be conducted in the C-19 operational model that started with the reopening of the observatory on June 1, 2020. In this mode, LBTO staff will continue to perform the observing from Tucson while partner observers participate through eavesdropping from their home institution. It is unknown when the pre-pandemic mode, in which observers travel to Tucson to perform their own observations, will resume. Service observing will be the preferred mode at the present time although partners could remotely operate the instruments and conduct observations subject to coordination and adequate testing in advance. If the conditions of the pandemic improve, then travel to Tucson could become viable again subject to University of Arizona policies. The 2022A schedule (linked below) will be updated (check the posting date which follows the link) as needed to reflect the current conditions and policies. Some activities that require observers or instrument teams to be in Tucson or on Mt Graham have been tentatively scheduled and will be moved as needed depending on the evolution of the pandemic.
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