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End-to-end science operations in the era of Extremely Large Telescopes
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Observatory end-to-end science operations is the overall process starting with a scientific question, represented by a proposal requesting observing time; ending with the analysis of observation data addressing that question; and including all of the intermediate steps needed to plan, schedule, obtain, and process these observations. Increasingly complex observing facilities demand a highly efficient science operations approach and at the same time must be user friendly to the astronomical user community and enable the highest possible scientific return. Therefore, this process is supported by a collection of tools. We describe the overall end-to-end process and its implementation for the three upcoming Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs): European Southern Observatory's ELT, the Thirty Meter Telescope, and the Giant Magellan Telescope.
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© The Authors. Published by SPIE under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Distribution or reproduction of this work in whole or in part requires full attribution of the original publication, including its DOI. Paper 21164SS received Dec. 15, 2021; accepted for publication Apr. 14, 2022; published online May 11, 2022. The European Southern Observatory (ESO) designs, builds, and operates world-class observatories on the ground and promotes international collaboration in astronomy. Established as an intergovernmental organization in 1962, ESO is currently supported by 16 member states (Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom), along with the host state of Chile and with Australia as a Strategic Partner. ESO operates three observing sites: at Paranal, ESO operates the Very Large Telescope and its Very Large Telescope Interferometer, as well as two survey telescopes, VISTA and the VLT Survey Telescope. Also, at Paranal, ESO will host and operate the Cherenkov Telescope Array South. Together with international partners, ESO operates two millimeter and submillimeter facilities, APEX and ALMA on Chajnantor. At Cerro Armazones, ESO is building its ELT. The US Extremely Large Telescope Program (US-ELTP) is a joint effort of three organizations: Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory (TIO), GMTO Corporation, and NSF's NOIRLab. This work is supported by the National Science Foundation through Cooperative Agreement AST-1546092 and Cooperative Support Agreement AST-2013059. NSF's NOIRLab is the national center for ground-based nighttime astronomy in the United States and is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences. The TMT Project gratefully acknowledges the support of the TMT collaborating institutions. They are the Association of Canadian Universities for Research in Astronomy (ACURA), California Institute of Technology, the University of California, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, the National Astronomical Observatories of China and their consortium partners, and the Department of Science and Technology of India and their supported institutes. This work was supported as well by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation, the National Research Council of Canada, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund, AURA, and the U.S. National Science Foundation. The international Gemini Observatory, a program of NSF's NOIRLab, is managed by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation on behalf of the Gemini partnership: the National Science Foundation (United States), the National Research Council (Canada), Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (Chile), Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (Argentina), Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações e Comunicações (Brazil), and Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (Republic of Korea).Attached Files
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- AST-1546092
- NSF
- AST-2013059
- NSF
- Association of Canadian Universities for Research in Astronomy (ACURA)
- Caltech
- University of California
- National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
- National Astronomical Observatories of China
- Department of Science and Technology (India)
- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Canada Foundation for Innovation
- Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
- National Research Council of Canada
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
- British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund
- Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)
- Gemini Partnership
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