sci18034 — Announcement

Early History of KPNO and CTIO on Film

November 30, 2018

At the January AAS meeting, John Glaspey (NOAO) and Sharon Hunt (NOAO) will present an iPoster describing several movies made in the 1970s that highlight the Kitt Peak and Cerro Tololo observatories. The movies were made by John Lutnes of KPNO, with the longest movie running just under 30 minutes. The iPoster will link to a mini version made from clips taken from the movies. Links to the full-length version will eventually be added to the NOAO Library web site. The featured titles include Skies of the AndesStars, Galaxies and the Southern Skies, and Journey Into Light.

Join the TMT International Science Development Teams: The annual call for new members of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) International Science Development Teams (ISDTs) is now open. The ISDTs involve astronomers worldwide in scientific planning to help shape the observatory’s capabilities, operations plan, and future directions. Membership is open to all PhD scientists. Applications are due by 8 February 2019Read more…

Meeting Announcement – “Extremely Big Eyes on the Early Universe”: Registration is now open for the second of a three-part international conference series that will review the current state of the art in studying the high redshift universe and discuss how to best use giant telescopes to go beyond. The 25-29 March 2019 event, to be held at the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe in Tokyo, has a registration deadline of 31 December 2018Read more…

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A scene from Skies of the Andes showing the 36-inch telescope being set up outside before its dome was completed. The telescope was used for several weeks like this!