SOAR Observing Statistics
The table below summarizes time usage for the telescope starting in FY 2014. The "engineering and closure" time is the percentage of nights scheduled; the weather and technical time lost is percentage of all hours reported. Technical time lost includes off-site problems with internet connectivity when observing remotely.
| FISCAL YEAR | Eng/Closed time % nights | Percent of science time lost | |
| Weather | Technical | ||
| 2014 | 12.5% | 16.5% | 3.8% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | 21.6% | 4.4% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | 33.4% | 4.1% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | 27.7% | 3.7% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | 15.3% | 3.5% |
The figure below summarizes over-subscription rates for NOIRLab (formerly NOAO) and Brazil (Chile to be added). The over-subscription is the ratio of new requests to available nights (after subtracting prior commitments such as surveys).
Updated on February 9, 2023, 8:26 am