AAS 243

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AAS 243 Meeting website. Also see NOIRLab websites for other meetings. Open House

Events & Presentations

The events listed below are either organized by NOIRLab or are related to NOIRLab activities.

NSF's NOIRLab and US-ELTP Joint Open House

Tuesday 9 January 2024 at 6:45 pm to 8:45 pm

NSF’s NOIRLab and the US Extremely Large Telescope Program (US-ELTP) invite you to our joint Open House! Together, we represent most of the present and future US public access, optical and infrared major ground-based observatories. 

US-ELTP is a joint endeavor of NOIRLab and the organizations building the Giant Magellan Telescope and the Thirty Meter Telescope.

NOIRLab includes world-leading facilities: the International Gemini Observatory, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), the Community Science & Data Center (CSDC) and the operations of Vera C. Rubin Observatory.

We will have two presentations separated by a short interlude to enjoy complimentary light fare and drinks and have conversations with participants and presenters.

(1) In the first session, you'll hear from scientists from NOIRLab, the Giant Magellan Telescope, and the Thirty Meter Telescope about the objectives of the US-ELTP and the status of the observatories. We look forward to talking with you about this exciting project that will offer tremendous opportunities for scientific progress in the coming decades and beyond.

(2) In the second session, you’ll get brief updates on NOIRLab activities and then join discussions on topics of interest to the US ground-based, nighttime optical and infrared astronomy community. 

Everyone is welcome!

Exhibit Resources and Handouts

• NOIRLab Brochure
• NOIRLab Trifold
• US-ELTP Handout
• NOIRLab Mirror, Issue 5
• NOIRLab pen
• NOIRLab stickers
• NOIRLab Events coasters
• Globe at Night postcard (English, Spanish)
• NOIRLab Capabilities 2024
• Gemini Capabilities 2024
• Gemini research postcard
• GHOST postcard
• GNAO handout
• NEID handout
• La Serena School for Data Science postcard
• AURA Brochure: Space, Solar, Ground

Useful links

• Gemini Card Game webpage
• Globe at Night international citizen science campaign on light pollution
• IAU Centre for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky from Satellite Interference
• Report from the Workshop on Mitigating the impact of Satellite Constellations on Astronomical Laser Propagation
• NOIRLab's zero-profit online swag store
• Conference webpage: Rare Gems in Big Data
• Workshop webpage: Charting Quantum Horizons: Establishing a Roadmap for Microarcsecond Astronomy

Open Internship positions

Research Intern: Exoasteroids

Supervisor: Aaron Meisner
Expected dates: Targeted internship timeline is June through August 2024
Location: Tucson, AZ. Remote work eligible from AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, MD, NM, TX, VA, WA. The pay rate is $17.20 per hour, this is a full-time temporary position. 
Announcement

The Research Intern will carry out research on white dwarfs and circumstellar dust. The intern(s) will help build and launch a new Zooniverse citizen science project called “Exoasteroids”, searching for infrared variable white dwarfs in data from NASA’s WISE space telescope. The intern(s) will be supervised by Aaron Meisner, a NOIRLab staff member. “Exoasteroids” is a collaboration including both professional researchers and amateur astronomers. This internship offers an exciting combination of discovery-oriented astronomy research, data science, and science communication.

Communications Intern

Expected dates: Anytime
Location: Tucson, AZ
Announcement

The Communications, Education and Engagement (CEE) team is looking for interns eager to gain experience in science communication about frontline astronomy projects. The internship (a temporary full-time staff position of 3 months renewable to 6 months) will provide a full view of media relations and communications with various audiences, including staff, scientific users, and the general public. 

Presentations involving NOIRLab staff and Programs