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2013 LSST Holiday Schedule

January 1            Tuesday            New Year's Day

January 21          Monday             MLK / Civil Rights Day

February 22          Friday                 Rodeo Day (Tucson)

March 29              Friday                 Spring Day

Survey Results for AHM 2012

Results from the post-meeting survey of the 2012 LSST All Hands Meeting have been compiled, and a report summarizing the results can be viewed here. Overall, survey respondents reported a good, productive experience; however, some areas for improvement were identified. The organizing committee will consider ways to resolve those issues during the planning of future AHMs.

Thank you to all of the AHM attendees who took the time to complete the survey.

NSF Will Advance the LSST

With approval from the National Science Board, the National Science Foundation (NSF) Director will advance LSST to the final design stage. This action permits the Director to include funds for LSST construction in a future budget request.

Click here to read the full NSF press release.

AHM 2012 Registration Open

AURA Solicits Applications and Nominations for the Director, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

Steve Kahn Elected as Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Steve Kahn, LSST Deputy Director and Camera Lead Scientist at SLAC, has been elected to membership in  the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Congratulations, Steve.

Academy Announces 2012 Class of New Members

LSST FY12 Meetings

April 24 & 25, AAS-Supported Congressional Visit Day, Washington, DC

PDR Committee at the Mirror Lab

The NSF Preliminary Design Review Committee visits the Steward Observatory Mirror Lab to inspect the LSST Primary Mirror

Chuck Claver at LSST site in Chile

LSST Gets Top Ranking!

In a report released this morning, "New Worlds and New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics," a prestigious committee convened by the National Research Council for the National Academy of Sciences ranked the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) as its top priority for the next large ground-based astronomical facility. The so-called "Astro2010" report states "The committee recommends that LSST be submitted immediately for NSF's Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction (MREFC) consideration with a view to achieving first light before the end of the decade.

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Financial support for Rubin Observatory comes from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through Cooperative Support Agreement No. 1202910, the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science under Contract No. DE-AC02-76SF00515, and private funding raised by the LSST Corporation. The NSF-funded Rubin Observatory Project Office for construction was established as an operating center under management of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA).  The DOE-funded effort to build the the Rubin Observatory LSST Camera (LSSTCam) is managed by the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC).
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 to promote the progress of science. NSF supports basic research and people to create knowledge that transforms the future.
NSF and DOE will continue to support Rubin Observatory in its Operations phase. They will also provide support for scientific research with LSST data.   




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