The 112th Observing Programmes Committee (OPC) met online during May 2023. Based on the committee's recommendations to the ESO Director General, a total of 956 (8-hour equivalent) nights of (Designated) Visitor Mode and Service Mode observations were allocated on the VLT/VLTI, the 3.6-metre, and NTT telescopes. The submission deadline for Phase 2 Service Mode observations is 4 August 2023; see the separate announcement for further details.
Period 112 Time Allocation
Published: 10 Jul 2023
On the VLT, the balance between Visitor and Service Mode in Period 112 was about 12/88, excluding filler programmes. Large Programmes on the VLT occupy about 15% of the allocation. The time committed to Large Programmes on the 3.6-metre and NTT telescopes is 20%, and 41% respectively.
The outcome of the time allocation was communicated to the Principal Investigators of proposals submitted for Period 112 on Thursday 6 July, 2023 and can be accessed directly in the P1 tool as of Period 110. The new interface allows users to give feedback on the quality of received comments from the expert panels or Distributed Peer Reviewers.