The 113th Observing Programmes Committee (OPC) met online during November 2023. Based on the committee's recommendations to the ESO Director General, a total of 1059 (10-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 schedule timeline and the list of scheduled runs is publicly available.
Period 113 Time Allocation
Published: 19 Jan 2024
On the VLT, the balance between Visitor and Service Mode in Period 113 was about 15/85, 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 telescope remains very high (45%).
The outcome of the time allocation was communicated to the Principal Investigators of proposals submitted for Period 113 on Thursday 18 January, 2024 and can be accessed directly in the P1 tool. The new interface allows users to give feedback on the quality of received comments from the expert panels or Distributed Peer Reviewers.