The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has issued an Announcement of Opportunity (AO) to allow scientists and researchers to analyze data from the first Indian astronomy mission, AstroSat.
The space agency has proposed AO observations from AstroSat for the 13th AO cycle
ISRO said the announcement is open to Indian scientists, researchers living and working in institutes, universities and colleges in India for 55% of the time and non-Indian scientists, researchers, non-resident Indians (NRIs), working in space agencies, globally for 20% of the time. Institutes, Universities and Colleges.
AO is open to scientists and researchers who are involved in research in the field of astronomy and who are equipped to submit proposals as Principal Investigators (PIs) for observing specific targets with the necessary scientific and technical justification and who can analyze the data, if the target is observed under approval.
“This AO soliciting proposals for the 13th AO cycle is for Indian as well as international proposers as PIs to utilize Astrosat observatory time. The observations will be conducted between October 2023 and September 2024,” ISRO said.
ISRO added that the time observation percentage for implementation of AO proposals between October 2023 and September 2024 is 87%. The deadline for submissions is March 31.
Astrosat is the first dedicated Indian astronomy mission aimed at simultaneously studying celestial sources in the X-ray and UV spectral bands, providing a space astronomy observatory operated by ISRO. AstroSat was launched in 2015 and completed seven years in orbit at the end of September 2022.
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