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Approved NOAO Survey Programs



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Miller, Christopher Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory 2005B-0045 KPNO 4m 6

Optical Follow-up of the XMM Cluster Survey: The XCS-NOAO Survey


Mohr, Joseph University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 2005B-0043 CTIO 4m 15

SZE+Optical Studies of the Cosmic Acceleration


Saha, Abhijit National Optical Astronomy Observatory 2006B-0013 CTIO 0.9m 4

The Outer Limits Survey: Stellar Populations at the Extremities of the Magellanic Clouds


Saha, Abhijit National Optical Astronomy Observatory 2006B-0013 CTIO 4m 5

The Outer Limits Survey: Stellar Populations at the Extremities of the Magellanic Clouds


Suntzeff, Nicholas National Optical Astronomy Observatory 2002B-0007 CTIO 0.9m 4

The w Project: Measuring the Equation of State of the Universe


Suntzeff, Nicholas National Optical Astronomy Observatory 2002B-0007 CTIO 0.9m-SVC 10

The w Project: Measuring the Equation of State of the Universe


Suntzeff, Nicholas National Optical Astronomy Observatory 2002B-0007 CTIO 4m 15

The w Project: Measuring the Equation of State of the Universe

Approved SIRTF Legacy Programs



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Meurer, Gerhardt Johns Hopkins University 2007B-0240 KPNO WIYN 6

A kinematic survey of HI selected star forming galaxies

Approved Long Term Programs



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Gizis, John University of Delaware 2006A-0478 CTIO 0.9m-SVC 1

Parallaxes of Three Young Brown Dwarfs and a Planet


Huchra, John Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics 2007A-0499 CTIO 1.5m-SVC 8

Mapping the Nearby Universe: The 2MASS Redshift Survey


Peters, Christopher Dartmouth College 2007A-0237 CTIO 0.9m-SVC 0.6

Proper Motions of Southern Cataclysmic Variable Stars


Schuler, Simon Clemson University 2006B-0303 KPNO WIYN 2

The Striking Li Dispersions in Pleiades G & K Dwarfs: Real or Illusory?


Shafter, Allen San Diego State University 2007B-0101 HET HET 0.84

Spectroscopic Classification of Novae in M31


Whiting, Alan Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory 2005A-0008 CTIO 1.3m 0.72

Photometric Monitoring of Eta Carinae

Approved Regular Programs



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Allen, Peter Pennsylvania State University 2007B-0225 CTIO 4m 4

Wide Ultracool Companions to Spectroscopic Binaries: Testing Star Formation Simulations


Allen, Peter Pennsylvania State University 2007B-0225 KPNO 4m 4

Wide Ultracool Companions to Spectroscopic Binaries: Testing Star Formation Simulations


Axelrod, Tim University of Arizona 2007B-0228 KPNO 2.1m 3.5

A Test of the Use of Hot DA White Dwarfs to Calibrate AB-Magnitude Photometry


Bakos, Gaspar Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics 2007B-0391 Keck Keck-I 1.5

Confirmation spectroscopy of HATNet transiting exoplanet candidates using Keck-I/HIRES


Bally, John University of Colorado 2007B-0425 KPNO 4m 5

Mosaic Narrow-band Imaging of the Massive Star Formaing Complex W3/4/5


Bauer, Amanda University of Texas, Austin 2007B-0261 GEM-N GEM-NQ 2.12

The Star Formation History of the XMMU J2235.3-2557 Galaxy Cluster at z=1.4


Bauer, James Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2007B-0337 CTIO SOAR 3

Near IR observations of the August 2007 Uranian Stellar Occultation and Satellite Mutual events


Beers, Timothy Michigan State University 2007B-0044 CTIO SOAR 6

Near-IR SOAR/OSIRIS Spectroscopy of Carbon Enhanced Metal-Poor Stars


Berrier, Heather University of California, Irvine 2007B-0336 KPNO 2.1m 6

Galaxy Interactions


Bersier, David Liverpool Johns Moores University 2007B-0172 GEM-S GEM-SQ 1.46

The Supernovae of Gamma-Ray Bursts: Exploring the diversity of stellar explosions


Bitner, Martin University of Texas, Austin 2007B-0136 GEM-N GEM-NQ 1

Resolving the Location of Protoplanetary Disk Gas in AB Aur


Blum, Robert National Optical Astronomy Observatory 2007B-0206 CTIO SOAR 5

Spitzer SAGE Followup: Probing pre and post Main Sequence Circumstellar Envelopes in the Large Magellanic Cloud


Bonanos, Alceste Carnegie Institution of Washington 2007B-0195 GEM-N GEM-NQ 3.3

The DIRECT Distance to M33


Brown, Joanna California Institute of Technology 2007B-0362 GEM-N GEM-NQ 0.8

Mid-IR imaging of proto-planetary disks with inner gaps


Brown, Joanna California Institute of Technology 2007B-0362 GEM-S GEM-SQ 0.6

Mid-IR imaging of proto-planetary disks with inner gaps


Buta, Ronald University of Alabama 2007B-0042 CTIO 4m 3

Bar Strengths in Early-Type Disk Galaxies: A Study of Angular Momentum Exchange in Gas-Poor Stellar Disks


Carr, John Naval Research Laboratory 2007B-0179 GEM-N GEM-NQ 2

Water in Protoplanetary Disks


Carrell, Kenneth Texas Tech University 2007B-0523 KPNO WIYN 3.5

Kinematic and Abundance Properties of the Sagittarius Stream


Chen, Hsiao-Wen University of Chicago 2007B-0178 GEM-N GEM-NQ 0.75

Rapid Spectroscopy and Imaging Follow-up of gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows on the Gemini Telescopes


Chiu, Kuenley University of Exeter 2007B-0153 CTIO SOAR 1

Seeking the First z > 6.4 Quasar from the UKIDSS


Ciardullo, Robin Pennsylvania State University 2007B-0124 GEM-N GEM-NQ 3.15

Exploring the Chemical History of Early Stellar Populations


Clayton, Geoffrey Louisiana State University 2007B-0269 GEM-S GEM-SQ 1.34

What Fraction of Type II Supernovae Produce Dust and Why?


Cody, Ann Marie California Institute of Technology 2007B-0372 CTIO 1.0m 13

A Search for Pulsation in Brown Dwarfs


Crotts, Arlin Columbia University 2007B-0389 CTIO 0.9m-SVC 4

The Echo from Supernova 1987A


Crotts, Arlin Columbia University 2007B-0453 CTIO 4m 1

The Formation of Supernova Remnant 1987A


Crotts, Arlin Columbia University 2007B-0453 CTIO SOAR 1

The Formation of Supernova Remnant 1987A


Crotts, Arlin Columbia University 2007B-0510 KPNO 2.1m 4

Solving the Mystery of Lunar Outgassing and Transient Phenomena


Cummings, Jeff Indiana University 2007B-0503 CTIO 4m 5

Testing Galactic Lithium Evolution By Means of Young Open Clusters


Dall, Thomas Gemini Observatory 2007B-0064 GEM-N GEM-NQ  

VSOP: Fixing the variable sky with one-shot typing of neglected variables


Dall, Thomas Gemini Observatory 2007B-0070 GEM-S GEM-SQ  

VSOP: Fixing the variable sky with one-shot typing of neglected variables


Davies, Ben Rochester Institute of Technology 2007B-0142 KPNO 4m 2

The stellar content and formation history of the Giant HII region W51 using IRMOS


De Lee, Nathan Michigan State University 2007B-0138 CTIO 4m 5

Metallicity and Kinematic Studies of RR Lyrae in the SDSS SN Survey


De Marco, Orsola American Museum of Natural History 2007B-0086 KPNO 2.1m 7

Do most planetary nebulae come from binaries?


de Mello, Duilia Catholic University of America 2007B-0327 GEM-N GEM-NQ 0.51

Probing the intragroup medium of HCG100, an evolved compact group of galaxies


Egami, Eiichi University of Arizona 2007B-0451 KPNO 4m 3

The Local Cluster Substructure Survey (LoCuSS): Exploring K-band Light as a Probe of Cluster Mass and Substructure


Eisner, Joshua University of California, Berkeley 2007B-0361 GEM-N GEM-NQ 2.25

Astrometric Microlensing of Nearby Stars with Gemini LGS-AO


Fadda, Dario California Institute of Technology 2007B-0343 KPNO WIYN 3

Evolution of the infrared luminosity function up to z=0.5.


Fan, Xiaohui University of Arizona 2007B-0418 KPNO 4m 7

Near-IR Imaging of the SDSS Deep Stripe


Fassnacht, Christopher University of California, Davis 2007B-0039 GEM-N GEM-NQ 0.5

Lens Redshifts of CLASS Gravitational Lenses


Fesen, Robert Dartmouth College 2007B-0141 GEM-N GEM-NQ 0.35

Detecting the Optical Counterpart to the 66 ms Pulsar in the Young Supernova Remnant 3C 58


Finkelstein, Steven Arizona State University 2007B-0488 CTIO 4m 3

Dust Enhancement of the Lyman Alpha Equivalent Width at z ~ 4.5 in the CDF-S


Frinchaboy, Peter University of Wisconsin, Madison 2007B-0092 KPNO 4m 4

WIYN Open Cluster Study (WOCS): Infrared Cluster Characteristics


Fruchter, Andrew Space Telescope Science Institute 2007B-0515 GEM-S GEM-SQ 0.8

The Elusive Origin of Short Gamma-Ray Bursts


Garnavich, Peter University of Notre Dame 2007B-0428 KPNO 4m 5

Finding the Lost Supernovae of the SDSS-II Supernova Search


Garnett, Donald University of Arizona 2007B-0378 GEM-N GEM-NQ 1.5

Stellar Metallicity Distributions and Kinematics in the Disk of M33


Gawiser, Eric Rutgers University 2007B-0448 CTIO 4m 4

Using Lyman Alpha Emitters at z=2.1 and z=3.1 to Probe the Formation of L_* Galaxies


Ge, Jian University of Florida 2007B-0420 KPNO 2.1m 26.5

Radial Velocity Follow-ups of Potential Planet Candidates in the SDSS Planet Survey


Geach, James University of Durham 2007B-0161 GEM-N GEM-NQ 0.72

Extreme activity in distant clusters: GMOS observations of AzTEC/MIPS sources in MS0451-03


Geller, Aaron University of Wisconsin, Madison 2007B-0099 KPNO WIYN 7

A Study Of Anomalous Stars and Binary Populations Within Open Clusters: Tests Of Theoretical Models


Gilbert, Andrea Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 2007B-0379 GEM-S GEM-SQ 4.45

Dust-Enshrouded Super Star Clusters in IC 4662


Gladders, Michael University of Chicago 2007B-0371 GEM-S GEM-SQ 0.62

GMOS Spectroscopy of a Wide-Seperation Strongly-Lensed Quasar Candidate


Gonzalez, Anthony University of Florida 2007B-0335 KPNO 4m 4

NEW(FIRM) GALAXY CLUSTERS AT z>1.5


Greathouse, Thomas Lunar and Planetary Institute 2007B-0079 GEM-N GEM-NQ 1.5

Neptune's Stratosphere: The Thermal Structure and Chemical Composition


Grocholski, Aaron University of Florida 2007B-0296 CTIO SOAR 3

3-Dimensional Distribution of Populous Clusters in the Small Magellanic Cloud


Gutermuth, Rob Smithsonian Astrophysics Observatory 2007B-0410 KPNO 4m 5

A Survey of the Cep OB3, Mon R2, and S140 Molecular Clouds with Spitzer and NEWFIRM


Hammel, Heidi Space Science Institute 2007B-0349 GEM-N GEM-NQ 0.4

Uranus at Equinox: Spatial Mapping of Stratospheric Temperature and Composition


Hartigan, Patrick Rice University 2007B-0241 KPNO 4m 4.5

Dynamics of a Jet/Cloud Collision in Astrophysics and in the Laboratory


Herrmann, Kimberly Pennsylvania State University 2007B-0194 KPNO WIYN 3

The Planetary Nebula Systems of M74 and IC 342


Hidalgo, Paola Rodriguez University of Florida 2007B-0363 KPNO 2.1m 7

High Velocity Outflows in Quasars


Hilton, Matt Liverpool Johns Moores University 2007B-0164 GEM-N GEM-NQ 0.53

Testing hierarchical formation models of brightest cluster galaxies


Hilton, Matt Liverpool Johns Moores University 2007B-0165 GEM-N GEM-NQ 1.36

Testing hierarchical formation models of elliptical cluster galaxies


Hogg, David New York University 2007B-0088 Magellan-I 2

PRIMUS: 100,000 galaxy redshifts in Spitzer fields


Hook, Isobel University of Oxford 2007B-0111 GEM-N GEM-NQ 2

The Nature of Dark Energy from Type Ia Supernovae


Hsieh, Henry University of Hawaii 2007B-0506 CTIO 1.3m 1.08

Monitoring of the Predicted Outburst of the Main-Belt Comet 133P/Elst- Pizarro


Hughes, David Handel Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica Optica y Electronica 2007B-0321 GEM-N GEM-NQ 1.6

Tracing accelerated galaxy formation in a proto-cluster at z=3.8 with GMOS


Humphreys, Roberta University of Minnesota 2007B-0131 CTIO 1.0m 6

Mapping the Asymmetric Thick Disk


Jacobson, Heather Indiana University 2007B-0114 MMT MMT 1.5

Study of open clusters in the apparent abundance transition zone R_gc$~10 kpc


Jiang, Linhua University of Arizona 2007B-0205 KPNO 4m 3

Faint z~6 Quasars in the SDSS Deep Stripe: SQIID NIR Photometry of i- Dropout Objects


Kafka, Styliani Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory 2007B-0096 CTIO 1.3m 15.9

Monitoring VY Scl low states in Cataclysmic Variables


Kanwar, Anudeep University of Victoria 2007B-0294 GEM-N GEM-NQ 1.42

Near-IR Integral Field Spectroscopy of the First Large Disk Galaxies


Kassis, Marc W. M. Keck Observatory 2007B-0100 GEM-N GEM-NQ 1.7

Early evolution of photoevaporating protoplanetary disks: mid-infrared spectra of the Orion Nebula proplyds


Kelson, Daniel Carnegie Observatories 2007B-0463 KPNO 4m 5

The Carnegie High-z Infrared-selected Magellan Prism Survey: 500,000 Mass-selected Galaxies to z=1.5


Kennefick, Julia University of Arkansas 2007B-0384 KPNO 2.1m 7

Spectroscopy of Moderate Redshift Quasar Candidates Selected with 2MASS and DPOSS


Kepler, S Universidad Federale do Rio Grande do Sul 2007B-0198 GEM-N GEM-NQ  

The Most Massive White Dwarf Stars


Koenig, Xavier Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics 2007B-0454 GEM-N GEM-NQ 1

High Resolution Imaging of Massive Proplyd Candidates in W5


Kulkarni, Varsha University of South Carolina 2007B-0538 MMT MMT 3

The Nature of Dusty Damped Lyman-alpha Absorption Systems


Lacy, John University of Texas, Austin 2007B-0132 GEM-N GEM-NQ 1.5

A Comparative Astrochemical Study of NGC 7538 IRS 1 and 9


Landolt, Arlo Louisiana State University 2007B-0001 CTIO 1.0m 25

Faint UBVRI Photometric Standard Star fields


Lee, Janice National Optical Astronomy Observatory 2007B-0367 KPNO 4m 6

Extending Deep H(alpha) Galaxy Surveys to Higher Redshift with NEWFIRM


Lee, Induk Seoul National University 2007B-0509 KPNO 2.1m 6

Bright Quasar Survey at Low Galactic Latitude


Leggett, Sandy Gemini Observatory 2007B-0077 GEM-S GEM-SQ 0.36

3 - 4 micron Spectroscopy of the Early-T Dwarf HN PegB


Lepine, Sebastien American Museum of Natural History 2007B-0522 KPNO 2.1m 3.5

Spectral classification of young UV-bright white dwarfs in the Galactic plane


Lewis, Karen NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 2007B-0390 CTIO 4m 3

Spectroscopy of XMM Slew Survey Sources


Lewis, Karen NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 2007B-0390 KPNO 4m 2

Spectroscopy of XMM Slew Survey Sources


Lin, Huan Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory 2007B-0466 GEM-N GEM-NQ 1.1

Near-IR Spectroscopy of 3 Bright Strongly-Lensed High-Redshift Galaxies from the SDSS


Liu, Jifeng Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics 2007B-0356 GEM-N GEM-NQ 0.4

An exploratory spectroscopic study for an ultraluminous X-ray source in Holmberg II


Lowenthal, James Smith College 2007B-0480 GEM-N GEM-NQ 3.3

Dynamics of a galaxy proto-cluster at z=2.3


Luhman, Kevin Pennsylvania State University 2007B-0081 HET HET 2.3

Spectroscopy of Candidate Members of Taurus


MacKenty, John Space Telescope Science Institute 2007B-0411 KPNO 4m 5

IRMOS Spectroscopy of Candidate Massive Star Clusters


Macri, Lucas National Optical Astronomy Observatory 2007B-0414 KPNO 4m 2.5

The near-IR Cepheid P-L relation in M33


Madsen, Greg University of Sydney 2007B-0154 GEM-S GEM-SQ 0.16

Examining the Star Formation Law in the Extended UV Disk of PGC9103


Majewski, Steven University of Virginia 2007B-0412 KPNO 4m 7

Exploring the Newly Discovered Halo Of M31


Majewski, Steven University of Virginia 2007B-0412 MMT MMT 3

Exploring the Newly Discovered Halo Of M31


Marois, Christian Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 2007B-0309 GEM-N GEM-NQ 1.8

Direct Exoplanet Search Around Dusty Early-Type Stars.


Martin, Eduardo University of Central Florida 2007B-0160 CTIO 4m 3

Infrared parallaxes for T dwarfs and Y dwarf candidates from CFHTLS and UKIDSS


Marzke, Ronald San Francisco State University 2007B-0535 CTIO SOAR 4

The SOAR Ultracompact Dwarf Survey


Mason, Brian US Naval Observatory 2007B-0189 KPNO 4m 9

Nearby Dwarf Stars: Duplicity, Binarity, and Masses


Mason, Rachel Gemini Observatory 2007B-0285 GEM-N GEM-NQ 0.4

The dust, disk and magnetic field around a high-mass star in M17


Mateo, Mario University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 2007B-0232 CTIO 4m 4

Exploring the 3rd Dimension: The Line-of-Sight Depth of the Carina and Fornax dSph Galaxies


Matheson, Thomas National Optical Astronomy Observatory 2007B-0054 GEM-S GEM-SQ 4 (DD)

The ESSENCE Project: Measuring the Equation of State of Dark Energy


Matheson, Thomas National Optical Astronomy Observatory 2007B-0055 GEM-N GEM-NQ 1.2

Constraining the Hubble Constant with a Type II Supernova


McCarthy, Patrick Carnegie Institution of Washington 2007B-0260 GEM-N GEM-NQ 1

Dynamics of Galaxies at the Peak of the Formation Epoch


McConnachie, Alan University of Victoria 2007B-0222 GEM-N GEM-NQ 0.4

The destructive path of NGC205


McCullough, Peter Space Telescope Science Institute 2007B-0188 HET HET 2.5

More XO Planets, Transiting Hot Jupiters


McLean, Brian Space Telescope Science Institute 2007B-0259 KPNO 2.1m 5.5

Photometric Calibrators for the Guide Star Catalog II


Meibom, Soeren Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics 2007B-0352 KPNO WIYN 2

Rotational evolution of bona fide single and binary stars


Meiring, Joseph University of South Carolina 2007B-0476 Magellan-II 3

How much of the ``missing metals'' are hidden in sub-DLA absorbers?


Merline, William Southwest Research Institute 2007B-0532 GEM-N GEM-NQ 1

Ceres under the Microscope


Miller, Joleen University of Virginia 2007B-0291 KPNO 4m 4

Testing the Planet Absorption Paradigm for Rapidly Rotating K Giant Stars


Miller, Lissa Yale University 2007B-0305 KPNO 2.1m 6.5

Spectroscopy of RR Lyrae Variables in Halo Substructures


Modjaz, Maryam Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics 2007B-0473 GEM-N GEM-NQ 1.59

Revealing the Heart of the Explosion: Nebular-Phase Spectroscopy of Type I Supernovae


Moerchen, Margaret University of Florida 2007B-0133 GEM-S GEM-SQ 0.3

T-ReCS and MICHELLE Imaging Study of Stochastic Processes in Debris Disks


Morokuma, Tomoki National Astronomical Observatory of Japan 2007B-0072 KPNO 2.1m 4

Identifications of the Most Distant Galactic Stars


Morokuma, Tomoki National Astronomical Observatory of Japan 2007B-0074 KPNO WIYN 2

Unveiling the Nature of Optical-Variability-Selected AGN


Mouhcine, Mustapha Liverpool Johns Moores University 2007B-0328 CTIO 4m 4

The Panoramic view of spiral galaxies: the nature of the outskirts of spiral galaxies


Munoz, Ricardo University of Virginia 2007B-0526 CTIO 4m 3

Exploring the Tidal Tails of the Carina dSph


Najita, Joan National Optical Astronomy Observatory 2007B-0224 GEM-N GEM-NQ 3

From Astrochemistry to Astrobiology: Organic Molecules in a Planet- forming Disk


Nemec, James Camosun College 2007B-0060 CTIO 0.9m 8

Physical Characteristics for the RR Lyrae Stars in the LMC clusters NGC 2210 and NGC 2257


Nemec, James Camosun College 2007B-0060 CTIO 0.9m-SVC 7

Physical Characteristics for the RR Lyrae Stars in the LMC clusters NGC 2210 and NGC 2257


Nestor, Daniel University of Cambridge 2007B-0295 KPNO WIYN 2

The galaxies associated with Ultra-strong MgII absorbers


Nesvorny, David Southwest Research Institute 2007B-0424 GEM-N GEM-NQ 0.5

Spectroscopic Observations of Very Young Asteroid Families


Nesvorny, David Southwest Research Institute 2007B-0424 GEM-S GEM-SQ 0.9

Spectroscopic Observations of Very Young Asteroid Families


Ngeow, Chow-Choong University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 2007B-0093 CTIO 1.5m-SVC 20

Follow-Up JHK_s Observations of the Large Magellanic Cloud Cepheids


Nidever, David University of Virginia 2007B-0534 CTIO 4m 10

A New Component of the Large Magellanic Cloud: Stellar Halo or Tidal Debris?


Norman, Dara National Optical Astronomy Observatory 2007B-0434 GEM-S GEM-SQ 0.92 (DD)

X-ray selected AGN in a Merging Cluster Environment


Norris, John Australian National University 2007B-0145 GEM-N GEM-N-TBD 1

A dedicated northern search for the first stars


Nysewander, Melissa Space Telescope Science Institute 2007B-0212 CTIO SOAR-TOO  

Rapid Observations and Fundamental Studies of GRB Afterglows


Nysewander, Melissa Space Telescope Science Institute 2007B-0212 KPNO 2.1m-TOO  

Rapid Observations and Fundamental Studies of GRB Afterglows


Olsen, Knut National Optical Astronomy Observatory 2007B-0416 CTIO 4m 7

Spitzer SAGE Followup: Kinematics of the LMC


Orton, Glenn Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2007B-0382 GEM-S GEM-SQ 0.78

Mapping of Thermal Anomalies in Neptune: Implications for Dynamical and Radiative Processes


Orton, Glenn Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2007B-0383 GEM-N GEM-NQ 0.25

Mapping of Thermal Anomalies in Neptune: Implications for Dynamical and Radiative Processes


Oyabu, Shinki Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency 2007B-0181 CTIO 4m 3

A search for z > 5.7 quasars in the Southern hemisphere


Papovich, Casey University of Arizona 2007B-0477 Keck Keck-I 1

Redshift Survey of 24-detected Massive Galaxies at 1.5 < z < 3


Parker, Joel Southwest Research Institute 2007B-0031 KPNO WIYN 4

Resonance in the Kuiper Belt: The History of the Outer Solar System


Pellegrini, Eric Michigan State University 2007B-0243 CTIO SOAR 3

The Structure of the Nearby Giant Star-Forming Region 30 Doradus


Pizagno, James State University of New York, Stony Brook 2007B-0365 KPNO WIYN 3

Final State of Galaxy Interactions: Velocity Fields of LIRGs


Prieto, Jose Ohio State University 2007B-0174 GEM-N GEM-NQ 1.8

Accurate Parameters for the Most Massive Stars in the Local Universe: the Brightest Eclipsing Binaries in M33


Prochaska, Leslie University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 2007B-0397 GEM-S GEM-SQ 1.5

Age and Metallicity Relations of Stellar Populations in Disk Galaxies


Reiprich, Thomas Argelander-Institut fur Astonomie 2007B-0046 MMT MMT 2

Weak Lensing Mass Reconstruction of a Complete Sample of Distant X-Ray Selected Galaxy Clusters


Rest, Armin Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory 2007B-0332 KPNO 4m 5.5

Echoes of Historical Supernovae in the Milky Way Galaxy


Rhoads, James Arizona State University 2006B-0551 CTIO 4m 2.5

Large scale clustering in the era of reionization


Rich, R Michael University of California, Los Angeles 2007B-0369 CTIO 4m 6

The Bulge Radial Velocity Assay: Stream Candidates, The Minor Axis and the Bulge/Halo Boundary


Richards, Gordon Drexel University 2007B-0242 GEM-N GEM-NQ 1.2

Spectroscopic Monitoring of SDSS J1004+4112


Ridgway, Susan National Optical Astronomy Observatory 2007B-0417 CTIO 4m 4 (DD)

The luminosity function of dust obscured quasars


Roe, Henry Lowell Observatory 2007B-0461 GEM-N GEM-NQ 1

Titan's Methane Clouds: Seasonal Change and Surface Geology


Rosa-Gonzalez, Daniel Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica Optica y Electronica 2007B-0458 KPNO WIYN 2

Deep Imaging of HII Galaxies: Characterizing the Evolutionary Stage of the Youngest Bursts


Rubin, Vera Carnegie Institution of Washington 2007B-0170 KPNO 2.1m 7

A Search for H(alpha) Emission in the Far Outer Discs of Extremely Large Spiral Galaxies


Schleicher, David Lowell Observatory 2007B-0308 CTIO 0.9m-SVC 6.5

Imaging the Coma Morphology and Nucleus of Comet 8P/Tuttle Near Perigee and Following Perihelion


Sharples, Ray University of Durham 2007B-0122 GEM-S GEM-SQ 0.5

Globular Clusters as Probes of Galaxy Formation


Sheppard, Scott Carnegie Institution of Washington 2007B-0489 CTIO 0.9m-SVC 4

Precise Astrometry for Predicting Kuiper Belt Object Occultations


Showalter, Mark SETI Institute/NASA Ames Research Center 2007B-0009 Keck Keck-II 2

Uranian Moons and Faint Rings at Ring Plane Crossing


Smith, R Chris National Optical Astronomy Observatory 2007B-0284 CTIO 1.5m-SVC 6

Characterizing Atmospheric Absorption for Precision Photometry


Smitka, Michael Bowling Green State University 2007B-0137 CTIO 0.9m-SVC 1.7

Calibration of the Halo Globular Cluster M30


Song, Jeeseon University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 2007B-0329 CTIO 4m 7

An X-ray and Optical Cluster Survey within the South Pole Telescope SZE Survey Region


Spekkens, Kristine Rutgers University 2007B-0022 CTIO 0.9m-SVC 3.5

Cold Dark Matter and the Structure of Nearby Spiral Galaxies - II


Stanghellini, Letizia National Optical Astronomy Observatory 2007B-0322 MMT MMT 0.5

Search for Metallicity Gradients in M33 through Hectospec Spectroscopy of Planetary Nebulae


Stassun, Keivan Vanderbilt University 2007B-0184 CTIO 0.9m 14

Multi-band photometry of a New Pre-Main Sequence Eclipsing Binary


Stassun, Keivan Vanderbilt University 2007B-0248 MMT MMT 2

Dynamical Masses of New Young Low-Mass Eclipsing Binaries


Stassun, Keivan Vanderbilt University 2007B-0318 Keck Keck-I 0.5

Calibration of Spectral Modeling Techniques for Determining Fundamental Properties of Young Brown Dwarfs


Stauffer, John Spitzer Science Center 2007B-0190 HET HET 1

High Resolution Spectral Survey of M Dwarfs in the Pleiades


Tanner, Angelle California Institute of Technology 2007B-0438 GEM-N GEM-NQ 1.6

Potential very low-mass companions to young stars in Taurus and Ophiuchus


Telesco, Charles University of Florida 2007B-0129 GEM-S GEM-SQ 1.04

An Exosolar Planet Search


Torres, Manuel Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics 2007B-0051 GEM-N GEM-NQ 0.4

Unravelling the role of the SW Sextantis stars in the evolution of cataclysmic variables


Trafton, Laurence University of Texas, Austin 2007B-0319 GEM-N GEM-NQ 3

Spatially resolved Radiative Cooling Rates of Uranus' Thermosphere during Equinox


Tsujimoto, Masahiro Pennsylvania State University 2007B-0340 CTIO 4m 2

Optical Spectroscopic Confirmation of OB Star Candidates in HII Regions


Tyson, J Anthony University of California, Davis 2007B-0450 KPNO 4m 2

Completing the Plan of the DLS: A Uniform Dataset for 3-D Shear Measurements


van der Bliek, Nicole Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory 2007B-0186 GEM-S GEM-SQ 1.1

A mid-infrared search for extrasolar planets around nearby bright stars


Volk, Kevin Gemini Observatory 2007B-0117 GEM-S GEM-SQ 0.62

Gound-base Follow-up of the Spitzer LMC survey (SAGE)


von Hippel, Ted University of Texas, Austin 2007B-0471 GEM-N GEM-NQ 1

Time-Variable Accretion of a White Dwarf Debris Disk


Wakker, Bart University of Wisconsin, Madison 2007B-0017 Keck Keck-I 1

Distances to high-velocity clouds


Walker, Alistair Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory 2007B-0163 CTIO SOAR 1

Calibration of the Surface Brightness Fluctuation Method for Young and Intermediate Age Stellar Populations


Wasserman, Lawrence Lowell Observatory 2007B-0331 CTIO 4m 6.5

An extension to the Deep Ecliptic Survey - The Deep Off-Ecliptic Survey


Weinberger, Alycia Carnegie Institution of Washington 2007B-0255 GEM-N GEM-NQ 1

Mid-Infrared Polarimetry of the Disk of (beta) Pictoris


Wiklind, Tommy Space Telescope Science Institute 2007B-0494 GEM-S GEM-SQ 1.6

Old Galaxies in a Young Universe: Spectroscopy of Massive Galaxies at High Redshift


Willott, Chris University of Ottawa 2007B-0398 Keck Keck-II 2

Cosmic reionization from Lyman absorption spectroscopy


Wilson, Gillian California Institute of Technology 2007B-0201 CTIO 4m 6

Detecting Clusters of Galaxies at 1 < z < 2 in the Spitzer SWIRE Legacy Fields


Wilson, Gillian Spitzer Science Center 2007B-0283 GEM-S GEM-SQ 0.73

Connecting Star-forming Proto-clusters to Quiescent Clusters: A Rare Rich Galaxy Cluster at z = 1.7


Winkler, P Frank Middlebury College 2007B-0257 CTIO 4m 3

New Planetary Nebulae in the SMC: Measuring Abundances and Populating the PNLF


Winkler, P Frank Middlebury College 2007B-0482 CTIO 4m 2

Exploring 0103-72.6, a New Oxygen-Rich Supernova Remnant in the SMC


Winkler, P Frank Middlebury College 2007B-0482 CTIO SOAR 1

Exploring 0103-72.6, a New Oxygen-Rich Supernova Remnant in the SMC


Winkler, P. Frank 2007B-0915 KPNO 2.1m 3

Narrow Band Imaging, Tycho and other SNRs


Wolff, Sidney National Optical Astronomy Observatory 2007B-0265 KPNO WIYN 4

Evolution of Accretion Disks Around Young O-F Stars in IC 1805


Yang, Yujin University of Arizona 2007B-0533 CTIO 4m 3

How Do Galaxies Get Their Baryons?


Zavala, Jr, Robert US Naval Observatory 2007B-0203 KPNO WIYN 2

Completing the picture: Deep imaging of the host galaxy of the closest pair of binary black holes

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