The Ground Based Optical/Infrared System

sys.tem, n. 1. A complex unity formed of many often diverse parts subject to a common plan or serving a common purpose
-- Webster's Third New International Dictionary

Image illustrating the concept of a system of several telescopes

System Components

3rd Community Workshop (Nov 16-17 2006)
- Agenda, with links to presentation files
- Workshop Participants list
2nd Community Workshop (May 2004)
- Workshop Report [576 KB pdf]
1st Community Workshop (October 2000)
Community Access Telescope Clearing House (CATCH)
What is the system?
Observatories in the system
ReSTAR (Renewing Small Telescopes for Astronomical Research)

Funding Opportunities

How to contact us

syspo@noao.edu

“U.S. ground-based optical and infrared facilities...should...be viewed by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the astronomical community as a single integrated system drawing on both federal and nonfederal funding sources. Effective national organizations are essential to coordinate, and to ensure the success and efficiency of, these systems. Universities and independent observatories should work with the national organizations to ensure the success of these systems.”
-- Astronomy and Astrophysics for the Millenium, Executive Summary