TSIP Funding and Public Access Summary
The follow summary shows the amount of funding TSIP has provided since its inception to build new instrumentation for private US large aperture telescopes. The numbers are approximate. The number of nights is based on recovering only half of the funding allocated for instrument projects (system improvement proposals). For system access proposals, the number of nights is based on a one-to-one dollar match for a night's worth of operation (no system access proposals have been funded as of the 2006 cycle).
| Year | Awards | Instrument | Amount (Millions) | Nights | Telescope | Cost/ night | Cost/ night/m2 | Start of Time Allocated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | CARA | OSIRIS | $2.75 | 29 | Keck | $47,400 | $604 | 2003A |
| CARA | KIRMOS | $1.14 | 12 | Keck | $47,400 | $604 | 2003A | |
| 2003 | Harvard SAO | MMIRS | $2.50 | 54 | MMT/Magellan | $23,000 | $693 | 2004A? |
| CARA | KIRMOS | $1.10 | 12 | Keck | $45,800 | $583 | 2004A | |
| 2005 | CARA | MOSFIRE | $2.45 | 24 | Keck | $51,000 | $649 | 2006B |
| WIYN | ODI | $1.64 | 40 | WIYN | $12,300 | $1,278 | * | |
| 2006 | CARA | MOSFIRE | $4.90 | 48 | Keck | $51,000 | $649 | 2007A |
| Ohio State | MODS | $2.60 | 25 | LBT | $52,000 | $517 | 2007A** | |
| Carnegie | Mosaic2 *** | $0.65 | 15 | Magellan | $21,600 | $651 | 2007A | |
| 2007 | CARA | NGAO PD | $2.05 | 20 | Keck | $51,184 | $652 | 2008B |
| Steward | AOM2 | $1.00 | 22 | Magellan | $22,181 | $668 | 2008B | |
| Steward | System Access | $0.80 | 28 | MMT | $28,606 | $862 | 2008B | |
| Harvard SAO | MMIRS | $0.95 | 25 | MMT/Magellan | $24,888 | $750 | 2008B | |
| Totals | $24.53 | 354 | ||||||
* Nights to be taken with ODI which is not yet completed.
**Planned start
***New CCD mosaic for the IMACS instrument at Magellan
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