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Chilean Telescope Allocation Committee (CNTAC)

El Departamento de Astronomía de la Universidad de Chile (DAS) tiene el mandato de administrar el tiempo del telescopio chileno en las siguientes instalaciones: LCO , CTIO , SOAR , PROMPT , Mini-TAO , ASTE , NANTEN2 , QUIET , ACT y los Telescopios Nacionales en La Silla .

DAS organizes a Chilean Time Allocation Committee (CNTAC) twice a year. The CNTAC is made up of experts from the local community and from international observatories based in Chile.

The CNTAC issues a call for proposals twice a year with expiration dates between April 15 and October 15.

Semestre 2021A 

Important dates

  • September 17 , 2020: call for proposals published.
  • October 15 , 2020: deadline to submit proposals by 12:00 p.m. (noon).
  • Nobember 12 to 13 de Noviembre, 2020: CNTAC panel meetings.

CNTAC Chair: Patricio Rojo (UCH)
CNTAC Coordinator: María Fernanda Durán (CNTAC)
CNTAC Advsory Committee:  Timo Anguita (UNAB), Manuel Aravena (UDP), Amelia Stutz (UDEC), Maja Vuckovic (UV)
Galactic panel Chair: Lorenzo Mónaco (UNAB)
Extragalactic panel Chair: Paulina Lira (UCH)

Presentation of proposals

General instructions and documents

Telescopes

LCO

ctior

La Silla

Atacama

Our Astronomy Department was created in 1965 by the Faculty of Physical Sciences and Mathematics of the University of Chile.

Our facilities are located in Cerro Calán (Las Condes) together with the National Astronomical Observatory, founded in 1852.

Contact information

Communications:+5629771112
Direction secretary: +5629771091
Undergraduate Program Secretary:+5629771090
Observatory Outreach and Visits:+5629771154
Evening Courses, Children’s Workshops:+5629771091

Address

Camino El Observatorio 1515, Las Condes