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Appendix B: Observatory Demographics
Appendix B: Observatory Demographics
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Nonetheless, despite being non-uniform, the data provide useful information on the range of people involved at different observatories and the wealth of results based on data obtained at each observatory.
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2.5 m 6 20.5 8.5 600 n.a. - 3 surveys 3 500 CFHT 9 4.5 day crew 17 127 187 172 627 CTIO SMARTS -- ALL 1.21 5.0 4.8 65 121 74 352 CTIO 9.05 functional; 26 30 Blanco: 76 42 35 4.45 research SOAR 41 24 21 SMARTS 13 26 23 Discovery Channel 12 at Lowell 8 7 3 refereed, 7 108 + 12 100 Unknown notices outreach Gemini 50 science 7 TT; 10-20 day crew 80 in N+S 202 150-200, 300 (all >1,400 (all 25 research; <8 2 night crew 2/3 from US partners)
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c Approximate number of full-time equivalent engineers, software specialists, and instrumentalists who work at the observatory. d Approximate annual number of peer-reviewed publications based on data acquired at the observatory.
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