Astrophysical Research Consortium
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MOD: 123,105.00 03/11/2020 MOD: 119,519.00 7/18/2019 SUB: 116,038.00 7/17/2018 THE ASTROPHYSICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM (ARC) OPERATES THE 3.5 METER TELESCOPE AT THE APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY (APO) IN NEW MEXICO THAT IS USED BY THE APOLLO EXPERIMENT. WITH A BUSINESS OFFICE OPERATING ALONGSIDE THE ASTRONOMY DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON IN SEATTLE, ARC MANAGES PERSONNEL AT APO AND COORDINATES FINANCING OF TELESCOPE OPERATIONS. WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSAL TITLED "TESTING GRAVITY USING MILLIMETER DATA FROM APOLLO" TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO, ARC WILL PERFORM THE FOLLOWING TASKS: 1. OBSERVING ASSISTANCE: RUSSET MCMILLAN, AN OBSERVATIONAL SPECIALIST FOR THE 3.5 METER TELESCOPE IS THE PRIMARY OBSERVER FOR APOLLO. BESIDES PERFORMING APOLLO OBSERVATIONS AT THE SITE, DR. MCMILLA11 WILL MONITOR APOLLO INSTRUMENT HEALTH, OCCASIONALLY CARRY OUT SMALL REPAIRS OR ADJUSTMENTS, AND ACT . AS LIAISON BETWEEN APOLLO AND THE OBSERVATORY. 2. TELESCOPE TIME: ARC WILL AWARD TELESCOPE TIME AT THE APPROXIMATE 3,714 PER HALF NIGHT IN CY2018. THE PROPOSED APOLLO BUDGET CONTAINS ENOUGH TO SCHEDULE APPROXIMATELY 14 HALF NIGHTS PER YEAR. 3 . ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT: ARC WILL BILL UCSD QUARTERLY FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED ACTIVITIES, INCURRING A QUARTERLY TIME COMMITMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 0.5 HOURS BY MIKE EVANS, THE ARC BUSINESS MANAGER, AND 2.0 HOURS BY AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT.