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IN SUPPORT OF NASA16-XRP16_2-0127 AWARD TITLED DISK DETECTIVE FOLLOW- UP PROGRAM WE WILL UNDERTAKE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ROBO-AO KITT PEAK:>SUPPORT IN-PERSON OVERSIGHT AND OPERATION OF THE ROBO-AO KITT PEAK SYSTEM.>COORDINATE THE LOADING OF TARGETS PROVIDED BY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE DISKDETECTIVE TEAM TO THE ROBOTIC QUEUE SYSTEM AND SCREENING TARGETS FOR APPROPRIATE BRIGHTNESS.>PRELIMINARY INSPECTION OF DATA. IF NECESSARY TARGETS WILL BE RE-OBSERVED.>REDUCED .FITS IMAGES AND RADIALLY AVERAGED 5-SIGMA DETECTION CURVES WILL BE PROVIDED FOR EACH OBSERVED TARGET. DIFFERENTIAL PHOTOMETRY ON SUSPECTED CLOSE (<4 ) COMPANIONS WILL BE PROVIDED IF AUTOMATED ROUTINES EXIST AT THE TIME OF DATA REDUCTION (DEPENDENT ON OTHER ROBO-AO KP FUNDING).>WE EXPECT TO OBSERVE ROUGHLY 1 000 CANDIDATE DISK SYSTEMS AMOUNTING TO APPROXIMATELY 8 NIGHTS OF ON-SKY TIME. DURATION OF THE ROBO-AO KITT PEAK OBSERVING PROGRAM WILL BE ON A BEST EFFORT BASIS AND IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THE CURRENT AGREEMENT WITH NOAO TO USE THE 2.1-M TELESCOPE TO THE END OF 2018. OVERSIGHT OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE ROBO-AO PI CHRISTOPH BARANEC

$22,128FY2017National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA

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