Conditions for the next summer period

As every year, we plan to carry out extensive technical work during the summer period. In parallel to the maintenance, regular scientific observations will be carried out during the whole period with the five element array. Taking these considerations into account, we are confident to be able to schedule about 20 to 30 projects.

We plan to start the maintenance at the latest by the end of May and to schedule the new 5D configuration between June and September and the new 6C configuration in October.

We strongly encourage observers to submit proposals that can be executed during summer operating conditions. To keep the procedure as simple as possible, we ask to focus on:

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observations requesting the use of the 3mm receivers

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circumpolar sources or sources transiting at night between June and September,

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observations that qualify for the 5D and 6C configurations

For this call for proposals, note also the following specificities.