Support Staff

Logistics, Travel, Accomodation:

Marcela Urquieta - murquieta@ctio.noao.edu

Scientific and Technical Information:

Steve Heathcote (SOAR Director) - sheathcote@ctio.noao.edu
Sean Points (SOI & Goodman) - spoints@ctio.noao.edu
Jayadev Rajagopal (OSIRIS & Spartan) - jrajagopal@ctio.noao.edu

Observing and General Contacts:

Brazilian proposals: Alberto Ardila - aardila@lna.br
NOAO proposals: Sean Points - spoints@ctio.noao.edu

Other SOAR Websites:

Brazil - www.lna.br/soar/soar.html
MSU - www.pa.msu.edu/soarmsu/
UNC - www.physics.unc.edu/research/astro/soar.php

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The Southern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) Telescope is a 4.1 meter aperture telescope designed to produce the best quality images of any observatory in its class in the world. It was funded by a a partnership between the U.S. National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the country of Brazil, Michigan State University (MSU) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). SOAR is situated on Cerro Pachón at an altitude of 2,700 meters (8,775 feet) above sea level, at the western edge of the peaks of the Chilean Andes.