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GTO general information

The Spitzer Guaranteed Time Observation (GTO) program results from a 1983 NASA Announcement of Opportunity and competitive selection of Instrument Teams and the Spitzer science team. For the first 2.5 years of Spitzer's prime mission, 20 percent of observing time will be allocated to the GTO program. The Principal Investigators (PIs) of the three science instrument teams will each be allocated 5 percent of the observing time. The balance will be shared equally among these members of the Spitzer Science Working Group (SWG). Beyond 2.5 years, the GTO allocation is reduced to 15 percent of the observing time, and is split equally among the three PIs of the instrument teams.

GTO Abstracts

The GTO programs are listed in the Spitzer Reserved Observations Catalog (ROC) and the abstracts are listed here.

People

The Guaranteed Time Observers are:

Instrument Team Principal Investigators (members of SWG)

  • Giovanni G. Fazio, InfraRed Array Camera (IRAC)
    Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
  • James R. Houck, InfraRed Spectrometer (IRS)
    Cornell University
  • George Rieke, Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer (MIPS)
    University of Arizona
Members of Spitzer Science Working Group (SWG)
  • Michael W. Werner, Project Scientist
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  • Dale P. Cruikshank, Interdisciplinary Scientist
    NASA/Ames Research Center
  • Robert D. Gehrz, User Community Coordinator
    University of Minnesota
  • Michael Jura, Interdisciplinary Scientist
    University of California - Los Angeles
  • Charles R. Lawrence, Deputy Project Scientist
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  • Frank J. Low, Facility Scientist
    University of Arizona
  • Marcia J. Rieke, Outreach Coordinator
    University of Arizona
  • Thomas L. Roellig, Facility Scientist
    NASA/Ames Research Center
  • Edward L. (Ned) Wright, Interdisciplinary Scientist
    University of California - Los Angeles

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