HEASARC News: NuSTAR proposal deadline Friday, December 11, 2015, 4:30PM EST.

[Newsletter for the field of High Energy Astrophysics <heasarcnews@lists.nasa.gov>]

Dear colleague --

We are sorry if you receive this more than once.

1) NuSTAR Proposal Submission Deadline:

  This is a friendly reminder that Phase-1 scientific/technical
  proposals for the NuSTAR Cycle 2 Guest Investigator Program are due:

  Friday, December 11, 2015, 4:30PM EST.

  Note that two major changes from the NuSTAR Cycle 1 call are:
  1) XMM-Newton time is being made available through this NuSTAR call
  2) Target-of-Opportunity proposals are allowed

  Note that sources with fluxes >~ 10^-11 ergs/s/cm2 within 5 degrees
  of the target may cause increased non-uniform background gradients
  due to stray light. Users should check observations for potential
  stray light contributions using the target constraint tool at:

  http://www.srl.caltech.edu/NuSTAR_Public/NuSTAROperationSite/CheckConstraint.php

  If a field is designated as "heavily contaminated", proposers should
  submit a request for a feasibility analysis to:

  nustar-help@srl.caltech.edu

  at least 48 hours prior to the proposal submission deadline.

2) Volunteer Reviewers:

  Thank you to those who volunteered for the Cycle 1 Peer Review.  We
  are seeking volunteer reviewers for the NuSTAR Cycle 2 Peer Review,
  which will take place in Pasadena, between Feb. 17 and Feb. 19,
  2016. Reviewers must have a PhD at the time of the Peer Review.

  If you would like to be considered as a reviewer, please email:

  nustar_review@athena.gsfc.nasa.gov

  More information can be found at:

  http://nustar.gsfc.nasa.gov
  and
  http://nustar.caltech.edu/page/researchers

If you have questions about the NuSTAR GO Program, please do not hesitate to contact us at:

http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/Feedback (select NuSTAR)
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