The National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory is the United States' national facility for ground-based, night-time optical and infrared astronomy. It is funded by the National Science Foundation and operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, as a federally funded research and development center. NOIRLab runs four observatories and a center for scientific software and research data archiving. It provides access to observing time for astronomers affiliated with any US institution.
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In Group: University-Affiliated and Independent Aerospace Research Institutes, Lead: description and country
The National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab) is the United States' national facility for ground-based, night-time optical and infrared astronomy.
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The observatory was administered by the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) from the early 1980s until 2019, after which it was overseen by NOIRLab.
Vera C. Rubin Observatory (Wikipedia)
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It is a joint initiative of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science and is operated jointly by NSF NOIRLab and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
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