NOIRLab
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The National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab) is the United States' national facility for ground-based, night-time optical and infrared astronomy. It is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), as a federally funded research and development center.
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Within Vinony's link graph, NOIRLab is referenced by 52 other articles, and connects out to Gemini Observatory, Vera C. Rubin Observatory and astronomy.
Vinony files it under 2019 establishments in Arizona, Astronomical observatories in Chile and Astronomical observatories in the United States.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Facility
- Founded
- 2019
- Location
- Tucson, United States
- Also known as
- NOIRLab, NSF’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory, National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory, U.S. National Science Foundation National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory
- Status
- Active
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- research institute
- Field of work
- astronomy
- Country
- United States
- Headquarters
- Tucson
- Official website
- noirlab.edu
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- affiliation
- National Science Foundation
- Commons category
- NOIRLab
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The National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab) is the United States' national facility for ground-based, night-time optical and infrared astronomy. It is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), 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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