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AAAC - Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee |
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AAS - American Astronomical Society |
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AASC - Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee |
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ACCORD - AURA Coordinating Council of Observatory Research Directors |
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AJ - Astronomical Journal |
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ALMA - Atacama Large Millimeter Array |
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AOC-G - AURA Oversight Committee for Gemini |
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AODP - Adaptive Optics Development Program |
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AOSS - AURA Observatory Support Services |
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ApJ - Astrophysical Journal |
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APL - Applied Physics Laboratory |
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APO - Apache Point Observatory |
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APS - American Physical Society |
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ARC - Astronomy Research Consortium |
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ARC - Ames Research Center |
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ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
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ASP - Astronomical Society of the Pacific |
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ATST - Advanced Technology Solar Telescope |
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ATT - Anglo-Australian Telescope |
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AUI - Associated Universities, Inc. |
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AURA - Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. |
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AURA-O - AURA Operation in Chile |
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AXAF - Advanced X-ray Astronomical Facility |
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BAAS - Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society |
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bHROS - Bench-Mounted High-Resolution Optical Spectrograph |
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BOD - Board of Directors |
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CAA - Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics |
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CCD - Charge-Coupled Device |
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CDR - Critical Design Review |
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CELT - California Extremely Large Telescope |
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CfA - Center for Astrophysics (Harvard-Smithsonian) |
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CfAO - Center for Adaptive Optics |
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CLEAR - Coronagraph Low Emissivity Astronomical Reflector |
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COBE - Cosmic Background Explorer |
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COS - Cosmic Origin Spectrograph |
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CSAA - Committee on Space Astronomy and Astrophysics |
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CTIO - Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory |
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DAO - Dominion Astrophysical Observatory |
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DDF - Directors Discretionary Fund |
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DDRF - Directors Discretionary Research Fund |
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DFSP - Data Flow System and Products (Gemini) |
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DIMM - Differential Image Motion Monitor |
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DM - Deformable Mirror |
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DoD - Department of Defense |
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DP - Data Products |
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DST - Dunn Solar Telescope |
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EEO - Equal Employment Opportunity |
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ELT - Extremely Large Telescope |
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EROS - Earth Resources Observation Satellite |
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ESA - European Space Agency |
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ESO - European Southern Observatory |
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ESOC - European Space Operations Center |
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ESTEC - European Space Technology Center |
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ExAOC - Extreme Adaptive Optics Coronagraph |
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F & A - Facilities and Administration |
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FDR - Final Design Review |
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FFP - Firm Fixed Pricing |
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FFRDC - Federally Funded Research and Development Center |
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FGS - Fine Guidance Sensors |
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FOC - Faint Object Camera |
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FOS - Faint Object Spectrograph |
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FOT - Flight Operations Team |
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FOV - Field of View |
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FPA - Focal Plane Assembly |
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FRR - Flight Readiness Review |
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FTE - Full Time Employee |
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FTP - File Transfer Protocol |
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FY - Fiscal Year |
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GCAL - Gemini Calibration Unit |
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GIS - Geographical Information Systems |
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GLAO - Ground Layer Adaptive Optics |
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GLAST - Gajma Ray Large Area Space Telescope |
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GMOS - Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph |
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GMT - Giant Magellan Telescope |
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GN - Gemini North |
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GNIRS - Gemini Near-Infrared Spectrograph |
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GO - General Observer |
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GONG - Global Oscillation Network Group |
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GPOL - Gemini Facility Polarization Modulator |
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GRO - Gamma Ray Observatory |
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GS - Gemini South |
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GSAOI - Gemini South Adaptive Optics Imager |
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GSC - Gemini Science Committee |
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GSFC - Goddard Space Flight Center |
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GSMT - Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope |
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GSSS - Guide Star Selection System |
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GTC - Gran Telescopio Canarias |
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GTO - Guaranteed Time Observer |
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HAO - High Altitude Observatory |
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HEAO - High Energy Astronomy Observatory |
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HET - Hobby-Eberly Telescope |
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HLSW - High Level Software |
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HQ - Headquarters |
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HR - Human Resources |
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HRNIRS - High-Resolution Near-Infrared Spectrograph |
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HST - Hubble Space Telescope |
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HTML - Hypertext Markup Language |
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IAU - International Astrophysical Union |
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IfA - Institute for Astronomy (University of Hawaii) |
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IP - Internet Protocol |
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IR - Infrared |
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IRAF - Image Reduction Analysis Facility |
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ISIM - Integrated Science Instrument Module |
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ISOON - Improved Solar Observing Optical Network |
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IVC - Institute Visiting Committee |
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JPL - Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
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JSC - Johnson Space Center |
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JWST - James Webb Space Telescope |
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KPNO - Kitt Peak National Observatory |
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KSC - Kennedy Space Center |
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LAN - Local Area Network |
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LaRC - Langley Research Center |
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LAS - Laboratoire Astronomie Spatiale |
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LCC - Launch Control Center |
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LED - Light Emitting Diode |
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LeRC - Lewis Research Center |
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LGS - Laser Guide Star |
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LSST - Large Synoptic Survey Telescope |
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MCAO - Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics |
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MKSS - Mauna Kea Support Services |
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MMT - Multiple Mirror Telescope |
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NAS - National Academy of Science |
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NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
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NCAR - National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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NEWFIRM - NOAO Extremely Wide-Field Infrared Imager |
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NGO - National Gemini Office |
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NGSC - NOAO Gemini Science Center |
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NICI - Near-IR Coronagraphic Imager |
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NICMOS - Near-Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer |
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NIFS - Gemini’s Near-IR Integral Field Spectrograph |
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NIO - New Initiatives Office |
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NIRI - Gemini's Near Infrared Imager |
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NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology |
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NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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NOAO - National Optical Astronomy Observatories |
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NRAO - National Radio Astronomy Observatory |
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NRC - National Research Council |
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NRL - Naval Research Laboratory |
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NSB - National Science Board |
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NSF - National Science Foundation |
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NSO - National Solar Observatory |
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NVO - National Virtual Observatory |
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O/IR - Optical/Infrared |
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OC - Observatories Council |
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OCS - Observatory Control System |
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OLDP - On Line Data Processing |
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OMB - Office of Management and Budget |
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OPO - Office of Public Outreach |
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OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Act |
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OSIRIS - Ohio State Infrared Imager/Spectrometer |
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OT - Observing Tool |
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OWL - OverWhelmingly Large Telescope |
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PCS - Pointing Control System |
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PDR - Preliminary Design Review |
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PI - Principle Investigator |
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PIED - PI Electronic Distribution |
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PM - Primary Mirror |
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PRESTO - Project to Re-Engineer Space Telescope Observing |
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PyRAF - Python IRAF |
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RAS - Royal Astronomical Society |
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RCS - Readiness Control System |
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RGO - Royal Greenwich Observatory |
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ROE - Royal Observatory Edinburgh |
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RSU - Rate Sensor Unit |
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SAM - SOAR Adaptive Optics Module |
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SAO - Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory |
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SBF - Southern Base Facility (Gemini) |
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SDR - System Design Review |
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SMARTS - Small and Medium Aperture Research Telescope System |
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SOAR - Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope |
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SOC - Solar Observatory Council |
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SOFIA - Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy |
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SOI - SOAR Optical Imager |
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SOLIS - Synoptic Optical Long-Term Investigations of the Sun |
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SPIE - Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers |
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SPO - Sacramento Peak Observatory |
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SSB - Space Science Board |
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STIC - Space Telescope Institute Council |
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STIS - Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph |
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STScI - Space Telescope Science Institute |
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SWG - Science Working Group |
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TAC - Telescope Allocation Committee |
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TMT - Thirty Meter Telescope |
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TPF-C - Terrestrial Planet Finder Coronagraph |
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T-ReCS - Thermal-Region Camera Spectrograph |
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TSIP - Telescope System Instrument Program |
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UCAR - University Corporation for Atmospheric Research |
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USRA - Universities Space Research Association |
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UV - Ultraviolet |
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VLA - Very Large Array |
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VLT - Very Large Telescope |
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VSO - Virtual Solar Observatory |
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WBS - Work Breakdown Schedule |
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WFC - Wide Field Camera |
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WFMOS - Wide Field Multi-Object Spectrograph |
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WFPC2 - Wide Field Planetary Camera-2 |
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WFPC3 - Wide Field Planetary Camera 3 |
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WFS - Wave Front Sensor |
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WG - Working Group |
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WIYN - Wisconsin Indiana Yale NOAO Observatory |
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