NSF Visitor Support for the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility

AST-0098479东京红外线望远镜设施(IRTF)是作为国家天文研究设施运作的。IRTF位于夏威夷的莫纳克亚，由夏威夷大学运营，NASA提供资金。美国国家航空航天局与夏威夷大学的合同规定了对研究太阳系物体的访问观察员的支持费用。美国国家科学基金会的资金支持非太阳系天体观测的来访观察员，望远镜上大约50%的观测时间被分配给来访的观察员。***

AST-0098479TokunagaThe Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) is operated as a national facility for astronomical research . Located on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, the IRTF is operated by the University of Hawaii with funding from NASA. The NASA contract to the U. of Hawaii provides for supporting costs of visiting observers studying solar system objects. The NSF funding supports visiting observers for observations of non-solar-system objects, which are allotted approximately 50% of the observing time on the telescope. ***