Australian ESO Proposal Statistics
Period |
101 (Apr - Sep 2018) |
102 (Oct 2018 - Mar 2019) |
103 (Apr - Sep 2019) |
104 (Oct 2019 - Mar 2020) |
105 (Apr - Sep 2020) |
106 (Oct 2020 - Mar 2021) |
No. of Australian-led proposals |
55 |
43 |
44 |
34 |
49 |
58 |
Fraction of all ESO proposals |
6.1% |
4.7% |
4.8% |
3.7% |
5.8% |
5.4% |
No. of runs requested [1] |
79 |
72 |
71 |
43 |
71 |
74 |
No. of Large Programmes requested [2] |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
N/A |
1 |
Service Mode hours requested |
900 |
793 |
1325 |
1277 |
1082 |
1462 |
Visitor Mode hours requested |
426 |
584 |
297 |
160 |
97 |
188 |
VLT/I hours requested |
1136 |
921 |
1296 |
1251 |
1116 |
1190 |
VLT oversubscription [3] |
3.1 |
4.3 |
3.2 |
3 |
2.3 |
~2.8 |
Top 3 requested instruments (Runs, requested, Hrs, requested) |
FLAMES (23, 361); MUSE (11, 173); X-shooter (11, 157) |
HARPS (13, 432); FLAMES (18, 290); MUSE (11, 192) |
MUSE (12, 475); FLAMES (19, 303); X-shooter (10, 187) |
MUSE (15, 810); X-shooter (10, 124); UVES/FLAMES (3, 96 each) |
UVES (11, 325); MUSE (16, 222); X-shooter (10, 212) |
MUSE (22, 537); X-shooter (8, 166); UVES (7, 116) |
SM Runs allocated |
20 |
16 |
13 |
11 |
22 |
14 |
VM Runs allocated |
7 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
Total VLT/I time allocated |
348.5 hrs |
304 hrs |
144 hrs |
330 hrs |
493 hrs |
92 hrs [5] |
Australian share of VLT/I time [4] |
7.5% |
7.2% |
3.2% |
7.0% |
10.4% |
~2.1% [5] |
Notes to Table:
[1] A single proposal can request more than 1 run, e.g. 3 different instruments on 2 different telescopes = 3 runs.
[2] A Large Programme is one requiring a minimum of 100 hours of ESO telescope time, spread over 1 to 4 Periods. From Period 104 onwards, Large Programmes may only be submitted in even-numbered Periods.
[3] Since Australia has no set share of VLT time, the actual oversubscription is only known after the OPC has met.
[4] Fraction of all OPC-allocatable time on the 4 UTs (including VLTI time) allocated to Australian-led programmes, relative to the time allocated to ESO members states + Australia only. These fractions are calculated by the OPO in Dec each year for the 2 most recently completed Periods. For comparison Australia's Net National Income is ~7.5% of the total for all ESO member states + Australia.
[5] New programs only; does not include the 114 hr of Australian Priority A programs from P105 carried over into P106 & P107 due to COVID shutdown, as well as the remaining 224 hrs of the MAGPI Large Program allocation from P104.
[1] A single proposal can request more than 1 run, e.g. 3 different instruments on 2 different telescopes = 3 runs.
[2] A Large Programme is one requiring a minimum of 100 hours of ESO telescope time, spread over 1 to 4 Periods. From Period 104 onwards, Large Programmes may only be submitted in even-numbered Periods.
[3] Since Australia has no set share of VLT time, the actual oversubscription is only known after the OPC has met.
[4] Fraction of all OPC-allocatable time on the 4 UTs (including VLTI time) allocated to Australian-led programmes, relative to the time allocated to ESO members states + Australia only. These fractions are calculated by the OPO in Dec each year for the 2 most recently completed Periods. For comparison Australia's Net National Income is ~7.5% of the total for all ESO member states + Australia.
[5] New programs only; does not include the 114 hr of Australian Priority A programs from P105 carried over into P106 & P107 due to COVID shutdown, as well as the remaining 224 hrs of the MAGPI Large Program allocation from P104.