The DECam Community Science Workshop 2018: Science Highlights, Coming Opportunities, LSST Synergies

DECam has been installed on the Blanco telescope at CTIO for just over 5 years. It has been remarkably successful not only for the Dark Energy Survey (DES) - that has used 30% of the telescope time - but also for the many Community Science projects, some of these being very extensive surveys in their own right. 

Near to the time when DES will be completed, we offer with this workshop an optimal chance to both highlight DECam science results, and to discuss and plan future opportunities. In fact, we anticipate offering DECam on the Blanco well into the era when LSST will be operating. 

The aim of the workshop is to bring together past and future users of DECam and DECam data and so help to identify possible future projects and to foster collaborations. And for NOAO, it will help us to optimize instrument and telescope operations.

The meeting main topics are:

    • The use of major DECam data sets for science - DES, DECaLS, SMASH etc.
    • Highlighting the wide variety of DECam science; from NEOs to z=7 galaxies
    • Near-future (e.g. post DES and DECaLS) projects.
    • The synergy with LSST - parallel observations and follow-ups
    • Creative uses of DECam, remote observing, ToOs, new filters, non-siderea

The DECam Community Science Workshop 2018 will be held on May 21-22, 2018 in Tucson (venue here).

We encourage DECam past and future data users to participate. Registration here.

 

Summary: 
DECam has been installed on the Blanco telescope at CTIO for just over 5 years. It has been remarkably successful not only for the Dark Energy Survey (DES) - that has used 30% of the telescope time - but also for the many Community Science projects, some of these being very extensive surveys in their own right. Near to the time when DES will be completed, we offer with this workshop an optimal chance to both highlight DECam science results, and to discuss and plan future opportunities. In fact, we anticipate offering DECam on the Blanco well into the era when LSST will be operating. The aim of the workshop is to bring together past and future users of DECam and DECam data and so help to identify possible future projects and to foster collaborations. And for NOAO, it will help us to optimize instrument and telescope operations.The meeting main topics are:    • The use of major DECam data sets for science - DES, DECaLS, SMASH etc.    • Highlighting the wide variety of DECam science; from NEOs to z=7 galaxies    • Near-future (e.g. post DES and DECaLS) projects.    • The synergy with LSST - parallel observations and follow-ups    • Creative uses of DECam, remote observing, ToOs, new filters, non-sidereaThe DECam Community Science Workshop 2018 will be held on May 21-22, 2018 in Tucson (venue here).We encourage DECam past and future data users to participate. Registration here.