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April 2018
In this issue:

  • First SOFIA Cookbook Released
  • Tour of SOFIA at COSPAR
  • Community Days Registration Open
  • SOFIA Meeting-in-Meeting at 232nd AAS Meeting
What's Cookin' at SOFIA? First SOFIA Cookbook Released   

The Cookbooks provide simple “recipes” for common data analysis objectives using SOFIA processed data. They are generally written for a graduate student audience and are intended to be used with the Data Handbooks. The first release is for the German Receiver for Infrared Astronomy at Terahertz Frequencies (GREAT): How to View GREAT Spectra using CLASS Utility. The Continuum and Line Analysis Single-dish Software (CLASS) utility is the standard for single-dish heterodyne spectroscopy data reduction. The document provides a tutorial guiding users from finding a sample data set through modifying the baseline fit, averaging, and saving the result in a Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) file.

SOFIA Tour at COSPAR
All Aboard! Tour of SOFIA at COSPAR
Sunday, July 22, 2018

Those traveling to the 2018 conference for the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) in Pasadena, California, this July are in luck: SOFIA will be hosting a tour of the observatory and its facilities at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, with transportation to and from the COSPAR conference venue.

The tour is free and lunch will be provided. The technical nature of the tour is intended for COSPAR participants, but those not attending the conference may still register for the waitlist. The chance to participate in a tour of the observatory guided by SOFIA scientists is popular and space is extremely limited, so register early!  


More information is available on the tour webpage .
SOFIA Community Days, Workshops for Cycle 7 Proposals
Need Help with Submitting Your Proposal? Community Days Registration Open

The Community Day workshops will provide support for researchers who are interested in proposing for SOFIA during the NASA funded SOFIA Cycle 7 Call for Proposals. In addition to some SOFIA science highlights, the workshops will cover the observatory capabilities and the process of preparing proposals for submission. Registration is free, and those with SOFIA related research are invited to give a short presentation during the workshop!

Contact Randolf Klein if you are interested in presenting your SOFIA research at a Community Day workshop.

May 2 at University of Texas Austin in Austin TX — Register Here
May 9 at NRAO/UVa in Charlottesville, VA — Register Here
May 23 at IPAC in Pasadena, CA — Register Here

Infrared Astrophysics in the SOFIA Era, June 4-5, 2018, A Meeting-in-Meeting at the AAS 232nd meeting in Denver, Colorado. Download a pdf version of the flyer: https://www.sofia.usra.edu/sites/default/files/Other/Documents/meeting-in-meeting.pdf
Executive Editor: Joan Schmelz
Content: Raquel Destefano
Design: Leslie Proudfit

Please feel free to direct questions and comments to the SOFIA Science Center help desk: sofia_help@sofia.usra.edu.
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