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The Panel on Optical and Infrared Observations from the Ground (OIR) will identify and suggest to the Astro2020 decadal survey committee a program of federal investment in round-based research activities that involve observations of astrophysical phenomena primarily by means of optical and infrared measurements from the ground. The OIR panel will also consider technology development needs to support the program.
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