Not listed SEARCHING THE SKY FOR THE BRIGHTEST GALAXIES IN THE DISTANT UNIVERSE WE PROPOSE TO ANALYZE A SPITZER/IRAC SURVEY OF NINE INDEPENDENT SIGHT-LINES IN THE SKY WHICH HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED TO HOST PLAUSIBLE CANDIDATES FOR THE BRIGHTEST GALAXIES IN THE Z>9 UNIVERSE. WHILE THE Z>9 UNIVERSE IS STILL A VAST UNKNOWN TREMENDOUS PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE WITH ULTRA-DEEP SURVEYS SUCH AS THE HUBBLE ULTRA DEEP FIELD. HOWEVER THESE DATA ONLY CONSTRAIN THE FAINT END OF THE REST FRAME ULTRAVIOLET LUMINOSITY FUNCTION WHILE THE BRIGHT END IS LARGELY UNCONSTRAINED. ATTEMPTS TO SEARCH FOR BRIGHT Z>9 GALAXIES IN THE FEW WELL STUDIED DEEP FIELDS HAVE BEEN MET WITH DISCREPANT RESULTS DOMINATED BY COSMIC VARIANCE UNCERTAINTIES. WE SEARCHED 80 FIELDS FROM TWO HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE PURE PARALLEL SURVEYS FOR BRIGHT Z>9 GALAXIES AND FOUND 16 CANDIDATES. HOWEVER THE AVAILABLE IMAGING CANNOT DISCERN BETWEEN TRUE Z>9 GALAXIES AND PASSIVE/DUSTY Z~2.5 GALAXIES. THE ADDITION OF IRAC IMAGING AT 3.6UM UNAMBIGUOUSLY BREAKS THIS DEGENERACY. USING A RECENTLY APPROVED ALLOCATION OF 77.2 HOURS OF IRAC IMAGING OVER THESE NINE FIELDS WE WILL BUILD THE MOST ROBUST SAMPLE OF BRIGHT Z>9 GALAXIES. THIS DATASET WILL PLACE STRINGENT CONSTRAINTS ON THE ABUNDANCE OF BRIGHT Z~9 GALAXIES ROBUST AGAINST COSMIC VARIANCE WHICH CAN BE USED TO CONSTRAIN THE PHYSICS BEHIND GALAXY EVOLUTION IN THE DISTANT UNIVERSE. THESE OBSERVATIONS WILL ALSO ROUGHLY DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF MASSIVE UV BRIGHT GALAXIES AT Z8 ALLOWING US TO INCREASE THE FIDELITY OF THE PRESENTLY VERY ROUGH Z8 STELLAR MASS FUNCTION. THESE OBSERVATIONS HIGHLIGHT THE REMARKABLE UTILITY OF THIS 80CM TELESCOPE FOR STUDYING GALAXIES AT A TIME ONLY 500 MYR REMOVED FROM THE BIG BANG. ($2) 12/6/19 4 SEARCHING THE SKY FOR THE BRIGHTEST GALAXIES IN THE DISTANT UNIVERSE WE PROPOSE TO ANALYZE A SPITZER/IRAC SURVEY OF NINE INDEPENDENT SIGHT-LINES IN THE SKY WHICH HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED TO HOST PLAUSIBLE CANDIDATES FOR THE BRIGHTEST GALAXIES IN THE Z>9 UNIVERSE. WHILE THE Z>9 UNIVERSE IS STILL A VAST UNKNOWN, TREMENDOUS PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE WITH ULTRA-DEEP SURVEYS SUCH AS THE HUBBLE ULTRA DEEP FIELD. HOWEVER, THESE DATA ONLY CONSTRAIN THE FAINT END OF THE REST FRAME ULTRAVIOLET LUMINOSITY FUNCTION, WHILE THE BRIGHT END IS LARGELY UNCONSTRAINED. ATTEMPTS TO SEARCH FOR BRIGHT Z>9 GALAXIES IN THE FEW WELL STUDIED DEEP FIELDS HAVE BEEN MET WITH DISCREPANT RESULTS, DOMINATED BY COSMIC VARIANCE UNCERTAINTIES. WE SEARCHED 80 FIELDS FROM TWO HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE PURE PARALLEL SURVEYS FOR BRIGHT Z>9 GALAXIES, AND FOUND 16 CANDIDATES. HOWEVER, THE AVAILABLE IMAGING CANNOT DISCERN BETWEEN TRUE Z>9 GALAXIES, AND PASSIVE/DUSTY Z~2.5 GALAXIES. THE ADDITION OF IRAC IMAGING AT 3.6UM UNAMBIGUOUSLY BREAKS THIS DEGENERACY. USING A RECENTLY APPROVED ALLOCATION OF 77.2 HOURS OF IRAC IMAGING OVER THESE NINE FIELDS, WE WILL BUILD THE MOST ROBUST SAMPLE OF BRIGHT Z>9 GALAXIES. THIS DATASET WILL PLACE STRINGENT CONSTRAINTS ON THE ABUNDANCE OF BRIGHT Z~9 GALAXIES, ROBUST AGAINST COSMIC VARIANCE, WHICH CAN BE USED TO CONSTRAIN THE PHYSICS BEHIND GALAXY EVOLUTION IN THE DISTANT UNIVERSE. THESE OBSERVATIONS WILL ALSO ROUGHLY DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF MASSIVE, UV BRIGHT GALAXIES AT Z8, ALLOWING US TO INCREASE THE FIDELITY OF THE PRESENTLY VERY ROUGH Z8 STELLAR MASS FUNCTION. THESE OBSERVATIONS HIGHLIGHT THE REMARKABLE UTILITY OF THIS 80CM TELESCOPE FOR STUDYING GALAXIES AT A TIME ONLY 500 MYR REMOVED FROM THE BIG BANG. Funding Only Action ($2) 12/6/19 3 SEARCHING THE SKY FOR THE BRIGHTEST GALAXIES IN THE DISTANT UNIVERSE WE PROPOSE TO ANALYZE A SPITZER/IRAC SURVEY OF NINE INDEPENDENT SIGHT-LINES IN THE SKY WHICH HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED TO HOST PLAUSIBLE CANDIDATES FOR THE BRIGHTEST GALAXIES IN THE Z>9 UNIVERSE. WHILE THE Z>9 UNIVERSE IS STILL A VAST UNKNOWN, TREMENDOUS PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE WITH ULTRA-DEEP SURVEYS SUCH AS THE HUBBLE ULTRA DEEP FIELD. HOWEVER, THESE DATA ONLY CONSTRAIN THE FAINT END OF THE REST FRAME ULTRAVIOLET LUMINOSITY FUNCTION, WHILE THE BRIGHT END IS LARGELY UNCONSTRAINED. ATTEMPTS TO SEARCH FOR BRIGHT Z>9 GALAXIES IN THE FEW WELL STUDIED DEEP FIELDS HAVE BEEN MET WITH DISCREPANT RESULTS, DOMINATED BY COSMIC VARIANCE UNCERTAINTIES. WE SEARCHED 80 FIELDS FROM TWO HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE PURE PARALLEL SURVEYS FOR BRIGHT Z>9 GALAXIES, AND FOUND 16 CANDIDATES. HOWEVER, THE AVAILABLE IMAGING CANNOT DISCERN BETWEEN TRUE Z>9 GALAXIES, AND PASSIVE/DUSTY Z~2.5 GALAXIES. THE ADDITION OF IRAC IMAGING AT 3.6UM UNAMBIGUOUSLY BREAKS THIS DEGENERACY. USING A RECENTLY APPROVED ALLOCATION OF 77.2 HOURS OF IRAC IMAGING OVER THESE NINE FIELDS, WE WILL BUILD THE MOST ROBUST SAMPLE OF BRIGHT Z>9 GALAXIES. THIS DATASET WILL PLACE STRINGENT CONSTRAINTS ON THE ABUNDANCE OF BRIGHT Z~9 GALAXIES, ROBUST AGAINST COSMIC VARIANCE, WHICH CAN BE USED TO CONSTRAIN THE PHYSICS BEHIND GALAXY EVOLUTION IN THE DISTANT UNIVERSE. THESE OBSERVATIONS WILL ALSO ROUGHLY DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF MASSIVE, UV BRIGHT GALAXIES AT Z=8, ALLOWING US TO INCREASE THE FIDELITY OF THE PRESENTLY VERY ROUGH Z=8 STELLAR MASS FUNCTION. THESE OBSERVATIONS HIGHLIGHT THE REMARKABLE UTILITY OF THIS 80CM TELESCOPE FOR STUDYING GALAXIES AT A TIME ONLY 500 MYR REMOVED FROM THE BIG BANG. Other Administrative Action $0 6/20/18 Not listed SEARCHING THE SKY FOR THE BRIGHTEST GALAXIES IN THE DISTANT UNIVERSE WE PROPOSE TO ANALYZE A SPITZER/IRAC SURVEY OF NINE INDEPENDENT SIGHT-LINES IN THE SKY WHICH HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED TO HOST PLAUSIBLE CANDIDATES FOR THE BRIGHTEST GALAXIES IN THE Z>9 UNIVERSE. WHILE THE Z>9 UNIVERSE IS STILL A VAST UNKNOWN TREMENDOUS PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE WITH ULTRA-DEEP SURVEYS SUCH AS THE HUBBLE ULTRA DEEP FIELD. HOWEVER THESE DATA ONLY CONSTRAIN THE FAINT END OF THE REST FRAME ULTRAVIOLET LUMINOSITY FUNCTION WHILE THE BRIGHT END IS LARGELY UNCONSTRAINED. ATTEMPTS TO SEARCH FOR BRIGHT Z>9 GALAXIES IN THE FEW WELL STUDIED DEEP FIELDS HAVE BEEN MET WITH DISCREPANT RESULTS DOMINATED BY COSMIC VARIANCE UNCERTAINTIES. WE SEARCHED 80 FIELDS FROM TWO HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE PURE PARALLEL SURVEYS FOR BRIGHT Z>9 GALAXIES AND FOUND 16 CANDIDATES. HOWEVER THE AVAILABLE IMAGING CANNOT DISCERN BETWEEN TRUE Z>9 GALAXIES AND PASSIVE/DUSTY Z~2.5 GALAXIES. THE ADDITION OF IRAC IMAGING AT 3.6UM UNAMBIGUOUSLY BREAKS THIS DEGENERACY. USING A RECENTLY APPROVED ALLOCATION OF 77.2 HOURS OF IRAC IMAGING OVER THESE NINE FIELDS WE WILL BUILD THE MOST ROBUST SAMPLE OF BRIGHT Z>9 GALAXIES. THIS DATASET WILL PLACE STRINGENT CONSTRAINTS ON THE ABUNDANCE OF BRIGHT Z~9 GALAXIES ROBUST AGAINST COSMIC VARIANCE WHICH CAN BE USED TO CONSTRAIN THE PHYSICS BEHIND GALAXY EVOLUTION IN THE DISTANT UNIVERSE. THESE OBSERVATIONS WILL ALSO ROUGHLY DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF MASSIVE UV BRIGHT GALAXIES AT Z=8 ALLOWING US TO INCREASE THE FIDELITY OF THE PRESENTLY VERY ROUGH Z=8 STELLAR MASS FUNCTION. THESE OBSERVATIONS HIGHLIGHT THE REMARKABLE UTILITY OF THIS 80CM TELESCOPE FOR STUDYING GALAXIES AT A TIME ONLY 500 MYR REMOVED FROM THE BIG BANG. $0 6/20/18 Not listed SEARCHING THE SKY FOR THE BRIGHTEST GALAXIES IN THE DISTANT UNIVERSE WE PROPOSE TO ANALYZE A SPITZER/IRAC SURVEY OF NINE INDEPENDENT SIGHT-LINES IN THE SKY WHICH HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED TO HOST PLAUSIBLE CANDIDATES FOR THE BRIGHTEST GALAXIES IN THE Z>9 UNIVERSE. WHILE THE Z>9 UNIVERSE IS STILL A VAST UNKNOWN TREMENDOUS PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE WITH ULTRA-DEEP SURVEYS SUCH AS THE HUBBLE ULTRA DEEP FIELD. HOWEVER THESE DATA ONLY CONSTRAIN THE FAINT END OF THE REST FRAME ULTRAVIOLET LUMINOSITY FUNCTION WHILE THE BRIGHT END IS LARGELY UNCONSTRAINED. ATTEMPTS TO SEARCH FOR BRIGHT Z>9 GALAXIES IN THE FEW WELL STUDIED DEEP FIELDS HAVE BEEN MET WITH DISCREPANT RESULTS DOMINATED BY COSMIC VARIANCE UNCERTAINTIES. WE SEARCHED 80 FIELDS FROM TWO HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE PURE PARALLEL SURVEYS FOR BRIGHT Z>9 GALAXIES AND FOUND 16 CANDIDATES. HOWEVER THE AVAILABLE IMAGING CANNOT DISCERN BETWEEN TRUE Z>9 GALAXIES AND PASSIVE/DUSTY Z~2.5 GALAXIES. THE ADDITION OF IRAC IMAGING AT 3.6UM UNAMBIGUOUSLY BREAKS THIS DEGENERACY. USING A RECENTLY APPROVED ALLOCATION OF 77.2 HOURS OF IRAC IMAGING OVER THESE NINE FIELDS WE WILL BUILD THE MOST ROBUST SAMPLE OF BRIGHT Z>9 GALAXIES. THIS DATASET WILL PLACE STRINGENT CONSTRAINTS ON THE ABUNDANCE OF BRIGHT Z~9 GALAXIES ROBUST AGAINST COSMIC VARIANCE WHICH CAN BE USED TO CONSTRAIN THE PHYSICS BEHIND GALAXY EVOLUTION IN THE DISTANT UNIVERSE. THESE OBSERVATIONS WILL ALSO ROUGHLY DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF MASSIVE UV BRIGHT GALAXIES AT Z=8 ALLOWING US TO INCREASE THE FIDELITY OF THE PRESENTLY VERY ROUGH Z=8 STELLAR MASS FUNCTION. THESE OBSERVATIONS HIGHLIGHT THE REMARKABLE UTILITY OF THIS 80CM TELESCOPE FOR STUDYING GALAXIES AT A TIME ONLY 500 MYR REMOVED FROM THE BIG BANG. $0 7/14/17