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The Space Telescope Science Institute STScI Director has decided to devote 600-1000 orbits of Director's Discretionary time in observing Cycles 27-29 to a new Hubble Ultraviolet Legacy Initiative focused on star formation and the associated stellar physics. The Ultraviolet Legacy Initiative will be modeled after the Frontier Fields program: all data obtained will be non-proprietary.

A working group has been formed to engage with the scientific community and provide input that will shape the scientific program.  Specifically, the The Working Group is charged with advising the STScI Director on the form and attributes of a final observing program. The Director will take full account of this advice in developing the observing program that will be implemented by STScI for the community.

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The deadline for response is December 7 2018.

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After consultation with the Space Telescope Users Committee and the science community, the Space Telescope Science Institute's Director, Kenneth Sembach, has decided to devote a substantial amount of Director's Discretionary time in observing Cycles 27-28 to a new Hubble Ultraviolet Legacy Initiative centered on star formation and associated stellar physics. The primary goal of this initiative is to extend knowledge of the universe through the unique ultraviolet observing capabilities available only with HST. The overall program will serve as the foundation for a legacy dataset on which the astronomical community can build and contribute observational, theoretical, and numerical simulation data and models.

The charge to the Working Group is to identify the most effective strategy for achieving high scientific impact and return for an investment of 600-1000 orbits of ultraviolet observations related to star formation and the associated stellar physics and star formation. A program (or set of programs) on this scale presents scientific opportunities that are not ordinarily available through the normal time allocation process. An important component will be the identification of ancillary data and information that can be incorporated in a manner that provides broader access and greater depth to the scientific initiatives identified for this legacy program.

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