From: Danny Lennon (djl@ing.iac.es)
Date: Tue Sep 10 2002 - 07:28:27 PDT
Contents
1. ING Instrumentation in Semester 2003A
2. Time-share Agreement with TNG for NL and UK Observers
3. Withdrawal of IDS
4. Discontinuation of the INT Service Programme
5. Withdrawal of the JKT from normal service
6. Telescope Support
1. ING Instrumentation in Semester 2003A
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General Information
Detailed information on ING instrumentation offered for the
forthcoming semester can be found in the ING web pages at
http://www.ing.iac.es/Astronomy/observing/instruments.html
and guidelines for proposal submission can be found at
http://www.ing.iac.es/Astronomy/observing/INGinfo_home.html
Applicants should refer to these pages for the latest information,
and are reminded that occasionally highly rated proposals may not
be awarded time due to scheduling constraints.
Prospective NAOMI/INGRID applicants are encouraged to read the
most recent performance summary:
http://www.ing.iac.es/~crb/wht/aoperf.html
and prospective applicants for NAOMI/INGRID with the coronograph
OSCA are encouraged to read:
http://www.ing.iac.es/Astronomy/instruments/osca/
Instrumentation Overview
WHT http://www.ing.iac.es/Astronomy/telescopes/wht/
---WHT applicants are encouraged to submit proposals for larger time applications. For the UK community, the PATT2 application form allows a 2-page scientific justification for proposals for six or more nights.
The following instrument/detector configurations are available:
Instrument Detector
ISIS BLUE EEV12 ISIS RED MARCONI2 AUX-port TEK1 PRIME 2xEEV Mosaic AUTOFIB2/WYFFOS TEK6 INGRID 1kx1k HgCdTe NAOMI/INGRID 1kx1k HgCdTe (shared-risks) NAOMI/INGRID/OSCA 1kx1k HgCdTe (shared-risks)
Notes NAOMI: Observations will be carried out in service mode. AUTOFIB2: The large fibres module has been withdrawn. It is also expected that a new camera will be commissioned by mid-semester 2003A. AF2 runs in 2003A which use the new camera will therefore be shared-risk. INTEGRAL This will not be offered as a common user instrument.
WHT visitor-instrument contacts are:
PN.S Nigel Douglas, ndouglas@astro.rug.nl SAURON Tim de Zeeuw, tim@strw.leidenuniv.nl S-CAM Michael Perryman, mperryma@astro.estec.esa.nl Ultracam Vik Dhillon, vik.dhillon@sheffield.ac.uk
INT - http://www.ing.iac.es/Astronomy/telescopes/int/ ---
The following instrument/detector configurations are available:
Instrument Detector
WFC 4xEEV IDS 235/500 EEV10 or TEK5
INT visitor instrument contacts are:
CIRSI Richard McMahon, rgm@ast.cam.ac.uk
Observing time is allocated in blocks of one week on average, and observing programmes shorter than *4* nights are not accepted, unless explicitly agreed in advance by the Head of Astronomy or the Director of ING.
JKT - http://www.ing.iac.es/Astronomy/telescopes/jkt/ ---
Only one instrument/detector configuration is available:
Instrument Detector
Direct imaging 2kx2k SITe2
The JKT only supports one common-user instrument, and private instruments are not accepted. Although there is no formal limit on the duration of observing runs on the JKT, short proposals are discouraged, and observing time is usually allocated in blocks of ~1 week.
2. Time-share Agreement with TNG for NL and UK Observers -------------------------------------------------------
The time-share agreement with the TNG proved to be very successful in semester 2002B, and continues in semester 2003A. In this scheme, NL and UK observers may apply to use three TNG instruments. These are:
+ The high resolution spectrograph, SARG + The near infrared camera-spectrometer, NICS, in non-AO spectroscopy mode only + The multi-object low-resolution optical spectrograph, DOLORES
A minimum of five nights is available in total in semester 2003A to the NL and UK communities, and in return the Italian community obtains access to the WHT for the same number of nights. More than five nights may be exchanged if such demand is balanced between both telescopes.
For further details on the TNG observing guidelines and for instrumentation details, refer to:
Select "instruments" for detailed information on SARG, NICS and DOLORES.
Please note that NL and UK applicants for SARG, NICS or DOLORES should apply using their standard PATT/NL form and should send these to their own national TAGs. DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO TNG. (CAT observers should apply for TNG time in the usual way).
Successful NL and UK applicants to TNG will qualify for EC funding under the auspices of the EC's Access to Research Infrastructures Programme to cover travel, accommodation and subsistence costs, assuming they meet the criteria for eligibility. For further details of this general scheme see:
3. Withdrawal of IDS --------------------
Prospective applicants to the INT are reminded that due to the impact of cost savings at ING, semester 2003A will be the last semester in which the Intermediate Dispersion Spectrograph, IDS, is offered.
4. Discontinuation of the INT Service Programme -----------------------------------------------
Due to the impact of cost savings at ING, the scheme of service observing on the INT carried out by observatory personnel will be discontinued at the end of Semester 2003A.
5. Withdrawal of the JKT from normal service --------------------------------------------
Due to the impact of cost savings at ING, the JKT will be taken out of normal service at the end of semester 2003A. The JKT may continue in operation beyond 2003A as a special-purpose telescope with external funding, but 2003A will be the final semester in which it is offered as a general-user facility.
6. Telescope Support --------------------
Astronomical support is provided on the first night of each run on the WHT, INT and JKT. Telescope Operator (TO) support is provided for each night of all WHT runs. INT Wide Field Camera runs have TO support for the first two nights only, and INT IDS runs of six or more nights will have TO support for the first three nights only. TO support is not provided on the JKT.
Observers are reminded that filter and/or grating changes within a run will be accommodated provided that they have been explicitly requested in the telescope proposal. However, due to limited human resources, additional changes to the instrumental configuration may not be accommodated.
D.Lennon Sept. 2002
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