STIS Instrument Handbook for Cycle 24

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Chapter 12:
Special Uses of STIS

12.1 Slitless First-Order Spectroscopy

12.2 Long-Slit Echelle Spectroscopy

12.3 Time-Resolved Observations

12.4 Observing Too-Bright Objects with STIS

12.5 High Signal-to-Noise Ratio Observations

12.5.1 Dithering

12.5.2 FP-SPLIT Slits for Echelle Observations

12.6 Improving the Sampling of the Line Spread Function

12.7 Considerations for Observing Planetary Targets

12.7.1 Slit Orientation

12.8 Special Considerations for Extended Targets

12.9 Parallel Observing with STIS

12.9.1 Coordinated Parallels: Using STIS in Parallel with Other Instruments

12.10 Coronagraphic Spectroscopy

12.11 Coronagraphic Imaging—50CORON