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NICMOS STScI Analysis Newsletter 10

NICMOS STScI Analysis Newsletter 10

April 1998

CONTENTS:

       
        - NICMOS NEWS
          + New NICMOS Information on the WWW
	  + THE NICMOS PHOTOMETRY UPDATE WEB PAGE
          + UPDATE OF CAMERA 1 and CAMERA 2 PHOTOMETRY
          + New Special Requirements for Proposal Processing

        - DATA ANALYST POSITION AVAILABLE AT STScI

        - APPENDIX:  NICMOS CONTACTS
 
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New NICMOS Information on the WWW
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Similar to all Space Telescope Instruments, the NICMOS home page on
the World Wide Web is updated with all instrument developments. The
NICMOS home page can be found by visiting the STScI WWW page
(http://www.stsci.edu/) and following Observing links to the NICMOS
Web pages.
 
Since last month, the following items have been newly posted:

    * NICMOS Reference Files List has been update (8 April 1998)
    * NICMOS Instrument Status PAGE has been update (29 April 1998)
    * NICMOS Parallel Program PAGE has been update (29 April 1998)
 



THE NICMOS PHOTOMETRY UPDATE WEB PAGE 
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The NICMOS Photometry Update WEB page has recently been created with the idea
of covering all issues related to NICMOS photometry. This page includes
several sections covering absolute photometry updates, photometric stability
of the cameras, differential photometry accross detectors and many other
topics. This page is constantly updated as we get new results. Please go to

http://www.stsci.edu/ftp/instrument_news/NICMOS/nicmos_doc_phot.html

for the latest news regarding NICMOS photometry.


UPDATE OF CAMERA 1 and CAMERA 2 PHOTOMETRY
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A preliminary update of NICMOS photometric keywords for all camera plus 
filter combinations was released soon after NICMOS was installed on orbit. 
This preliminary delivery was based on a limited number of measurements 
taken for a few filters during the Servicing Mission Observatory Verification 
phase (SMOV). Recently, the photometric keywords for all NIC1 and NIC2 filters
have been updated based on the observations of two independent absolute 
spectrophotometric standards obtained through all the available filters. 
The newest photometric table i3g1220an_pht supersedes all previous tables. 
Future updates of the photometric table will include new values for all 
NIC3 filters (still based on SMOV measurements) as well as new values for 
the NIC1 narrow-band filters for which on-orbit flats are not available 
(i.e. F095N, F108N and F113N). 


New Special Requirements for Proposal Processing
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In processing your proposal, STScI personnel may need to add one or more of the
special requirements listed below. These will have little impact on how RPS2
works on your program, however they may be necessary for downstream processing.
Please do not alter these if you should need to resubmit your proposal. As
always, please download the most recent version of your proposal from
http://presto.stsci.edu/public/propinfo.html before altering and resubmitting
it. 

These special requirement keywords will be added, as needed, by your Program
Coordinator after discussing with you the pertinent implementation issues
that forced its inclusion. Please contact your PC with any questions you
might have.

The special requirement keywords: 
VISIBILITY INTERVAL 
NEW OBSET
NEW ALIGNMENT
SAME OBSET 
SAME ALIGNMENT 
SAME ALIGNMENT  DONT SPLIT
SAME GUIDE STARS 
OBSET ID 
ACQ PCS MODE GYRO
ACQ PCS MODE COARSE
ACQ PCS MODE FINE
GS ACQ SCENARIO 
        (where  can be SINGLE, PAIR, GYRO, or something else)


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Data Analyst Position Available at STScI
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The Space Telescope Science Institute currently has openings for
Data Analysts. Data Analysts in the Science Support Division help General
Observers and Archive Researchers analyze HST data, work with Instrument
Scientists in calibrating the HST instruments, and work with STScI staff
on grant-supported research projects. These research projects span a range
of size scales from comets and planets to the large scale structure of
the universe and a range of wavelengths from radio to X-ray astronomy.
 
Applicants should possess a B.S. degree (M.S. degree a plus) in astronomy
or physics, or equivalent; experience with astronomical research; familiarity
with scientific computing; expertise in data analysis; knowledge of IRAF, IDL
or other software packages for astronomical data analysis; and programming
ability. Additional mathematical, statistical, and computer skills are
desirable. Candidates should have the ability to work with a minimum of
direction, enjoy research, and possess skills to develop excellent working
relationships. Candidates should send a cover letter with current curriculum
vitae and the names of three references to:
 
Human Resources Manager
Space Telescope Science Institute
3700 San Martin Dr.
Baltimore, MD 21218
 
Women and minorities are strongly urged to apply. AAE/EOE.
 
 
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                     APPENDIX: NICMOS Contacts
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Any questions about the scheduling of your observations should be
addressed to your Program Coordinator. Post-Observation questions can
be addressed to your Contact Scientist. If you do not know who these
persons are, you can find the information on the WWW at
http://www.stsci.edu/public/propinfo.html.
  
Analysis, STSDAS or any other HST-related questions can also be
addressed to help@stsci.edu.
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