STIS Instrument Handbook for Cycle 24 . ... Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph Instrument Handbook for Cycle 24 > Chapter 2: Special Considerationsfor Cycle 24 > 2.8 Prime and Parallel Observing: MAMA Bright Object Constraints . ... To protect the instrument, we have established limits on the maximum count rate at which the detectors may be illuminated. These count rate limits translate into a set of configuration-dependent bright object screening magnitudes. ...

The VLTI Calibrator Selector Tool is a tool intended to assist in the selection of suitable interferometric calibrators for VLTI observations with MIDI and AMBER. It uses a model of the VLTI and its instruments to assess the fringe visibility, given the observed bandpass, the geometry, spectrum, and coordinates of the target and the time at which the observations are to be made. ... The tool offers an HTML/Java based interface and consists of two pages. ... The quality flag depends on LDD_chi2. ...

... NICS will be the only infrared instrument for the first light of the TNG; as a consequence, we decided to incorporate a sufficient degree of operation flexibility by providing the instrument with six different observing modes, three aimed at imaging and three at spectroscopy: . ... It will be possible to use the narrow band filters as order sorters; this will allow to perform high resolution long-slit spectroscopy in the wavelength ranges covered by the available narrow band filters. ...

Next: The ESO VLT CCD Detectors Software . ... Up: Instrument-Specific Software . ... The framework for data calibration and analysis of the VLT instrumentation is presented, based on the concepts of a calibration plan, pipeline calibration, quality control, and archiving of calibrated data for a ground-based observatory. ... Quality Control Pipeline provides quality assessment for instrument performance data and observing conditions, and tests the results of the Reduction Pipeline. ...

Plans are under way to create a new way of performing non-interactive observations which will be called auto-observing . ... Non-interactive observing with CIMA has for a long time been available with the use of CIMA command files. Contrary to normal command file observing which requires a command file with a set of commands to be executed sequentially, auto-observing will use a list of sources and a list of instructions on how to observe each of the sources. ...

... Exposure Time Calculator (ETC) . ... ESO - Public Surveys . ... the recommended values to use for DIT, . ... Detector on-chip integration (DIT): seconds. to your chosen value - a separate page gives recommended values to use for DIT - for modes 1 and 2 below you may wish to start with the maximum recommended values as these will minimize the effect of read noise (a total object exposure of Y secs with DIT=X secs will produce Y/X lots of read noise) and give you a lower limit on the time needed. ...

... Start time is 13:30 *VS10f Dec 16 HO Unavailable *VS04u Jan 26 CANCEL *VS06a Jan 27 CANCEL *VS09m Feb 23 HH Unavailable EXPNO SOURCE FRQ Corr DOY DY: DATE UT RANGE #TEL TELESCOPES W030i J2207-53 C Mitk 320 Mo: Nov -16 06:00 - 15:00 3 HH AT HO V026b2 3C120 C Socr 323 Th: Nov -19 00:00 - 13:00 19 VLBA NT TR EB JB MC WB Y SH ON V120b V137b W058f J2136+00 C Socr 323 Th: Nov -19 23:00 - 07:00 12 VLBA KA SH V043b 3C111 C ...