Flexible Scheduling
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Detailed description of the flexible scheduling under which
observations are taken, for semester 03A onwards. It is extremely important that
observers granted summit occupancy read and understand this document.
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| MAKING
APPLICATIONS |
Applying
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How, where and when to submit a telescope-time proposal.
Includes the most recent Call for Proposals and the instrument
schedule for the coming semester (normally posted
one month before the Proposal deadline). |
ALLOCATIONS,
SCHEDULES, BOOKINGS
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Allocations, Schedule & Queue
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Lists allocations following the TAG meeting, draft and full
schedules, and current Queue status. |
Successful Applicants
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Information on booking accommodation in Hawaii and travel
between Hilo and the telescope. It is VERY IMPORTANT that successful
applicants who have been granted summit occupancy submit the
appropriate forms well in advance of their observing run. |
PREPARATION
AND OBSERVING
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Preparation and execution
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Everything you need for preparing your observations. includes
links to the instrument pages, Integration time calculator, overhead
calculations, and the Orac preparation and OMP (Observation Management
Project)
execution tools. Also includes instructions for uploading finder
charts.
Also see the OMP
pages. |
Observing, logging and Feedback
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Documentation for the observing process. A
detailed set of links for use before,
during and after an observing night. Includes runup instructions etc.
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| Data reduction |
Links to documentation for the
ORAC-DR pipeline, both for
summit use and for offline reductions. Also links to the local IRAF
information page. Note that individual
Instrument pages contain instrument-specific data reduction details,
and are updated
more
regularly; so please use the two together. |
Guest Computing
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Computer and network facilities, including how to connect up laptops,
HP computing guide, printer names.
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CHECKLISTS
AND REVIEWS
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Documentation covering the various steps to
be taken by a PI who has been granted queue, but not summit, time.
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A checklist of what visiting observers and
their support
scientist should review before observing commences.
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Visiting
Observer Safety & Logistics
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A more detailed guide
describing safety and logistics associated with a visit to JAC, Mauna
Kea and UKIRT. To be reviewed by the observer and his or her
support
astronomer before driving up the mountain.
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POST-OBSERVING
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Data
Access Policy for WFCAM
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A note on access to PI data from WFCAM.
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| Observer
Report Form |
Summit observers should fill this form in on completion of their
observing run. It is important for UKIRT's records and to ensure that
any problems encountered during the run are dealt with. Note: if
filling this form in remotely, please create your own local text file
and copy the various entries into the form. This will insulate you
against network problems. [UH and Japanese observers, being classically
scheduled, should use only this form.]
Can't recall who supported you when filling in the report ? Click here.
Recipients of this
information:
PATT, UH and Japanese observers
- the ukirt_ops mailing list, i.e. UKIRT
and shared JAC staff only.
UKIDSS
observers - the ukirt_ops list as above, plus the
UKIDSS PI (Andy Lawrence) and UKIDSS Survey heads and their delegates.
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Principal
Investigator Report Form
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PIs should fill this form in on completion of their programme, or the
end of the semester (whichever comes first). Note: if filling this form
in remotely, please create your own local text file and copy the
various entries into the form. This will insulate you against network
problems.
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GENERAL
DOCUMENTATION
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| Safety Manual |
The Full JAC safety Manual
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