Chapter 2:
Special Considerations for Cycle 17
2.1 SM4 and the Installation of COS
2.2 Knowledge of Instrument Performance
2.3 SMOV
2.4 The Availability of COS During Cycle 17
2.5 Limitations on Proposing to Use COS
2.5.1 The COS GTO program
2.5.2 SNAPshots with COS
2.5.3 Non-point sources uses of COS
2.6 Should I Use STIS instead of COS?
The first use of COS is planned for Cycle 17. As this is written, we anticipate Cycle 17 starting near the end of 2008. The newness of COS and the operations of HST following a Servicing Mission result in several special considerations that observers should be aware of.
