Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph Instrument Handbook for Cycle 14
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17.1 Introduction
In this chapter we describe the current status of STIS calibration and the plans for future calibration in Cycle 13. At the time this Handbook is being written, Cycle 12 calibration is nearly complete. Detailed planning for Cycle 13 calibration is approaching completion. The calibration observing cycle starts 2-3 months after the scientific program observing cycle to allow time for development. Below we give a brief guide to the calibrations obtained during ground testing, the original period of Servicing Mission Orbital Verification (SMOV2), and Cycles 7 to 12, as well as the plans for Cycle 13. Further information on calibration, including detailed descriptions of the proposals, can be found on the
STIS "Monitoring" page.STIS provides a large number of available-but-unsupported capabilities (Appendix A) beyond those which are routinely supported. Observers should remember that STScI will not normally undertake additional calibrations for these available-but-unsupported instrument configurations. Observers wishing to use non-standard instrument configurations should assess their specific calibration needs and include time in their Phase I proposal for any additional calibrations that are required. Proposers who believe that more extensive calibration observations or analysis may be of benefit to users of STIS, should consider submitting a Cycle 14 Calibration Outsourcing Proposal (see the Cycle 14 "Call for Proposals" for details).
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