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Phase 2 Proposal Instructions for Cycle 10

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HST Phase II Proposal Instructions
for Cycle 11

PartI: Phase II Proposal

Chapter1: About This

1.1 Document Design and
1.2 Changes Since the Previous
1.3 Document
1.4 Technical
1.5 Where to Find Additional
1.6 Some PDF

Chapter2: The Basics of Phase II

2.1 How to Submit Phase II
2.2 What to
2.3 General
2.3.1 Proposal Information
2.3.2 Parallel Information
2.3.3 Investigators
2.3.4 Abstract
2.3.5 Proposal Text Sections
2.3.6 Target Information [Fixed_Targets, Solar_System_Targets,
2.3.7 Visit Information
2.3.8 Data Distribution Information
2.4 Examples and General
2.4.1 Acquisitions and
2.4.2
2.4.3 Common
2.4.4 Consideration of Limited
2.5 Proposal
2.5.1
2.5.2
2.5.3
2.5.4
2.5.5
2.5.6
2.5.7
2.5.8

Chapter3: Fixed and Generic Targets [Generic

3.1 Target Number
3.2 Target Name [Target_Name and
3.2.1 Catalog
3.2.2 Uncataloged
3.2.3 Common
3.2.4 Special
3.3 Target Description
3.4 Target Position
3.4.1 Required Accuracies of Target
3.4.2 Equatorial
3.4.3 Positional
3.4.4 Region of Sky (Extended
3.4.5 Determining Coordinates in the Guide Star Selection System (GSSS) Reference
3.4.6 A Caution on Astrometry Prepared from STScI Plate
3.4.7 Prohibition on the Use of GSC Version
3.4.8 Special
3.5 Equinox for Coordinates
3.6 Source of Specified Coordinates
3.7 Radial Velocity or Redshift
3.8 Is Proper Motion or Parallax
3.8.1 Proper Motion and Parallax
3.9 Flux Data
3.9.1 General Guidelines on What Flux Data to
3.10 Bright-Object
3.11 Comments
3.12 Generic Targets List
3.12.1 Target Number(s)
3.12.2 Target Name
3.12.3 Target Description
3.12.4 Flux Data
3.12.5 Comments
3.12.6 Generic Target
3.13 Getting Coordinates

Chapter4: Solar System Targets

4.1 Target Number
4.2 Target Name
4.3 Target Description
4.4 Target
4.4.1 Target Position Level 1
4.4.2 Target Position Level 2
4.4.3 Target Position Level 3
4.5 Ephemeris Uncertainty
4.6 Acquisition Uncertainty
4.7 Observing Windows
4.7.1 Default Target
4.8 Flux Data
4.9 Comments
4.10 Illustrations of Orbital
4.11 Examples of Target List

Chapter5: Visits and

5.1 Visit Number
5.2 Visit Priority
5.3 Visit-level Special Requirements
5.4 On Hold Comments
5.5 Visit Comments
5.6 Exposure Number
5.7 Target Name
5.7.1 Astronomical
5.7.2 Special
5.8 Instrument Configuration
5.9 Operating Mode
5.10 Aperture or Field of View
5.11 Spectral Element
5.12 Central Wavelength or Range if Grating or Prism Used
5.13 Optional Parameters
5.14 Number of Times to Iterate the
5.15 Time per Exposure
5.16 Exposure-level Special
5.17 Exposure-level Comments

Chapter6: Parallel Science

6.1 Parallel Science
6.2 Pure
6.3 Coordinated
6.3.1 Instrument
6.3.2
6.3.3 Special
6.3.4 Optional
6.3.5 Ordering Restrictions and
6.3.6 Efficiency

Chapter7: Special Requirements [Visit_Requirements and

7.1 Introduction to Special Requirements: Syntax and
7.2 Visit-level Special
7.2.1
7.2.2 Target
7.2.3 Special Observation
7.2.4 Timing
7.2.5 Conditional
7.3 Exposure-level Special
7.3.1 Target
7.3.2 Target
7.3.3 Special Observation
7.3.4 Special Communications

Chapter8: Pointings and

8.1 Pointing the
8.2 Introduction to
8.3 How to Fill Out the Pattern Parameters
8.3.1 Pattern
8.4 Convenience
8.4.1 WFPC2
8.4.2 STIS
8.4.3 NICMOS

PartII: Supported Science

Chapter9: Wide Field Planetary Camera

9.1 Introduction to
9.2 Mode = IMAGE Configuration =
9.2.1 Aperture or
9.2.2 Spectral
9.2.3
9.2.4 Optional
9.2.5 Number of
9.2.6 Time Per
9.3 Tabular Reference
9.4 WFPC2 Aperture Coordinate

Chapter10: Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph

10.1 Introduction to
ACQUISITION MODES
10.2 Mode = ACQ Configuration =
10.2.1 Aperture or
10.2.2 Spectral
10.2.3 Optional
10.2.4 Number of
10.2.5 Time Per
10.2.6 Special
10.3 Mode = ACQ/PEAK Config =
10.3.1 Aperture or
10.3.2 Spectral
10.3.3 Optional
10.3.4 Number of
10.3.5 Time Per
10.3.6 Special
IMAGING AND SPECTROSCOPIC MODES
10.4 Mode = ACCUM Config =
10.4.1 Aperture or
10.4.2 Spectral
10.4.3
10.4.4 Optional
10.4.5 Number of Iterations and Time Per
10.5 Mode = ACCUM Config = STIS/FUVŠMAMA, Config =
10.5.1 Aperture or
10.5.2 Supported Spectral
10.5.3
10.5.4 Optional
10.5.5 Number of Iterations and Time Per
10.6 Mode = TIMEŠTAG Configuration = STIS/FUVŠMAMA, Configuration =
10.6.1 Aperture or
10.6.2 Spectral
10.6.3
10.6.4 Optional
10.6.5 Number of Iterations and Time Per
10.6.6 Special
REFERENCE INFORMATION
10.7 STIS Central
10.8 STIS Internal Calibration
10.8.1 Target_Name =
10.8.2
10.8.3 Spectral
10.8.4 Optional
10.8.5 Target_Name =
10.8.6
10.8.7 Spectral
10.9 STIS Coordinate
10.10 The Official STIS Aperture List for Cycle

Chapter11: Fine Guidance Sensors

11.1 Introduction to the
11.2 Mode = POS Configuration =
11.2.1 Aperture or
11.2.2 Spectral
11.2.3 Optional
11.2.4 Special
11.2.5 Time Per
11.3 Mode = TRANS Configuration =
11.3.1 Aperture or
11.3.2 Spectral
11.3.3 Optional
11.3.4 Time Per
11.3.5 Special
11.4 Tables and

Chapter12: Advanced Camera for Surveys

12.1 Introduction to the
12.2 Mode = ACCUM Configuration =
12.2.1 Aperture or
12.2.2 Spectral
12.2.3
12.2.4 Optional
12.2.5 Number of
12.2.6 Time Per
12.3 Mode = ACCUM Configuration =
12.3.1 Aperture or
12.3.2
12.3.3 Optional
12.3.4 Number of
12.3.5 Time Per
12.4 Mode = ACQ Configuration =
12.4.1 Aperture or
12.4.2 Spectral
12.4.3
12.4.4 Optional
12.4.5 Number of
12.4.6 Time Per
12.5 Mode = ACCUM Configuration =
12.5.1 Aperture or
12.5.2 Spectral
12.5.3
12.5.4 Optional
12.5.5 Number of
12.5.6 Time Per
12.6 Tabular Reference
12.6.1 Spectral Elements for WFC and
12.6.2 Ramp Filter Wavelength
12.6.3 Spectral Elements for
12.7 ACS Aperture Coordinate

Chapter13: Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object

13.1 Introduction to
13.2 Mode = ACCUM Configuration = NIC1 or NIC2 or
13.2.1 Aperture or
13.2.2 Spectral
13.2.3
13.2.4 Optional
13.2.5 Time Per
13.2.6 Special
13.3 Mode = MULTIACCUM Configuration = NIC1 or NIC2 or
13.3.1 Aperture or
13.3.2 Spectral
13.3.3
13.3.4 Optional
13.3.5 Time Per
13.3.6 Special
13.4 Mode = ACQ Configuration =
13.4.1 Aperture or
13.4.2 Spectral
13.4.3
13.4.4 Optional
13.4.5 Number of
13.4.6 Time Per
13.4.7 Special
13.5 Tabular
13.5.1 TPG_TIME
13.5.2 NICMOS
13.5.3 NICMOS Spectral
13.6


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