Hubble Space Telescope Primer for Cycle 11

Chapter 6: 
Orbit Calculation for a Phase I Proposal

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In this chapter . . .

Construction of an Observing Program HST Visits The Visibility Period Acquisition Times and Instrument Overheads Constructing Your Program

 

An important issue in the preparation of an HST observing proposal is to calculate the amount of observing time you need to request. This chapter guides you through the steps that are required to accomplish this task.