This page is designed to introduce potential users of the Intermediate Dispersion Spectrograph (IDS) on the INT to it's capabilities and specifications. It will help astronomers who are considering applying for time on the instrument to quickly assess whether their science can be carried out. It provides useful links for those of you who will be observing with IDS, and up-to-the minute advice on practical observing. The ING quality control results, which continually monitor the throughput and performance of the spectrograph and CCD configuration are also available for your perusal.

We would appreciate any feedback Observers or applicants have on these pages. In particular let us know if there is any information that you require which is not provided here, or that you think is not easily accesible. Mail the IDS instrument specialist (Begoña García-Lorenzo bgarcia@ing.iac.es) your comments.