ING Telescopes

Instrumentation Options 2000B

This page gives an overview of the instrumentation available at the ING telescopes. It is revised twice yearly to reflect the options offered in each semester.

The A semester (closing date for applications is the previous September 30th)  covers the period 1st February to 31st July. The B semester (closing date for applications is the previous March 31st ) covers the period 1st August to 31st January. Proposals must be submitted on the current version, 02/2000, of the PATT2 form. Font sizes must not be reduced from the style-file defaults.

Full information on all the listed instruments, including the general ING Observers' Guide, is indexed in the ING Manuals' Home Page. Information on older instruments can still be found on-line in the Obsolete Instruments' section of the Manuals' Home Page. The WHT instrument-news page replaces the Telescope News section previously found in the Spectrum journal.

Applicants are reminded that to encourage proposals for larger time allocations on the WHT, the PATT2 application form allows a 2-page scientific justification for WHT proposals of six or more nights. This second page should be used for the scientific justification for NAOMI backup proposals.

Email links to the instrument specialists are given; please contact them directly if you require further information about any instrument.

§ Notes

1. INGRID is being commissioned in March 2000, and is offered on a common-user (but shared-risks) basis in semester 2000B.
2. NAOMI/INGRID will be available at the WHT on a common-user (but shared-risks) basis from September 2000, following commissioning in August. NAOMI proposals should include a backup programme (UES, ISIS or Aux Port imaging) to be carried out when conditions are unfavourable for AO observations.
3. UES is offered with a choice of SITe or the 2xEEV mosaic detectors, and the long- or short-slit derotator only.
4. AUX port imaging is permanently available using CuSO4-U and Harris-BVRI filters only.
5. Specifications and technical details of all CCD's current at the ING are given on the ING Detectors' technical page.
6. Full details of all ING filters are given in the Filter Home Page
7. SIGNAL can be used to calculate exposure times for any telescope/instrument/detector combination.
8. AUTOFIB2 small fibres will be commissioned in Semester 2001A.
9. LDSS2 is no longer offered as a common-user instrument, and has been adopted by the University of Durham. Contact Richard Bower for further details.
10. TAURUS is no longer offered as a common-user instrument, and is being considered for adoption by the IoA, University of Cambridge. Contact Richard McMahon for further details.