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1. ING INSTRUMENTATION IN SEMESTER 2002A
2. EC funding for observers
3. Availability of SARG on the TNG *** NEW! ****
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ING INSTRUMENTATION IN SEMESTER 2002A
GENERAL INFORMATION
Detailed information on ING instrumentation offered for the forthcoming
semester can be found in the ING web pages at
http://www.ing.iac.es/Astronomy/observing/instruments.html
and guidelines for proposal submission can be found at
http://www.ing.iac.es/Astronomy/observing/INGinfo_home.html
Applicants are recommended to refer to these pages for the latest information.
Applicants should be aware that occasionally highly rated proposals may not
be awarded time due to scheduling constraints. In 2002A this will be
particularly relevant to NAOMI and INTEGRAL programmes competing for access
to GHRIL, and to programmes competing for INGRID at Cass and INGRID in GHRIL
with NAOMI. NAOMI runs will be restricted second half of the semester while
INTEGRAL runs will be scheduled in the first half.
An additional constraint is that INGRID will not be available until
approximately 22nd March (beginning of bright time) due to essential
engineering work. Further, due to planned modifications of the Nasmyth
platforms which are due to start in the summer of 2002, UES may not be
available towards the end of the semester.
ING INSTRUMENTATION IN SEMESTER 2002A
WHT - http://www.ing.iac.es/Astronomy/telescopes/wht/
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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.
The following instrument/detector configurations are available:
Instrument + Detector
ISIS BLUE + EEV12
ISIS RED + TEK
AUX-port/UBVRI + TEK
UES + SITe1 or 2xEEV Mosaic
PRIME + 2xEEV Mosaic
AUTOFIB2/WYFFOS + TEK (small fibres only - shared-risks basis)
INTEGRAL/WYFFOS + TEK
INGRID + 1kx1k HgCdTe
NAOMI/INGRID + 1kx1k HgCdTe (shared-risks basis)
Notes:
NAOMI/INGRID observations will be carried out in service mode.
AUTOFIB2: Only small fibres are available
Visitor Instrument Contacts:
LDSS2 - Richard Bower, R.G.Bower@durham.ac.uk
SAURON - Tim de Zeeuw, tim@strw.leidenuniv.nl
S-CAM - Michael Perryman, mperryma@astro.estec.esa.nl
TAURUS - Richard McMahon, rgm@ast.cam.ac.uk
INT - http://www.ing.iac.es/Astronomy/telescopes/int/
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Instrument + Detector
WFC + 4xEEV
IDS 235/500 + EEV10 or TEK
Visitor Instrument Contacts
CIRSI - Richard McMahon, rgm@ast.cam.ac.uk
Observing time is allocated in blocks of one week on average, and observing
programmes shorter than *4* nights are not accepted, unless explicitly
agreed in advance by the Head of Astronomy or the Director of ING.
JKT - http://www.ing.iac.es/Astronomy/telescopes/jkt/
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Direct imaging (2kx2k SITe2)
The JKT only supports one common-user instrument, and private instruments
are not accepted.
Observing time is usually allocated in blocks of one week, and observing
programmes shorter than *5* nights are not accepted, unless explicitly
agreed in advance by the Head of Astronomy or the Director of ING.
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EC FUNDING FOR ACCESS TO ING TELESCOPES
Under the auspices of the EC's Access to Research Infrastructures Programme,
EC funding to cover travel, accommodation and subsistence costs will be
available to observers meeting certain criteria of eligibility. Refer to
http://www.otri.iac.es/eno/
for further details.
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Availability of SARG at the TNG
As part of a collaboration between ING and TNG, NL and UK observers
may apply to use the TNG high resolution spectrograph, SARG. Depending
on demand, up to seven nights will be available to the NL & UK communities.
SARG is a high efficiency echelle spectrograph designed for the spectral
range from 370 up to 900 nm, and for resolutions from R=29,000 up to
R=164,000. Both single object and long slit (up to 30 arcsec) observing
modes are possible. A dioptric camera images the cross dispersed spectra
onto a mosaic of two 2048X4096 CCDs. Note that successful applicants to
SARG/TNG will qualify for EC funding. Further details on the TNG and SARG
may be found on their web site
www.tng.iac.es
Please note that NL and UK applicants for SARG should apply using their
standard PATT/NL form and should send these to their own national TAGs. Do
not apply to the TNG. CAT observers should apply for TNG time in the
usual way.
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Danny Lennon
Head of Astronomy, ING
September 10th, 2001
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