Click on the instrument name for more information, click on the penultimate column for advice about submitting proposals. Check the observatory web pages (first column) for the latest on instrument availability.
The Mobj column documents multi-object capability: MS then number of slits, F then number of fibres, or IF = integral-field unit (with number of lenslets, if any).
This test version lists common-user optical, near-IR and mid-IR instruments offered at KeckI/II, HET, Subaru, VLT1/2/3/4, GeminiN/S, MMT, Baade/Clay (Magellan), Palomar 5-m, WHT, CTIO 4-m, AAT, KPNO 3.8-m, UKIRT, ESO 3.6-m, CFHT, WIYN, ARC, Calar Alto 3.5-m, NTT, TNG, and the smaller La Palma telescopes (INT, JKT, NOT). Please send comments to crb@ing.iac.es
Low- and medium-resolution optical spectrographs | ||||||||
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Telescope | D/m | Instrument | Min R | Max R | Field | Mobj | Who can apply | Notes |
KeckII | 9.8 |
DEIMOS |
| 5000 |
20' | MS85 |
UCal, Caltech, UHaw |
|
KeckII | 9.8 |
ESI |
1000 | 6000 |
2x8' | MS |
UCal, Caltech, UHaw |
|
KeckII | 9.8 |
LRIS |
300 | 5000 |
6x7.8' | |
UCal, Caltech, UHaw |
|
HET | 9.2 |
LRS |
60 | 1300 |
4' | |
HET partners (5 univ) , NOAO |
|
Subaru | 8.3 |
FOCAS |
250 | 2000 |
6' | M100 |
JP, all |
|
VLT1 | 8.2 |
FORS1 |
300 | 1000 |
7' | MS9 |
ESO, Chile |
|
VLT2 | 8.2 |
FORS2 |
300 | 2000 |
7' | MS9 |
ESO, Chile |
|
VLT2 | 8.2 |
FLAMES |
7500 | 25000 |
25' | F130 |
ESO, Chile |
Not yet available |
VLT3 | 8.2 |
VIMOS |
300 | 2000 |
7x7x4' | MS750 |
ESO, Chile |
Not yet available |
GeminiN | 8.1 |
GMOS |
700 | 4400 |
5.5' | MS100s |
US UK CA AU BR AR CL |
|
GeminiS | 8.1 |
GMOS |
700 | 4400 |
5.5' | MS100s |
US UK CA AU BR AR CL |
From 2003 |
MMT | 6.5 |
MMT Spec |
3000 | 8000 |
| |
Arizona, CfA? |
|
Baade | 6.5 |
IMACS |
2000 | 21000 |
24' | |
Carnegie, 4 univs, Chile |
From 2003 |
Baade | 6.5 |
B&C |
800 | 3000 |
75" | |
Carnegie, 4 univs, Chile |
From 2003 |
Baade | 6.5 |
LDSS2 |
200 | 1000 |
7.5' | MS |
Carnegie, 4 univs, Chile |
|
Clay | 6.5 |
MIKE |
9000 | 25000 |
5" | F256 |
Carnegie, 4 univs, Chile |
From 2003 |
Hale5 | 5.1 |
DoubleSpec |
1000 | 10000 |
2.2' | MS8 |
Caltech, JPL, NASA |
|
Hale5 | 5.1 |
NorrisSpec |
1000 | 4000 |
20' | F150 |
Caltech, JPL, NASA |
|
Hale5 | 5.1 |
COSMIC |
600 | 1200 |
9.7' | |
Caltech, JPL, NASA |
|
WHT | 4.2 |
ISIS |
900 | 13000 |
4.0' | |
UK ES NL EU |
|
WHT | 4.2 |
AF2 |
1000 | 8000 |
40' | F120 |
UK ES NL EU |
|
WHT | 4.2 |
INTEGRAL |
100 | 6000 |
30" | IF |
UK ES NL EU |
|
WHT | 4.2 |
OASIS |
| 3400 |
45" | IF1100 |
UK ES NL EU |
AO; Commissioning 2003 |
CTIO4 | 4.0 |
R-C SPEC |
1200 | 5000 |
5' | |
US, all |
|
CTIO4 | 4.0 |
Hydra CTIO |
| |
40' | F138 |
US, all |
|
AAT | 3.9 |
2dF |
| |
120' | F400 |
AU UK |
|
AAT | 3.9 |
RGOspec |
850 | 12000 |
| |
AU UK |
|
AAT | 3.9 |
TAURUS |
| |
| |
AU UK |
|
AAT | 3.9 |
SPIRAL |
1200 | 11000 |
22x11" | IF 512 |
AU UK |
|
KPNO4 | 3.8 |
R-C CCD |
300 | 5000 |
5.4' | MS |
US, all |
|
KPNO4 | 3.8 |
MARS |
400 | 1100 |
5' | MS |
US, all |
|
ESO4 | 3.6 |
EFOSC-2 |
100 | 1000 |
5' | MS |
ESO, Chile |
|
CFHT | 3.6 |
MOS |
| |
10x10' | MS10s |
CA FR US |
|
CFHT | 3.6 |
OSIS |
| |
| |
CA FR US |
|
CFHT | 3.6 |
FTS |
| |
| |
CA FR US |
|
WIYN | 3.5 |
Hydra |
700 | 22000 |
60' | F100 |
US, all |
|
WIYN | 3.5 |
DensePak |
700 | 22000 |
45" | IF90 |
US, all |
|
Calar4 | 3.5 |
TWIN |
3000 | 14000 |
4' | |
DE ES all |
|
Calar4 | 3.5 |
PMAS |
1500 | 6000 |
8" | IF |
DE ES all |
|
Calar4 | 3.5 |
MOSCA4 |
| |
11' | MS |
DE ES all |
|
NTT | 3.5 |
EMMI |
280 | 70000 |
9' | |
ESO, Chile |
|
ARC | 3.5 |
DIS II |
700 | 6000 |
| |
?? |
|
TNG | 3.5 |
DOLORES |
300 | 3000 |
9.4' | MS |
IT ES UK EU all |
|
INT | 2.5 |
IDS |
500 | 15000 |
4.0' | |
UK ES NL EU |
N/A after Jul 2003 |
NOT | 2.6 |
ALFOSC |
700 | 4300 |
| MS |
DE FI IS NO SE EU all |
|
NOT | 2.6 |
SOFIN |
| |
| |
DE FI IS NO SE EU all |
|
High-resolution optical spectrographs | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Telescope | D/m | Instrument | Min R | Max R | Field | Mobj | Who can apply | Notes |
KeckI | 9.8 |
HIRES |
30000 | 80000 |
| |
UCal, Caltech, UHaw |
|
HET | 9.2 |
HRS |
15000 | 120000 |
| |
HET partners (5 univ) , NOAO |
|
Subaru | 8.3 |
HDS |
| 160000 |
60" | |
JP, all |
|
VLT2 | 8.2 |
UVES |
40000 | 100000 |
| F8 |
ESO, Chile |
|
GeminiS | 8.1 |
bHROS |
150000 | |
3, 7" | |
US UK CA AU BR AR CL |
Not yet available |
WHT | 4.2 |
UES |
40000 | 80000 |
5.0' | |
UK ES NL EU |
Retired Jul 2002 |
CTIO4 | 4.0 |
Echelle |
50000 | |
| |
US, all |
|
AAT | 3.9 |
UCLES |
100000 | |
| |
AU UK |
|
AAT | 3.9 |
UHRF |
300000 | 940000 |
1.5" | |
AU UK |
|
KPNO4 | 3.8 |
Echelle |
18000 | 65000 |
2' | |
US, all |
|
ESO4 | 3.6 |
CES |
220000 | 235000 |
| |
ESO, Chile |
|
ESO4 | 3.6 |
HARPS |
120000 | 120000 |
1" | |
ESO, Chile |
|
CFHT | 3.6 |
Gecko |
| 120000 |
| |
CA FR US |
|
ARC | 3.5 |
Echelle |
38000 | 38000 |
| |
?? |
|
TNG | 3.5 |
SARG |
29000 | 164000 |
30" | |
IT ES UK EU all |
|
Near-IR spectrographs | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Telescope | D/m | Instrument | Min R | Max R | Field | Mobj | Who can apply | Notes |
KeckI | 9.8 |
NIRC2 |
| 5000 |
10,20,40" | |
UCal, Caltech, UHaw |
AO |
KeckII | 9.8 |
NIRSPEC |
2000 | 25000 |
42" | |
UCal, Caltech, UHaw |
AO |
HET | 9.2 |
JCAM |
5500 | 11000 |
| |
HET partners (5 univ) , NOAO |
|
Subaru | 8.3 |
IRCS |
100 | 2000 |
60" | |
JP, all |
|
Subaru | 8.3 |
CISCO/OHS |
| |
2' | |
JP, all |
|
VLT1 | 8.2 |
ISAAC |
500 | 3000 |
| |
ESO, Chile |
|
VLT1 | 8.2 |
CRIRES |
| 100000 |
50" | |
ESO, Chile |
Not yet available |
VLT4 | 8.2 |
SINFONI |
| 5000 |
| |
ESO, Chile |
Not yet available |
VLT4 | 8.2 |
NIRMOS |
2000 | |
| |
ESO, Chile |
Not yet available |
VLT4 | 8.2 |
NAOS |
400 | 1500 |
56" | |
ESO, Chile |
AO |
GeminiN | 8.1 |
NIFS |
5000 | |
3" | IF |
US UK CA AU BR AR CL |
Not yet available |
GeminiN | 8.1 |
NIRI |
400 | 1700 |
30,50,120 | |
US UK CA AU BR AR CL |
|
GeminiS | 8.1 |
FlamingosI |
350 | 2400 |
2.6' | MS100 |
US UK CA AU BR AR CL |
|
GeminiS | 8.1 |
GNIRS |
600 | 18000 |
| IF |
US UK CA AU BR AR CL |
Not yet available |
GeminiS | 8.1 |
Phoenix |
50000 | 75000 |
14" | |
US UK CA AU BR AR CL |
|
GeminiS | 8.1 |
CIRPASS |
3000 | |
| IF490 |
US UK CA AU BR AR CL |
|
MMT | 6.5 |
Flamingos2 |
| 1000 |
6.8' | MS |
Arizona, CfA? |
Available ~ 2004 |
Hale5 | 5.1 |
Pharo |
| 1500 |
25,40" | |
Caltech, JPL, NASA |
AO |
WHT | 4.2 |
LIRIS |
1000 | 3000 |
4.2' | MS10 |
UK ES NL EU |
Commissioning 2003 |
CTIO4 | 4.0 |
OSIRIS |
1200 | 3000 |
3.5' | |
US, all |
Tip-tilt |
AAT | 3.9 |
IRIS2 |
1500 | 2500 |
8' | |
AU UK |
|
KPNO4 | 3.8 |
FLAMINGO |
1000 | 3000 |
10' | MS |
US, all |
|
UKIRT | 3.8 |
UIST |
1500 | 3500 |
1,2' | +IF |
UK |
|
UKIRT | 3.8 |
CGS4 |
500 | 8500 |
| |
UK |
|
CFHT | 3.6 |
OSIS-IR |
| |
| |
CA FR US |
|
CFHT | 3.6 |
GriF |
| |
36" | |
CA FR US |
|
Calar4 | 3.5 |
OMEGACass |
6000 | |
| |
DE ES all |
|
NTT | 3.5 |
SofI |
600 | 1200 |
5.5' | |
ESO, Chile |
|
ARC | 3.5 |
GRIM II |
200 | 800 |
| |
?? |
|
ARC | 3.5 |
NIC-FPS |
10000 | 10000 |
4.6' | |
?? |
|
TNG | 3.5 |
NICS |
50 | 2500 |
4.2' | |
IT ES UK EU all |
|
Mid-IR instruments | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Telescope | D/m | Instrument | Min R | Max R | Field | Mobj | Who can apply | Notes |
KeckI | 9.8 |
LWS |
100 | 1400 |
10x10" | |
UCal, Caltech, UHaw |
|
Subaru | 8.3 |
COMICS |
250 | 8500 |
40x30" | |
JP, all |
|
VLT3 | 8.2 |
VISIR |
300 | 30000 |
| |
ESO, Chile |
Not yet available |
GeminiN | 8.1 |
Michelle |
200 | 30000 |
| |
US UK CA AU BR AR CL |
|
GeminiS | 8.1 |
T-ReCS |
1000 | 1050 |
28" | |
US UK CA AU BR AR CL |
|
Hale5 | 5.1 |
SpectroCam |
100 | 2000 |
| |
Caltech, JPL, NASA |
|
ESO4 | 3.6 |
TIMMI2 |
130 | 160 |
50" | |
ESO, Chile |
|
UKIRT | 3.8 |
Michelle |
| |
| |
UK |
|
Proposal deadlines | |
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Observatory | Deadlines |
ING (WHT, INT, JKT) | Mar 15, Sep 15 (Jun 30 for ITP Feb - Jan) |
NOT | May 1, Nov 1 |
Calar Alto | Mar 15, Sep 15 |
ESO (La Silla + VLT) | Apr 1, Oct 1 |
Gemin N + S | Mar 31, Sep 30 for US, UK, CA, AU |
AAO, UKIRT | Mar 15, Sep 15 |
CFHT | Mar 1, Sep 1 |
KPNO, WIYN, CTIO | Mar 31, Sep 30 |
Keck | Mar, Sep (dates depend on user inst.) |
HET | mid-Feb, mid-Jun and mid-Oct (HET partners) |
Subaru | Apr 30?, Oct 31 |
Las Campanas (Magellan, du Pont etc.) | Apr?, Oct 15 |
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