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Observing with LT:
step-by-step
quick reference

click step titles for more details
Apply for time
(phase 1)
For semester A (Feb-Jul):
apply in Sep of previous year

For semester B (Aug-Jan):
apply in March of same year
Submit PHASE 1 form to either PATT, JMU, CAT, or CCI TAGs:
Proposal Accepted?
If time awarded (~1 mth after deadline), your allocated time will be listed on the Allocations Pages, ordered by TAG.
Define Observations
(phase 2)
Submit observation requests directly to LT via Phase 2 User Interface (phase2UI)
Download Data
Receive email notification of observations; download data from these links:
Send Details
Please send us your details of publications using LT data to the LT Support Astronomer

Telescope &
Instruments

Telescope

Optics
Autoguider
Mechanics
Observatory Building
Site Location

Target Acquisition

Field Centering
Cardinal Pointing

Robotics

Robotic Control System
Scheduling System
Data Pipeline

Instrumentation

RATCam (CCD camera)
SupIRCam (IR camera)
RINGO (optical polarimeter)
MEABURN (spectrometer)
RISE (fast readout camera)
FRODOspec (spectrometer)
IO (Infrared-Optical camera)
Exposure Calculator

Standards

RATCam
SupIRCam
RINGO

Pipelines

RATCam
SupIRCam
RINGO

Important Dates

Proposal deadlines etc

Proposal Instructions:
how to apply for time

Phase 1 Instructions

Time available
Instruments available
Calculating Time You Need
Applying through TAGs
MORE

Phase 2 Instructions

User Interface (UI)
UI Tutorial
Instructions
Sequence Builder
Sequence Builder Tutorial
UI user instructions for:
 – RATCam
 – SupIRCam
 – RISE
 – RINGO2
 – FRODOSpec
Ephemeris Input

About Short Proposals

About OPTICON

Allocated Time (TAG Results)

PATT
JMU
CAT
CCI

GRB Followup

Important Notes
Post Rapid Form

Data Products

Daily Procedures
Observations Log
Photometric Standards
Quicklook
Data Archive