Proposal Preparation

Documents	Specifications & Components
First light Results	Filters Grating Detector Guider Specs & Sensitivity
Sensitivities	Planning Tools
Zero Points imaging Throughput spectroscopic Sky lines Flux Wavelength Calibration Spectrophotometric Observing Strategies and Fringing	Exposure time calculator: XTcalc Exposure Recommendations MAGMA for designing slitmasks Target Visibility Tool & Finder charts Observer's reference shelf Frequently Asked Questions Mask Design Considerations
Telescope Specs & Limits	Policies
Limits Telescope info	Instrument & Telescope Access, Dome Opening Split Night Policy Weather Conditions Remote Observing Policy Engineering Time Policy Computing Policy Additional policies

Preparing for your observing run

Pre-Run Checklist	4 weeks before your run
pre-observing checklist	Mainland Observing Requests: accessed from the observer home page Download MAGMA for designing slitmasks
2 weeks before your run
Lodging Reservation Request (VSQ)