W.M. Keck Observatory
Observing at WMKO 
 
Applying for Keck Telescope Time

Each user community, UC, Caltech, NASA, UH, NOAO, Gemini, and Subaru has its own internal requirements regarding deadlines for submittal of proposals and information required to apply for time on the Keck telescopes. However, regardless of the institution to which the user applies, he/she should complete the WMKO Proposal Cover Sheet Form and submit it, along with the individual institution request forms, to the appropriate TAC. This form is used, once a given proposal has been allotted time by its TAC, to concatenate the approved time assignments into the master schedule. Observers will be notified by the appropriate TAC of the fate of their proposal and by WMKO for telescope time assignments if the proposal was accepted. Telescope schedules will be posted on the W.M. Keck Observatory web pages approximately two months before the beginning of the semester.

Beginning with 2008A, Keck password-protected user accounts are available and required for filling out the coversheet form. Please go to the Keck Observer Login Page to login to your home page or to create an account if you do not yet have one. If you have forgotten your login name and password, help will be available at the login page. From your homepage you will be able to view your upcoming telescope runs, view your previous semesters' coversheets, create or modify coversheets for the upcoming semester, view and modify your contact information and profile.



bschaefer@keck.hawaii.edu

This page last updated 8-Aug-08. bas