Synopsis

Special Requests

Submit your VSQ Reservations

Submit your Mainland Observing Request

Create starlists

Create finding charts

Details

Notify staff of any special ESI configuration requests.

Although the various Echellette-mode slits are always available, other components include the IFU and the longslits may be swapped in and out to meet demand. We try to avoid changing these configurable elements after ESI has been mounted onto the telescope, so if your observing program requires the IFU or a particular longslit, please notify your Support Astronomer four weeks before your observing run to ensure that it will be loaded for you.

Submit your Mainland Observing request.

Requests to use any of the various mainland observing sites for remote observations are due four weeks prior to your run. Please see the policies for remote observing.

Submit your VSQ reservation form.

Please see the Lodging Reservation Request form for your run. This should be completed two weeks before your run.

Compose your target list. Please see the starlists documentation for the format of the star lists.

• Don't forget about the K2 Nasmyth deck limit at Elevation = 36.8 degrees in the West! Please review the Telescope info web page to determine the limits.
• A planning tool is available that can tell you when targets are available during the night.

Prepare finding charts.

We recommend that you create finding charts for all of your intended target fields. Finding charts should cover an area of the sky slightly larger than the instrument or guider field-of-view.