General Spitzer Observing Rules

General Spitzer Observing Rules

These observing policies pertain to all categories of science observations made with the Spitzer Space Telescope, unless explicitly stated otherwise.

Also, please refer to the page: Special Overhead Burdens.

The Spitzer observing rules are available in a PDF document or in HTML format:

1. Definition of Science Observing Time
2. Duplicate Observations
3. Declaration of AORs
4. Modification of AORs
5. Targets of Opportunity
6. Generic Targets
7. Second-Look Observations
8. Commissioning of AOTs
9. Routine Calibrations
10. Special Calibrations
11. Use of Parallel Observations
12. Infeasible or Non-schedulable Observations
13. Failed Observations
14. Data Rights
15. Publication and Dissemination of Spitzer Results

Other Relevant Documents

• Spitzer Observer's Manual (SOM)
• Current Call for Proposals
• Spitzer Observing Rules (this page)
• Spot User's Guide
• Spitzer Reserved Observations Catalog (ROC), which is most easily searched via Spot or Leopard, the Spitzer archive tool.

Also see the Performance Estimation Tool (the PET has sensitivities; there are other tools too), the Proposal Submission Guide, the Observation Planning Cookbook (includes specific examples with AORs!), and even more stuff listed in the proposal kit...