FAQs

Science Users General Information:

• General overview questions -FAQ contents: what is Spitzer, how to refer to this observatory
• Legacy Science Program (see also Legacy web pages) - FAQ contents: what is it, which projects, and when the data go public
• Fellowship Program (see also Fellows web pages) - FAQ contents: what is it, when are proposals due, who is qualified, are AORs required
• Visiting the SSC (see also Visitor page) -- FAQ contents: Science collaboration visits, data analysis visits, public tours

Proposals and Proposal Kit:

• Planning Observations - FAQ contents: where to start, what tools are available, other things about planning observations
• Spot- and Leopard-specific questions - FAQ contents: auto-updating, macs, etc
• Modifying AORs (also see overview of modifying AORs)

Observatory and Science Instruments:

• IRAC
• IRS
• MIPS

Approved programs:

• General Observers Common Questions FAQ contents: when will my program be scheduled/observed, modification of AORs, failed AORs, etc.

Funding:

• Common Funding Questions

Data Archives and Analysis:

• SSC Data Processing - FAQ contents: philosophy, overview of formats and data products, etc
• Archive - FAQ contents: what are all these files, how long does it take to stage data, etc
• Post-BCD Data Processing - MOPEX, SMART

Old Archived FAQs:

• General Observer Cycle-5 Proposals - FAQ contents: when, how much time, archival research, proposal formats, how to make pdf, other details about proposals themselves
• General Observer Cycle-4 Proposals - FAQ contents: when, how much time, archival research, proposal formats, how to make pdf, other details about proposals themselves
• General Observer Cycle-3 Proposals - FAQ contents: when, how much time, archival research, proposal formats, how to make pdf, other details about proposals themselves
• General Observer Cycle-2 Proposals - FAQ contents: when, how much time, archival research, proposal formats, how to make pdf, other details about proposals themselves
• General Observer Cycle-1 Proposals - FAQ contents: when, how much time, archival research, proposal formats, how to make pdf, other details about proposals themselves
• Spitzer Legacy Science Data Products and Analysis Tools (Note that these are OLD archived FAQs from August 2000)
• Calibration of Spitzer Observations (Note that these are OLD archived FAQs from August 2000)

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