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What are Targets of Opportunity (ToOs)?Targets of Opportunity (ToO) are transient phenomena whose exact timing and/or location on the sky are uncertain at the time of the proposal submission. (more information...)How to apply for ToOsRequests for observations of these objects should be submitted through the normal General Observer proposal process in response to a Call for Proposals. Observations of completely unanticipated phenomena can be requested through Director's Discretionary Time procedures.How to activate a ToOFor approved programs with low-impact ToOs, the Principal Investigator (PI) or Technical Contact (TC) for the program should email the SSC Helpdesk (help@spitzer.caltech.edu) to request activation. The email should contain detailed information about the ToO target and how it satisfies criteria for activation outlined in the approved proposal. Remember that low-impact, being defined as more than 5 weeks out, does not mean 4 weeks plus one day...For approved programs with medium-impact ToOs, the PI/TC are given phone numbers to call (a primary and a backup) to request activation IF THE ACTIVATION REQUEST IS ON A WEEKEND (after 5PM Friday or before 8AM Monday) OR HOLIDAY. The PI/TC should email the SSC Helpdesk (help@spitzer.caltech.edu) for an activation request Monday-Friday (day or night). The email should contain detailed information about the ToO target and how it satisfies criteria for activation outlined in the approved proposal. For approved programs with high-impact ToOs, upon program approval in the Spring, the PI/TC are given phone numbers to call (a primary and a backup) to request activation. The PI/TC should follow-up the call with an email to the SSC Helpdesk containing detailed information about the ToO target and how it satisfies criteria for activation outlined in the approved proposal. Estimated minimum turnaround time is 48 hours between receipt of the final approved AOR and the observations themselves. (more formal words on activation...)
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