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SPOT V9.0 Released (30 Dec 03)Spitzer Planning Observations Tool (SPOT) V9.0 has been released. There is also an updated SPOT User's Guide to go with it.These items can be downloaded or accessed from the Proposal Kit area on the SSC website. The SPOT automatic update feature will work to upgrade to version 9.0 except for Mac users; please download a new copy of the software. Some of the new features in this release are:
SPOT V8.1 Released (9 Sep 03)Spitzer Planning Observations Tool (SPOT) V8.1 has been released. There is also an updated SPOT User's Guide to go with it.These items can be downloaded or accessed from the Proposal Kit area on the SSC website. The SPOT automatic update feature will NOT work to go from to version 8.1; please download a new copy of the software. Some of the new features in this release are:
SIRTF launch (21 July 03)NASA has scheduled the SIRTF launch for August 23 at 1:37:43am (EDT), from Launch Complex 17-B at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. This re-scheduled date follows an April decision to postpone the launch to address concerns about solid rocket motors (SRMs) on the Delta-II Heavy launch vehicle and to permit the two Mars Exploration Rover launches to proceed. The first stage of the SIRTF launcher is being erected, with installation of the nine SRMs continuing through July 24. The second stage will be erected on about July 28. Shortly thereafter, the SIRTF Observatory will be enclosed in a fairing and installed atop the launch vehicle. The summer launch window extends through mid-September.Proposals are currently due on or about Feb 14, 2004; see Science Schedules.
SPOT V7.5 Released (20 June 03)SIRTF Planning Observations Tool (SPOT) V7.5 has been released. Because there are very few changes in this version, all of the previous documentation is still valid and has not been updated.There are no major enhancements included in the Spot client in version 7.5. The changes include:
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SPOT V7.1 Released (16 May 03)SIRTF Planning Observations Tool (SPOT) V7.1 has been released. There is also an updated SPOT User's Guide to go with it. We have also updated the PET and the Observation Planning Cookbook.These items can be downloaded or accessed from the Proposal Kit area on the SSC website. The SPOT automatic update feature will work to go from version 7.0 to this version, but if you are running a version earlier than 7.0, we urge you to download the software directly from this site, as the file is quite large. Some of the new features in this release are:
Observation Planning Workshop (7 May 03)The SIRTF Science Center (SSC) is pleased to announce a 2-day observation planning workshop to be held at the SSC, Pasadena, CA, on 25-26 July 2003. The format of this workshop will be similar to the ones held at the SSC in November and December 2002 and will provide insight and information on SIRTF capabilities, plus the observation and proposal planning tools available for download from the SSC website.There is no registration fee associated with the workshop, but we only have 40 workshop places available. Ph.D.-level astronomers and graduate students are eligible to attend. No restrictions are made as to nationality or institution. Places at the workshop will be given on a first-come-first-served basis. If you are interested in attending, workshop information, registration and hotel information is available online. The deadline for the hotel block booking is 11 July. We look forward to seeing you this summer at the SSC.
SPOT V7.0 Released (26 Mar 03)SIRTF Planning Observations Tool (SPOT) V7.0 has been released. There is also an updated SPOT User's Guide to go with it.These items can be downloaded or accessed from the Proposal Kit area on the SSC website. The automatic update feature will work to go from version 6.3 to this version, but if you are running a version earlier than 6.0, we urge you to download the software directly from this site, as the file is quite large. Some of the new features in this release are:
New and Updated Pages and Documents (March 2003)In addition to the items associated with the SPOT 7 release above, several interesting pages in the SSC hierarchy have been recently created or updated, including the following:
Updated Blackout Schedule (March 2003)As soon as the SV phase ends and as soon as the SSC can characterize and document the Observatory performance, the yellow period now begins. This will be about 3.5 months after launch, or near the start of August. During this period, the GTOs and LegSci teams will be permitted to make only those major changes that fall within those criteria defined by the SSC Director. This is the exception to the rule, whereby major changes are normally not permitted while a CP is 'active.' An updated blackout schedule has been posted in the usual location.
2003 SIRTF Fellowship awards(February 2003)The SIRTF Science Center announces the selection of four new SIRTF Fellows for three-year appointments, starting with the 2003-04 academic year. These research awards were made following a peer review of 38 applications. They are: Michael C. Cushing (NASA-Ames), Sarah C. Gallagher (UCLA), Jacqueline Kessler (University of Texas), and Henrik Spoon (Cornell University). more information on the research projects...
SIRTF First Look Survey -- Ancillary Data Release (January 2003)Additional supporting ancillary data are now available. These data are VLA observations taken with the B-array at 1.4 GHz. The VLA image is a mosaic of 35 VLA pointings taken during 2001 and 2002. The web-based data service providing public access to the data is provided by the InfraRed Science Archive.
SPOT V6.3 Released (January 2003)SIRTF Planning Observations Tool (SPOT) V6.3 has been released. There is also an updated SPOT User's Guide (v3.3).All of these items can be downloaded or accessed from the Proposal Kit area on the SSC website. The automatic update feature will work to go from version 6.2 to this version, but if you are running a version earlier than 6.0, we urge you to download the software directly from this site, as the file is quite large. Some of the new features in this release are:
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