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Significant recently updated files (December 2005)

These files have undergone recent significant changes (NB: schedules and logs and pipeline processing status pages get updated all the time without getting noted here):

19 Dec 2005

New archive of all important notes to IRS observers
Spot and Leopard user's guides (and bugs lists) have been updated for S13.1, just released. (Make sure your Spot/Leopard is set to "auto-update" to update the software.)

16 Dec 2005

IRSCLEAN_MASK and IRSCLEAN have been added to the contributed software archive.

15 Dec 2005

02 Dec 2005

Updated DDT abstracts

01 Dec 2005

Updated rogue pixel information

Significant recently updated files (November 2005)

These files have undergone recent significant changes (NB: schedules and logs and pipeline processing status pages get updated all the time without getting noted here):

23 Nov 2005

New Legacy deliveries

22 Nov 2005

Updated BIC

18 Nov 2005

Updated funding information

15 Nov 2005

New version of Spot and Leopard. THIS IS THE VERSION TO USE for submitting your proposals. If your system does not auto-update, then you will need to grab and install the software.
Major changes for this version of Spot include:
- Proposal Submission tool --- revisions of Science Categories, user input of proprietary period for data.
- Stellar Mode for IRAC (to be commissioned in GO3).
- Three-color composite image visualization.
- Input of FITS files with extensions.
- Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) WCS error fixed in visualization.
- Handling of GNOMONIC projection with a CD matrix in visualization.
- PCRS source catalog overlay in visualization.
- Access PCRS catalog directly to select PCRS peak-up target in IRS AOTs.
- Search for AORs from approved programs within area around your target.
- Correction of Compute Backgrounds from File error in v12.
Major changes for this version of Leopard include batch searches for lists of targets and the ability to save visualizations (as you could already in Spot).

1 Nov 2005 -- the Call for Proposals is released today. Associated documentation has been updated semi-continuously since mid-October.

New Current Call (CP3), including proposal templates (required!)
Updated SOM
The ASCII ROC is back, and updated
Updated SSO Observing with Spitzer document for moving target observers.
Updated Spitzer Observing Rules
Updated Spitzer Observation Planning Cookbook, including entirely new chapters on time series observations and target of opportunity (ToO) observations.

Significant recently updated files (October 2005)

These files have undergone recent significant changes (NB: schedules and logs and pipeline processing status pages get updated all the time without getting noted here):

31 Oct 2005

Substantially updated Bright Object information
IRAC pages tweaked to remove 200 sec frame times, other minor updates.
Typo fixed in APEX user guide
New DDT program

19 Oct 2005

Updated Nov Meeting Program
Several updated MIPS pages
Several updated IRAC pages, including a new pocket guide
Several updated IRS pages, including a new pocket guide, new LH sensitivities.
Updated stats on the ROC

18 Oct 2005

Updated journal article list
Most pages in the General Information area have been updated.
The Legacy pages have been substantially updated
Updated GTO abstracts
Updated OST workshops page
Updated ROC supporting info (new ROC still to come)
Updated parking information as part of the visitor information

17 Oct 2005 The annual doc update has started in earnest.

Updated mopex release for solaris and linux
Updated APEX User's Guide
Updated acknowledgements (reference to seminal software papers)
Updated How Scheduling Works
Updated How the Archive Works
Updated FAQ pages

12 Oct 2005

Updated BIC
Updated DDT abstracts

11 Oct 2005

New pages for IAU JD 15
Updated rogue pixel information

6 Oct 2005

New archive FAQ for unzipping multiple zip files at once.
New memo on IRS uncertainties
The return of the Countdown Clock for CP3!
New MIPS PRFs and related information.

5 Oct 2005

New portrayal of all of the observed AORs
Addition of high proton flux events to the schedules and logs page.

3 Oct 2005

Updated postbcd documentation, and new version of MOPEX (including MOPEX for Macs!).

Significant recently updated files (September 2005)

These files have undergone recent significant changes (NB: schedules and logs and pipeline processing status pages get updated all the time without getting noted here):

29 Sep 2005

Updated complete Spitzer programs list.

26 Sep 2005

Updated ephemeris files currently available in Spot.
Updated Spot and Leopard bugs lists

20 Sep 2005

Updated IRAC stray light corrector information.
Updated Spot and Leopard bugs lists

6 Sep 2005

Updated IRS calibrator information, including Decin models and a list of the calibrators used.

2 Sep 2005

Updated Contributed Software for IRAC

Significant recently updated files (August 2005)

These files have undergone recent significant changes (NB: schedules and logs and pipeline processing status pages get updated all the time without getting noted here):

31 Aug 2005

Updated IRS Rogue Pixel information

30 Aug 2005

New 2006 Spitzer Fellows Applications

29 Aug 2005

Updated DDT abstracts

26 Aug 2005

New IRS memo on rogue pixels

17 Aug 2005

New Extragalactic FLS MIPS-Ge data

15-16 Aug 2005

4 Aug 2005

Updated data demos
New MIPS aperture corrections
Updated acknowledgments for Spitzer papers
Updated DDT abstracts

1 Aug 2005

Updated Leopard bugs list and Spot bugs list

Significant recently updated files (July 2005)

These files have undergone recent significant changes (NB: schedules and logs and pipeline processing status pages get updated all the time without getting noted here):

28 Jul 2005

21 Jul 2005

New version of bandmerge

20 Jul 2005

Updated list of GO2 programs which includes CXO joint programs. Similarly, there is an updated list of approved Spitzer programs and list of Cycle 2 abstracts

16 Jul 2005

New Decin models for use with IRS calibrator data.

13 Jul 2005

Updated IRS PUI filter transmission curves

12 July 05

New SPICE version
New SMART version
The ROC search page has been pulled in favor of Leopard, at least for now.

6 July 05

Internal report by Frayer et al. on 70 um Warm Campaign 10K Sensitivity Tests. Data for this test have also been released; the program with these AORs is 1862, and the AOR labels are "xFLS-N", where N goes from 1 to 6.
The extragalactic First-Look Survey has made enhanced mosaics and source catalogs available. The accompanying paper is Lacy et al., 2005, ApJS, in press.
New document: Absolute Calibration of the Infrared Array Camera on the Spitzer Space Telescope, Reach et al., 2005, PASP, in press.
New document: Point Source Extraction with MOPEX by Makovoz and Marleau, 2005, PASP, in press

5 July 05

Updated BIC including Cycle-2.
New Response to SUP-15 has been posted.

Significant recently updated files (June 2005)

These files have undergone recent significant changes (NB: schedules and logs and pipeline processing status pages get updated all the time without getting noted here):

24 June 05

New S12 IRS pipeline description.
New version of SPICE.
Important bug fix for MOPEX.
Updated Spot Bugs List.
Updated make_imask_from_dmask.pro for use with IRAC data.

17 June 05

Updated DDT abstracts.

8 June 05

Newly posted Cycle-2 GO abstracts, Cycle-2 AR abstracts, and Cycle-2 TR abstracts.

7 June 05

Updated Mosaicker User's Guide.

4 June 05

New Data Analysis Workshop #2 pages. Registration is now open. Strong preference will be given to those investigators who already have data in-hand for their Cycle 1 or 2 GO or AR programs.

Significant recently updated files (May 2005)

These files have undergone recent significant changes (NB: schedules and logs and pipeline processing status pages get updated all the time without getting noted here):

27 May 05

17 May 05

new version of IRAC stray light masker.

16 May 05

Stats on accepted GO2 proposals.

12 May 05

Updated MIPS Data Handbook to go with S12.
Updated IRAC Data Handbook to go with S12.

11 May 05

New version of Spot and Leopard has been posted. Auto-update will also work, but will require two auto-updates for most users.
IRAC pbcd filenaming convention has changed for S12; MIPS has included several new files for S12.

10 May 05

Many updated files in the post-BCD software area. Largest changes include a new version of MOPEX and moving IRSFRINGE to the contributed software pages.
New pages for Cool Stars 14, co-sponsored by the SSC, to be held in Pasadena in November 2006.

5 May 05

Spitzer returned to normal operations

3 May 05

Updated spacecraft status on the front page.
New S12 information for IRAC

Significant recently updated files (April 2005)

These files have undergone recent significant changes (NB: schedules and logs and pipeline processing status pages get updated all the time without getting noted here):

25 April 05

Spitzer entered safe mode on Sunday night, April 24. Bulletins were posted to the front page as events developed.

13 April 05

Updated SMART software

11 April 05

Updated DDT abstracts
Updated 2005 Fellows Symposium information

9 April 05

new pages for The Spitzer Science Center 2005 Conference: Infrared Diagnostics of Galaxy Evolution

5 April 05

new contributed resource for MIPS: GeRT
slightly updated BIC

Significant recently updated files (March 2005)

These files have undergone recent significant changes (NB: schedules and logs and pipeline processing status pages get updated all the time without getting noted here):

31 March 05

new contributed resource for IRS: make_3plane.pro

28 March 05

new contributed resource: STINYTIM

23 March 05

new page on referencing your dataset id in your journal articles
bugfix release to bandmerge
new talks for IRS data analysis workshop
new contributed software resource for MIPS 70 um filtering.

21 March 05

new contributed resource: convolution kernels
new IRAC superflat and IRAC pixel solid angles
updated MIPS Data Handbook
new talks for MIPS data analysis workshop

18 March 05

new version of SPICE
new contributed code for IRAC: make imask from dmask
new talks for IRAC data analysis workshop

17 March 05

updated publications page
new resources on contributed software and resource archive

15 March 05

updated MIPS bmask and pmask for Ge.

10 March 05

updated (version 0.5) Data Analysis Cookbooks/Demos. Completely reorganized!
new IRAC Array-Location-Dependent Photometric Corrections for Compact Sources with Stellar Spectral Types
updated DDT Abstracts
updated list of all Spitzer programs

4 March 05

new 2005 Fellows Symposium information
Updated Data Analysis Workshop information

3 March 05

updatd MIPS Ge pmask information

2 March 05

Updated Bandmerge User's Guide, and new MOPEX/APEX overviews.

Significant recently updated files (February 2005)

These files have undergone recent significant changes (NB: schedules and logs and pipeline processing status pages get updated all the time without getting noted here):

25 Feburary 05

Latest SPICE release had to be pulled due to major bugs; a new version is expected soon.
New statistics on CP2.
New agenda for data analysis workshops.

17 Feburary 05

Slightly updated MIPS data handbook.
New MIPS PRFs

16 Feburary 05

Significantly updated IRAC pmasks.

14 Feburary 05

New 2005 Spitzer Fellows announced.
CP2 Deadline has now passed; handful of pages edited to reflect this.

11 Feburary 05

SPICE is now Linux-compatible.

8 Feburary 05

SMART is now available as part of the contributed software archive.

4 Feburary 05

New Instrument Interest Group mailing lists.

3 Feburary 05

Another new IRS SOM erratum.

2 Feburary 05

Corrected LaTeX Proposal Templates -- you will NOT be penalized for using the earlier version of the templates.

1 Feburary 05

Corrected EX-PET results for MIPS.

Significant recently updated files (January 2005)

These files have undergone recent significant changes (NB: schedules and logs and pipeline processing status pages get updated all the time without getting noted here):

31 January 05

Corrected IRAC subarray corrections.

26 January 05

Updated Spot and Leopard Bugs Lists.

24 January 05

Corrected IRAC subarray sensitivities and saturations, and the corresponding PET code.
The revised PET also corrects a "NaN" bug with IRS-LL on medium backgrounds.

21 January 05