From: Spitzer Science Center HelpDesk <help@spitzer.caltech.edu>
Subject: SIRTF: Cycle 2: Last Minute Information and interest group mailing
    lists


Dear Spitzer Observers -

T-8 days on your Spitzer GO2 proposals! (actual countdown clock here:
http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/propkit/countdownclock.html )

Best of luck on the final home stretch.


Here is some additional information that might be of interest.


1. IRS AORs have been recently expanded to a 6 hr maximum.

Previously, IRS AORs were limited to 3 hrs, but as of last week, 6 hr IRS
AORs are allowed.  The implications of this are minimal for most
observation planning purposes -- you can consolidate (logical) pairs of
3hr AORs, but keep in mind that in general it is easier to schedule two
3-hr AORs than one big 6-hr AOR.

2. Ephemeris file for moving targets

To obtain an accurate estimate of the observing time required for
your moving target observation an ephemeris file for your target must
be installed at the SSC. If you wish to include a moving target in
your proposal and we do not have the ephemeris file already installed,
you must send your request, listing the needed targets by NAIF ID, to
the SSC Helpdesk (help@spitzer.caltech.edu) by today February 4 2005.
The normal turn around time to have the ephemeris file online is three
working days. Requests received after today will be supported on a best
effort basis. You can still create AORs for a proposal though without an
ephemeris, but features such as visibility calculations and overlays will
not work.

3. Announcing instrument interest group mailing lists.

Observer Support has created three mailing lists to allow members of the
community to mentor each other, particularly on issues pertaining to data
analysis. There is one list per instrument, and the lists are moderated.
Inappropriate mail (e.g., spam) will not be relayed to the list.  You can
subscribe to receive messages as they are relayed, in digest mode, or
interact with the lists entirely via the web-based interface if you
prefer. You need not subscribe to the list to post a message or read the
replies on the web.

Go here to access the lists:
http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/archanaly/iglists.html


cheers,
Spitzer Observer Support