From help@spitzer.caltech.edu Thu Jul 7 10:08:50 2005 Subject: SIRTF: Legacy deliveries and other news Hi folks: Table of Contents: 1. Legacy Deliveries 2. XFLS enhanced products, new data, and previously embargoed GTO data 3. Recent web releases, including Cycle-2 abstracts and MOPEX bug fix 4. Registration open for November conference 5. IRS-1 through IRS-20 reprocessed under S12.0.2 6. Recent press releases ------ 1. Legacy deliveries This is just a reminder about how much Legacy data is now available! The main Legacy page here: http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/legacy/ has information about each program, including links to the data. Here is a description of the most recent data delivery (Spring 2005) for each team: C2D Targeting young compact objects that are in the process of forming stars, the C2D project surveys molecular clouds where star formation is ongoing in the Milky Way. The Spring 2005 data release includes IRS spectroscopy, IRAC imaging and photometry of targets in the Chamaeleon, Lupus, Ophiuchus, Perseus, and Serpens star formation regions. The IRS data products are found at this site: http://data.spitzer.caltech.edu/popular/c2d/20050506_enhanced_v1/ The IRAC imaging and photometry are found here: http://data.spitzer.caltech.edu/popular/c2d/20050705_enhanced_v1/ A description of the data products is found in the subdirectory "Documents" located in both release sites. FEPS Primarily through IRS spectroscopy of solar-mass stars, FEPS hopes to understand the evolution of planetary systems that range in age from the youngest to the oldest Solar-age stars. The Spring 2005 data release includes both low and high resolution spectroscopy, IRAC and MIPS imaging, and source photometry. In addition, a value-added science product is part of this data release: synthetic model spectral energy distributions, used to interpret the Spitzer data. A description of the data products is given here: http://data.spitzer.caltech.edu/popular/feps/20050608_enhanced_v1/FEPS_Data_Explan_Supp_v2.pdf The data may be downloaded directly from this site: http://data.spitzer.caltech.edu/popular/feps/20050608_enhanced_v1/ GLIMPSE Spectangular IRAC imaging of the inner Milky Way is the focus of the GLIMPSE project, enabling studies of Galactic Structure and star formation. The Spring 2005 data release is split into two parts: http://data.spitzer.caltech.edu/popular/glimpse/20050415_enhanced_v1/ http://data.spitzer.caltech.edu/popular/glimpse/20050506_enhanced_v1/ Both of which include large mosaics and source catalogs of a Galactic region spanning a longitude between 308 and 317 degrees, and +- 1 degrees in latitude. The data products include both highly reliable source catalogs, 118 in total, and an equal number "archive"-quality tables that include fainter sources. The mosaics are served in two size formats: 1.1x0.8 degrees and 3.1x2.4 degrees. A total of 120 mosaics are part of the small format, and 12 total mosaics for the large format products. Three-color jpeg preview images are also provided. The total volume of the GLIMPSE Spring 2005 release is ~24 Gb. A description of the data products is found here: http://data.spitzer.caltech.edu/popular/glimpse/20050506_enhanced_v1/Documents/GLIMPSE.20050506.README http://data.spitzer.caltech.edu/popular/glimpse/20050415_enhanced_v1/Documents/glimpse_dataprod_v1.5.pdf GOODS Through the deepest observations that Spitzer carries out, the GOODS survey aims to study the formation and evolution of galaxies during the early age of the Universe. The Spring 2005 data release represents the 2nd epoch IRAC superdeep observations for fields in the northern and southern Galactic hemispheres. The data products include two sets of four IRAC science mosaic images in the northern and southern fields respectively, as well as supporting image information. The total data volume is ~590 Mb. The Spring 2005 documentation and downloadable data products are found directly in the following links: http://data.spitzer.caltech.edu/popular/goods/Documents/goods_dr2.html http://data.spitzer.caltech.edu/popular/goods/20050510_enhanced_v1/ We also note that the previously-embargoed GOODS data have now been released as well: http://data.spitzer.caltech.edu/popular/goods/mips_12 SINGS Targeting nearby, highly resolved galaxies, SINGS studies in detail the morphology and star formation properties of normal galaxies, including their nuclei, spiral arms, disks and bars. The Spring 2005 data release contains about 1/3 of the total SINGS galaxy sample, some 25 galaxies, featuring the spectacular Whirlpool Galaxy -- NGC5194. A list of the release targets is given in: http://data.spitzer.caltech.edu/popular/sings/20050506_enhanced_v1/Documents/sings_second_delivery_v2.pdf The data products span the entire range of Spitzer capability -- IRAC imaging, MIPS imaging, and IRS spectral mapping, as well as ancillary ground-based imaging and spectral observations. The total volue is ~6.1 Gb, consisting of 453 images and 196 1-dimensional spectral tables. The Spring 2005 data products may be downloaded directly here: http://data.spitzer.caltech.edu/popular/sings/20050506_enhanced_v1/ SWIRE Deep and wide IRAC/MIPS imaging is used to study the evolution of galaxies during the peak epoch of star formation activity in the Universe. SWIRE maps six separate fields in different regions of the sky, covering a total area equivalent to about 250 full moons. The Spring 2005 release includes nearly 1000 large mosaic images from four SWIRE fields, that fill a data volue exceeding 70 Gb. The data may be downloaded directly using the following link: http://data.spitzer.caltech.edu/popular/swire/20050603_enhanced_v1/ Explanatory text can be found here: http://data.spitzer.caltech.edu/popular/swire/20050603_enhanced_v1/Documents/SWIRE.Images.README 2. XFLS enhanced products, new data, and previously embargoed GTO data The extragalactic First-Look Survey (http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/fls/extragal/) has made enhanced mosaics and source catalogs available here: http://data.spitzer.caltech.edu/popular/fls/extragalactic_FLS/Enhanced_IRAC/ The accompanying paper is Lacy et al., 2005, ApJS, in press, available here: http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/fls/extragal/lacy.ps.gz As part of the MIPS calibration program and as a continuous effort to characterize the range of operating temperatures for the MIPS 70um array, we are releasing 17hrs of observations of the Extragalactic FLS taken in May 2005 at a primary mirror temperature of approx 9.5K (in contrast with the 5.6K normal operating temperature). The data cover a region of 2 square degrees at 24 and 70um (with 160um being completely saturated). The 70um data at this higher temperature is noisier by 4% to 13% (Frayer et al. 2005), but no adverse effects were found at 24um. A full report of the 70 micron sensitivity at this operating temperature can be found here: http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/mips/documents/sens_10K.pdf The program with these AORs is 1862, and the AOR labels are "xFLS-N", where N goes from 1 to 6. The previously-embargoed GTO CDF-south, HDF-north, and Lockman Hole data are available here: http://data.spitzer.caltech.edu/popular/other/ We also note that the previously-embargoed GOODS data have now been released as well: http://data.spitzer.caltech.edu/popular/goods/mips_12/ 3. Recent web releases, including Cycle-2 abstracts and MOPEX bug fix All of the abstracts from accepted Cycle-2 proposals are now available online. Observing: http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/geninfo/go/abs-go2/ Archive: http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/geninfo/ar/abs-ar2/ Theory: http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/geninfo/tr/abs-tr2/ The Post-BCD software page http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/postbcd/ now contains a list of planned releases as well as the latest version of SPICE (now Mac-compatible) and a bug fix for MOPEX. There is a new Baseline Instrument Campaign (BIC) plan available too, reflecting the proportions of programs in GO2: http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/approvdprog/sched/bic.html For a continuously-updated list of recent additions to our website, including lots of other recent items not listed here, please see http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/news/ 4. Registration open for November conference Registration is now open for the Spitzer November science conference "IR Diagnostics of Galaxy Evolution". Participants can register on our website http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/mtgs/irevolve/ using credit card information. The deadline to avoid the late registration fee is October 13, 2005. Registration will be accepted on a first come, first served basis until we reach the conference attendance limit - expected to be approximately 150 persons. Since there is a great deal of exciting science coming from Spitzer, and the number of contributed talks we can accommodate during the conference is limited, we will need to make some difficult choices in selecting the presentations. In order to help us make these choices, we ask that you submit abstracts to be considered for contributed talks by September 13, 2005. Poster abstracts may be submitted at any time. When submitting an abstract, please indicate whether you would like to be given poster space as a second choice if your talk cannot be accommodated. Thank you for your interest in what we expect will be an exciting conference. We hope to see you here in Pasadena in November. 5. IRS-1 through IRS-20 reprocessed under S12.0.2 Data from Spitzer campaigns IRS-1 through IRS-20 have been reprocessed with the S12.0.2 pipelines and were archived and released on 06/30/05. For details of the pipeline versions see http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/archanaly/plhistory/ We will *not* be reprocessing IRAC data under S12; we will be reprocessing MIPS data under S12. Watch this page to see when your favorite campaign is reprocessed: http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/archanaly/status/ 6. Recent press releases Prompted by a specific request from one of our subscribers, we will endeavor to provide with these mailings a list of our most recent media events. If you would like to be notified when something is released to the media, we are about to release a mailing list specifically for media events; watch the main Spitzer website (http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/spitzer/) for information. The archive of press releases can be found any time here: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/Media/releases/index.shtml "NASA's Spitzer Captures Echo of Dead Star's Rumblings" (Cassiopeia A; 9 June 2005) http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/Media/releases/ssc2005-14/index.shtml "NASA's Space Eyes Focus on Deep Impact Target" (Temple 1; 2 June 2005) http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/Media/releases/ssc2005-13/index.shtml "Spitzer Captures Fruits of Massive Stars' Labors" (Eta Carinae Nebula; 30 May 2005) http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/Media/releases/ssc2005-12/index.shtml "Hats Off to Space Day from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope" (Sombrero Galaxy; 4 May 2005) http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/Media/releases/ssc2005-11/index.shtml and from observer institutions: "Feeling the heat from a gamma-ray burst" (Spitzer GRB observations; Notre Dame, 7 June, 2005) http://newsinfo.nd.edu/content.cfm?topicid=11682 "Cosmic housecleaning? Building blocks of stellar systems go missing" (Crab Nebula; Univ. of Minnesota, 1 June 2005) http://www.ur.umn.edu/FMPro?-db=releases&-lay=web&-format=unsreleases/releasesdetail.html&ID=2299&-Find "NASA's Spitzer Telescope Images of the Colliding Pair of Galaxies Arp 107" (Arp 107; East Tennessee State University, 30 May 2005) http://www.etsu.edu/physics/bsmith/arp107/arp107_press.html "Infrared and Ultraviolet Images of the Interacting Galaxy Pair Arp 65 from NASA's Spitzer and GALEX Telescopes" (Arp 65; East Tennessee State University, 30 May 2005) http://www.etsu.edu/physics/bsmith/arp65/arp65_press.html