Information for the October 21, 2008 OIR Proposal Deadline
 

 

Telescopes and Dates available

Magellan I and II: 19 January 2009 to 13 July 2009
 
MMT: 1 January 2009 to 30 April 2009
 
FLWO 1.5-m: 1 January 2009 to 30 April 2009
 
FLWO 1.2-m: 1 January 2009 to 30 April 2009
 
PAIRITEL 1.3-m: February 2009 to July 2009
 

Instruments

Instruments are divided into facility instruments and PI instruments.

Facility instruments are available for all users

PI instruments require approval of the instrument PI prior to proposal submission

PI instruments are indicated in the list below

 

Magellan I (Baade)

IMACS     Optical imager and multi-slit spectrograph
 
      click here for IMACS slit mask policy
 
MagIC     Optical imager
 
PANIC     Infrared imager

 

Magellan II (Clay)

LDSS-3     Optical imager and spectrograph
 
MagE     Optical echellette spectrograph
 
MIKE     Optical fiber-fed echelle spectrograph

 

These links reach a specific instrument. Use the link at the left to reach the general Magellan instrument page.

Starting in the 2008B semester, we will experiment with interventions for targets of opportunity (TOO). The guidelines for Magellan interventions describe the science goals and the responsibilities for the PI and other Magellan observers.

To receive additional information on Magellan telescopes and instruments, you may sign up for the Magellan mailing list server. There are several choices at this URL.

 

MMT

f/5 Instruments

General information
 
Hectospec, Hectochelle     Multiobject low/high resolution optical spectrographs
 
MegaCam     Wide-field optical imager
 
SWIRC     Infrared imager

 

f/9 Instruments

Blue and Red channel     Optical spectrgraphs   available
 
PISCES:     IR echelle spectrgraph   available   (PI Instrument)

 

f/15 instruments:

ARIES with AO system:   limited availability   (PI Instrument)
 
CLIO with AO system:   available   (PI Instrument)
 
MIRAC/BLINC with AO system:   available   (PI Instrument)

 

FLWO 1.5-m

FAST, echelle & TRES

 

FLWO 1.2-m

KeplerCam & Stelircam

 

Pairitel 1.3-m

Pairitel IR Camera