Observing Proposal Form


PART I    PART II    PART III   PART IV   

PART I

Proposals for the upcoming month must be received before the 15th of the previous month.

Project Title
Investigator(s)

Brief Statement of Project

Type of Scheduling Type of Request Amount of Time Requested
Firm Dates Renewal or Continuation Days
per Month
per Year
Stand-by Long Term
Specify
Synoptic
Bumping Joint*

*Check, if this is a coordinated observing run with other ground-based observatories or space-based instruments.

Preferred Dates
Dates you will be Unable to Observe
Observing Requirements
Conditions Good Seeing   Sky Clarity   Specific Solar Activity   Not Critical
Other
Time of Day All Day   Sunrise to Noon   Noon to 4 pm   Conditions Permitting



PART II

Instrumentation and Technical Requirements

Please Select Filters, Cameras, and Image Scale:

Bench Filter Camera Image Scale
10E
10C
10W
26E
26C
26W
26 Spectrograph

Filters available:

Filter Wavelength [Å] Bandpass [Å] Remarks
Zeiss H-alpha-Lyot 6563 0.5/0.25 Tunable 16 Å, computer controlled
Zeiss H-alpha-Lyot 6563 0.5/0.25 Tunable 16 Å
Halle H-alpha-Lyot 6563 0.5 Tunable 1 Å
Halle CaII K-Lyot 3933 0.3/0.6/1.2/8  
Halle He D3-Lyot 5876 0.5  
Zeiss CaI-Lyot 6103 0.5/0.25 VMG
Interference Filters Numerous, incl.: 3862/5, 4301/6, 4508/5, 5200/60, 7700/20, 8550/400

Cameras available:

Camera Pixel Pixel Size Exposure Time Frame Rate Bits Remarks
Kodak 4.2 2032 x 2028 9 µm >20 ms 0.05 fps 8 H-alpha full disk
Kodak 1.6 1534 x 1024 9 µm >20 ms 0.1 fps 10  
Kodak 1.4i 1364 x 1032 6.8 µm >20 ms 0.1 fps 8 CaII K full disk
SMD 1M15 1024 x 1024 14 µm 1-130 ms 15/30 fps 12 Binning
Dalsa CA-D1-256T 256 x 254 16 µm 10 ms 90 fps 12  
Sensors Unlimited InGaAs 320 x 240 40 µm 0.13-16 ms 30 fps 12 Infrared 1.0-1.7 µm
OSL 1024 x 1024 18 µm >18 ms 0.03 fps 12 Binning
Apogee AP7 512 x 512 14 µm >30 ms slow 16 Earthshine project
Video Numerous



PART III

Technical Requirements

To allow the reviewers and the observing staff to understand your requirements, please detail your anticipated observing procedures, including the approximate number of observations you plan to make, their duration, calibration procedures, need for quick-look displays, etc.

Will you bring any equipment (including computers)? Give details:

List any additional equipment or expendable supplies that you will need:
Please bring appropriate magnetic tapes, CDs, ... Otherwise BBSO will provide them at cost.



PART IV

Observing Proposal

If this is a new proposal:
Discuss in reasonable detail the scientific basis and objectives of your observing program. If you are requesting a long-term program, justify its duration. Attach extra sheets if necessary. In concluding, list publications completed or in preparation resulting from observations obtained at BBSO during the past two years. The reviewers are interested in how effectively you have used previous observing time.
If this is a request for renewal:
Please give a progress report on your activities to date, including any publications submitted or in preparation.

Please supply the following information. This section must be filled in completely for a proposal to be processed.

Principal Investigator:

Name
Institution
Department/Street
City
State
Zip Code
Country (if not U.S.A.)
Telephone
E-Mail
Fax
Will you travel to the observatory for the observations? Yes   No
New observer? Yes   No
PhD (or equivalent)   Graduate Student   Thesis   Other

Additional Investigator:

Name
Institution
Department/Street
City
State
Zip Code
Country (if not U.S.A.)
Telephone
E-Mail
Fax
Will you travel to the observatory for the observations? Yes   No
New observer? Yes   No
PhD (or equivalent)   Graduate Student   Thesis   Other

Additional Investigator:

Name
Institution
Department/Street
City
State
Zip Code
Country (if not U.S.A.)
Telephone
E-Mail
Fax
Will you travel to the observatory for the observations? Yes   No
New observer? Yes   No
PhD (or equivalent)   Graduate Student   Thesis   Other



If you submit this form, the output will be automatically send as an HTML file via e-mail to the time allocation commitee (Phil Goode, Haimin Wang, and Bill Marquette) and to the e-mail addresses specified in PART IV.


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