Contact Scientist: Contact Scientists are Instrument Scientists who can assist you with scientific and instrument-related questions. If you wish to request a CS for your program, please send an email message to help@stsci.edu that includes your program ID and the prime instrument used. Requests should be received at least 1-2 weeks prior to the Phase II deadline.
On the other hand, if you are an experienced user and your program is straightforward, then you can simply send instrument and science-related questions to help@stsci.edu; and your questions will be directed to the appropriate instrument group for a response.
All programs will be technically reviewed by the appropriate
instrument group after submission and before scheduling.
Coordinated Parallel:
Exposures from two different instruments which are placed in a
parallel container will be executed at the same time.
Pattern Specification:
A definition for a regular set of discrete pointing offsets from a target.
Pattern:
Exposures placed in a pattern container will be repeated as a set at
each point in a the referenced pattern specification.
Program Coordinator:
Your PC serves as your primary support contact at STScI. He or she
will help you develop a technically feasible observing program that
achieves your scientific goals. Feel free to contact your PC
throughout the proposal writing process with questions about APT,
proposal syntax, and scheduling issues.
Non-Interruptible Sequence:
Exposures placed in a Non-Interruptible Sequence container will be
observed without gaps due to Earth occultation or SAA passages.
Visit:
A visit is a series of one or more exposures on or around a target,
including the overheads, that will execute in one or more consecutive
orbits.