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Observer Information


Proposing to Observe

Telescopes and Instruments Available for Scheduling
How to Apply for Observing Time
Staff Contacts for Instrument Questions
Tools for Computing Observing Information

Observing Run Preparation - Useful Information

Checklist in Preparation for a Kitt Peak Observing Run
Kitt Peak Observing Run Preparation (ORP) Form
Coordinate Cache Submission Form
Help for Cache Submission Form Error Messages.
2.1m observers note: telescope operators are not provided.
Please read the
2.1m Observer's Handbook prior to your run.
CCD and IR Detector Characteristics
Filter Information
CCD Imaging Options
Imaging Exposure Time Calculator
Spectroscopic Capabilities
Spectroscopic Exposure Time Calculator
Standard Star Catalogs Available at Kitt Peak Telescopes
Kitt Peak Transportation Shuttle Information
NOAO Application for government Motor Vehicle Operator's Identification Card
Route Map from Tucson to Kitt Peak
Map of Kitt Peak Sumitt

During Your Observing Run

Kitt Peak Mountain - Observing Information...
SERVICE - web form for reporting problems 
Kitt Peak Weather Forecast
Ephemeris for Kitt Peak (Observers Calendar)

After Your Observing Run

Please Complete the Following Forms
Kitt Peak Observing/Telescope Log Form
Kitt Peak Observing Run Evaluation On-line (ORE) Form

Documentation

KPNO User Handbook (March, 2003)
Telescope and Instrument Documentation
Spectral Atlas
Other Manuals and Telescope/Instrument Documentation ...

Schedules and Calendars

Telescope Schedules
Schedule of Kitt Peak Observers
Kitt Peak Instrument Support Calendar
0.9m Observing Schedule

Kitt Peak Facilities

WIYN Observatory Website
WIYN 0.9m
Instrument News
NEWFIRM
NEWFIRM News
NEWFIRM proposal fast facts
MARS Manual
FLAMINGOS News
SQIID News
CCD Mosaic News
Collaborations Improve Capabilities of KPNO
Seeing at the 4-meter (Newsletter article.)

General User Information

Acknowledgements in Publications
The Spectrum of the Night Sky Over Mount Hopkins and Kitt Peak: Changes After a Decade by P. Massey and C. Foltz (2000 Publ. Astr. Soc. Pacific, 112, 566)
[Courtesy of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific]
NOAO FTP Archives
NOAO Library Resources

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