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Guidelines to estimate observing times with NIKA2

Guidelines to estimate observing times for NIKA2.

The guidelines document will be updated every semester as needed.

The last update was made end of January 2026. It includes advice for polarization observations with NIKA2.

Python Script to estimate observing times with NIKA2:

Python 3.X version

To see the script options, open a terminal in the same folder where you downloaded it and type:

•    python NIKA2_Time_Estimator_2026_v0.py3 --help