Observing30mTelescope

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Planning an observing run

• Latest call for proposals

• Travel support for European astronomers is possible through the Radionet Transnational Access program.

• Telescope System Summary

• Observing Time Estimator

• If you as observer or PI have special requirements or questions, do not hesitate to ask your Astronomer on duty.

• A project computer account will be created in advance, so you can already update your catalogs or observing files

• Source visibilities from Pico Veleta

• LST, sunrise and sunset during the year

• Pooled observations have to be prepared by the PI. Instructions how to do this can be found on our bolometer pool observing page and the HERA pool observing page and HERA pool instructions.

Getting to the site

• Information for Visiting Astronomers on Mission to the IRAM 30m telescope contains information about travel conditions, travel/accomodation cost reimbursement, safety rules at the telescope and the IRAM addresses.

• Information on Travel to IRAM Granada summary about flight connections to Granada, bus connections from Malaga, and the transport schedule to the telescope.

• Inform IRAM staff about you travel plans by sending our travel confirmation form ..

At the telescope

• New Control System (NCS) for the 30m Telescope

• The present status of the observatory hard- and software

• Pooled observations and data bases

• HowTo start Pako and the NCS

• Monitoring the observations

• Weather: Taumeter, Forcasts

• Description of the control system and its user interface Pako

• Observing and Data Reduction Manuals and Reports (heterodyne, continuum observations): PAKO, Guide to Bolometer Observations, HERA, VESPA, and more CHECK: SOMEWHAT OUTDATED

• Observer's Comment Sheet Enter as username and password .

Data reduction

• GILDAS The IRAM Software Package including CLASS, GREG, ASTRO, etc.

• MOPSIC IRAM Bolometer Software by R.Zylka

• CASSIS Spectral Line Analysis Software by E.Caux et al.