Phase II Proposal

The Phase II proposal is prepared after the PI has been allocated time by his or her local TAC. Its purpose is to communicate all vital details of the observing program to the HET night operations staff, and to set up the mode for any further necessary PI-staff interaction. Because the night operations staff will be receiving many detailed proposals at around the same time while also maintaining night operations, it is very important that the PI follow the instructions carefully and submit all requested material by the trimester deadline.

Phase II deadlines for delivery to the HET are:

YYYY-1 (Dec-Mar of year YYYY) - Nov 18, YYYX
YYYY-2 (Apr--July of year YYYY) - Mar 18, YYYY
YYYY-3 (Aug-Nov of year YYYY) - July 18, YYYY

You will need to submit all of the following:

Target List
- in TSL, our versatile Target Submission Language, or
- in Oldstyle, consisting of an electronic file and a hardcopy,
  which these examples illustrate. A handy utility will check your old style Phase II to see if it will be accepted. We do not support this old format anymore so if you have trouble we suggest that you move to the new format TSL version.
NB: As of 2008-3, log in and submit all Target Lists at the Phase II tab here.
Program Notes and Contact Person
Finding Charts

Hardcopy information should be sent to HET Resident Astronomers by the due date.

HET Astronomer
82 Mount Locke Rd.
McDonald Observatory TX 79734

or if a street address is required (FedEx, UPS)

HET Astronomer
32 Mount Fowlkes Rd.
McDonald Observatory TX 79734

Electronic submissions should be sent to astronomer@het.as.utexas.edu by the due date.

You can get information about the telescope, instruments and calibrations in various locations in this web site. It is important to plan for extra time for overhead or special calibrations. Below we list some of the more important links you may need.