Service Observing and Data Flow Operations
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Service Observing and Data Flow Operation

• Observing in Service Mode: Philosophy and Scheduling
• Data Distribution Policy
• Data Processing and Quality Control
• VLT Data Flow System.
• VLT Instrument Pipelines
• Service Mode Run Progress Reports

Links to Related Sites

• Observing with ESO telescopes.
• VLT Instrumentation.
• Phase I Proposal Preparation Tool
• Phase II Proposal Preparation (P2PP) Tool
• The Paranal Observatory Home Page.
• The La Silla Observatory Home Page, including links to:
  • The NTT Homepage.
  • The 3.6m Telescope Homepage.
  • The 2.2m Telescope Homepage.
• ESO/ST-ECF Science Archive Facility.

Further Reading

• VLT Data Flow Operations News, ESO Messenger 90, 12 (1997).
• The NTT Service Observing Programme: Period 60 Summary and Lessons Learned, ESO Messenger 92, 20 (1998).
• The NTT Service Observing Programme: On the Efficiency of Service Observing, ESO Messenger 95, 18 (1999).
• Service Mode Scheduling: A Primer for Users, ESO Messenger 105, 18 (2001).
• The VLTI Data Flow System: From Observation Preparation to Data Processing, Messenger, 106, 2 (2001).
• The ESO Users Committee, Messenger, 106, 46 (2001).

Who To Contact For Help

Investigators assigned Visitor Mode or Target-of-Opportunity time should contact the appropriate telescope team:

• VLT: Paranal Science Operations
• NTT, 3.6m, 2.2m: La Silla Science Operations.

All investigators assigned Service Mode time should contact the ESO User Support Department in all matters regarding Phase 2.

If you are unsure on whether your allocated time is in Service or Visitor mode, please contact the Visiting Astronomers Section (VISAS).

Send comments to <usd-help@eso.org> Last update: Jan 27, 2003