General Phase 2 Documentation
For a successful service mode run it is absolutely essential that all users read the following documentation.
- Service Mode rules
- The Service Mode policies
- The Instrument User Manual and Template Manual (see table here)
Tutorials
P2 tutorials are available for a number of instruments. Please select an instrument from the instrument drop-down menu on the right. A dedicated test environment is available for p2 at http://www.eso.org/p2demo
Also available are some general general tutorials on the use of scheduling containers, on the attachment of finding charts, on filling out the README, and on finalizing the overall Phase 2 submission.
Please be informed that a set of template OBs are available in the p2demo. Under each Observing Run you will able to access to the Instrument’s specific Tutorial folder, where we have stored some example OBs designed for different modes and observing strategy. Please fell free to copy and paste these OBs into your working folder. The template OBs can be also exported via the import/export function. Please do not change the content of the Tutorial folders.
Additional documentation for SPHERE
SPHERE Manuals
- SPHERE User Manual: this manual gives an overview of the instrument and its observing modes appropriate for proposal and observation preparation.
- SPHERE Calibration Plan: contains an overview of the standard calibration plan for observations with SPHERE.
SPHERE p2 Tutorial
A tutorial on the use of p2 to prepare SPHERE observations is available.