(Exposure Time Calculator (ETC), Astronomer’s Proposal Tool, and visibility tools), instrumentation, and data products. Links to the planning tools themselves are also available at the same website. The documentation currently includes about 15 separate pages giving specific guidance for planning ...
Camera &TelescopeWe present methods which comprise a highly realistic exposure time calculator (ETC) for planning observations, and a simulator for the cre-ation of realistic astronomical images - both of which are designed for anycombination of location, telescope, filter and detector. The unique ...