U s e r s G u i d e Observing Checklist Users' Guide Find a software or mechanical PROBLEM? email the Boss.

W e a t h e r Latest IR Satellite Image Latest IR Satellite Loop for New Mexico Current Conditions, NM (text) RAMSDIS - 4k IR is nice National Weather Service Albuquerque Short Term Forecast (text) Water Vapor Image Regional Radar

O b s e r v i n g T o o l s Power: APC Master Switch Camera & Filter Data Data Reduction: IRAF Catalogs: STScI Digitized Sky Survey NED SIMBAD Vizier Messier Objects Visualization: SkyView Standards: General Catalog of Photometric Data ESO HST Guide Star Catalog Landolt, IR, Spectrophotometric Standards. Bright Stars (0 - 11 hr) Bright Stars (12 - 23 hr)

O b s e r v i n g T i m e R e q u e s t Pick one up at the office in Rm.38 or print out an Observing Time Request and return it to Rm. 38. It will soon be possible to fill one out online Requests for telescope time are due:  August 15th, for the Fall season (September-December)  December 15th, for the Spring season (January-May)  May 15th, for the Summer season (June-August) Schedules are sent out via email at the beginning of each semester and are updated on this site . Non-UNM researchers interested in collaboration should contact a faculty member directly.

Institute for Astrophysics

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Department of Physics and Astronomy