Proposal Documents
Observer's Handbook | Proposal preparation tutorials
SOFIA Archival Research Program
Call for Proposals
USPOT Manual
Budget Template
Cycle 9 Documentation
Call for Proposals (for regular proposals)
Call for Proposals for the SOFIA Legacy Program (SLP)
Observer's Handbook for Cycle 9
USPOT Manual (not cycle-specific)
AOR and projects examples (Proposal prep webinars proceedings)
SLP & SARP Budget Template (not cycle-specific)
Cycle 8 Documentation
Call for Proposals (for regular proposals)
Call for Proposals for Legacy (SLP) and Archival (SARP) programs.
Observer's Handbook for Cycle 8
USPOT Manual (not cycle-specific)
SLP & SARP Budget Template (not cycle-specific)
Cycle 7 Documentation
Call for Proposals
Legacy Call for Proposals
Observer's Handbook for Cycle 7
USPOT Manual (not cycle-specific)
SLP Budget Template (not cycle-specific)
Cycle-Independent Documentation
In addition to cycle-specific documentation, the following documents are regularly updated:
Quick Guide — brief booklet with an overview of each instrument, including science examples
Tech Flyer — single-page list of specifications of SOFIA and its instrument suite
USPOT Manual — instructions for submitting proposals with the Unified SOFIA Proposal and Observation Tool (USPOT); download USPOT here
Searchable Documentation Compilation
Compilation of SOFIA documentation, including data documentation, as described below.
- Call for Proposals - overview of the specified cycle, including offered instrumentation, available modes of operation, southern deployment, and notable changes from previous cycles.
- Observer's Handbook - the primary technical reference for astronomers who wish to submit a proposal to SOFIA; provides an in-depth review of each instrument's capabilities and observation techniques
- Data Handbooks - descriptions of data products, processing steps, calibration procedures, and known issues
- Data Cookbook Recipes - guided examples of common data analysis objectives using SOFIA processed data; access SOFIA archival data here
| Documentation | Instrument | Cycle | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observer's Handbook | 9 | link | |
| Observer's Handbook | 8 | link | |
| Observer's Handbook | 7 | link | |
| Observer's Handbook | 6 | link | |
| Observer's Handbook | 5 | link | |
| Observer's Handbook | 4 | link | |
| Observer's Handbook | 8 | link | |
| Call for Proposals | 9 | link | |
| Call for Proposals | 8 | link | |
| Call for Proposals | 7 | link | |
| Call for Proposals | 6 | link | |
| Call for Proposals | 5 | link | |
| Call for Proposals | 4 | link | |
| Call for Proposals | 3 | link | |
| Call for Proposals | 2 | link | |
| Call for Proposals | 1 | link | |
| Call for Proposals | 8 | CfP for regular proposals | |
| Legacy Call for Proposals | 9 | link | |
| Legacy Call for Proposals | 7 | link | |
| Legacy Call for Proposals | 8 | CfP for SLP and SARP proposals | |
| Archival Call for Proposals | 8 | CfP for SLP and SARP proposals | |
| Data Cookbook Recipe | FORCAST | Photometry | |
| Data Cookbook Recipe | FORCAST | Grism Spectra Series: Basic Inspection and Assessment | |
| Data Cookbook Recipe | FORCAST | Grism Spectra Series: Custom Spectral Extraction | |
| Data Cookbook Recipe | FORCAST | Grism Spectra Series: Basic Line Analysis | |
| Data Cookbook Recipe | HAWC+ | 30 Doradus (associated white paper here) | |
| Data Cookbook Recipe | FIFI-LS | Basic Cube Analysis using SOSPEX | |
| Data Cookbook Recipe | GREAT | How to View GREAT Spectra Using CLASS Utility | |
| Data Handbook | EXES | link | |
| Data Handbook | FIFI-LS | link | |
| Data Handbook | FLITECAM | link | |
| Data Handbook | FORCAST | link | |
| Data Handbook | HAWC+ | link |
