Proposal Documents
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.
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 - discriptions 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
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Observer's Handbook
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7
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Observer's Handbook
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6
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Observer's Handbook
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5
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Observer's Handbook
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4
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| Observer's Handbook | 8 | link | |
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Call for Proposals
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7
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Call for Proposals
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6
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Call for Proposals
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5
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Call for Proposals
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4
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Call for Proposals
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3
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Call for Proposals
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2
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Call for Proposals
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1
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| Call for Proposals | 8 | CfP for regular proposals | |
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Legacy Call for Proposals
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| Legacy Call for Proposals | 8 | CfP for SLP and SARP proposals | |
| Archival Call for Proposals | 8 | CfP for SLP and SARP proposals | |
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Data Cookbook Recipe
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FORCAST
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Data Cookbook Recipe
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FORCAST
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Data Cookbook Recipe
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FORCAST
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Data Cookbook Recipe
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FORCAST
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Data Cookbook Recipe
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HAWC+
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30 Doradus (associated white paper here)
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Data Cookbook Recipe
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FIFI-LS
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Data Cookbook Recipe
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GREAT
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Data Handbook
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EXES
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Data Handbook
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FIFI-LS
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Data Handbook
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FLITECAM
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Data Handbook
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FORCAST
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Data Handbook
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HAWC+
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