ESO Spanish Users : Director's Discretionary Time P88

Up to 5% of the available ESO general observing time may be used forDirector's Discretionary Time Proposals(DDTs) in Period 88. Only DDT proposal

Up to 5% of the available ESO general observing time may be used forDirector's Discretionary Time Proposals(DDTs) in Period 88. Only DDT proposals belonging to one of the following categories will be considered: proposals of ToO nature requiring the immediate observation of a sudden and unexpected astronomical event, proposals requesting observations on a highly competitive scientific topic, proposals asking for follow-up observations of a programme recently conducted from ground-based and/or space facilities, where a quick implementation should provide break-through results, proposals of a somewhat risky nature requesting a small amount of observing time to test the feasibility of a programme. DDT programmes that have target of opportunity runs should mark their corresponding Run Types as "TOO" in the\ObservingRunmacro. See the ESOFORM Users' Manual for more details. DDT programmes involving TOO runs should also ll in the\TOORunmacros in the ESOFORM proposal template as instructed. Approved DDT proposals are carried out in Service Mode on Paranal and Chajnantor, or in Visitor Mode override on La Silla. Very few non-time-critical DDT proposals are foreseen to be approved so proposers should provide a clear justification (in Box 9b of the application form) why the programme should be considered for DDT allocation and why it was not submitted through the regular OPC channel. In the absence of such a justification, the proposal will not be considered for DDT allocation, and the proposers will be encouraged to resubmit their proposals for the next appropriate OPC submission deadline. As a general rule, proposals originally submitted to the OPC that were not allocated time must not be submitted as DDT proposals. DDT proposals may be submitted at any time. They must be written using the special ESOFORM DDT template. Proposers must upload the DDT ESOFORM template and submit their DDT proposals by registering and logging into the ESO User Portal. You can find more details atproposal ESO web page. DDT proposals are reviewed at ESO and approved by the Director General. Urgent requests must be clearly identified in Box 5 (Special Remarks) of the application form. Please note:Within one month following the delivery of the data, the PI of an accepted DDT proposal must submit a report on the achieved science toopo@eso.org. Information partially extracted from the pdf document:ESO Call for Proposals –P88

Director's Discretionary Time P88

Up to 5% of the available ESO general observing time may be used for Director's Discretionary Time Proposals (DDTs) in Period 88. Only DDT proposals belonging to one of the following categories will be considered:

  • proposals of ToO nature requiring the immediate observation of a sudden and unexpected astronomical event,
  • proposals requesting observations on a highly competitive scientific topic,
  • proposals asking for follow-up observations of a programme recently conducted from ground-based and/or space facilities, where a quick implementation should provide break-through results,
  • proposals of a somewhat risky nature requesting a small amount of observing time to test the feasibility of a programme.

DDT programmes that have target of opportunity runs should mark their corresponding Run Types as "TOO" in the \ObservingRun macro. See the ESOFORM Users' Manual for more details. DDT programmes involving TOO runs should also ll in the \TOORun macros in the ESOFORM proposal template as instructed.

Approved DDT proposals are carried out in Service Mode on Paranal and Chajnantor, or in Visitor Mode override on La Silla. Very few non-time-critical DDT proposals are foreseen to be approved so proposers should provide a clear justification (in Box 9b of the application form) why the programme should be considered for DDT allocation and why it was not submitted through the regular OPC channel. In the absence of such a justification, the proposal will not be considered for DDT allocation, and the proposers will be encouraged to resubmit their proposals for the next appropriate OPC submission deadline. As a general rule, proposals originally submitted to the OPC that were not allocated time must not be submitted as DDT proposals.

DDT proposals may be submitted at any time. They must be written using the special ESOFORM DDT template. Proposers must upload the DDT ESOFORM template and submit their DDT proposals by registering and logging into the ESO User Portal. You can find more details at proposal ESO web page.

DDT proposals are reviewed at ESO and approved by the Director General. Urgent requests must be clearly identified in Box 5 (Special Remarks) of the application form.

Please note: Within one month following the delivery of the data, the PI of an accepted DDT proposal must submit a report on the achieved science to opo@eso.org.

Information partially extracted from the pdf document:  ESO Call  for Proposals – P88