Herschel-Spot (HSpot) User's Guide

List of Figures

5.1. Net up symbol

5.2. Net down symbol

5.3. Tool tip display

6.1. The "Read AORs and Targets" dialogue

6.2. Save AORs and targets dialogue

6.3. Save targets dialogue

6.4. ASCII target import file

6.5. Target list input for moving single targets

6.6. dialogue to enter a program ID number or name to View Program

6.7. ”Recompute All Estimates” dialogue

6.8. ISSA dialogue

6.9. 2MASS dialogue

6.10. MSX dialogue

6.11. DSS dialogue

6.12. Skyview catalogue dialogue

6.13. Skyview no data error

6.14. NED image availability for M31

6.15. List of ISO images available for M31

6.16. FITS file selection dialogue

6.17. The selection dialogue for All Sky Images

6.18. HSpot currently serves seven IPAC catalogues that can be overlaid onto the image display

6.19. The 2MASS and MSX catalogues overlaid on the IRAS - ISSA 25 micron image of M31

6.20. Catalogue listing for the MSX points found in a search around M31

6.21. HSpot currently serves catalogues from SkyView that can be overlaid onto the image display

6.22. Local catalogue selection

6.23. The crop image display. Instructions appear at the top of the screen, above the image.

6.24. The coordinate grid overlay dialogue allows selection of the desired type of grid

6.25. Distance tool results.

6.26. Generic focal plane selection

6.27. Generic focal plane display and control.

6.28. Herschel Focal Plane overlay

6.29. Focal Plane overlay control dialogue

6.30. AOR overlay dialogue

6.31. The dialogue for showing target visibility

6.32. The dialogue for obtaining a previously saved set of pointings for overlaying on the current image.

6.33. HSpot cursor information

6.34. dialogue for selection of displayed coordinates for images

6.35. Disk cache dialogue

7.1. Shortcut icons used on the main screen of HSpot

7.2. Zoom and centring icons

7.3. Observations table

7.4. Information at the bottom of the HSpot screen

9.1. Target entry dialogue

9.2. Moving target entry dialogue

9.3. NAIF IDs for Dione

9.4. Visibilities and backgrounds for a target list

9.5. Visibility/Orientation dialogue

9.6. Moving target visibility dialogue

9.7. Herschel field-of-view on the sky

9.8. Herschel background estimate dialogue

9.9. Background estimate for a given date

10.1. The position angle calculated by HSpot for the ecliptic source Ganymede, the Jovian satellite.

10.2. Position angle variation for sources on the ecliptic and at the ecliptic pole, in the zone of permanent sky visibility. For sources at intermediate ecliptic latitude the annual range of variation of PA will be between these two extremes.

10.3. The position angle variation for PACS for an object at an ecliptic latitude of 59.5 degrees, close to the point of permanent visibility. The horizontal position is PA=000 degrees. The plotted positions of the PACS imaging detectors are for 2008 March 31st (start of visibility window) PA=127.4 degrees, 2008 June 15th (mid-window) PA=054.6 degrees, 2008 September 10th (end of visibility window) PA=333.7 degrees.

11.1. The Line Spectroscopy AOT main window

11.2. Window to add- and modify spectral line entries

11.3. "Add Lines to the Observation Request" dialogue

11.4. The Observing Mode Settings window in its start-up status

11.5. Options for the Pointed observing mode

11.6. Options for the Pointed with Dither observing mode

11.7. Options for the Mapping observing mode

11.8. PACS Time Estimator main window

11.9. PACS Time Estimator messages window

11.10. The Range Spectroscopy AOT main window

11.11. Window to add- and modify spectral range entries

11.12. The Observing Mode Settings window in its start-up status

11.13. Options for the Pointed observing mode

11.14. Options for the Pointed with Dither observing mode

11.15. Options for the Mapping observing mode

11.16. PACS Time Estimator main window

11.17. PACS Time Estimator messages window

11.18. PACS Time Estimator messages window (cont.)

11.19. The Photometry AOT main window

11.20. The Photometry AOT main window

11.21. The Observing Mode Settings window in its start-up status

11.22. Point Source Photometry tab

11.23. Small Source Photometry tab

11.24. Chopped Raster tab

11.25. Scan map tab

11.26. PACS Time Estimator main window

11.27. PACS Time Estimator messages window

12.1. The SPIRE Photometer AOT, as it appears on first opening.

12.2. The SPIRE Photometer AOT with point source selected. Note the "Chop Avoidance" panel.

12.3. The SPIRE Photometer AOT, as it appears when opened.

12.4. Time estimation panel for point source observation.

12.5. Source flux estimates panel for small sources.

12.6. Small map time estimation results.

12.7. Small map time estimation results with some source flux estimates previously entered.

12.8. The SPIRE Photometer AOT with large map selected and map sizes filled in.

12.9. Large Map time estimation where no source flux estimates have been provided

12.10. Large Map time estimation where source flux estimates have been provided.

12.11. The SPIRE Spectrometer AOT, as it appears when opened.

12.12. Panel to enter source flux estimates for "high", "medium" and "high and low" resolution.

12.13. Panel to enter source flux estimates for "high", "medium" and "high and low" resolution.

12.14. Time estimation panel for the "High" and the "Medium" Resolution.

12.15. Time estimation panel for the "High and Low" resolution, without any source flux estimates entered.

12.16. Time estimation panel for the "Low" resolution, without any source flux estimates entered.

12.17. An example of the time estimation panel with source flux estimates results for the "Low" resolution.

13.1. The Single Point AOT, showing the instrument setup dialogue.

13.2. The Frequencies window where HIFI frequency settings are displayed

13.3. The Frequency Editor for setting up the local oscillator and HRS sub-band offset setting for HIFI.

13.4. An example of a setup around the CS 10-9 line in Band 1a of HIFI.

13.5. Warning pop-up that comes up if there is a large LO frequency move requested.

13.6. Example setup for using the Wide-band (WbS) and High resolution (HRS) spectrometers of HIFI simultaneously.

13.7. Illustration of typed-in frequency setting for HIFI

13.8. "Frequencies" window indicating the frequency settings stored for the current observation.

13.9. HIFI pointed observation mode selection. Simply click a tab to select the mode required.

13.10. Options for the HIFI Dual Beam Switch mode.

13.11. Options for the HIFI Position Switch mode.

13.12. Dialogue window for identifying the OFF position for the HIFI modes.

13.13. Options for HIFI Frequency Switch pointed mode.

13.14. Options for HIFI Load Chop pointed mode.

13.15. HIFI time estimator settings window.

13.16. Time return information from the HIFI time estimator

13.17. HIFI sequencer information

13.18. Time estimator messages

13.19. HIFI Map AOT window

13.20. HIFI mapping mode choice window

13.21. HIFI On-The-Fly map setup window.

13.22. HIFI raster map setup window

13.23. HIFI spectral scan setup window and options

16.1. Timing windows dialogue

16.2. Timing constraint addition

16.3. Constraint editor

16.4. Editing a sequence constraint

16.5. Creating a chain constraint

16.6. Creating a group within constraint

16.7. Completed addition of constraints

16.8. Linking AORs to a sequence constraint

16.9. Indication of constraint on AOR

17.1. Proposal Submission Tool window.

17.2. Proposal types

17.3. Proposal submission registration page.

17.4. Proposal Co-I window

17.5. Proposal Co-I information addition

17.6. Proposal Co-I information completed

17.7. Proposal Co-I modification window

17.8. Proposal abstract window

17.9. Proposal tool Science Justification dialogue

17.10. Proposal tool Science Justification addition

17.11. Proposal tool science categories

17.12. Proposal tool Science Justification dialogue

17.13. Username and password request for proposal submission.

17.14. Dialogue for saving coversheet/proposal information

17.15. Dialogue for saving coversheet/proposal information

17.16. Dialogue for saving coversheet/proposal information

18.1. The HSpot "Lines" pulldown menu

18.2. The HSpot line management capability

18.3. The HSpot spectroscopic line addition screen

18.4. The HSpot line information modification window.

18.5. The HSpot line information storage window

18.6. A ".lines" file

18.7. JPL molecular line database interaction window

18.8. OH lines returned from JPL molecular line database

19.1. The HSpot screen after downloading ISSA 25 micron and 2MASS K-band images.

19.2. The image display dialogue set to show three images in the same frame.

19.3. The image display icon that allows you to blink between several images in the same frame.

19.4. The three-colour composite image display dialogue

19.5. A three-colour composite image display for the blazar OJ287

19.6. A three-colour composite image display for M51

19.7. Look up table dialogue.

19.8. Changing the image stretch using the data histogram.

19.9. Current target position mark

19.10. Grid overlay dialogue

19.11. Grid overlay example

19.12. Grid overlay colour change dialogue

19.13. Dialogue for IPAC catalogue selection

19.14. 2MASS PSC overlay

19.15. Catalogue details display

19.16. SkyView overlay dialogue.

19.17. Overlay constraint dialogue.

19.18. Image overlay example

19.19. More complex image overlay example

20.1. ISSA image request dialogue

20.2. Target visibility for Comet 2P/Encke

20.3. Track of Comet 2P/Encke

20.4. Visualisation frame icons

20.5. Position/date list for Comet 2P/Encke

20.6. Adding marks to an image

20.7. Using the distance tool

20.8. Display of the Herschel Focal Plane

20.9. Moving target AOR overlay

20.10. ***x*** SPIRE/PACS Map

A.1. Example '.aor' file in XML format.

A.2. Example '.tgt' file in XML format.