Herschel-Spot (HSpot) Users' Guide: Herschel Observation Planning Tool

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. The warning that you already have AORs in HSpot that must be deleted before you can read in an accepted proposal and its associated AORs.

6.8. "Recompute Estimates" dialogue

6.9. "Modified AORs" dialogue

6.10. ISSA dialogue

6.11. 2MASS dialogue

6.12. MSX dialogue

6.13. DSS dialogue

6.14. Skyview catalogue dialogue

6.15. Skyview no data error

6.16. NED image availability for M31

6.17. List of ISO images available for M31

6.18. Virtual Observatory search radius selection.

6.19. Virtual Observatory resources query menu.

6.20. Virtual Observatory query results.

6.21. Catalogue selection for Virtual Observatory matches.

6.22. FITS file selection dialogue

6.23. FITS file selection dialogue for images taken from the Internet

6.24. The selection dialogue for All Sky Images

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

6.26. The 2MASS extended source (crosses) and MSX (circles) catalogues overlaid on the IRAS - ISSA 25 micron image of M31. Bear in mind that the density of sources in some catalogues is very high and that they may thus be unsuitable for overlaying on a wide-field image.

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

6.28. HSpot currently serves many source catalogues from HEASARC that can be overlaid onto the image display. You can choose to display images from almost the entire range of the electromagnetic spectrum from the radio to gamma rays.

6.29. HSpot currently serves some large source catalogues from VizieR that can be overlaid onto the image display.

6.30. HSpot now offers two large source catalogues from AKARI that can be overlaid onto the image display.

6.31. An example of HSpot overlay of the AKARI mid- and far-infrared source catalogues on an IRAS image display.

6.32. Local catalogue selection

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

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

6.35. The coordinate grid overlay showing the icon to the right that allows the grid to be modified.

6.36. The coordinate grid dialogue that allows the grid and its appearance to be modified.

6.37. Distance tool results.

6.38. Defining an image slice.

6.39. An image profile from an image slice.

6.40. Defining an aperture for statistics.

6.41. The aperture statistics results display.

6.42. Generic focal plane selection

6.43. Generic focal plane display and control.

6.44. Herschel Focal Plane overlay

6.45. Focal Plane overlay control dialogue

6.46. AOR overlay dialogue.

6.47. Target visibility dialogue for a permanent visibility source.

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

6.49. The drop-down menu that allows users to personalise their use of HSpot.

6.50. The drop-down menu that allows users to select the coordinate system used in HSpot.

6.51. HSpot cursor information

6.52. dialogue for selection of displayed coordinates for images

6.53. 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. Null background display

9.6. Background estimation display

9.7. Target Visibility/Orientation dialogue

9.8. Target Visibility in the limited visibility case.

9.9. Moving target visibility dialogue

9.10. Herschel field-of-view on the sky

9.11. Herschel background estimate dialogue

9.12. Background estimate for a given date

9.13. Target list dialogue.

9.14. No background dialogue.

10.1. A sample AOR showing the startracker information for the target (outlined with a red ellipse).

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

10.3. 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. This plot was generated for a potential launch in early 2008; it remains valid though for any launch date.

10.4. 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 Mapping observing mode

11.7. PACS Time Estimator main window

11.8. PACS Time Estimator messages window

11.9. The Range Spectroscopy AOT main window

11.10. Window to add- and modify spectral range entries

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

11.12. Options for the Pointed observing mode

11.13. Options for the Mapping observing mode

11.14. PACS Time Estimator main window

11.15. Range sensitivity plots for spectral lines

11.16. Range sensitivity plots for continuum

11.17. PACS Time Estimator messages window

11.18. The Photometry AOT main window

11.19. The Photometry AOT main window

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

11.21. Point Source Photometry tab

11.22. Scan map tab

11.23. PACS Time Estimator main window

11.24. PACS Time Estimator messages window

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

12.2. Source flux estimates panel for the Small Map mode.

12.3. Small Map time estimation results.

12.4. Small Map time estimation results with some source flux estimates previously entered.

12.5. The SPIRE Photometer AOT with Large Map selected and map sizes filled in.

12.6. Large Map (20x20 arcmin) time estimation where no source flux estimates have been provided

12.7. Large Map (20x20 arcmin) time estimation where source flux estimates have been provided

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

12.9. Source flux estimates panel for point sources.

12.10. Time estimation panel for Point Source observation.

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 Low resolution.

12.14. Time estimation panel for Sparse, High and Medium Resolution (note the actual numbers are different for Medium resolution, but the table format is the same).

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. HIFI Frequencies window

13.3. The HIFI Frequency Editor window

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 both spectrometer sets

13.7. Illustration of typed-in frequency setting for HIFI spectrometers

13.8. HIFI spur warning

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

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

13.11. Options for the HIFI Dual Beam Switch mode.

13.12. Options for the HIFI Position Switch mode.

13.13. OFF position target input window

13.14. Options for HIFI Frequency Switch pointed mode.

13.15. Options for HIFI Load Chop pointed mode.

13.16. HIFI time estimator settings window.

13.17. Time return information from the HIFI time estimator

13.18. HIFI message information

13.19. HIFI Mapping AOT window

13.20. HIFI mapping mode choice window

13.21. HIFI On-The-Fly map with position switch setup window.

13.22. HIFI On-The-Fly map with frequency switch setup window.

13.23. HIFI On-The-Fly map with load chop setup window.

13.24. HIFI raster map setup window

13.25. HIFI spectral scan setup window

13.26. HIFI spectral scan with dual beam switch setup window

13.27. HIFI spectral scan with frequency switch window

13.28. HIFI Spectral Scan with load chop setup window.

13.29. HIFI Spectral Scan time estimator feedback message.

14.1. The SPIRE PACS Parallel Mode AOT, as it appears on first opening.

14.2. Large Map time estimation for a 120 by 120 arcminute map with Fast Scan Speed selected

15.1. AOR replication example.

15.2. AOR replication confirmation example.

15.3. Target replication example.

15.4. Target replication example.

15.5. Target replication confirmation example.

16.1. Timing windows dialogue

16.2. Timing windows dialogue for multiple visibility windows.

16.3. Timing constraint addition

16.4. Sequencing constraint addition

16.5. Concatenation addition

16.6. Concatenation addition

16.7. Constraint editor

16.8. Editing a sequence constraint

16.9. Creating a chain constraint

16.10. Creating a group within constraint

16.11. Completed addition of constraints

16.12. Linking AORs to a sequence constraint

16.13. Indication of Group-Within constraint on an AOR

16.14. Indication of sequencing constraint on an AOR

16.15. Indication of concatenation on an AOR

16.16. The starting point for a Follow-On observation. Define the AORs.

16.17. Defining a chain. Define the AORs.

16.18. Constraint Editor Tool open for concatenation.

16.19. Constraint Editor Tool open for concatenation.

16.20. Constraint Editor Tool at the end of the concatenation definition.

16.21. The AOR main window showing grouping flagging.

16.22. The Follow-On parameters window.

16.23. The Follow-On parameters window.

16.24. The Constraint Editor Tool window with a Follow-On defined.

16.25. The Follow-On parameters window.

16.26. The Follow-On parameters window.

16.27. The Follow-On sequence.

16.28. The table of constrained AORs.

17.1. Proposal Submission Tool window.

17.2. Proposal types

17.3. Project Home Page. Follow the links to register.

17.4. Proposal Co-I window

17.5. Documentation recovery main window.

17.6. Documentation recovery window

17.7. Documentation recovery main window.

17.8. Documentation recovery main window.

17.9. Proposal Co-I window

17.10. Proposal Co-I information addition

17.11. Proposal Co-I information completed

17.12. Proposal Co-I modification window

17.13. Proposal abstract window

17.14. Proposal tool Science Justification dialogue

17.15. Proposal tool Science Justification addition

17.16. Proposal tool science categories

17.17. Proposal tool Science Justification dialogue

17.18. Username and password request for proposal submission.

17.19. Dialogue for saving coversheet/proposal information

17.20. Dialogue for overwriting coversheet/proposal information

17.21. Correct submission pop-up message.

17.22. Successful proposal initial submission. The proposal username is identified on the bottom line of the window, but the proposal ID would remain blank.

17.23. Successful proposal resubmission. The proposal is identified on the bottom line of the window.

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 image control panel in the right hand sidebar for a black and white image.

19.2. The image headers displayed for the current image.

19.3. The HSpot screen after downloading a 2MASS K-band image of M51.

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

19.5. The image display icon (circled in red) that allows you to blink between several images in the same frame.

19.6. The three-colour composite image display dialogue

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

19.8. A three-colour composite image display for M51

19.9. Look up table dialogue.

19.10. Changing the image stretch using the data histogram.

19.11. Current target position mark

19.12. Grid overlay dialogue

19.13. Grid overlay example

19.14. Grid overlay style change dialogue

19.15. Grid overlay colour change dialogue

19.16. Dialogue for IPAC catalogue selection

19.17. IRAS and MSX overlay.

19.18. Catalogue details display

19.19. HEASARC overlay dialogue.

19.20. Overlay constraint dialogue.

19.21. Image overlay example

19.22. More complex image overlay example

19.23. Image opacity control tool.

19.24. SPIRE Point Source Photometry: an example of an AOR overlay.

19.25. PACS "Small-source photometry" observation shown overlayed on a DSS background image of NGC7027. The choper off-positions are shown in red, the two footprints correspond the borders of the object visibility window respectively.

19.26. HIFI dual beam switch overlay

19.27. SPIRE Large Map example of an AOR overlay.

19.28. PACS Line Spectroscopy "Mapping" observation is shown overlaid on a DSS background image of NGC7027. The chopper off-positions are shown in red. The two footprints correspond to the beginning and end of the object visibility window.

19.29. HIFI On-the-Fly scan overlay

19.30. AOR overlay control icons

19.31. AOR overlay display icons

19.32. AOR overlay control options

19.33. Exposure map overlay example in PACS point-source photometry mode

19.34. Selecting the display of AORs from HROST on your target.

19.35. Selecting the search radius for plotting AORs from HROST on your target.

19.36. Selecting the units for the search radius for plotting AORs from HROST on your target.

19.37. The confirmation pop-up that HSpot is searching for AORs from HROST that satisfy the search parameters that you have defined around your target.

19.38. Search results for AORs from HROST that satisfy the search parameters that you have defined around your target.

19.39. Selecting the AORs from HROST that you wish to plot on the image of your target.

19.40. Search results for AORs from HROST that satisfy the search parameters that you have defined around your target.

19.41. The field of your target overlaying the results for AORs from HROST that satisfy the search parameters that you have defined around your target.

19.42. Execution information for one of the potentially duplicating AORs, brought up using the "Display Execution info" control icon.

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. Display of the Herschel Focal Plane control panel.

20.10. The Focal Plane Overlay configuration dialogue.

20.11. HIFI display colour dialogue.

20.12. PACS display colour dialogue.

20.13. SPIRE display colour dialogue.

20.14. General display colour dialogue.

20.15. General display colour dialogue.

20.16. Moving target AOR overlay

20.17. Is your constraint necessary?

20.18. Is your constraint necessary (II)?

20.19. Is your constraint necessary (III)?

20.20. Moving target image slice control.

20.21. An image slice.

20.22. The image slice graphic.

20.23. The image slice graphic showing the value at a specific point.

20.24. PACS Map

20.25. PACS Map

20.26. Mapping spectroscopy AORs for comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

20.27. PACS-SPIRE combined map

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

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