Finder Chart Generator
Longslit
MOS
HRS
NIR
Slotmode
Imaging
Proposal code
For example, 2023-1-SCI-042
Principal Investigator
For example, Miller
Target
For example, NGC 42
Right ascension (J2000)
Angle between 0° and 360° (0h and 24h), as a float in degrees or in a format which AstroPy can parse
Declination (J2000)
Angle between -90° and +90°, as a float in degrees or in a format which AstroPy can parse
Right ascension (J2000) of the reference star
Angle between 0° and 360° (0h and 24h), as a float in degrees or in a format which AstroPy can parse
Declination (J2000) of the reference star
Angle between -90° and +90°, as a float in degrees or in a format which AstroPy can parse
Position angle
Angle between -180° and +180°, as a float in degrees or in a format which AstroPy can parse
Calculate the position angle from the reference star
Slit width
Angle between 0.5 and 5 arcseconds, as a float in arcseconds or in a format which AstroPy can parse
Proposal code
For example, 2023-1-SCI-042
Principal Investigator
For example, Miller
Target
For example, NGC 42
MOS mask
Choose a MOS mask...
No file selected
Choose a mask file generated by one of SALT's MOS mask tools.
Proposal code
For example, 2023-1-SCI-042
Principal Investigator
For example, Miller
Target
For example, NGC 42
Right ascension (J2000)
Angle between 0° and 360° (0h and 24h), as a float in degrees or in a format which AstroPy can parse
Declination (J2000)
Angle between -90° and +90°, as a float in degrees or in a format which AstroPy can parse
Position angle
Angle between -180° and +180°, as a float in degrees or in a format which AstroPy can parse
Proposal code
For example, 2023-1-SCI-042
Principal Investigator
For example, Miller
Target
For example, NGC 42
Right ascension (J2000)
Angle between 0° and 360° (0h and 24h), as a float in degrees or in a format which AstroPy can parse
Declination (J2000)
Angle between -90° and +90°, as a float in degrees or in a format which AstroPy can parse
Right ascension (J2000) of the reference star
Angle between 0° and 360° (0h and 24h), as a float in degrees or in a format which AstroPy can parse
Declination (J2000) of the reference star
Angle between -90° and +90°, as a float in degrees or in a format which AstroPy can parse
Bundle separation
Angle between 54 and 165 arcseconds, as a float in arcseconds or in a format which AstroPy can parse
Position angle
Angle between -180° and +180°, as a float in degrees or in a format which AstroPy can parse
Proposal code
For example, 2023-1-SCI-042
Principal Investigator
For example, Miller
Target
For example, NGC 42
Right ascension (J2000)
Angle between 0° and 360° (0h and 24h), as a float in degrees or in a format which AstroPy can parse
Declination (J2000)
Angle between -90° and +90°, as a float in degrees or in a format which AstroPy can parse
Position angle
Angle between -180° and +180°, as a float in degrees or in a format which AstroPy can parse
Proposal code
For example, 2023-1-SCI-042
Principal Investigator
For example, Miller
Target
For example, NGC 42
Right ascension (J2000)
Angle between 0° and 360° (0h and 24h), as a float in degrees or in a format which AstroPy can parse
Declination (J2000)
Angle between -90° and +90°, as a float in degrees or in a format which AstroPy can parse
Position angle
Angle between -180° and +180°, as a float in degrees or in a format which AstroPy can parse
Background image
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Choose a custom FITS file
Image survey
POSS2/UKSTU Red
POSS2/UKSTU Blue
POSS2/UKSTU IR
POSS1 Red
POSS1 Blue
2MASS-J
2MASS-H
2MASS-K
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