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The UKIRT service observing program
Using the
NorthStar Service proposal submission system
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Here we provide some introductory screenshots and instructions.
The
system is self-documenting with help at most steps but since it is new,
we provide some forewarning here.
Troubleshooting tips are available at the
bottom of this page.
To access the new NorthStar
system go to this page.
The login screen
Here you enter your user ID and password. Click "Register as new user"
if you don't have one. See the next section.
Registering as a new user
This has three screens: Personal information, Institution information,
and Confirmation screen.
The Proposal List
Once logged in, you will see a
current list of your proposals in preparation. Click "Edit" to edit one.
The proposal screen has four tabs, covering Applicants, Science
Justification, Observing requested and Other issues.
Selecting Applicants
Science Justification Page
Note that science justification files are one-page PDFs, where the
first page is the science case and the second page is for technical
case only.
Click here for some additional tips
on preparing justification PDFs.
Observing Request Page
Here you specify Targets (which include instrument specifications, and
any scheduling comments).
Individual Target
This is the interface you get when clicking "Specify a new
target/observation"
...when you click "Choose instrument", you get the following:
Uploading a target list
If you have a lot of targets and one instrument configuration,
use the "upload target list" button:
The "Other Issues" tab
Saving etc.
Most screens have the following four buttons at the bottom left:
...the meaning of these buttons should be fairly obvious.
Troubleshooting
- When filling in the "Hours requested" box & other similar
dialogues, try to use a simple numerical format, rather than specifying
hours and minutes, e.g. use "2.5" rather than "2 hours 30 mins". If
not, you may receive the error "must be a double".
- Always try to log in & log out of NorthStar cleanly,
otherwise browser cookies may be set that generate unpredictable page
navigation & UI responses. Also, try to use the navigation links in
the NorthStar pages, rather than the browser "Forward" and "Back"
buttons.
- When preparing science and technical cases, we strongly recommend
using PDF files, and reading these
notes.
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