Observing with ASTE

Application for observing account

Every ASTE telescope observing program must apply for an "Observation account". The "Observation account" is an user account required for

• preparing observation scripts
• running observations
• tentative quicklook data analysis of the observation data.

When the observation account is given, the observer can select from five projects (proj0, proj1, ..., proj4) which can be used for switching/selecting observation scripts and data according to the types of observations.

Please read the instruction below and fill out the application form, then send an email to ASTE computer admins aste-comp"at"nro.nao.ac.jp for account application.

Here are the items regarding the observation account which observer should be aware of.

• The observer must fill out the application form and submit it at least ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE to your first observing day.
• The set of observing account and project is available for one year, even in case for continuing observation from the previous year. The observer must apply for a new observation account for such a case.
• The number of project is limited to five and no more is available.
• The observing account is held for only two years.
The observer should take care of the data backup. After the retention period we will start the initialization of the account because of the limited disk space.
• The use of "observation account" is only allowed for the purposes written above and must not be used for reducing the data transferred from Chile.
• After finishing the observation, the observer must prepare their own data analysis reduction environment for running "export version NEWSTAR" or "Java NEWSTAR". It is not provided by the ASTE. Another option is to apply for the NRO data reduction account for observations through observation plan sheet.

Observation Account Application Submission Form by email

===== Beginning of the application form =====
To: aste-comp"at"nro.nao.ac.jp
Subject: ASTE observation account

- Name (English)
  (e.g. Aste Taro)
  * Please insert a space between first and last names.
- Name (Kanji; Japanese only)
  * Please insert a space between first and last names.
- Proposal Title
  (e.g. Observations of the HOGE forming region)
- Observation Type
  (e.g. Key science project / Open use / Commissioning / Other )
- Observation Sites
  (e.g. MTK, NRO, SPdA, [ASTE: for commissioning account only])
-Proposal Number
  (e.g. ACG101099 [required only for Open use programme])
	
===== END of the application form =====

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