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What instruments are available in Cycles 6 and 7?

Cycles 6 and 7 will take place during the Spitzer 'warm' mission after the cryogenic mission ends. After cryogen depletion, the observatory continues operating using only the 3.6 and 4.5 micron channels on the IRAC instrument. The longer wavelength IRAC c

Were high/medium impact Targets of Opportunity (ToOs) available in Cycles 6 and 7?

No, only low-impact (> 5 weeks) ToOs can be proposed as part of the GO Call in Cycles 6 and 7. High/medium-impact ToOs (< 5 weeks) can only be submitted as Director's Discretionary Time (DDT) proposals.

Were late ephemeris updates allowed in Cycles 6 and 7?

Late ephemeris updates were not be supported in GO proposals. Any observations requiring a late ephemeris update must be submitted via a DDT proposal.

I am preparing a Spitzer proposal in Cycle-6 for ~10 hours of Spitzer time. Could you give me a rough estimate of what the data analysis funding will be?

The 'Spitzer constant' (data analysis dollars per observing hour) will be lower (< $1000/hr) during the warm mission compared to the cryogenic mission. Cycle-6 proposals allocated < 20 hrs will receive no direct data analysis funding, but the SSC will pay

I wish to create AORs longer then 8 hours, but Spot is giving me errors. What do I do?

Please see this memo.

When will Cycle 7 start?

Cycle 7 starts August 1, 2010.

My Cycle 5 observations were not taken because the telescope ran out of cryogen. Will they be automatically rolled over into Cycle 6 warm observations?

None of the observations in the cryogenic pool of AORs will be carried forward into the warm mission. Please do reapply in cycle-7 for the 3.6/4.5um data. We expect to issue the cycle-7 call for proposals this fall and have proposals due in February.