FAST INSTRUMENT
Updated 03/10/08 by EF
Instrument Description
PAPER
(pdf)
Fabricant et al., PASP 1998, 110, 79
CCD history 1994-2011
Hardware status
including throughput measurements
Before you observe...
Logistics for your observing run.
What to observe tonight
A prioritized list of combo queue projects updated monthly
Required materials for COMBO projects
Observing primer
NEW or RUSTY observers:
start here
Observing checklist
NEW or RUSTY observers:
a quick reference
qfast
Quick-reduction spectral extraction IRAF task
FAST fill sheets
GUIDER REFERENCE
TCS TELESCOPE CONTROL
CCD CONTROL PC
RECOVERY FROM FAST LIMITS
HOW TO FOCUS FAST (with specfoc)
HOW TO MEASURE SEEING WITH FAST
FAST sky spectra
FAST count rates
Calculating CCD gain and readout noise
CCD Temp measurement
Slit sky orientation
