Hubble Space Telescope Primer for Cycle 17

December 2007

Hubble Space Telescope
Primer for Cycle 17

An Introduction to HST
for Phase I Proposers

How to Get Started

If you are interested in submitting an HST proposal, then proceed as follows:

• Visit the Cycle 17 Announcement Web page:
  

  http://www.stsci.edu/hst/proposing/docs/cycle17announce

Then continue by following the procedure outlined in the Phase I Roadmap available at:

http://apst.stsci.edu/apt/external/help/roadmap1.html

More technical documentation, such as that provided in the Instrument Handbooks, can be accessed from:

http://www.stsci.edu/hst/HST_overview/documents

Where to Get Help

• Visit STScI's Web site at: http://www.stsci.edu
• Contact the STScI Help Desk. Either send e-mail to help@stsci.edu or call 1-800-544-8125; from outside the United States and Canada, call [1] 410-338-1082.

The HST Primer for Cycle 17 was edited by Diane Karakla and Chris Blades, with the technical assistance of Susan Rose and the contributions of many others from STScI, in particular Faith Abney, Howard Bond, Tom Brown, George Chapman, Tomas Dahlen, Rossy Diaz-Miller, Ron Downes, Rodger Doxsey, Scott Friedman, Sherie Holfeltz, Al Holm, Helmut Jenkner, Mary Beth Kaiser, Tony Keyes, Inga Kamp, Matt Lallo, Ed Nelan, Larry Petro, Charles Proffitt, Neill Reid, Merle Reinhart, Tony Roman, Ken Sembach, Linda Smith, Dave Soderblom, Denise Taylor, Bill Workman and Jim Younger.