2nd Annual Report OPTICON Optical Infrared Co-ordination ...

This information can be printed on standard templates for all the telescopes and, mainly, for
all the information can be obtained through this site (standard headers, OPTICON logo, etc.)
Another important element of the public website is the section where the updated deadline of
each telescope is available as well as a direct link to the corresponding announcement of
opportunity and application form. In addition, a complete
contact list of scientific and technical support is at their
disposal, guaranteeing the most suitable level of advice for
users.
As a complement of the information available in the Public
Area, this website provides users with a list of useful links to
Observatories, Survey data / Catalogues, Literature /
Directories, astronomical and physics links, as well as a section
of the OPTICON facilities’ newsletter and a download section
of the Access Office with promotional material of the Access
Programme.
Those users awarded time under the OPTICON Access
Programme are provided with a login and password, and they
can access to many parts of the restricted-access area. They are
allowed to download all the forms related to their observing run, or to complete them on-line:
• Information on the user group (members, PI, etc)
• Application form for travel and subsistence support
• Project Summary Report
• User Questionnaire
• Observers feedback
• Acknowledgement text
Restricted-access Area
The information accessible through the public area is automatically powered and updated by
the restricted area. This area allows also the management of the programme and observing
runs awarded under OPTICON, providing appropriate tools for the cross-correlation of
information like composition of user groups, telescopes, grants, payments, statistics, etc.
Three different levels of access are established to entry into this area:
Level 1: OPTICON Users
Level 2: Telescope Operators
Level 3: Access Office and administrator of the system.
PDF file generated for each
telescope
Promotion of the Trans-national Access Programme at other Websites:
Likewise, information about the Access Programme can be found on the corresponding web
sites of each of the 22 participant telescopes. Each observing campaign is there widely
advertised. Announcements of Opportunity are normally published twice a year via Internet
as well as via extensive distribution to the international astronomical community.
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