Cosmic Origins Spectrograph Instrument Handbook for Cycle 17

Chapter 8:
Observing Strategy and Phase I

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8.1 Designing a COS Observing Proposal
    8.1.1 Identify the Science Requirements and COS Configuration
    8.1.2 Use of Available-but-Unsupported Capabilities
    8.1.3 Calculate Exposure Time and Assess Feasibility
    8.1.4 Identify the Need for Additional Exposures
    8.1.5 Estimating Data Volume
    8.1.6 Determine Total Orbit Request
8.2 Bright Object Protection
8.3 Patterns and Dithering
8.4 A "Road Map" for Optimizing Observations
    8.4.1 Get the Tools and Rules
    8.4.2 Choose Instrument Configurations
8.5 Parallel Observations While Using COS