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APT Training Materials
Since APT is highly graphical, the best way to learn it is to watch someone use it. So we have provided a series of short training movies to demonstrate the APT tools - feedback from GOs shows the movies are highly recommended. There are also equivalent text documents which should be helpful for printing, and quick reference.
Here is a test movie. If you have any trouble with the movies please read the tips for viewing movies.
General APT Training Materials:
| These are the available formats: | |||
| Title | Text | Movie | ECF Mirror of Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Overview of APT GUI: | Yes | 5.5 mins. | 5.5 mins. |
| Annotated Snapshot of the GUI Features: | Yes | - | - |
| Editing with the Tree Editor: | - | 3 mins. | 3 mins. |
| Reviewing Diagnostics: | Yes | 3.5 mins | 3.5 mins |
Phase I Specific APT Training Materials:
The Phase I Proposal Roadmap contains all of these links in a high level step-by-step proposal writing procedure.
| These are the available formats: | |||
| Title | Text | Movie | ECF Mirror of Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase I Getting Started in APT: | Yes | 11 mins. | 11 mins. |
| How to Analyze Scheduling Constraints with APT: | Yes | 6 mins. | 6 mins. |
| How to Ingest Fixed Targets in Phase I: | Yes | 3.5 mins. | 3.5 mins. |
Aladin Interface Training Materials:
In Cycle 16, Aladin replaced the VTT as the tool for visualizing exposures in APT.
We highly recommend the movies below so you can become familiar with Aladin's conventions.
| These are the available formats: | |||
| Title | Text | Movie | ECF Mirror of Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| Using Aladin with APT in Phase I: | Yes | 6 mins. | 6 mins. |
| Creating mosaics in Phase I: | Yes | 3 mins. | 3 mins. |
| Using Aladin with APT in Phase II: | Yes | 6 mins. | 6 mins. |
| Reviewing/updating mosaics: | - | 1.5 mins. | 1.5 mins. |
| Measuring/updating orientations: | - | 1.5 mins. | 1.5 mins. |
| Creating Pos Targ offsets: | Yes | 2 mins. | 2 mins. |
| Reviewing/updating patterns: | Yes | 1.5 mins. | 1.5 mins. |
| Using Starview with Aladin: | Yes | 2.5 mins. | 2.5 mins. |
| Using the Aladin Blink Function: | Yes | 1 min. | 1 min. |
| Using the Aladin Multiview Function: | - | 1.5 mins. | 1.5 mins. |
Phase II Specific APT Training Materials:
The Phase II Proposal Roadmap contains all of these links in a high level step-by-step proposal writing procedure.
| These are the available formats: | |||
| Title | Text | Movie | ECF Mirror of Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| Getting started in Phase II: | Yes | 7.5 mins. | 7.5 mins. |
| Understanding the Phase II PDF Proposal Preview: | Yes | - | - |
| Running the Orbit Planner: | Yes | 4.75 min | 4.75 min |
| Annotated Snapshot of the Orbit Planner Features: | Yes | - | - |
| Running the Visit Planner: | Yes | 3 mins. | 3 mins. |
| Annotated Snapshot of the Visit Planner Features: | Yes | - | - |
| Changing Orbit Numbers & Actual Durations in Sub-exposures: | Yes | 8.5 mins. | 8.5 mins. |
| Using the Auto-adjust Feature for Orbit Packing: | Yes | 3.5 mins. | 3.5 mins. |
| Creating Patterns: | Yes | 4.5 mins. | 4.5 mins. |
| Creating Coordinated Parallel Observations: | Yes | 3 mins. | 3 mins. |
| Creating Non-interruptible Exposure Sequences: | Yes | 3 mins. | 3 mins. |
| Creating a Big Phase II Proposal: | Yes | - | - |
| Using the New Text Proposal File: | Yes | - | - |
| How to Ingest Fixed Targets in Phase II: (See also the movie about Phase I target ingest) | Yes | - | - |
| How APT Processes Solar System Targets | Yes | - | - |
| How to use the Bright Object Tool | Yes | 9.75 mins. | 9.75 mins. |
| How to use the COS BOT | Yes | 10.5 mins. | 10.5 mins. |