Cycle 16 Announcement Page

January 29, 2007 ACS Anomaly and Extension of HST Cycle 16 Deadline

Release Notice: October 13, 2006

NASA and The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) are pleased to announce the Cycle 16 Call for Proposals for Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Observations and funding for Archival Research and Theoretical Research programs. Participation in this program is open to all categories of organizations, both domestic and foreign, including educational institutions, profit and nonprofit organizations, NASA Centers, and other Government agencies.

This solicitation for proposals will be open through January 26, 2007 8:00pm EST. The Astronomer's Proposal Tools (APT), which is required for Phase I Proposal Submission will be made available/released for Cycle 16 Phase I use around December 1, 2006. Results of the selection will be announced in early April 2007.

In Cycle 16, we will be offering the opportunity to take advantage of two new proposal types: Collaborative HST-Spitzer proposals, which will allow proposers to apply for substantial time allocations on both HST and Spitzer; and Survey proposals, which are designed for statistical programs and will be subsidised at a higher level than standard GO proposals.

For further details, see http://www.stsci.edu/hst/proposing/docs/cp16-newopps

Questions can be addressed to the STScI Help Desk (email: help@stsci.edu; phone: 410-338-1082).

Late Breaking News

• January 31, 2007 Quick Start Guide to WFPC2 Imaging for ACS Proposers.
• January 30, 2007 ACS Backup Program Information.
• January 29, 2007 ACS Anomaly and Extension of HST Cycle 16 Deadline.
• January 15, 2007 Cycle 16 Duration Revised.
• December 13, 2006 All About Survey Programs.
• October 1, 2006 ACS Backup Proposals for Cycle 15.

What's New in Cycle 16

• New Opportunities available

Deadlines

• Phase I Proposals: January 26, 2007 8:00 pm EST
• E/PO Proposals: August 17, 2007

Science Justification Templates for Cycle 16 HST Phase I

HST Phase I Roadmap

Release Documents

The Call for Proposals describes the policies and procedures for submitting a HST Phase I proposal. Get the CP as: PDF [US Letter Size], PDF [A4 Size], or as HTML.

The Primer provides an introductory overview of the Hubble Space Telescope and explains how to calculate the appropriate number of orbits for an observing proposal. Get the Primer as: PDF [US Letter Size], PDF [A4 Size], or as HTML.

Science Justification Templates for Cycle 16 HST Phase I

Cycle 15 Announcement Page for reference.