Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 About this Document 1.2 Resources, Documentation and Tools 1.2.1 Phase I "Roadmap" 1.2.2 Cycle 15 Announcement Web Page 1.2.3 Cycle 15 Call for Proposals 1.2.4 Two-Gyro Mode 1.2.5 Instrument Handbooks 1.2.6 The Astronomer's Proposal Tool (APT) 1.2.7 Exposure Time Calculators (ETCs) 1.2.8 The Visual Target Tuner (VTT) 1.2.9 HST Data Archive 1.2.10 Data Reduction and Calibration 1.3 STScI Help Desk 1.4 Organization of this Document Chapter 2: System Overview 2.1 Hubble Space Telescope Operations 2.1.1 Servicing Mission SM1 2.1.2 Servicing Mission SM2 2.1.3 Servicing Missions SM3A and SM3B 2.1.4 Servicing Mission SM3A 2.1.5 Servicing Mission SM3B 2.1.6 Loss of STIS 2.1.7 Two Gyro Operations 2.1.8 Servicing Mission SM4 2.2 Telescope Design and Field of View 2.3 Orbital Constraints 2.3.1 Continuous Viewing Zone (CVZ) 2.3.2 South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) 2.3.3 Predicted HST Position 2.4 Pointing Constraints 2.5 Orientation and Roll Constraints. 2.6 Data Storage and Transmission 2.6.1 Real-time Contact Requests 2.6.2 Onboard Data Storage Chapter 3: Telescope Performance 3.1 Optical Performance 3.2 HST Guiding Performance 3.2.1 FGS - Dual Guide Star Acquisitions 3.3 HST Observing Efficiency Chapter 4: Cycle 15 Scientific Instruments 4.1 Overview 4.1.1 Instrument Comparison 4.1.2 Future Instruments 4.2 Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) 4.3 Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS1R) 4.4 Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) 4.4.1 Camera Focusing 4.4.2 Dark Levels 4.4.3 South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) Cosmic Ray Persistence 4.5 Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) Chapter 5: Observing Considerations 5.1 Bright-Object Constraints 5.1.1 NICMOS & WFPC2 5.1.2 ACS 5.1.3 FGS 5.2 Target Acquisitions 5.2.1 Target Acquisition without the Ground System 5.2.2 Target Acquisition with the Ground System 5.3 Solar System Targets 5.4 Offsets and Patterns Chapter 6: Orbit Calculation for a Phase I Proposal 6.1 Overview of an Observing Program 6.1.1 General Observer (GO) Programs 6.1.2 Snapshot Programs 6.2 HST Visits 6.2.1 When is a New Visit Required? 6.2.2 Maximum Duration of a Visit 6.2.3 Instrument Specific Limitations on Visits 6.3 The Visibility Period 6.4 Acquisition Times and Instrument Overheads 6.4.1 Guide Star Acquisition Times 6.4.2 Target Acquisition Times 6.4.3 Instrument Overhead Times 6.4.4 Telescope Repositioning Overhead Times 6.5 Constructing Your Program Chapter 7: Data Processing and the HST Data Archive 7.1 Routine Science Data Processing 7.1.1 Space Telescope Science Data Analysis System (STSDAS) 7.2 The HST Data Archive 7.2.1 StarView and Web Access to the HST Data Archive Appendix A: Orbit Calculation Examples A.1 ACS A.2 FGS A.3 NICMOS A.4 WFPC2 Appendix B: Legacy Instruments B.1 Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) B.2 Faint Object Camera (FOC) B.3 Faint Object Spectrograph (FOS) B.4 Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph (GHRS) B.5 High Speed Photometer (HSP) B.6 Wide Field and Planetary Camera 1 (WF/PC) Appendix C: Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations Appendix D: Internet Links
