+----------------------------------------------------------+ | HST Spectroscopy | STScI Analysis Newsletter | STIS/GHRS/FOS | March 2003 +----------------------------------------------------------+ Visit the "New in the Last 45 Days" section of the STIS website at http://www.stsci.edu/hst/stis for new information about STIS. This and previous issues of the STAN can be found at http://www.stsci.edu/hst/stis/documents/newsletters. +----------------------------------------------------------+ Cycle 12 Phase 2 update for STIS STIS has been operating with some significant changes in its performance since the release of the STIS Instrument Handbook (IHB) version 6.0 (October 2002). This update provides the latest information regarding STIS performance and policies which are relevant to the preparation of Cycle 12 Phase 2 proposals. The items presented here include: -0.2X0.2 Aperture Supported for all First Order Spectra -New STIS Aperture Locations -Correcting for Charge Transfer Inefficiency of the STIS CCD -Updates to the STIS Exposure Time Calculators The STScI Helpdesk Software restrictions The helpdesk software used to provide support for HST users has limitations which can affect or delay the communication between a user and STScI. Please be aware that email attachments cannot be handled at all by the current software. There is also a size limit for email messages of 64 KB, above which messages can get lost. If you have a question for which relevant plots or image files would help us understand your problem, please let us know in your original request. You will then receive instructions on the best way to make those files available to us. +----------------------------------------------------------+ | Need help? http://www.stsci.edu/hst/stis/help.html +----------------------------------------------------------+ | To subscribe or unsubscribe to the STAN, send a message | to majordomo@stsci.edu with a blank subject line and | the following in the body: [un]subscribe stis_news +----------------------------------------------------------+ | The Space Telescope Science Institute is operated by the | Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, | Inc., under NASA contract NAS5-26555. +----------------------------------------------------------+
