In this STAN we discuss the release of Cycle 31 documentation and news of interest to those who may submit Phase I proposals to use COS, including a discussion of G160M use at LP6 and an updated listing of dark rates. We also announce the delivery of a new gain sag table.
HST Cycle 30 is extended by two months while HST Cycle 31 will be shortened by two months.
Contents: 1 WFC3 at AAS 241! 2 STENV Released to Replace Astroconda 3 WFC3/UVIS Postflash: Change to Time-Dependent Reference Files 4 New Version of HSTaXe Released! 5 New Documentation
In this STAN we announce the delivery of updated reference files for the second STIS flux recalibration release and a presentation poster detailing these updates at the upcoming winter AAS, new introductory Jupyter Notebooks, and the stenv migration.
In this STAN we discuss the availability of stenv as a replacement for Astroconda. We also describe COS posters to be presented at the 241st AAS meeting and announce a new version of the COS Data Handbook.
This STAN describes updates to ACS software tools, ACS/WFC sky backgrounds, corrections to the pre-defined dither pattern ACS-WFC-DITHER-BOX, and the replacement of Astroconda by stenv.
STScI is pleased to announce the second opportunity to propose target lists for the “Schedule Gap” program.
Contents: 1 One-Pass HST Photometry with hst1pass 2 Hubble Advanced Products in MAST 3 New Documentation
In this STAN we announce the introduction of Lifetime Position 6 for G160M spectroscopy and the delivery of several new reference files.
This STAN discusses policies, tips and tricks for preparing and submitting Phase II Proposals ahead of the Cycle 30 Phase II deadline. It also includes STIS instrument news on exposure times for wavecals. The third article summarizes the latest software tools for data analysis, namely Coronagraphy Visualization tool, Defringing package, and a DrizzlePac notebook. The final article provides summaries of recent STIS presentations, Instrument Science Reports, and papers.
In this STAN we discuss items of interest to those who are preparing Phase II proposals for Cycle 30. We also discuss the reappearance of a hot spot on the FUV detector and describe COS posters presented at the 240th AAS meeting.
Contents: 1 WFC3 at AAS 240! 2 Jupyter Notebooks and Software for WFC3 Users 3 DeepWFC3: A Repository for WFC3 Machine Learning Resources 4 New Documentation
In this STAN we announce the delivery of updated reference files for the first STIS flux recalibration release and a new Jupyter Notebook for aligning and combining STIS images with DrizzlePac.
In this STAN we discuss improved flux calibration of most FUV settings and improved wavelength calibration of Stripe B of the NUV/G230L/2950 setting. We also provide updates on the release of CalCOS 3.4 and how to install or upgrade to it. Finally, we invite COS users to contribute slides for the STScI booth display at the Summer 2022 AAS meeting.
This STAN includes updates to the available STIS observing modes for Cycle 30 Phase I and details of the increased temperature of STIS following its latest recovery.