Programmatic Categories of JWST Science Observations
- General Observer (GO) Programs: Observations and archival research proposed by the community and selected by peer review.
- Guaranteed Time Observations (GTO) Programs: Observations defined by members of the instrument and telescope science teams, as well as a number of interdisciplinary scientists.
- Director's Discretionary Time (DDT): Time-critical observations that cannot be scheduled for a regular proposal cycle.
- Director’s Discretionary Early Release Science (DD-ERS) Programs: Observations to be executed within the first five months of science operations and immediately released to the community.
- Calibration Programs: Observations used to calibrate the science instruments in support of all the other science programs.
- First Image Observations: The first observations following commissioning to demonstrate the observatory's capabilities.
Cycle 3 Programs
All Cycles
The table below lists the programs in all JWST proposal cycles to date.
Cycle | Program | Start of Cycle |
---|---|---|
3 | July 1, 2024 | |
2 | GO Cycle 2 GTO DDT Calibration |
July 1, 2023 |
1 | GO Cycle 1 DDT ERS GTO Calibration |
July 1, 2022 |
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