%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% % % % For each entry, just put your text within the braces {} provided, e.g. % {Your text here.} In any of the entries you can force line % breaks with the \\ command, as in {my text \\ plus stuff on the next % line.} % % Created May-08-1995 RDM % Last modified November-4-1996 SLJ % Revised November-23-1999 JSG % Revised Sep 19 2004 MAB % Revised Apr 07 2006 MAB %Revised to new cover page JSG 4 pr 2006 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \documentstyle[11pt]{article} % Set up the heights of the boxes in which the responses to % each item will go. \def\titleheight{6mm} \def\piheight{6mm} \def\coiheight{8mm} \def\thesisheight{6mm} \def\summaryheight{65mm} \def\previousheight{35mm} \def\justificationheight{150mm} \def\technicalheight{100mm} % Define a general macro for putting a reply in a box of arbitrary height. \def\itemwidth{6in} % Note that this gets changed below! \def\boxit#1#2{\begin{minipage}[t]{\itemwidth}\vbox to #1{#2}\end{minipage}} % Now make specific macros for each reply; for now, these only differ % in the height of the box and in the heading text. If necessary, they % could be customized individually. \def\program-title#1{\boxit{\titleheight}{\im Project Title: \quad #1\vfill}} \def\summary#1{\boxit{\summaryheight}{\im Project Summary: \quad #1\vfill}} \def\pi#1{\boxit{\piheight}{\im Principal investigator: \quad #1\vfill}} \def\coi#1{\boxit{\coiheight}{\im Co-investigators \& institutions: \quad #1\vfill}} \def\thesis#1{\boxit{\thesisheight}{\im Approved Thesis project? If yes, how many nights have already been allocated? \quad #1\vfill}} \def\comments#1{\boxit{\commentsheight}{\im Comments regarding scheduling? \quad #1\vfill}} \def\previous#1{\boxit{\previousheight}{\im Cumulative project WIYN allocations \& status (nights, weather, results, publications): \quad #1\vfill}} \def\justification#1{\boxit{\justificationheight}{\im Scientific Justification ({\bf must} fit in space below; one additional page for figures): \quad #1\vfill}} \def\technical#1{\boxit{\technicalheight}{\im Technical Justification ({\bf must} fit on this page; additional page for figures and target lists shared with Scientific Justification): \quad #1\vfill}} % General page-layout dimensions: \voffset=-1in \hoffset=-0.25in \topmargin 0in \oddsidemargin 0in \evensidemargin 0in \headheight .2in \headsep .4in \textheight 10in \textwidth 6.75in \pagestyle{empty} \parskip 0.2in \parindent 0in % Some abbreviations for commands we'll need: \def\tableline{&&\\ \hline} \newcommand{\im}{\item} \newcommand{\be}{\begin{enumerate}} \newcommand{\ee}{\end{enumerate}} \newcommand{\bi}{\begin{itemize}} \newcommand{\ei}{\end{itemize}} \newcommand{\cl}[1]{\centerline{#1}} \newcommand{\ul}[1]{\underline{#1}} \newcommand{\vs}[1]{\vspace*{#1}} \renewcommand{\footnoterule}{} \begin{document} %%%%% %%%*******The first page will go to NOAO to help with scheduling******* %%%%% \cl{\large \sf {\bf Wisconsin} WIYN 3.5m Telescope Observing Proposal} %%Fill in semester; e.g. 2006A for Fall-Winter, 2006B for Spring-Summer, etc. \leftline{\bf Semester: 2008B} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% Below is to be filled in by the TAC--run dates will be requested by 2 month blocks and %% lunar phase is as follows: %%WIYN uses lunar phase of 0-5=dark, 6-9.5=grey, and >9.5=bright. NOAO uses %%darkest<=3, dark<=7, grey<=10, bright<=14. %%%LEAVE THIS BLANK %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \leftline{\bf Run dates and moon phase assignment by TAC} \bigskip \be %%%****Fill in the title of your project here: \program-title{} %%%****Name and e-mail of the principal investigator here, e.g. % \pi{E. Hubble, hubble@redshift.edu} \pi{} %! Names of the co-investigators and their institutions. You can force line % breaks with the \\ command, as in \coi{} %*** Specify whether these observations are for an approved Ph.D. thesis project and if you %have had time along wiht any other BRIEF comments. \thesis{} \im Requested Observing Time. Grey time requests: specify if dark half of night is needed. \begin{minipage}[t]{\textwidth} \begin{tabular}{|c|p{3.5in}|c|}\hline Nights & Instrument(s), Configuration(s), and Filter(s) \footnote{\bf Spectroscopy: specify cable, port, grating, order, filters, camera, central-wavelength. \\ \null \hskip 0.25in Imaging: specify camera and {\it all} filters.} & Lunar Phase\footnote{dark $<$ 0.35 lunar phase; 0.35 $\le$ grey $<$ 0.7; bright $\ge$ 0.7} \& Range of Dates\\ \hline % %! Now enter the parameters for your desired observing time, in the following % format: Number of nights & Configuration & Lunar phase \\ % Separate the three fields with the "&" character; end the line with \\ % You may add or delete lines as necessary, but do not leave blank lines % between entries. % Example: % 5 & MOS & bright \\ \hline % 3 & Camera; UBVRI and H$\alpha$ filters & grey \\ \hline % & & \\ \hline & & \\ \hline & & \\ \hline \end{tabular} \end{minipage} % Give a concise summary of the scientific objectives of this observing project % within the {} brackets: \summary{} \im Target \& Exposure Time Summary Table \begin{minipage}[t]{\textwidth} \begin{tabular}{|p{1.0in}|p{2.0in}|p{3.3in}|}\hline Object(s)& Position (RA \& Dec) & Brightness \& Est Exposure Time \footnote{Either give your sample of objects or, if you have more than 6 main targets, list a few objects that bracket your proposed range and note the number of planned pointings. Include exposure time/pointing and explain in your justification. \\ Be sure to note any potential conflicts with the position of the Moon( e.g., Virgo cluster 12.5h +07 check Moon).} \\ \hline% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %! Now enter the targets or sample of targets in the template below % Examples % M101 & 1403$+$5120 & 3 by 3 hours, 22mag arcsec^{-2} \\ \hline %NGC4321 & 1222$+$1549 & HII; 4$\times$1 hr grating setting \\ % & CHECK MOON & \\ \hline %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% & & \\ \hline & & \\ \hline & & \\ \hline & & \\ \hline & & \\ \hline & & \\ \hline & & \\ \hline & & \\ \hline & & \\ \hline \end{tabular} \end{minipage} \pagebreak % Give a concise summary of your scientific justification and brief explanation % of the calculation of exposure times on the next page. NO MORE THAN 1 PAGE % FOR THIS MATERIAL. % If you are requesting observing time for an ONGOING project, please summarize % progress to date, and explain why more data are needed. How many nights % have been allocated and how many were useful? Also discuss how much time % you think will be needed to complete or reach the next major milestone % for your project. % If this is the first request for a NEW observing project, the TAC is also % interested in how much observing time this project will take and what % other telescopes or resources are being used. \im Scientific justification \pagebreak % The last page first allows you to briefly tell us what you've recently % accomplished with WIYN. Put this in the {} below--no paragraph % breaks. % If this is an ongoing project, use this section to show % progress and publications. If it is a new project but you have had % previous WIYN allocations, briefly summarize what happened with the % data. % *** NEW *** % If you are a graduate student requesting thesis observations, please % summarize all time allocated to the project to date, success of past % allocations, and status of data acquired. Indicate your total expected % request and timeline. Explain and justify departures from your your % thesis proposal. You may take up to an extra half-page if necessary. \im Recent results from WIYN Observations \vspace{35mm} % Here is space for extra references or figures. You also could include % these in the previous page if space permits. \im References and/or figures \ee %%%%%%%%%%%%% %The remainder of this page can be used for references and/or figures. %%%%%%%%%%%%% \vfill \end{document}