| Description: |
The IRTF is a 3.2 meter telescope, optimized for infrared observations, and located at the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaiʻi. The observatory is operated and managed for NASA by the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy. |
| Wavelength: |
0.7 - 5.3 µm (SpeX and iSHELL); 5-25 µm (TEXES) |
| Area Coverage: |
Targeted |
| Instruments: |
3-m telescope with
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| Time Coverage: |
- SpeX: semester 2016B (Aug. 1, 2016 start) onwards
- iSHELL: semester 2017A (Feb. 1, 2017 start) onwards
- TEXES: semester 2000B (Aug. 1 2000 start) onwards
Proprietary period is 18 months.
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| Science Products Generated: |
Observation data and calibration files
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| Acknowledgement: |
Please include the following acknowledgment in any publication that makes
use of NASA IRTF Archive data products:
"This work is based [in part] on archival data obtained with the NASA Infrared
Telescope Facility, which is operated by the University of Hawaii under a contract
with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration."
For TEXES data (from the TEXES team): We encourage interaction with at
least one member of the TEXES team (texes @ swri.org) when combining or
analyzing data to help ensure optimal use of the TEXES data. Please
be sure to cite the paper
describing TEXES in any publications including TEXES data. If one
or more TEXES team members put in significant effort helping with
additional or higher order data reduction, analysis, or writing within
a forthcoming paper, we kindly request that you include them as a
co-author.
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