Welcome to the
JWST User Documentation Homepage
This website holds a comprehensive collection of documentation (known as JDox) on the JWST spacecraft and instruments, proposal preparation, observation planning, data analysis, and other topics.
Additional Resources
There are many additional resources for JWST information outside of JDox, including:
The JWST for Scientists Website provides a key entry point for many available mission resources.
The Listing of JWST Proposal Resources that is published each cycle is a great entry point for proposers.
The JWST Proposal Parameters site provides reference documentation for each "field" (parameter) in the Astronomer's Proposal Tool (APT)
The JWST Pocket Guide provides a top-level summary of the science instrument capabilities.
A large collection of Technical Reports provides in-depth analyses that substantiate and expand on much of the information provided in JDox.
The JWST Observer YouTube Channel provides instructional videos on a wide range of topics (navigate using JWST Video Tutorials).
Videos and materials from the JWebbinar Series demonstrate tools and methods used to analyze JWST data and cover many other topics.
Curated Pipeline Notebooks demonstrate how to rerun the calibration pipeline.
Many details of the JWST pipeline are discussed in Read the Docs pages.
The Data Analysis Toolbox links to a variety of tools for data analysis and interpretation.
A collection of Community-developed Tools augments STScI-provided functionalities in various specialized areas.
The Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes (MAST) hosts the data from JWST and many other missions.
Webb Office Hours are a twice/month opportunity to get answers from experts.
If you have questions, please reach out to the JWST Helpdesk (button in the menu bar at the top of the page).