JWST Moving Target Roadmap
A roadmap to guide users, step-by-step, through the process of creating moving target (Solar System) observations with JWST is provided in this article.
- Familiarize yourself with policies related to moving targets.
Moving Target Policies
Moving Target Overheads - Familiarize yourself with apparent motion and pointing constraints for moving target observations with JWST.
Moving Target Acquisition and Tracking
Field of Regard Considerations for Moving Targets - Generate an ephemeris using the JPL/Horizons system to determine the best time to observe the target.
JWST Moving Target Visibility Tool Help
Moving Target Ephemerides - Determine the instrument and observing mode for your moving target observation.
Moving Target Observing Strategies - Calculate the required exposure time and detector readout parameters using the Exposure Time Calculator (ETC).
Moving Target ETC Instructions
JWST ETC Target Acquisition - Fill out the Astronomers Proposal Tool (APT) for your observation.
Moving Target APT Instructions
Moving Target Observing Strategies Familiarize yourself with the different options for creating a moving target in the APT.
Solar System Targets
Solar System Standard Targets
Tutorial on Creating Solar System Targets in APT- Familiarize yourself with the procedure for creating a moving target observation in the APT and the optional special requirements used to constrain the observation's schedulability.
Solar System Special Requirements
Tutorial on Creating Solar System Observations in APT - If you specified dithers, visualize the dithers in APT.
Tutorial on Visualizing Dithers of a Solar System Observation in APT
Go to the Getting Started with JWST Proposing to complete the steps for proposal submission.