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Q: When will my target be observed?
(7 April 2006)
A: GALEX's orbital and observational constraints limit observations of most targets to a couple of "seasons" a year. You can use the Cycle 2 Visibility Tool to determine when these periods are, and to give you an idea when observations are possible. (Please email: galexhelp@galexgi.gsfc.nasa.gov for help in accessing this site.) The actual schedule is determined and uploaded a week or two ahead of the planned observations. Status of observations can be found HERE.
If your target was a Cycle 1 snap or Cycle 1 ToO target, it will not be observed (unless it was accepted again in a Cycle 2 proposal). If your target was accepted in a Cycle 1 Standard or Legacy proposal, but was not observed or did not get all the FUV time requested, see preceding paragraph.
Q: Why don't you tell me when my observations are planned?
1) The entire Science Operations Group is tiny and already overworked, and we can't afford to hire anyone more to do that unless we cut the (already skimpy) GI grants.
2) Also, the observations may not be obtained even when planned, due to things like solar weather, missing a ground station dump, or a detector shutdown. We'd rather tell you when we know you have some data.
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