Announcement of Opportunity for Key Programmes Herschel-Spot (HSpot) Users' Guide: Herschel Observation Planning Tool HERSCHEL-HSC-DOC-0788, version 2.2 for HSpot v3.2 2007 October 16th Herschel-Spot (HSpot) Users' Guide: Herschel Observation Plan- ning Tool Table of Contents Preface: The Herschel Observation Planning Software (HSpot) ..................................................... ix 1. Purpose of this Document ........................................................................................... ix 2. What this Document Does Not Provide ......................................................................... ix 3. How to use this manual .............................................................................................. ix 4. Differences between HSpot versions on different platforms ............................................... x 5. A disclaimer ............................................................................................................. x 6. Acknowledgements .................................................................................................... x 1. Chapter Guide ................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Chapter 2: Introduction to HSpot ................................................................................ 1 1.2. Chapter 3: Hardware and software required to use HSpot ................................................ 1 1.3. Chapter 4: Installing and starting HSpot ....................................................................... 1 1.4. Chapter 5: General information .................................................................................. 1 1.5. Chapter 6: HSpot menus ........................................................................................... 1 1.6. Chapter 7: HSpot main screen .................................................................................... 1 1.7. Chapter 8: Entering an Astronomical Observation Request (AOR) .................................... 1 1.8. Chapter 9: The target entry dialogue ........................................................................... 1 1.9. Chapter 10: Astronomical Observation Templates ......................................................... 2 1.10. Chapter 11: Astronomical Observation Templates for PACS .......................................... 2 1.11. Chapter 12: Astronomical Observation Templates for SPIRE ......................................... 2 1.12. Chapter 13: Astronomical Observation Templates for HIFI ............................................ 2 1.13. Chapter 14: PACS-SPIRE parallel mode .................................................................... 2 1.14. Chapter 15: Tools for replicating AORs ..................................................................... 2 1.15. Chapter 16: Timing constraints editing ....................................................................... 2 1.16. Chapter 17: Proposal submission tool ........................................................................ 2 1.17. Chapter 18: Spectral lines for planning purposes .......................................................... 2 1.18. Chapter 19: Visualising your target and observations .................................................... 3 1.19. Chapter 20: Moving target and more advanced visualisation .......................................... 3 1.20. Chapter 21: Sample HSpot target file ......................................................................... 3 2. Introduction to HSpot ......................................................................................................... 4 2.1. Overview ............................................................................................................... 4 3. Hardware and Software Required to Use HSpot ....................................................................... 6 3.1. What screen resolution do I need to display HSpot? ....................................................... 6 3.2. What platforms has HSpot been intensively Acceptance Tested on? .................................. 6 3.3. Hardware Configurations Supporting HSpot ................................................................. 6 3.3.1. Sun Workstations: Sun Ultra 5 with 256 MB RAM ............................................. 6 3.3.2. Windows PC (2000, NT): Pentium 3 processor with 256 MB RAM ........................ 6 3.3.3. Windows PC (XP): Pentium M processor at 1.73GHz with 504 MB and 1 Gbt RAM . 7 3.3.4. Linux PC: Pentium 2 processor, with 256 MB RAM ............................................ 7 3.3.5. Mac PC: G4 processor, with 256 MB RAM ....................................................... 7 3.4. Operating System Configurations Supported ................................................................ 7 3.4.1. UNIX: Solaris 2.8 ......................................................................................... 7 3.4.2. Windows: NT, ME, 2000, XP ......................................................................... 7 3.4.3. Linux: RedHat 7.X, 8.0, 9.0; Fedora Core .......................................................... 8 3.4.4. Mac: OS X .................................................................................................. 8 3.5. Summary of platforms and operating systems supported by HSpot .................................... 8 4. Installing and Starting HSpot ..............................................................................................10 4.1. Windows Installation ..............................................................................................10 4.2. Linux or Solaris Installation .....................................................................................10 4.3. Mac Installation .....................................................................................................10 4.4. HSpot Automatic Update .........................................................................................11 5. General Information ..........................................................................................................12 5.1. Client-Server Software Interactions ...........................................................................12 5.2. On-line Help and Tool Tips ......................................................................................12 5.3. Time Estimates ......................................................................................................13 5.4. Maximum Duration of AORs ...................................................................................14 5.5. Solar System objects and their visualisation .................................................................14 5.5.1. Solar System objects in HSpot ........................................................................14 iii Herschel-Spot (HSpot) Users' Guide: Herschel Obser- vation Planning Tool 5.5.2. Moving target visualisation limitations .............................................................14 5.6. General advice on AORs .........................................................................................14 5.7. Troubleshooting .....................................................................................................15 6. HSpot Menus ...................................................................................................................16 6.1. File Menu .............................................................................................................16 6.1.1. Read AORs and Targets ................................................................................16 6.1.2. Save AORs and Targets ................................................................................16 6.1.3. Import Fixed Single Target List ......................................................................18 6.1.4. Import Moving Single Target List ...................................................................19 6.1.5. Save Target Visibility Windows .....................................................................20 6.1.6. Save Current Plotted Image as FITS file ...........................................................20 6.1.7. Save Current Plotted Image and Overlays to JPEG, GIF, BMP, or PNG .................20 6.1.8. View Accepted Proposal ...............................................................................21 6.1.9. Quit ..........................................................................................................21 6.2. Edit Menu .............................................................................................................21 6.2.1. Undo [ctrl-Z] ..............................................................................................21 6.2.2. Delete Current AOR [delete] ..........................................................................21 6.2.3. Modify Current AOR [ctrl-M] ........................................................................22 6.2.4. Copy Current AOR [ctrl-C] ...........................................................................22 6.2.5. Delete All AORs .........................................................................................22 6.2.6. Delete All Targets ........................................................................................22 6.2.7. Enable All AORs .........................................................................................22 6.2.8. Disable All AORs without G/F Constraints .......................................................22