https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/uist/imaging-with-uist/
Imaging with UIST - UKIRT
Feb 15, 2023 - Instrument Parameters You may also view the above sections on a Single Page; from this page, click on the note at the bottom of the lilac side-bar for a...
imaginguist
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/observing/
Observing with UKIRT - UKIRT
Sep 7, 2022 - This page contains information for non-UKIDSS observations and those planning observations with WFCAM. WFCAM Information about the Wide Field Camera including...
observing
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/calibration-and-standards/
Calibration and Standards - UKIRT
Dec 19, 2021 - A table providing access to standards for both spectroscopic and photometry calibration.
calibrationstandards
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/telescope-information/ukirt/brief-history/
Brief History - UKIRT
May 6, 2021 - The Infrared Flux Collector, as it was originally called, was proposed by Prof. Jim Ring of Imperial College, London and Gordon Carpenter of the Royal...
brief history
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/uist/uist-imaging-data-reduction-recipes/
UIST - Imaging: Data Reduction Recipes - UKIRT
May 24, 2021 - The following tables describe the UIST imaging ORACDR recipes; click on the recipe name for more information. The Requirements listed below are frames that...
data reductionuistimagingrecipes
https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.11882
[2307.11882] Astrometry and Photometry for $\approx$1000 L, T, and Y Dwarfs from the UKIRT...
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2307.11882: Astrometry and Photometry for $\approx$1000 L, T, and Y Dwarfs from the UKIRT Hemisphere Survey
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/michelle/michelle-programs-in-semester-04a/
Michelle Programs in Semester 04A - UKIRT
Dec 8, 2021 - The Michelle software has been substantially reworked for Semester 04A. In particular, there are changes to the acquisition sequence, which are reflected in...
michelleprogramssemester
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/pub/pubs-2000-instr/
UKIRT refereed publication list for 2000 - Instrument - UKIRT
Apr 27, 2021 - No. of Articles: 73 (last updated 26 May 2015) CGS2 (1 article) Morris, P. W., van der Hucht, K. A., Crowther, P. A., Hillier, D. J., Dessart, L., Williams, P....
publication listrefereedinstrument
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/uist/imaging-with-uist/uist-read-speed-exposure-times-and-efficiency/
UIST - Read Speed, Exposure Times and Efficiency - UKIRT
Jul 22, 2021 - The information below pertains to the new ARC (formerly SDSU) controller commissioned with UIST in December 2006. For numbers specific to the old Edict system,...
uistreadspeedexposuretimes
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/uist/spectroscopy-with-uist/spectroscopy-arcs/jh-argon-lab/
JH argon lab - UKIRT
jhargonlab
https://test.gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/23740
GCN - Circulars - 23740 - GRB 190114C: UKIRT JHK observation
gcncircularsgrbjhkobservation
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/wfcam-photos/
WFCAM Photos - UKIRT
Aug 29, 2020 - WFCAM on UKIRT Pointing at Zenith WFCAM on UKIRT in the Park Position Fisheye Lens View from the South Column Platform Fisheye Lens View from Below, Looking...
photos
https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/13544
GCN - Circulars - 13544 - GRB 120729A: UKIRT Observation
gcncircularsgrbobservation
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/wfcam-filter-focus-offsets/
WFCAM Filter/Focus Offsets - UKIRT
Data measured on 20080919 UTC. Filter Internal Filter Offsets (mm) M2 Focus Offsets (mm) Indicated Z Position (mm) H* 0.00 -3.40 +0.40 Z -0.27 -3.75 +0.12 Y...
filterfocusoffsets
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/uist/line-contin-sensitivity/
Line contin sensitivity - UKIRT
linecontinsensitivity
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/uist/uist-engineering/uist-engineering-checkout/
UIST: Engineering: Checkout - UKIRT
May 3, 2022 - Below are listed checks for when UIST is put back onto the telescope (after a period of engineering or WFCAM block). Can all be done on Ohi , logged on as...
uistengineeringcheckout
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/resources-for-high-school/
Resources for High School - UKIRT
for high schoolresources
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/author/alanimiy/
alanimiy, Author at UKIRT
author
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/telescope-information/fine-focus-cass/
Fine Focus (Cassegrain Instruments) - UKIRT
finefocuscassegraininstruments
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/calibration-and-standards/astronomical-utilities/transmission-and-extinction/atmospheric-transmission/
Atmospheric Transmission - UKIRT
Dec 7, 2021 - The atmospheric transmission versus wavelength for Mauna Kea was produced using the program IRTRANS4 with the following parameters. Altitude: 4200m Airmass:...
atmospherictransmission
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/uist/imaging-with-uist/uist-imaging-preparing-a-programme/
UIST - Imaging: Preparing a Programme - UKIRT
Jul 22, 2021 - UIST observing programmes are set up using the OT. Your complete observing programme should be prepared from your home institute and checked by your support...
uistimagingpreparingprogramme
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/short_kpol-1024x1024-0-12-pix-200-sec-wl-calibrated/
Short_K+POL, 1024x1024, 0.12"/pix, 200 sec - Wl. Calibrated - UKIRT
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/calibration-and-standards/spectroscopic-calibration/astronomical-and-calibration-lines/
Astronomical and Calibration Lines - UKIRT
astronomicalcalibrationlines
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/uist/1-pix-spec/
1-pix spec - UKIRT
pixspec
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/uist/uist-integral-field-unit-ifu/ifu-data-reduction/reducing-uist-ifu-flat-field-frames/
Reducing UIST IFU flat field frames - UKIRT
Jul 21, 2021 - All the IFU data reduction recipes assume that a flat field frame will have been reduced using REDUCE_FLAT before any other IFU observations. If you choose to...
flat fieldreducinguistifuframes
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/uist/imaging-and-spectro-polarimetry-with-uist/
Imaging- and Spectro-Polarimetry with UIST - UKIRT
Dec 28, 2022 - Introduction The IRPOL module at UKIRT provides polarimetry between 1 and 5 microns via the combination of Wollaston prisms in the UIST cryostat and warm...
imagingspectropolarimetryuist
https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/22215?query=171205A
GCN - Circulars - 22215 - GRB 171205A: UKIRT near-IR observations
gcncircularsgrbnearobservations
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/ircam-tufti-manual/2002-filter-set/
2002 Filter Set - UKIRT
Jul 22, 2021 - In February 2002 the IRCAM filter population was stripped down in order to populate the UIST filter wheels (see the UIST web page ). In August 2002 IRCAM was...
filter set
https://test.gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/11208
GCN - Circulars - 11208 - GRB 100901A: UKIRT zYJHK Observation
gcncircularsgrbobservation
https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/21245
GCN - Circulars - 21245 - LIGO/Virgo G288732: UKIRT near-IR imaging of the Fermi/LAT candidate
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/calibration-and-standards/photometric-calibration/fs-zy-mko-wfcam/
fs ZY MKO wfcam - UKIRT
Dec 1, 2021 - Text file available here.
fszymko
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/uist/uist-engineering/uist-engineering-grism-wheels/
UIST: Engineering: Grism Wheels - UKIRT
Jul 21, 2021 - UIST has two 9-slot grism wheels which contain the polarimetry prisms and the grisms for spectroscopy. The table below lists the grism wheel populations....
uistengineeringwheels
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/uftiirpol2/
UFTI+IRPOL2 - UKIRT
Nov 14, 2021 - Polarimetry with UFTI This document describes the use of IRPOL2 with the facility 1-2.5 micron imager, UFTI. IRPOL2 was designed and built by the University of...
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/on-manoeuvers-with-the-mock-up-cryostat/
On Manoeuvers with the Mock-Up Cryostat - UKIRT
Aug 27, 2020 - Hilo-side UKIRT-side
mock upcryostat
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/wfcam/field-lens-contamination-images/k-band-east-of-moon-20070308/
K band, east of moon, 20070308 - UKIRT
kbandeastmoon
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/wfcam/ukirt-observing-preparation/
Observing Tool Documentation - UKIRT
Dec 7, 2021 - This document describes the preparation of UKIRT observations under the UKIRT Observing Tool. It assumes that you have already acquired the software (see the...
observing tooldocumentation
https://hilo.hawaii.edu/maunakea/library/ref/3214
Conservation District Use Application for UKIRT and IRTF
conservation districtuse applicationirtf
https://test.gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/11222
GCN - Circulars - 11222 - GRB 100905A: UKIRT zJHK Observation
gcncircularsgrbobservation
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/pol-ripple-paper-2/
Pol Ripple Paper - UKIRT
polripplepaper
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/telescope-information/ukirt/acquisition-and-guiding-bottom-end-systems/
Acquisition and Guiding ("bottom-end") Systems - UKIRT
Jul 16, 2021 - As indicated above, at the bottom of the ISU, below the dichroic tertiary mirror, are the acquisition and guiding systems. These utilize the visible light...
bottom endacquisitionguidingsystems
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/trouble-shooting-with-irpol/
Trouble Shooting with IRPOL - UKIRT
Sep 10, 2020 - Please refer to individual instrument web pages for faults specific to the instrument rather than IRPOL2. Wave-plate is not rotating or ORAC hangs on a Pol...
trouble shooting
https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/13296
GCN - Circulars - 13296 - GRB 120514A: UKIRT IR observations
gcncircularsgrbobservations
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/filter-wheel/
Filter Wheel - UKIRT
Dec 31, 2020 - 4.1 Before Starting It is vital that the filter manifest matches the filters actually loaded in the wheel. Be sure to update this page whenever new filters are...
filter wheel
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/uist/uist-engineering/uist-engineering-checkout/calib_grism-prg/
calib_grism.prg - UKIRT
calibprg
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/uist/uist-integral-field-unit-ifu/ifu-data-format-and-location/
IFU: Data Format and Location - UKIRT
Oct 14, 2021 - Raw files Raw, unreduced, data files are in /ukirtdata/raw/uist/YYYYMMDD (where YYYYMMDD is the numeric UT date); at the telscope this is equivalent to...
data formatifulocation
https://test.gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/4540
GCN - Circulars - 4540 - GRB 060116: UKIRT IR Observations
gcncircularsgrbobservations
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/irpol/
IRPOL - UKIRT
Dec 1, 2021 - Observers Please Note: Because IRPOL is not used very often at UKIRT, at the start of a polarimetry run, users should check that the waveplate is indeed...
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/ukirt-fast-track-imager/ufti-engineering/hartman-mask-focus-measurements-with-ufti/
Hartman mask focus measurements with UFTI - UKIRT
Nov 30, 2021 - Below are images of a 12th mag star (20sec exposures) observed through a Hartmann mask mounted in one of the UFTI filter slots. The angular size of each frame...
hartmanmaskfocusmeasurements
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/wfcam/field-lens-contamination-images/y-band-north-of-moon-20070424/
Y band, north of moon, 20070424 - UKIRT
bandnorthmoon
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/uist/uist-filter-wheels-2006-2007/
UIST - Filter Wheels (2006 - 2007) - UKIRT
Apr 27, 2021 - UIST has two 24-slot filter wheels which contain filters for both imaging and for blocking the spectroscopy grisms. The MKO consortium filter set is installed...
filter wheelsuist
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/calibration-and-standards/spectroscopic-calibration/astronomical-and-calibration-lines/sample-spectra/
Sample Spectra - UKIRT
Apr 29, 2021 - Below are a few example IR spectra, taken from the literature. Orion S (at J,H) High-density PDR (HI, [OI], [FeII], [FeIII], H2). Ref: Luhman et al., 1998,...
samplespectra
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/wfcam/field-lens-contamination-images/j-band-north-of-moon-20070424/
J band, north of moon, 20070424 - UKIRT
jbandnorthmoon
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/cgs4-pol-quicklook/
CGS4 pol quicklook - UKIRT
polquicklook
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/telescope-information/wfs/wavefront-sensing-with-wfcam/
Wavefront sensing with WFCAM - UKIRT
Sep 18, 2022 - For more details on wavefront sensing itself, see the Wavefront sensing pages. This page walks you through taking, analyzing and implementing wavefront sensing...
wavefrontsensing
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/telescope-information/ukirt/telescope-structure-and-optics-in-cassegrain-mode/ukirt-in-its-building/
UKIRT In Its Building - UKIRT
Jul 17, 2021 - A solid model of UKIRT in the observatory building (dome removed)
building
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/cgs4irpol2/
CGS4+IRPOL2 - UKIRT
Sep 10, 2020 - Spectropolarimetry with CGS4 NOTE: In almost all cases, UIST should be used for spectro-polarimetry. These pages are retained simply for reference purposes....
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/aperture-photometry-with-gaia/
APERTURE PHOTOMETRY WITH GAIA - UKIRT
Jul 23, 2021 - Gaia is the default display engine for reduced mosaics, and provides a range of methods for performing aperture photometry on frames. Here we describe the...
aperturephotometrygaia
https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/9206?page=350&limit=100&view=index
GCN - Circulars - 9206 - GRB 090423: UKIRT data further analysis
gcncircularsgrbdataanalysis
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/uist/uist-engineering/uist-engineering-photos/
UIST: Engineering Photos - UKIRT
uistengineeringphotos
https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/20332
GCN - Circulars - 20332 - GRB 161219B: UKIRT near-IR afterglow detection
gcncircularsgrbnearafterglow
https://gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/3632?query=050717
GCN - Circulars - 3632 - GRB 050716 - UKIRT identification of candidate afterglow
gcncircularsgrbidentificationcandidate
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/wfcam/field-lens-contamination-images/y-band-north-of-moon-20070303/
Y band, north of moon, 20070303 - UKIRT
bandnorthmoon
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/ufti-fp-manual/
UFTI + FP Manual - UKIRT
Jul 23, 2021 - The 2 micron (K-band only) Fabry-Perot was commissioned with UFTI in late January 2000. The information presented below is an update of the characterisation...
fpmanual
https://test.gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/9202
GCN - Circulars - 9202 - GRB 090423: UKIRT K-band observations
gcncircularsgrbkband
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/ukirt-infrared-deep-sky-survey-observer-notes/
UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey Observer Notes - UKIRT
Dec 7, 2021 - These notes are intended solely for UKIDSS Observers coming to the telescope. PRIOR TO ARRIVAL Procedures are more or less the same as for visiting observers...
deep skyinfraredsurveyobservernotes
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/uist/spectroscopy-with-uist/spectroscopy-arcs/short-k-argon-lab/
short K argon lab - UKIRT
shortkargonlab
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/uist/2-pix-spec/
2-pix spec - UKIRT
pixspec
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/instruments/uist/imaging-with-uist/data-format-and-location-at-ukirt/
Data Format and Location at UKIRT - UKIRT
May 24, 2021 - Raw Files Raw, unreduced, data files are in /ukirtdata/raw/uist/YYYYMMDD (where YYYYMMDD is the numeric UT date) or $ORAC_DATA_IN. The files are stored as...
data formatlocation
https://about.ifa.hawaii.edu/ukirt/telescope-information/wfs/typical-wavefront-images/
Typical Wavefront Images - UKIRT
Aug 17, 2021 - The examples below show typical wavefront images taken on the night of 25 May 1998. As the dynamic range of the primary mirror actuators is not sufficient to...
typicalwavefrontimages