http://cso.caltech.edu/wiki/ 2026-08-28T04:45:40+00:00 http://cso.caltech.edu/wiki/ http://cso.caltech.edu/wiki/lib/tpl/cso/images/favicon.ico text/html 2012-08-27T02:27:21+00:00 http://cso.caltech.edu/wiki/cso/policy/access?rev=1346034441&do=diff Access The CSO is a research facility. Access is restricted to authorized persons. Observers Observers are authorized to access the telescope to carry out approved research observations and other activities. All visiting observers must notify the CSO in advance of arrival. Any and all other visitors must obtain advance authorization from the CSO Manager. text/html 2014-03-11T07:45:13+00:00 http://cso.caltech.edu/wiki/cso/policy/acknowledgment?rev=1394523913&do=diff Acknowledgment The Caltech Submillimeter Observatory is operated by the California Institute of Technology. Observations after 2013 April 1, wholly * Please include the following statement in any publication based on observations or other work at the CSO: text/html 2013-12-12T22:35:18+00:00 http://cso.caltech.edu/wiki/cso/policy/policy?rev=1386887718&do=diff Policies * Access to the CSO is restricted to authorized persons. * Acknowledgment of support is requested for all observations and required by the NSF for observations before 2013 March 31. * Adverse Weather precludes telescope operation. * Weather Multiplexing * Remote Observations are authorized under some conditions. text/html 2015-02-17T20:48:18+00:00 http://cso.caltech.edu/wiki/cso/policy/remote_obs?rev=1424206098&do=diff Remote Observations Unattended remote observing with the CSO is permitted under the following conditions: * Prior approval is obtained from the CSO Manager, Simon Radford <sradford@caltech.edu>. Usually remote observations are prescheduled. * Remote observing is permitted if and only if the weather is good and the forecast is stable. The CSO Manager will make a weather determination each night prior to the start of observations. Inclement weather that precludes remote observing includes, … text/html 2013-06-13T23:10:35+00:00 http://cso.caltech.edu/wiki/cso/policy/weather_mpx?rev=1371165035&do=diff Weather Multiplexing Under the CSO weather multiplexing policy, programs that require excellent weather conditions, typically 350 μm observations, are scheduled in parallel with programs that are not so demanding, typically 230 GHz observations. Each afternoon, the CSO Manager, or a designated staff member, will decide which program has priority. The decision is based on the sky transparency, other meteorological data, and weather forecasts. The nominal threshold for the zenith optical depth