Program Preparation

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The HET is a queue scheduled telescope and thus all observations must be submitted in a way that is readable by our scheduler: htopx.

The proposal process is broken into two phases.

• In Phase I the primary investigator (PI) will deal directly with their institution's telescope allocation committee (TAC). Each TAC may have different requirements for a successful proposal. We will provide information that will help you build your proposal with realistic expectations.

• In Phase II the PI will be submitting their targets to the HET if the TAC has granted them time. We will provide information so that the PI should not have to interact with the resident astronomers (RA) although the RA are always there to answer your questions. Please go through all of the provided steps to make sure that your targets are viable to your scheduler and telescope.