11. Use of Parallel Observations
Only one Spitzer Space Telescope science instrument can be operated at
any given time.
All of the science data obtained via a single Astronomical Observation
Request (AOR) will be considered to belong to the requestor of the
observation, and will be subject to the same proprietary data rights as
the explicitly requested data. That is, the proprietary rules and periods
apply to all of the data collected via a specific AOR, whether or
not the observer explicitly requested it as part of their proposed science
program. The four-channel IRAC camera aboard Spitzer provides an example
of such parallel observations. When imaging the sky at 3.6 and/or
5.8 microns, an offset field of view simultaneously collects images at 4.5
and 8.0 microns. All of the IRAC data are collected and processed via a
single AOR, and hence are under the control of the Principal Investigator.
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