Applying and Observing
Proposal information
- See the telescopes, instruments and schedules page and the SMARTS current operating plan for useful information on availability of telescopes and instruments.
- If you are from NOAO, see Observing though NOAO.
- If your institution is a Primary Member of SMARTS, please check with your institution regarding proposal submission procedures.
- If you are a Secondary Member, please send your proposals to your sponsoring institution.
- If you are not a member yet, but are interested in using SMARTS, please see our information on joining SMARTS.
Procedures for observers with approved programs
- 0.9m observers should follow the instructions on this webpage.
- See also the 0.9m website.
- 1.3m observers should submit a detailed Phase II observing plan. More info is below:
- 1.5m observers should contact those listed on the contact page for their respective instruments.