Instrumentation Availability

• RSS
  • Longslit: Available
  • MOS: Available. See the MOS page for the latest info.
  • Polarimetry: Unavailable
  • Fabry-Perot: Limited availability. See the FP page for the latest info.
    • Possible modes: Medium Resolution (MR) and Tunable Filter (TF)
  • See the telescope status for a live list of currently installed RSS filters.
  • Functional Performance Requirements Document (FPRD) tabular version 2.12 PDF
  • Ken Nordsieck’s RSS status board presentation (May 2013) PDF
• SALTICAM
  • Available.
  • See the telescope status for a live list of currently installed SALTICAM filters.
• BVIT
  • Available.
• HRS
  • Available.
  • All the HRS modes are operational, although currently limited to 1×1 binning. In addition, the red detector is restricted to a fast (1000KHz) readout with a single (1) amplifier, while the blue detect    or is restricted to a slow (400KHz) readout with multiple (2) amplifiers.

The call for proposals document contains further details on the status of each instrument and individual observing modes.