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I am the PI of an ESO Service Mode observing run. Can I get my data before the official end of the run or before the end of the current Period?

April 26, 2017Data ESO mode observing official Pi run service

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I am the PI of an ESO Service Mode observing run. Can I get my data before the official end of the run or before the end of the current Period?

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Once Service Mode data have physically arrived in Garching (about 10-14 days after the observation has been completed), Principal Investigators may request access to their raw data by sending e-mail to the User Support Department. This e-mail should include a brief scientific justification for early release as well as the observing run ID (e.g. 073.A-0123(B)). Under normal circumstances, the data can then be made available to the requestor within two working days. However, only raw (uncalibrated) science data associated directly with the specified observing run can be provided at this time. If calibration data are required, users will have to browse the ESO Archive using the standard query forms. Note that the proprietary period of the raw science data will be set to one year starting from the time the data are released to the requestor. It will not be reset when the final data package is delivered when the run is completed or terminated.