The Hubble Space Telescope Primer for Cycle 26
About This Document
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Primer for Cycle 26 is a companion document to the Hubble Space Telescope Call for Proposals for Cycle 26. It provides an overview of HST, with basic information about telescope operations, instrument capabilities, and technical aspects of the proposal preparation process. A thorough understanding of the material in this document is essential for the preparation of a competitive proposal. The Call for Proposals discusses the policies and procedures for submitting a Phase I proposal for HST observing or archival research. Technical documentation on the instruments are available in their respective handbooks, available on the HST Document overview site.
Late Breaking News
The call for HST Cycle 26 GO and AR proposals is now closed.
Investigators may still submit proposals for Cycle 26 Mid-Cycle Time or Director's Discretionary Time.
For the current Call for Proposals, see Hubble Space Telescope Call for Proposals for Cycle 27
Proposing Calendar and Deadlines
Phase I proposal deadline:
August 17, 2018 at 8:00pm EDTCycle 26 Peer Review:
October, 2018
Phase II proposal deadline:
November 29, 2018
Budget deadline:
November 29, 2018Cycle 26 Mid-Cycle Deadline:
January 30, 2019
Where to Get Help
Submit questions to the HST Help Desk at http://hsthelp.stsci.edu. See http://www.stsci.edu/hst/ for additional tools and resources.
Who's Responsible
The HST Call for Proposals and related materials for Cycle 26 were edited by Lou Strolger, Brian Williams, and Dan Coe, with many contributions from Paul Mulgrew, Susan Rose, Dave Adler, Annalisa Calamida, Ron Downes, Andrew Fox, Cristina Oliveira, Gisella de Rosa, David Sahnow, Paula Sessa, and Paule Sonnentrucker.
Members of the Science Mission Office at STScI are responsible for the oversight of the HST science program selection process. The members involved include Neill Reid (Associate Director for Science and Head of the Science Mission Office), Amaya Moro-Martin, Louis-Gregory Strolger, Brian Williams, and Technical Manager Brett Blacker. The members of the Science Policies Group include Claus Leitherer (head), Neill Reid, Alessandra Aloisi, Andy Fruchter, Jennifer Lotz, Amaya Moro-Martin, and Molly Peeples.