The Montsec Observatory (OdM-IEEC) opens a Call for Proposals to apply for open observation time at the 0.8m Joan Oró Telescope (TJO) with the MEIA2 imager and the ARES spectrograph.
In addition, in collaboration with the Fabra Observatory of the RACAB, the OdM opens a Call for Proposals to apply for observation time at the 0.5m Fabra-ROA Montsec Telescope (TFRM), which is a modified Baker-Nunn Camera.
Proposals can be submitted until 2026 May 15 at 22:00 UTC through the MUR system (see below) for observations from 2026 July 1 to December 31.
Information for the TJO proposals:
Individual proposals are expected to request a maximum of 100 hours of observation time for the TJO.
MEIA2 is a 2k x 2k back-illuminated camera that provides a 12.3' x 12.3' Field of View (FoV) and a 0.36"/pixel resolution.
The imager includes a filter wheel containing broadband Johnson-Cousins (UBVRcIc) and SDSS (griz), and narrowband Hα (650-664nm) filters. In addition to raw images, reduced data with astrometry and standard photometry are provided.
ARES has a R=12000 spectral resolution and can operate with two different VPHs that provide two different spectral windows:
495-530nm (including the MgI triplet)
630-673nm (including the Hα line).
A new automatic data reduction pipeline for ARES is available and operating since March 2025. Extracted and calibrated spectra are now provided at phase 3 of MUR, together with radial velocity measurements and spectral line equivalent widths for each ARES observed spectrum. More information can be found at the data retrieval section.
Information for the TFRM proposals:
No explicit recommendation is given for the maximum observation time for the TFRM proposals, although the public observation time is smaller than for the TJO available time.
The TFRM operates with a longpass filter above 475 nm and with a 4k x 4k front-illuminated CCD camera (FLI PL16803) that provides a Field of View of 4.4º x 4.4º and a resolution of 3.9"/pixel (see below for further details). Raw images are provided. During this semester the current camera could be replaced by a FLI KL4040BSI (4k x 4k back-illuminated CMOS with similar field of view characteristics of 4.4˚ x 4.4˚ degrees FoV, 3.9"/pixel).
If you have doubts regarding TFRM please contact Jorge Núñez <jorge@fqa.ub.edu>
