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<section id="main-content" class='wiki-content'><div class="conf-macro output-block" data-hasbody="true" data-macro-name="sp-pagelayout"><div style="display: table; margin-bottom: 8px; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"> <div style="display: table-cell; margin: 8px 0; padding: 0 10px; vertical-align: top; word-wrap: break-word; width: auto;"> <div style="display: block; overflow-x: auto;"> <p>Welcome to the Astronomer's Proposal Tool (APT) User Guide for the Roman Space Telescope! APT is used to define observations for the Roman Mission.</p><p><br></p><p><span class="confluence-embedded-file-wrapper image-center-wrapper confluence-embedded-manual-size conf-macro output-inline" data-hasbody="false" data-macro-name="sp-image"><img alt="Roman APT User Guide Logo" class="confluence-embedded-image image-center" src="/raug/files/29065930/131892929/1/1736203353300/Roman+APT+User+Guide_banner.png" height="220"></span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: table; margin-bottom: 8px; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"> <div style="display: table-cell; margin: 8px 0; padding: 0 10px; vertical-align: top; word-wrap: break-word; width: auto;"> <div style="display: block; overflow-x: auto;"> <p><br></p> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: table; margin-bottom: 8px; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"> <div style="display: table-cell; margin: 8px 0; padding: 0 10px; vertical-align: top; word-wrap: break-word; width: auto;"> <div style="display: block; overflow-x: auto;"> <h3 id="RomanAPTUserGuide-Ifyouwantaguidetoplananobservationnow...">If you want a guide to plan an observation now...</h3><p>Visit the APT <a data-macro-name="sp-plaintextbody-link" href="/raug/quick-start-guide" class="conf-macro output-inline" data-hasbody="true">Quick Start Guide</a> to begin immediately with basic instructions.</p> </div> </div> <div style="display: table-cell; 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word-wrap: break-word; width: auto;"> <div style="display: block; overflow-x: auto;"> <h1 id="RomanAPTUserGuide-RomanAPTUserGuideListofContents">Roman APT User Guide List of Contents</h1><p></p><ul class="childpages-macro conf-macro output-block" data-hasbody="false" data-macro-name="sv-children"><li><a href="/raug/quick-start-guide">Quick Start Guide</a></li><li><a href="/raug/how-is-apt-different-for-roman">How is APT different for Roman?</a></li><li><a href="/raug/astronomers-proposal-tool-apt">Astronomers Proposal Tool (APT)</a><ul class="childpages-macro"><li><a href="/raug/astronomers-proposal-tool-apt/apt-program-elements">APT Program Elements</a></li><li><a href="/raug/astronomers-proposal-tool-apt/program-information">Program Information</a></li><li><a href="/raug/astronomers-proposal-tool-apt/targets">Targets</a><ul class="childpages-macro"><li><a href="/raug/astronomers-proposal-tool-apt/targets/fixed-targets">Fixed Targets</a><ul class="childpages-macro"><li><a href="/raug/astronomers-proposal-tool-apt/targets/fixed-targets/target-importer">Target Importer</a></li><li><a href="/raug/astronomers-proposal-tool-apt/targets/fixed-targets/fixed-target-resolver">Fixed Target Resolver</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="/raug/astronomers-proposal-tool-apt/targets/region-targets">Region Targets</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="/raug/astronomers-proposal-tool-apt/mosaic-patterns">Mosaic Patterns</a><ul class="childpages-macro"><li><a href="/raug/astronomers-proposal-tool-apt/mosaic-patterns/tiles">Tiles</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="/raug/astronomers-proposal-tool-apt/pass-plans">Pass Plans</a></li><li><a href="/raug/astronomers-proposal-tool-apt/survey-plan">Survey Plan</a></li><li><a href="/raug/astronomers-proposal-tool-apt/aladin-visualization">Aladin Visualization</a></li><li><a href="/raug/astronomers-proposal-tool-apt/requirements">Requirements</a><ul class="childpages-macro"><li><a href="/raug/astronomers-proposal-tool-apt/requirements/special-requirements">Special Requirements</a></li><li><a href="/raug/astronomers-proposal-tool-apt/requirements/linking-requirements">Linking Requirements</a></li><li><a href="/raug/astronomers-proposal-tool-apt/requirements/calibration-requirements">Calibration Requirements</a></li><li><a href="/raug/astronomers-proposal-tool-apt/requirements/engineering-requirements">Engineering Requirements</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="/raug/astronomers-proposal-tool-apt/execution-plans">Execution Plans</a></li><li><a href="/raug/astronomers-proposal-tool-apt/visit-planner">Visit Planner</a></li><li><a href="/raug/astronomers-proposal-tool-apt/submission">Submission</a></li><li><a href="/raug/astronomers-proposal-tool-apt/parallel-coronagraph-wfi-programs">Parallel Coronagraph-WFI Programs</a></li><li><a href="/raug/astronomers-proposal-tool-apt/future-developments-for-roman-apt">Future Developments for Roman APT</a></li><li><a href="/raug/astronomers-proposal-tool-apt/appendix">Appendix</a><ul class="childpages-macro"><li><a href="/raug/astronomers-proposal-tool-apt/appendix/appendix-wfi-dithering">Appendix: WFI Dithering</a></li><li><a href="/raug/astronomers-proposal-tool-apt/appendix/appendix-wfi-multiaccum-tables">Appendix: WFI MultiAccum Tables</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul><p></p> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: table; 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