The following lists the acronyms used in this manual.
| 2MASS
| 2 Micron All Sky Survey
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| AOR
| Astronomical Observation Request(s)
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| AOT
| Astronomical Observation Template(s)
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| BCD
| Basic Calibrated Data
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| BIC
| Baseline Instrument Campaign Plan
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| C&DH
| Command and Data Handling
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| CA
| Cryogenic Assembly
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| CE
| Combined Electronics
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| CP
| Call for Proposals
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| CTA
| Cryogenic Telescope Assembly
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| CTIA
| Capacitive TransImpedence Amplifier
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| CVZ
| Continuous Viewing Zone
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| DDT
| Director’s Discretionary Time
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| Dec
| Declination
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| DSN
| Deep Space Network
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| FAQ
| Frequently Asked Question
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| FITS
| Flexible Image Transport System
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| FLS
| First Look Survey
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| FOV
| Field-of-View
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| GO
| General Observers
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| GTO
| Guaranteed Time Observer(s)
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| HGA
| High Gain Antenna
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| IBC
| Impurity Band Conduction
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| ICRS
| International Celestial Reference System
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| IER
| Instrument Engineering Request – like an AOR, but for specific engineering tasks not able to be accomplished using an AOR.
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| IOC
| In-Orbit Check out
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| IPAC
| Infrared Processing and Analysis Center
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| IR
| Infrared
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| IRAC
| InfraRed Array Camera
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| IRAS
| InfraRed Astronomical Satellite
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| IRS
| InfraRed Spectrograph
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| IRSA
| Infrared Science Archive
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| IRU
| Inertial Reference Unit
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| ISO
| Infrared Space Observatory
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| ISSA
| IRAS Sky Survey Atlas
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| IWIC
| IRAC Warm Instrument Characterization
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| JPL
| Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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| Jy
| Jansky
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| LGA
| Low Gain Antennae
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| MIC
| Multi-Instrument Chamber
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| MIPS
| Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer
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| mJy
| milliJansky
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| MJy
| megaJansky
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| MPC
| Minor Planet Center
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| OPZ
| Operational Pointing Zone
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| PAO
| Period of Autonomous Operations
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| PCRS
| Pointing Control Reference Sensor
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| PCS
| Pointing & Control System
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| PI
| Principal Investigator
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| PIN
| Positive Intrinsic Negative (Diode)
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| PM
| Primary Mirror
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| PST
| Point Source Transmission
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| PUI
| Peak-Up Imaging
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| RA
| Right Ascension
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| RAM
| Random Access Memory
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| RCS
| Reaction Control System
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| rms
| Root Mean Square
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| ROC
| Reserved Observations Catalog
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| S/C
| SpaceCraft
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| SED
| Spectral Energy Distribution
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| SHA
| Spitzer Heritage Archive
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| SIRTF
| Space InfraRed Telescope Facility, Spitzer’s old name
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| SLO
| Second-Look Observation
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| SM
| Secondary Mirror
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| SODB
| Science Operations Database
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| SOM
| Spitzer Observer's Manual
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| S/N
| Signal to Noise
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| Spot
| Previously listed here as an acronym meaning “Spitzer Planning Observations Tool” but now it is simply a proper noun
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| sr
| Steradians
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| SSC
| Spitzer Science Center
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| SSC website
| Originally http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/ this website has been moved to https://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/data/SPITZER/docs/
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| SSO
| Solar System Objects/Observations
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| ST
| Star Tracker
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| ST/IRU
| Star Tracker/Inertial Reference Unit
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| SV
| Science Verification
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| SWG
| Science Working Group
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| TAC
| Time Allocation Committee
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| ToO
| Target of Opportunity
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| TP, TPM
| Total Power Mode
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| WASS
| Wide Angle Sun Sensor
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