TESS

Due to the partial government shutdown, the TESS Guest Investigator (GI) Program Cycle 2 deadline has been changed. The new Phase-1 due date (via ARK RPS) is 4:30 pm March 14, 2019. At this time we will be soliciting programs that target Northern Ecliptic Hemisphere fields.

The TESS team is looking forward to sharing our excitement about the first science results, our high expectations for the two-year science survey, and our plans for the extended mission, at the upcoming winter AAS meeting in Seattle next month.

Stop by our booth in the exhibit hall to find ...

The first batch of TESS mission data is now available through MAST. This release includes all data from Sectors 1 and 2, observed between July 25 and September 20, 2018. This includes both FFI and 2-min cadence data.

The first release of the TESS instrument handbook is also available, as ...

The popular tool for determining when a target will be observed by TESS -- Web TESS Viewing Tool (WTV) -- has been updated to include both year 1 and year 2 of TESS.

Below is an image of the first Cycle 2 sector, showing just camera 3. The Kepler field is overlaid ...

TESS data products from Sectors 1 and 2 will begin to go public starting Thursday December 6 at 9:00 AM US EST. These data will be available at the MAST archive. Both Full Frame Images and 2-minute cadence postage stamps will be included in the release.