Exposition Time Calculator for Spectroscopy

This exposure calculator predicts the signal-to-noise ratio achieved with DOLORES or NICS for a given exposure time and observing conditions. If sky brightness is not entered, the program uses the default values (new moon for DOLORES).
To run the program enter values below and click on 'Submit'. You may set signal-to-noise and obtain the corresponding exposure time, or viceversa.

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