In this page, you will find the links to the manuals needed to prepare and analyse UVES observations. Please make sure to download the manuals corresponding to the period in which the observations will take place.

All the manuals are in Adobe's Acrobat format.

• UVES User Manual
  All the information about the instrument itself, its modes and their characteristics.
  
  • Period 111, to be used for Phase 2 Proposal preparation for period P111 (Apr. 2023-Sep. 2023)
  • Period 112, to be used for Phase 2 Proposal preparation for period P112 (Oct. 2023-Mar. 2024)
  • Period 113, to be used for Phase 2 Proposal preparation for period P113 (Apr. 2024-Sep. 2024) and P114 (Oct. 2024 - Mar. 2025)
• UVES Templates Reference Guide
  Detailed information on the acquisition, observation and calibration templates.
  
  • Period 111, to be used for Phase 2 Proposal preparation for period P111 (Apr. 2023-Sep. 2023)
  • Period 112, to be used for Phase 2 Proposal preparation for period P112 (Oct. 2023-Mar. 2024)
  • Period 113, to be used for Phase 2 Proposal preparation for period P113 (Apr. 2024-Sep. 2024) and P114 (Oct. 2024 - Mar. 2025)
• UVES Calibration Plan
  Detailed information on the calibration plan of UVES observations.
  
  • Period 111, to be used for Phase 2 Proposal preparation for period P111 (Apr. 2022-Sep. 2023)
  • Period 112, to be used for Phase 2 Proposal preparation for period P112 (Oct. 2023-Mar. 2024)
  • Period 113, to be used for Phase 2 Proposal preparation for period P113 (Apr. 2024-Sep. 2024) and P114 (Oct. 2024 - Mar. 2025)
• UVES Pipeline User Manual
  Detailed information on how to reduce data obtained with UVES.
  • Instructions to download and install the UVES CPL-based pipeline are available in the UVES section of the VLT Instrument Pipelines webpage, also including detailed information on how to reduce data obtained with UVES using the Reflex workflow.
• Data Reduction Frequently Asked Questions
  A list of Frequently Asked Questions on data reduction is also available.