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by pkaye 1628 days ago
They have a tool called APT that lets the researcher define the parameters of the experiment (target object, instrument settings, time, etc) and the software will find an open time slot which can meet those parameters. Then it goes through a double blind scientific review process. The researchers that worked on the telescope hardware get some amount of guaranteed time slots while the rest is used for general observers.

You can see video tutorials on the software here:

https://www.youtube.com/c/JWSTObserver/playlists