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Data were released in stages, as depicted in the graphic below. Data are had been hosted on multiple platforms in an effort to serve large amounts of data to a wide audience in a timely way.
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JWST data were released in stages (green circles) by program type. It takes some time for all of the data to be migrated from storage where exclusive access is enforced to storage where there are no restrictions. During the migration (orange bars) logged-in users were able to retrieve the data, but anonymous users could only retrieve data that had been migrated. Data that were staged on the AWS platform became available to everyone immediately upon release, or as soon thereafter as possible once data have been processed. Note: times are in US EDT (UTC-4).
Data from CAL, DD, ENG, ERS, and GO/GTO are bundled under "Cycle-1" programs in the timeline above. Exclusive access periods for GO/GTO data will continue to be enforced where applicable.
All public JWST data are now available through the MAST Portal.
Program Categories
Data from the following categories of programs will be have been made available in MAST (and in two cases, Amazon Web Services). :
| Abbr | Program Type | Access | Notes |
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| CAL | Calibration | Public | Cycle 1 program to collect data for calibrating science instruments. Some include observations of external targets. |
| COM | Commissioning | Public | Observations obtained in the first 6 months of flight to characterize and adjust telescope and instrument functionality and performance.Available from AWS. |
| DD | Director's Discretion | Public | Off-cycle grants of urgent observations. |
| ENG | Engineering | Public | Non-standard observations meant to characterize instrument health and functionality. |
| ERO | Early Release Observations | Public | Webb First Science data that illustrate the capabilities of JWST and the science instruments. |
| ERS | Early Release Science | Public | Cycle 1 programs that will execute early. |
| GO/GTO | Guest/Guaranteed-Time Observer | EAP+Public | Cycle 1 programs, a few of which have immediate public access. |
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User Support
For MAST user support, contact the HelpDesk: archive@stsci.edu. See the Archive Support page for details and other resources.
Please acknowledge the use of data obtained from MAST in publications.