TITLE: GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT NUMBER: 3154 SUBJECT: Swift Data Publicly Available Starting April 5, 2005 DATE: 05/03/28 19:50:11 GMT FROM: Padi Boyd at GSFC Announcement: Swift Data Publicly Available Starting April 5, 2005 April 5, 2005 marks the end of the 4.5 month launch and early orbit check-out of the Swift gamma-ray burst observatory and the beginning of normal science operations. After this date, Swift data will be made immediately available to the general public via the Swift Quick Look (QL) Web sites. The data remain available on the QL sites for about one week, and are then transferred to the three Swift archives. More details of the plan for how this will take place are available at: http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/swift/news/2005/archive_opening.html The Swift Web site (http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov) contains links to download the latest Swift data analysis software, calibration files (caldb), and software user's guides for each of Swift's three instruments. The Swift Web site also includes links to the Quick Look Web sites, the GCN archive, the three Swift archives, Frequently Asked Questions, and a Feedback form to submit problem reports and questions. -- A service of the Swift Science Center, NASA/GSFC Please do not reply to this email. Questions or comments should go to: http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/Feedback