.. _existing_obs:

Add existing observation
------------------------

Users can add any existing Gemini observation of a target on GOATS to create a dedicated page for the given observation ID. For observations whose data have already been ingested into the Gemini Observatory Archive, GOATS can automatically fetch the IDs from the archive so users don't need to remember them.  

.. note::  
   If you are manually adding the ID for a Gemini observation, make sure that it is the *observation ID* and **not** the *program ID*. Then, click the ``Update Observation Status`` button to retrieve the status of the observation from the Gemini Observing Database. 

   If one would rather have the data for a given Gemini program ID, follow the instructions in :ref:`gem_program_ID`.

.. _goats-add-existing-obs:
.. figure:: images/adding_existing_obs.png
   :alt: Adding existing Gemini observation 
   :align: center
   :scale: 30%

   Option to add an existing Gemini observation ID for a given target on GOATS (click on the image to see an enlarged version). 

The image below shows the observation detail page for the ID added (see also the video in :ref:`goa_download`). 

.. _goats-obs-page:
.. figure:: images/goats_observation_page.png
   :alt: Observation page 
   :align: center
   :scale: 30%

   Observation detail page for the Gemini observation ID added for a given target on GOATS  (click on the image to see an enlarged version).