The problems with the 3.5m primary are resulting in the loss of such a large portion of 4Q1999 that the Users Committee discussed the possibility of completely re-allocating and rescheduling the remaining time but ultimately decided that undertaking such a "logistical nightmare" is not warranted. However, it was thought that some institutions might want to internally reshuffle some of their time assignments, for example shifting time assigned to lower priority programs scheduled late in the quarter to higher priority ones which are losing time to the extended shutdown. Of course, this is just "an internal trade" and has always been possible. Nevertheless, to avoid generateing too much schedule chaos, I would like to ask that institutional schedulers and TACs consider the matter ASAP and send me as many of such changes as possible by 20 Oct. Ideally, these changes should all be grouped and sent as a single request. I will then try to issue a single major revision just before the telescope goes back into operation (still roughly on track for 25 October), subject as always to further revisions of course, but hopefully at least close to a final form. Naturally, there is no obligation to make such priority driven changes; it is strictly an internal institutinal decision. Thanks for your help, Ed Turner APO APO APO APO APO Apache Point Observatory 3.5m APO APO APO APO APO This is message 385 in the apo35-general archive. You can find APO the archive on http://www.astro.princeton.edu/APO/apo35-general/INDEX.html APO To join/leave the list, send mail to apo35-request@astro.princeton.edu APO To post a message, mail it to apo35-general@astro.princeton.edu APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO