Subject: possible* OPEN 3.5m observing time 8/29-31

From: elt@astro.Princeton.EDU

Submitted: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 16:19:09 -0400 (EDT)

Message number: 515 (previous: 514, next: 516 up: Index)

The scheduled shutdown of the 3.5m during the summer monsoon season
has gone very well due to the efforts of the engineering staff,
and there is a significant possibility that the shutdown work,
including on-sky recommisioning of the telescope and instruments
(which is, of course, weather dependent) will be finished EARLY!

If no unexpected problems are encountered (knock on wood) and if
the weather causes no significant delays, it might be possible to
resume science operations as early as Wednesday evening, August 29.
This would provide 3 additional nights of telescope time, i.e., time
not currently scheduled for specific scince programs.  This would be
bright time.  Of course, it is also possible that only 1 or 2 of the
nights would be available, or none at all, if things do not go so
smoothly.

So, this message is a "heads up".  If it still appears likely that 
any time will be available early next week, I will invite requests
for the available OPEN time on Monday or Tuesday.  I hope this alert
gives you sufficient time to consider reasonable possibilities for
responses to this very short lead time opportunity, if it occurs.

Time allocated for Aug. 29-31 will not be charged to institutional
allocations.

Ed Turner

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