The necessary NIC-FPS engineering data were obtained last night using time pre-empted from NM06, and we will thus now return to the scheduled science programs. Thanks to all for their cooperation and to the NIC-FPS team for making efficient use of the first clear weather to be available in recent days (nights, actually). Ed Turner On Tue, 28 Sep 2004, Bruce Gillespie wrote: > All: > > The first two half-nights of initial engineering tests of NIC-FPS on > the telescope have been completely washed out by unusually wet weather > at APO. The prospects for the last scheduled half-night (tonight) are > not promising. These tests are crucial for the final integration of > the instrument, and if they are not accomplished this week the cost and > schedule of the instrument commissioning will be seriously impacted. > > Due to the importance of NIC-FPS to the observatory's future, I am > invoking an "engineering pre-emption" option against all scheduled > 3.5-m science programs between Wednesday night, 29 September, and > Sunday night, October 3, inclusive. The PIs and principal contacts of > affected programs are being notified separately. The NIC-FPS team will > have the right of first refusal for using the telescope during this > period, depending on weather. It is anticipated that the team will > require between a half-night and a full night to accomplish their > goals. Once the measurements are completed, the schedule will revert > to the baseline, but in any case not later than Monday night, 4 > October. > > Ed Turner, 3.5-m Director > (via Bruce Gillespie) > > > APO APO APO APO APO Apache Point Observatory 3.5m APO APO APO > APO > APO This is message 839 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 > APO APO APO APO APO Apache Point Observatory 3.5m APO APO APO APO APO This is message 840 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