Subject: Re: Engineering pre-emption for NIC-FPS tests

From: Ed Turner

Submitted: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 13:45:42 -0400 (EDT)

Message number: 840 (previous: 839, next: 841 up: Index)

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)
> 
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