If you are NOT interested in doing SPECTROSCOPY with GRIM, disregard this message. If you are interested, PLEASE HIT FORWARD and take a moment to answer the questions below. Send your reply to: rodgers@astro.washington.edu I would like to characterize the level of interest in the APO community: who's doing it, for what purpose and with what problems. My reasons are both selfish-- to find fellow cohorts to commiserate with, and non-selfish-- to see what needs we have and how they might be addressed. I will broadcast the results to this mail server. In the interest of getting responses, I have made this very brief and provided some response choices. However, I do not in any way want to bias or limit your response. Please add text or change answers anywhere you like. Thanks for your inputs, Bernadette Rodgers, UW ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Answer question 1 OR 2, as appropriate: 1) If you are interested in doing Spectroscopy with GRIM, but have not: a) Have any of the following issues been factors in your reason for not trying it (or lack of success if you tried it briefly)? (mark all that apply- feel free to add text to elaborate) Lack of Documentation_____ Lack of Experience in the community_____ Lack of Instrument Characterization (in this mode) _____ Insufficient instrument characteristics (ie, too low-res)_____ No appropriate filter____ Inadequate calibration facilities____ Telescope faults (ie, tracking too poor to stay on slit)____ Other (describe)____ b) Do you have a project in mind? Yes____ No____ If so, describe briefly (1-2 sentences), including instrument modes/filters (if you know): 2) If you have done spectroscopy with GRIM: a) Approximately how many times have you used GRIM in this mode? Once____ 2-5 nights____ 5-15____ 15 or more____ (an expert!) b) What modes/filters have you used? f/5____ f/10____ f/20____ J____ H____ K____ other?____ (which______________________) c) How would you rank your success: Great____ Fair____ Dismal____ Mixed____ Can't tell yet____ If you answered Great, what were the major factors that contributed to your success: d) If you answered less than Great, which of the following factors most affected your success? (mark all that apply- add text to elaborate) Weather____ Instrument performance ____ Instrument capability ____ Documentation ____ Available Filters ____ Experience/Help from the community ____ Calibration (ie, wavelength/flux/sky corrections) ____ Telescope performance ____ Other (describe) ____ e) Briefly describe your project(s) (1-2 sentences): ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments, please: APO APO APO APO APO Apache Point Observatory 3.5m APO APO APO APO APO This is message 38 in the apo35-grim archive. You can find APO the archive on http://www.astro.princeton.edu/APO/apo35-grim/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-grim@astro.princeton.edu APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO