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Submitting WIYN Observing Proposals: Updated Instructions (1Mar96) (from KPNO, NOAO Newsletter No. 45, March 1996) We are currently revising information about applying for WIYN observing time. Updates include: (1) revised information about estimating total program execution time, including observing overheads; (2) information about the new all-transmissive Bench Spectrograph (Red) Camera, currently being commissioned; and (3) more detailed instructions on specifying your target list on the WIYN queue observing (WIYNQ) form, which we hope will make this process easier, less time-consuming, and more flexible. The new Bench Spectrograph Camera has significantly higher throughput than the Simmons camera when used with fibers at non-UV wavelengths, which should reduce required exposure times for many programs. Given the WIYN oversubscription rate, prospective WIYN users considering submitting imaging proposals should consider whether applying for 2.1-m or 4-m time would be more appropriate. After a brief hiatus, CCD imaging at the 2.1-m will be offered again for the fall 1996 semester. Further revised information will be available by 1 March 1996 on the WIYN queue observing program Web page (http://www.noao.edu/wiyn/queue). All prospective WIYN proposers are strongly urged to review this information before submitting WIYN proposals. Dave Silva
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