We wish to remind users of the availability of approximately 12 nights during the period 1 October 1997 to 31 March 1998 for the US community on the ESO 3.6-m telescope. This time is made available through an experimental CTIO/ESO telescope time exchange program initiated last year. The specific instruments available for use on the 3.6-m are:
This array of instrumental options provides our user community with capabilities not yet offered on CTIO telescopes. A more complete description of this program with a brief outline of the performance of each of these ESO instruments can be found on pages 26-27 of NOAO Newsletter No. 45 (March 1996) or in the CTIO WWW pages (http://www.ctio.noao.edu/eso_time_swap.html). Prospective users of EFOSC1 should note that the available nights will be limited to bright or gray (7-10 nights from new moon) lunar phases.
Proposers from the NOAO/CTIO community who wish to use these ESO instruments should submit a proposal to CTIO on our normal telescope request form, but indicate clearly on the front page which ESO instrument is requested. Proposals will be rated by the CTIO TAC based on scientific merit, and then passed to the ESO scheduler.
We look forward to receiving your proposals!
Mark Phillips, Ron Probst