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WIYN Queue Program: Proposing for Spring 1996 (1Sep95)
(from KPNO, NOAO Newsletter No. 43, September 1995)

Please note that there is a revised WIYN queue observing program form
for spring 1996 proposals. All proposals for the spring 1996 WIYN
queue must use this revised form. The revised form is distributed as
part of the normal KPNO proposal form distribution and can be
retrieved automatically by sending e-mail to kpnoprop-info@noao.edu.

We will contine to offer the Short Program ("2-hr") queue program
during the spring 1996 semester. The goal of a typical Short Program
might be to obtain a small dataset to complete a larger project, or to
assess the feasibility of a particular type of observation before the
submission of a full-blown observing proposal.

A maximum of two hours of WIYN time can be requested per proposal. If
your program is simple, we will absorb the standard observing overhead
(e.g., CCD read-down times, target acquisition times, etc.) However,
if your program is more complicated, the following new rules apply:

(1)   If you are requesting more than three (3) program exposures, you
must subtract two (2) minutes for every requested exposure when trying
to fit your program within the two hour limit. This overhead charge
compensates for the CCD read-down time. For example, if you are
requesting six program exposures, your allowed total on-target
exposure time is reduced by 12 minutes.

(2)   If you are requesting more than two (2) different targets, you
must subtract five (5) minutes for every requested target. This
overhead charge compensates for the target acquisition time. For
example, if you request four target fields, your allowed total
on-target exposure time is reduced by 20 minutes.

(3)  If you are requesting more than one (1) Hydra fiber
configuration, you must subtract 30 minutes for each additional
configuration. For example, if you request two configurations, your
allowed total on-target exposure time is reduced by 30 minutes.

(4)  We will continue to absorb the calibration and focussing overhead
for now.

These revised rules apply per proposal. Investigators are still
allowed to submit up to three (3) 2-hr queue proposals. Further
information about the WIYN Queue Program as well as proposal forms can
be requested by sending e-mail to kpnoprop-request@noao.edu.

Dave Silva

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