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NOAO Newsletter - Kitt Peak National Observatory - September 1996 - Number 47


Requests for KPNO Telescope Time - August 1996-January 1997

                Available     Long-term    Available   Nights
Telescope        to TAC       Commitment   Long-term  Requested   Ratio

4-m    Dark         72                         72        153       2.1
       Bright       67                         67        117       1.75 
WIYN   Dark         32                         32         57.5     1.8
       Bright       27                         27         21.5     0.8 
2.1-m  Dark         76                         76         70       0.95
       Bright       75            8            67         81       1.21
                                                         *95      *1.42
Coude  Feed        149           10           139        122       0.88 
0.9-m  Dark         76           16            60         78.5     1.3
       Bright       78            8            70         53       0.76 
Schmidt 156         79 (39 Dark)               39 Dark    72.5     1.9

*KPNO received 218 proposals from visitors and staff combined, of which 23 were two-hour requests for WIYN. Of these, 20 were long-term proposals; two were granted long-term status. In addition, five proposals which had previously been granted long-term status were also scheduled. The second line for 2.1-m B requests includes 14 nights allocated to shared-risk observing with Phoenix, but does not include 9 nights scheduled for T&E with the Ohio State "Mosaic" instrument, even though that might include some shared-risk observing. Of the 23 WIYN two-hour proposals, seven were awarded "high-priority" status, while eight were to be carried out if time is available.


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