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April 1, 2008 To: 3.0-m Telescope Observers From: Michael Bolte, Director Second Semester 2008 (08B) Observing Requests Please send time requests for the use of the 3-m Shane reflector in the Second Semester 2008 so that they arrive in my office no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 25, 2008. Please discard any old forms and use only the revised application form at http://mtham.ucolick.org/techdocs/telescopes/time_apps/3m. Also, please read and follow the guidelines for the preparation of proposals. The status of the instruments available is indicated below. We are now accepting proposals for large and synoptic programs. Please see http://www.ucolick.org/lickobs/lsap.html for policies regarding such proposals. We will be able to offer KAST and PFCam remote observing on the 3-m this semester. If you are interested in remote observing, please indicate that in the Preferred Distribution of Nights section of the cover sheet. Specific policies for Shane remote observing will be posted soon. It is important that applications by graduate students include a supporting letter from their faculty advisor. Graduate student applications should make clear whether the research is part of a thesis project, the status of the project, and observing time expected to be needed for its completion. The dark runs are approximately August 24 to September 7; September 22 to October 7; October 22 to November 5; November 20 to December 5; and December 20 to January 4, 2009. As you realize, the exact dates on which the runs begin and end are often shifted forward or backward one or more days, depending on the demand. NOTE: PLEASE SUBMIT FIVE (5) COPIES OF THE PROPOSAL. No email or fax The 3-m Shane Telescope user manual is available on-line at Available 3-m Facility Instruments are: Prime Focus Camera - Wide field optical imager. New 4" U, B, V, R, Rs, I, g, and z filters are available to take full advantage of the 12 arcminute field of view. Kast Spectrograph - Dual Channel Optical Spectrometer. Optics cleaned or realuminized for improved throughput. The blue side CCD failed and has been replaced with CCD #9 until a better replacement chip can be acquired and installed later this year. Current information on blue side CCD is available in the Kast on-line manual. Adaptive Optics - Natural and Laser guide star adaptive optics system. Feeds the IRCAL near IR camera and spectrograph. http://mthamilton.ucolick.org/techdocs/instruments/ircal/ Gemini - Dual channel near IR imager and spectrometer. Recently refurbished so both channels are fully functional. Hamilton Spectrograph - High resolution optical eschelle spectrometer. Sincerely, Michael Bolte, Director
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