1. Progress on Action Items from 2004 Andy Layden Chicago 2005

2. 1) Feedback to Synoptic Observers from PI Heidi encourages it: Heidi encourages it: formal correspondence with synoptic PIs, formal correspondence with synoptic PIs, informally. informally.

3. 2) Implement Procedure for Synoptic Observer to Change Targets Frequently Develop Synoptic Webpage? Develop Synoptic Webpage? Will do it when a Synoptic Observer requests it: Will do it when a Synoptic Observer requests it: Heidi added text to Call for Proposals. Heidi added text to Call for Proposals.

4. 3) New Flat Field White Spot? Get old 4m material? Get old 4m material? Discarded. Discarded. Buy new material? Buy new material? Heidi checked -- expensive. Heidi checked -- expensive.

5. 4) Notify Consortium of Exchange Policy for MOSAIC/S2KB Nights Can trade #nights b/w institutions: Can trade #nights b/w institutions: “Exchanging MOSAIC/S2KB nights between members of the consortium is OK to do. This pertains to cases in which one consortium member may have no need for MOSAIC or S2KB nights and wishes to trade with another consortium member for nights with the other instrument.”

6. 5) Clarification of Tracking Limits of Telescope Can track West beyond software pointing limit, to hard limit set by: Can track West beyond software pointing limit, to hard limit set by: HA = +6h in North HA = +6h in North Alt = ~10deg in South Alt = ~10deg in South Emailed to consortium Dec 2004. Emailed to consortium Dec 2004.

7. 6) Relax Pointing Limits of Telescope? Current hardware limit: Current hardware limit: HA = ±6h in North HA = ±6h in North Alt = ~10deg in South Alt = ~10deg in South Current software limit: Current software limit: HA = ±4h, Dec = -20deg HA = ±4h, Dec = -20deg Proposed software limit: Proposed software limit: HA = ±5h, Dec = -25deg HA = ±5h, Dec = -25deg ACE tried upgrade to TCS in April ACE tried upgrade to TCS in April Try again at next T&E? Try again at next T&E?

9. 7) Interest in Service Observing? Poll consortium on interest: Poll consortium on interest: None. None. Proposed voluntary service observing. Proposed voluntary service observing.

10. 8) Length of Proprietary Period Poll consortium: Poll consortium: 2 responses 2 responses 5 years is fine, less is OK 5 years is fine, less is OK does NOAO system have constraints? does NOAO system have constraints?

11. 9) Electrical Isolation/Surge WIYN upgrading ground system & isolating external transformer: WIYN upgrading ground system & isolating external transformer: We are attached to their ground. We are attached to their ground. We need surge protectors inside: We need surge protectors inside: WIYN’s $1.5-2.0K each WIYN’s $1.5-2.0K each Heidi seeking cheaper ones. Heidi seeking cheaper ones.

12. 10) Acknowledgements on all WIYN-0.9m Posters Done? Done?

13. 11-14) Outreach and Budget Ata & Con will discuss. Ata & Con will discuss.

15. Proposed “Collaboration Facilitator” Webpage Short (<2hour?) “service” observations Short (<2hour?) “service” observations Voluntary Voluntary PI submits request e-form to Heidi, who posts on website PI submits request e-form to Heidi, who posts on website Observers with free time can browse & select projects Observers with free time can browse & select projects Encourage collaboration b/w partners Encourage collaboration b/w partners Capitalism: reward for service Capitalism: reward for service Appealing to student & postdoc observers? Appealing to student & postdoc observers?

16. RAS2KBS2KBMosaicMosaic --Photom.Non-PhoPhotom.Non-Pho 0-3h 3-6hLayden(20m) 6-9hRybski(30m)Moran(45m)Saltzer(75m) 9-12h 12-15h 15-18h 18-21h 21-24h

17. Layden (20m) PI: Andy Layden (BGSU) layden@baade.bgsu.edu PI: Andy Layden (BGSU) layden@baade.bgsu.edu layden@baade.bgsu.edu Target: SW And Target: SW And Instrument: S2KB Instrument: S2KB Conditions: non-photometric, any seeing Conditions: non-photometric, any seeing Filters: V (2x60sec), I (2x40sec) Filters: V (2x60sec), I (2x40sec) Guider: off Guider: off Details: V, I, dither 10” East, I, V Details: V, I, dither 10” East, I, V Standard Stars: none Standard Stars: none Calibrations: biases, dome/skyflats in VI Calibrations: biases, dome/skyflats in VI Collaboration Offer: low-level co-I Collaboration Offer: low-level co-I