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f/5 Status Andrew Szentgyorgyi Magellan SAC Pasadena / 16 Mar 2013. MMIRS Producing High Quality Results. MMIRS Upgrades. Reduction pipeline is now complete. New grism will be installed this Fall Faulty H2 array will be replaced with H2RG this Fall. Scheduling f/5. 35 nights in 2014a.
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f/5 Status Andrew Szentgyorgyi Magellan SAC Pasadena / 16 Mar 2013
MMIRS Upgrades • Reduction pipeline is now complete. • New grism will be installed this Fall • Faulty H2 array will be replaced with H2RG this Fall
Scheduling f/5 35 nights in 2014a
CfA Strongly Considering Moving MMIRS to MMT • Issues Attending a MMIRS Move: • When do we move it? • Would like to allow programs in progress to finish • Would like to allow observers to use upgraded instrument • Will depend somewhat on funding for move, esp. vis a vis the sequester • Would SAC consider allowing Megacam-only operations? • Megacam will be mothballed if not, demand is low at MMT • Commission f/5 instrumentation seems moot • Expect MMIRS would return on 5 year timescale • ( I will be 65 years old at that time) • SAC input requested