XCov16 News from HQ

XCov 16 News from HQ

BPM 37093 News Page Sanduleak 3 News Page

General XCov 16 News

April 20, 1998: We will post the status of data acquisition and weather at various sites at the observatories page, i.e. "clouds," "BPM data," etc., as soon as we obtain this information from every site each day.
April 16, 1998:
- Antonio sent us lightcurves and a Fourier transform from two nights of pre-WET run data he took last month (March, 1998). Check it out!
- We have a new ONGOING DISCUSSIONS page, accessible from the main XCov 16 page as well as from the BPM 37093 and Sanduleak 3 pages. This environment is intended for general discussions about the XCov 16 campaign and the science we're trying to accomplish. The discussion will be broken up into topics; each user can add comments to any topic, and even add topics at will; also, unlike the comments pages we have set up for the plots, this environment is relatively private: you need the WET password in order to join in. Anyway, it's a lot like a newsgroup--we hope it's all self-evident when you go to there. Try it out, and let us know if it's worth the trouble!
April 13, 1998: The WET control center has a new FAX machine and number, which will allow us to send and receive faxes at all hours (the old machine was only available during regular office hours). The new control center fax number is 1-515-294-3073. The old number (294-6027) will still work, but if you use it please remember to mark your fax for Steve Kawaler or Sean O'Brien, as that machine is used by the entire physics and astronomy department.
March 13, 1998: The links to light curve plots, Fourier transforms, O-C diagrams, and pulse shapes for both BPM 37093 and Sanduleak 3 now work--though currently all they contain are template plots with no data. These pages exhibit a new feature: you can leave comments and view the comments of others for each plot, via a simple WWW form interface. The primary advantage we see in this method over traditional email is that we can all quickly and simply access each other's thoughts on the results, without having to log into the control center computer's WET account and sift through all that email. Of course, if you wish to make more private or general comments, email to HQ is still encouraged. We're just trying out this new system: please let us know what you think so we can decide whether to keep it for future WET runs.
March 7, 1998: We've added a link from the main XCov 16 page to EarthCam's Earth View web site. You can use their Earth Viewer to look at the current Day/Night areas of the earth, Optical and IR cloud cover, land and sea temperatures, etc.

Send comments to Sean O'Brien.