Should be put together in between 4 and 10 weeks. It will take 5 3x3 filters in each of two wheels. Can take quite thick filters. Bruce will post the details of its characteristics soon. Well yes, perhaps, but are willing to help anyone who wants to use it in the meantime.
New instruments are essential to maintain vitality of observatory.
APO will meet new instruments half-way. However, we need lots of early warning. The way it has been working thus far is that the mountain crew learns about visitor instruments only when the schedule for each quarter comes out, and still at that point does not necessarily know what sort of support the observers need. People say yes. This is message 64 in the apo35-general archive.