PRELIMINARY ARC 3.5M SCHEDULE FOR 4TH QUARTER 1997 E. TURNER 9/16/97 NOTES: ***PLEASE READ*** Except in cases where strong science drivers dictate otherwise (a small minority of cases), observing time has again been scheduled in half night blocks. Note that an unusually large number (7) of programs use non-block scheduling this quarter. See below for details. This affects, of course, the schedules of other programs with which they share nights. Scheduled engineering time for this quarter amounts to 6 nights. No contingent engineering time has been scheduled this quarter. Thus, scheduled engineering time will be at approximately the 7% level. Note, however, that one or more extended engineering shutdowns may be carried out in order to pursue tasks related to the Three Year Plan upgrade efforts. Such shutdowns will result in cancelation of scheduled science programs. Please see message #160 under apo35-general in the email exploder archives maintained on the Princeton web site for further information. In addition to such engineering time, science observations may be pre-empted, sometimes on short notice, for urgent engineering tasks. Such tasks include both work that is required to safeguard observatory personnel or facilities and that allows "hot pursuit" of one of the high priority "teething troubles". The very high priority being accorded engineering work on the telescope is NOT permanent policy, but rather a temporary measure intended to accelerate improvement of telescope performance. IMPORTANT - OPEN TIME!: Seven nights in November and eight in December have some OPEN time available; this includes some prime dark and grey time during long winter nights. Requests for this time should reach me ASAP but no later than Oct. 31. Requests for this time *must* be passed through your institutional scheduler. First come, first served. ------- EN01 = engineering time (Gillespie) no science observations scheduled ----- JHU Note: 114% of nominal share scheduled. ----- JH01 = 4Q97JHB Wyse G S As per template instructions, please do not ask me to calculate such things as lunar position relative to targets. Supply acceptable dates. Lunar position has *not* been checked on the assigned dates. JH02 = 4Q97JHD Ford D R One date, Dec. 26, of six assigned slightly outside indicated acceptable periods; please declare OPEN ASAP if it cannot be used. ----- NMSU Note: 104% of nominal share scheduled. Only good luck allowed programs as tightly constrained as NM09 and NM10 to be scheduled with priorities as low as those assigned to them. ----- NM01 = NM01 Walt D S NM02 = NM02 Hoop D S NM03 = NM03 Marl G S Non-block scheduling. See note in BLOCK CAPS just before schedule below. NM04 = NM04 Rizz S S NM05 = NM05 Harr D R NM06 = NM06 Holt D S NM07 = NM07 Hame D S NM08 = NM08 Holt G R NM09 = NM09 John D R Non-block scheduling. See note in BLOCK CAPS just before schedule below. NM10 = NM10 Chan AOTF S* Non-block scheduling. See note in BLOCK CAPS just before schedule below. NM11 = NM11 King D S Scheduling only approximately matches details of request due to low priority. Please declare any unusable time OPEN ASAP. NM12 = NM12 Ledl G S Object coordinates and request for specific halves of the night in Oct and Dec appear to be inconsistent (asking for Dec. 2nd halves for an object at 3h and low DEC). Time scheduled for Dec 1st halves. Let me know if this is not OK. NM13 = NM13 Maso D ? Please supply all requested information, in particular whether observing wil be remote or on-site, in this case. ----- PU Note: 63% of nominal share scheduled. Undersubscribed B time. ----- PU01 = 974PU01 Turn D S Non-block scheduling. See note in BLOCK CAPS just before schedule below. PU02 = 974PU02 Fan D R PU03 = 975PU03 Stra S R PU04 = 974PU04 Stra D R ----- UC Note: 92% of nominal share scheduled. ----- UC01 = 232 York D S UC02 = 230 Kron D R UC03 = 234 Harp G R Please supply acceptable dates, not just object coords, as per template instructins. UC04 = 233 York S R UC05 = 228 Kron D R UC06 = 229 Tram G R UC07 = 235 Kibb InSb_Cam S Program not scheduled. Half of acceptable date range and preferred dates are NOT IN THIS QUARTER! Acceptable dates within the quarter not available at this priority. UC08 = 231 Turn (D on 12/3, G on 12/9-12) R UC09 = 236 York D/G R** Adler Planetarium twilight program (not accounted to UC). Use instrument mounted for the night's first program. Non-block scheduling. See note in BLOCK CAPS just before schedule below. ----- UW Note: 107% of nominal share scheduled. UW request over by two half nights, possibly due to not counting UW04 time? Please provide a summary/tally of requests broken down among B, G and R along with individual program info in future quarters. ----- UW01 = UW01 Dier S R UW02 = UW02 Stub S/D R Non-block scheduling. See note in BLOCK CAPS just before schedule below. UW03 = UW03 Magn G/D/S R Specified scheduling constraints are not self-consistent in that they require first halves in the second half of the quarter and then request whole nights in late November. If any of the assigned time is not usable, please declare it OPEN ASAP. UW04 = UW04 Reis D R Rather confusing scheduling constraints. Hopefully the scheduled time will be useful. Please let me know if not. Non-block scheduling. See note in BLOCK CAPS just before schedule below. UW05 = UW05 Rodg D S in Oct, D/G R in Nov. UW06 = UW06 Szko S R UW07 = UW07 Skel S R UW08 = UW08 Skel G R UW09 = UW09 Bali D S UW10 = UW10 Wyde S R Please supply acceptable dates, not just object coordinates, as per template instructions. UW11 = UW11 Szko D R UW12 = UW12 Toma S R Scheduled approximately as requested. Time available at this priority did not exactly match request. Please declare any unusable time OPEN ASAP. UW13 = UW13 Hodg D/S R Only one half night available within constraints at this priority. Also, UW overscheduled by 2 half nights. Please declare the half night scheduled OPEN ASAP if it is not useful. UW14 = UW14 Bohm G S UW15 = UW15 Skel S R in Nov, D R in Dec Requested Oct. time not available at this priority. ----- WSU Note: 100% of nominal share scheduled. ----- WS01 = WSU1 Lutz S R WS02 = WSU2 Seck S R Requested gray time only available in the second half. Please declare OPEN ASAP if not usable as scheduled. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MOST PROGRAMS ARE SCHEDULED IN HALF NIGHT BLOCKS. THE FIRST HALF OF EACH NIGHT EXTENDS FROM EVENING TWILIGHT (SEE CALENDAR DISTRIBUTED BY GRETCHEN) UNTIL 0050 MDT OR 2350 MST (SWITCH ON 10/25-26). FIRST HALF IS INDICATED BELOW AS "A"; THE SECOND HALF THEN EXTENDS UNTIL MORNING TWILIGHT AND IS INDICATED BELOW AS "B". THIS QUARTER SEVEN DIFFERENT PROGRAMS USE NON-BLOCK SCHEDULING. THESE PROGRAMS ARE LISTED IN PARENTHESES () BELOW AND THE DETAILS OF THEIR SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS ARE LISTED HERE: NM03 = STARTS AT *SUNDOWN*, RUNS THROUGH FIRST HALF OF NIGHT. NM09 = 120 MIN EACH TIME IT IS SCHEDULED. NM10 = STARTS AT *SUNDOWN*, RUNS 60 MIN PAST BEG OF ASTRO TWILIGHT. PU01 = 40 MIN EACH TIME IT IS SCHEDULED. UC09 = 90 MIN ENDING AT BEG OF ASTRO TWILIGHT. UW02 = 30 MIN EACH TIME IT IS SCHEDULED. UW04 = 60 MIN EACH TIME IT IS SCHEDULED. INSTRUMENT CHANGE TIMES ARE NOT INCLUDED BELOW BUT WILL BE INDICATED IN THE SCHEDULE ISSUED FROM APO BY GRETCHEN AND WILL BE SHARED BETWEEN ADJOINING PROGRAMS AS USUAL. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 10/1 A: (PU01)/PU02 B: PU02 10/2 A: PU02 B: PU02 10/3 A: (UC09**)/(PU01)/PU02 B: PU02 10/4 A: UC02 B: UC02 10/5 A: (PU01)/(UW04)/UW07 B: UW07/(UW02) 10/6 A: UW12/(UW02) B: UC05 10/7 A: (PU01)/NM11 B: UC05 10/8 A: PU04 B: NM11 10/9 A: EN01 B: EN01 10/10 A: (UC09**)/(PU01)/UC03 B: NM11/(UW04) 10/11 A: UC03 B: NM05 10/12 A: (PU01)/UC03 B: NM05 10/13 A: UW11 B: UW11/(UW04) 10/14 A: (PU01)/UW11 B: UW11 10/15 A: UW08 B: UW08 10/16 A: (PU01)/UC06 B: UW08 10/17 A: (UC09**)/UC06 B: UW09 10/18 A: (PU01)/UC06 B: UW09/(UW02) 10/19 A: (PU01)/UW09 B: UW05 10/20 A: UC06/(NM09) B: UW05/(UW02) 10/21 A: EN01 B: EN01 10/22 A: (PU01)/PU04 B: UW12 10/23 A: (UW04)/UC02 B: UC04 10/24 A: (UC09**)/(PU01)/UC02 B: UC04 10/25 A: UC02 B: UC04 10/26 A: (PU01)/UC02 B: UC04 10/27 A: PU03 B: UC04 10/28 A: (PU01)/PU03 B: PU03 10/29 A: NM06 B: (UW02)/UW01/(UW04) 10/30 A: (PU01)/NM06 B: UW07 10/31 A: (UC09**)/UC01 B: UC01 11/1 A: (PU01)/UC01 B: UC01 11/2 A: UC01 B: UC01 11/3 A: (PU01)/JH02 B: (UW02)/UW01 11/4 A: (UW04)/UC01 B: UC01 11/5 A: (PU01)/UC01 B: UC01 11/6 A: EN01 B: EN01 11/7 A: (UC09**)/(PU01)/NM03 B: (UW02)/UW01 11/8 A: UC03 B: (UW02)/UW12 11/9 A: (PU01)/UC03 B: UW14 11/10 A: NM08 B: UW05/(UW04) 11/11 A: (PU01)/NM08 B: UW05 11/12 A: (NM03) B: UW05 11/13 A: (PU01)/UC03 B: UW14 11/14 A: (UC09**)/(NM09)/OPEN B: UW14 11/15 A: (PU01)/OPEN B: UW05 11/16 A: OPEN B: UW05 11/17 A: (PU01)/(UW04)/UW03 B: UW03 11/18 A: (UW02)/UW03 B: UW03 11/19 A: (PU01)/NM01 B: UW05 11/20 A: EN01 B: EN01 11/21 A: (UC09**)/(PU01)/UW01 B: UW12 11/22 A: NM04 B: (UW02)/UW15 11/23 A: (PU01)/NM04 B: OPEN 11/24 A: UW10 B: (UW02)/OPEN/(UW04) 11/25 A: (PU01)/UW10 B: WS02 11/26 A: WS02 B: WS02 11/27 A: (PU01)/WS02 B: WS02 11/28 A: (UC09**)/(UW02)/UW01 B: UW12 11/29 A: (PU01)/NM02 B: OPEN 11/30 A: NM02 B: (UW04)/(UW02)/OPEN 12/1 A: (PU01)/NM01 B: UW06 12/2 A: NM01 B: UW10 12/3 A: (PU01)/UW03 B: UC08 12/4 A: UW03 B: (UW02)/OPEN 12/5 A: (UC09**)/(PU01)/UW03 B: (UW02)/OPEN 12/6 A: UW03 B: (UW04)/(UW02)/OPEN 12/7 A: (PU01)/WS01 B: WS01 12/8 A: WS01 B: WS01 12/9 A: (PU01)/WS01 B: UC08 12/10 A: NM12 B: UC08 12/11 A: EN01 B: EN01 12/12 A: (UC09**)/(PU01)/NM12 B: UC08 12/13 A: (NM10*)/NM12 B: UW15 12/14 A: (NM10*)/NM12 B: OPEN 12/15 A: (NM10*)/(NM09)/OPEN B: OPEN 12/16 A: (NM10*)/(PU01)/JH01 B: JH01 12/17 A: (PU01)/JH01 B: JH01 12/18 A: (UW04)/JH01 B: JH01 12/19 A: (UC09**)/(PU01)/JH01 B: JH01 12/20 A: JH01 B: JH01 12/21 A: (PU01)/UW12 B: JH01 12/22 A: EN01 B: EN01 12/23 A: (PU01)/NM13 B: NM13 12/24 A: UW13 B: (UW02)/OPEN 12/25 A: (PU01)/UW12 B: (UW02)/OPEN/(UW04) 12/26 A: (UC09**)/JH02 B: (UW02)/UW10 12/27 A: (PU01)/JH02 B: UW10 12/28 A: JH02 B: NM07 12/29 A: (PU01)/JH02 B: NM07 12/30 A: JH02 B: NM07 12/31 A: (PU01)/UW12 B: (UW04)/(UW02)/OPEN *These observations involve the use of visitor instruments. The time is scheduled CONTINGENT upon the PI obtaining Bruce Gillespie's EXPLICIT agreement that all the technical and logistical arrangements involving the instrument are satisfactory AT LEAST 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED OBSERVATIONS. **These observations are scheduled for twilight hours and are CONTINGENT upon the PI obtaining the EXPLICIT agreement 1) of Bruce Gillespie that site staff can accommodate the twilight usage and 2) of the nightime observers scheduled for that evening that there will be no serious adverse effect on their programs. APO APO APO APO APO Apache Point Observatory 3.5m APO APO APO APO APO This is message 172 in the apo35-general archive. You can find APO the archive on http://www.astro.princeton.edu/APO/apo35-general/INDEX.html APO To join/leave the list, send mail to apo35-request@astro.princeton.edu APO To post a message, mail it to apo35-general@astro.princeton.edu APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO