Subject: 1Q2003 APO 3.5m Revised Schedule

From: Ed Turner

Submitted: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 10:28:32 -0500 (EST)

Message number: 657 (previous: 656, next: 658 up: Index)

		REVISED ARC 3.5M SCHEDULE FOR 1ST QUARTER 2003
			     E. TURNER 2/6/03


			NOTES: ***PLEASE READ***

	2/6/03 NOTE - One half OPEN night on 2/9 assigned to PU02, no
	other changes.

	2/5/03 NOTE - This revision corrects the January schedule to
	reflect what really happen on a couple of dates and gives
	changes affecting JH01.D, UC01, UC05, UC07, UC08, UW01 & UW05 in
	February and March.  Please notice the OPEN second half on
	February 9 (ONLY 5 DAYS FROM NOW), which is mostly dark.  Please
	send requests for this OPEN time ASAP but via your institutional
	schedulers.

	1/18/03 NOTE - This completes the preliminary schedule for 1Q2003
	by giving the schedule for February and March.

	Except in cases where strong science drivers dictate otherwise
	(a minority of cases), observing time has again been scheduled
	in half night blocks.  In fact, all currently scheduled science
	programs for this quarter are in half night blocks.

	Scheduled engineering time for this quarter consists of 3 nights
	of routine maintenance (EN01) or 3.3% of the total available time.
	SOMETHING NEW - In addition to EN01 time, small blocks (15-30 min,
	most likely) of engineering time will be inserted into scheduled
	science nights on an unscheduled basis to obtain S-H collimation
	data on the telescope.  The justification and details of this
	engineerng project will be announced separately.

	In addition to scheduled 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 some significant problem.

	Two half nights of bright second half March time are available as DDT.
	Please send requests for them to me asap.  There is no OPEN time in
	the current schedule.

	Please see links off of the APO home page (http://www.apo.nmsu.edu/)
	for a web based interactive version of this schedule.

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	EN Note: No science observations scheduled during EN time.
	-----
	EN01 = EN01 Gill ? O
		Routine periodic engineering and projects time.

	-----
	DD Note: Director's Discretionary Time (4.4% of total time)
	-----
	DD00 = 031DD00 TBA TBA TBA
	DD01 = 031DD01 Blak S R
	DD02 = 031DD02 Wood FP O

	-----
	CU Note: 100% of nominal share scheduled.
	-----
	CU01 = CU01 Elli D O/R
		Very confusing scheduling instructions!
	CU02 = CU02 Ball E/S/G R
	CU03 = CU03 Wilk E R
		Observing schedule constraints misplaced in the proposal;
		only scheduled at all because it is the holiday season!
	CU04 = CU04 Schn D O (high)
		Bright time assigned but much of the list of desirable
		time is dark; assigned as well as I could manage at this
		priority and with the confusing request.
		Special filters for this program must arrive at APO for
		mounting >1 week ahead of observations.
	CU05 = CU05 Hear S/G R/O
		Gray time assigned on an explicitly requested date even
		though TAC assigned a dark half night.
	CU06 = CU06 Mors E O

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	JHU Note:  100% of nominal share scheduled.
	-----
	JH01.S = JH01 Zhen S/G R
	JH01.D = JH01 Zhen D R (medium)
	JH02 = JH02 Uomo D R (med, low)
	JH03 = JH03 Will FP O
	JH04 = JH04 Wyse D R (high)
	JH05 = JH05 McCa D/G R (high)
		One of the half nights assigned in March due to low
		priority.  Please declare OPEN ASAP if it is not usable.
	JH06 = JH06 Glaz E O
		TOO program, not scheduled.

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	NMSU Note: 100% of nominal share scheduled.
	-----
	NM01 = NM01 Chan E O
		Six 2-hour blocks corresponds to two, not three, half nights.
	NM02 = NM02 Walt S/D O (medB+highR)
	NM03 = NM03 Gold S/D R/O (medR)
	NM04.D = NM04 Moor D R (medR+lowB)
	NM04.S = NM04 Moor S R
	NM05 = NM05 Nitt S O
		Dark March 2nd halves not available at this priority; gray
		time scheduled instead; please declare OPEN ASAP if not usable.
	NM06 = NM06 Osbo D R (high)
	NM07 = NM07 Bare G O
	NM08 = NM08 Holt E R
		Two of 3 half nights scheduled after March 14 despite
		constraints due to low priority.  Please declare OPEN
		ASAP if they are not usable.

	-----
	PU Note: 100% of nominal share scheduled.
	-----
	PU01.S = PU01 Pind S R
	PU01.D = PU01 Pind D R (low)
	PU02 = PU02 Stra D R (high)
	PU03 = PU03 Bowe D R (low)
	PU04 = PU04 Trip S R
	PU05 = PU05 Blak S R
	PU06 = PU06 Stra S/G R
	PU07 = PU07 Rich G R/O
		Scheduled in March due to low priority.

	-----
	UC Note: 100% of nominal share scheduled.  One less half night
	scheduled for UC08 than assigned due to low priority, but one
	extra contingency half night assigned to UC03.
	-----
	UC01 = 409 Lamb D/E R
		TOO program, not scheduled.

	UC02 = 408 York E R
	UC03 = 410 Carl S O/R
	UC04 = 413 Frie D O/R
	UC05 = 411 Hobb E R
		Requested Jan first halves not available at this priority;
		please declare the scheduled time OPEN ASAP if it is not
		usable.
	UC06 = 407 York E/D/G/S R
		Could not match Adler dates effectively due to the low
		priority assigned this program, and more importantly, the
		late arrival of the Adler request.  Furthermore, the moon
		phases assigned by the TAC did not match those requested
		by Adler.
	UC07 = 414 York D R (high)
	UC08 = 412 Tuck D O (medB)
		One of the assigned half nights not assigned due to low
		priority and scheduling constraints.
	UC09 = 415 York FP R
	UC10 = 416 York S/G/D/E R
		Adler Planetarium twilight program (not accounted to UC).
		Use instrument mounted for the night's first program.
		Requested Jan time not scheduled due to late arrival of
		the request.

	-----
	UW Note: 104% of nominal share scheduled. Two contingency half
	nights assigned to UW01.
	-----
	UW01 = UW01 Laws E R
		Very confusing scheduling instructions!
	UW02 = UW02 Yoac D R (high Blue)
	UW03 = UW03 Hawl D R (high)
	UW04 = UW04 Szko D R (high)
	UW05 = UW05 Wall E R
	UW06 = UW06 Wall E R

	+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
	+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
	MOST PROGRAMS ARE SCHEDULED IN HALF NIGHT BLOCKS.  THE FIRST HALF OF
	EACH NIGHT EXTENDS FROM -12 DEGREE EVENING TWILIGHT UNTIL  0000 MST.
	THE SECOND HALF FOLLOWS UNTIL -12 DEGREE MORNING TWILIGHT.

	FIRST HALF IS INDICATED BELOW AS "A"; THE SECOND, AS "B".

        THIS QUARTER ONLY TWO PROGRAMS USE NON-BLOCK SCHEDULING.
        THESE PROGRAMS ARE INDICATED IN PARENTHESES () ON THE SCHEDULE
        AND THEIR TIME ALLOTMENTS ARE LISTED HERE:
        NM01 = STARTS 120 MIN BEFORE -12 DEGREE MORNING TWILIGHT EACH
	       TIME SCHEDULED.
	UC10 = 60 MIN BEFORE EVENING -12 DEGREE TWILIGHT EACH TIME SCHEDULED.

	INSTRUMENT CHANGE TIMES ARE NOT INCLUDED BELOW BUT WILL BE INDICATED
	IN THE SCHEDULE ISSUED FROM APO AND WILL BE SHARED BETWEEN ADJOINING
	PROGRAMS AS USUAL.
	++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
	++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

	1/1	A: UW01
		B: UW01

	1/2	A: UW03
		B: UW03

	1/3	A: UW04
		B: UW04

	1/4	A: UW03
		B: UW03

	1/5	A: UW01
		B: UW01

	1/6	A: CU03
		B: JH02

	1/7	A: CU05
		B: JH02

	1/8	A: JH02
		B: JH02

	1/9	A: UW04
		B: UW04

	1/10	A: NM08
		B: UW01

	1/11	A: UC02
		B: UC02/(NM01)

	1/12	A: UC02
		B: UC02/(NM01)

	1/13	A: UC02
		B: UC02/(NM01)

	1/14	A: UC02
		B: DD01/(NM01)

	1/15	A: UC02
		B: DD01/(NM01)

	1/16	A: PU05
		B: PU05/(NM01)

	1/17	A: NM07
		B: PU05

	1/18	A: NM07
		B: PU05

	1/19	A: NM07
		B: PU05

	1/20	A: CU02
		B: PU05

	1/21	A: CU02
		B: DD01

	1/22	A: UW05
		B: UW05

	1/23	A: UW01
		B: UW01

	1/24	A: CU01
		B: EN01

	1/25	A: EN01
		B: EN01

	1/26	A: UW02
		B: CU01

	1/27	A: UW02
		B: UC04

	1/28	A: UW02
		B: UC04

	1/29	A: PU03
		B: PU01.S

	1/30	A: PU03
		B: PU01.S

	1/31	A: PU03
		B: PU01.S

	2/1	A: UC03
		B: PU04

	2/2	A: PU02
		B: UW02

	2/3	A: PU02
		B: UW02

	2/4	A: PU02
		B: UW02

	2/5	A: UW04
		B: UW04

	2/6	A: UW06
		B: UW02

	2/7	A: (UC10)/UC06
		B: UW02

	2/8	A: CU06
		B: UW02

	2/9	A: JH01.S
		B: PU02

	2/10	A: UW01
		B: UW01

	2/11	A: UC01
		B: EN01

	2/12	A: UC07
		B: UW05

	2/13	A: UW05
		B: UW05

	2/14	A: NM06
		B: JH04

	2/15	A: NM06
		B: JH04

	2/16	A: JH05
		B: UW01

	2/17	A: EN01
		B: EN01

	2/18	A: UW06
		B: UW06

	2/19	A: UW06
		B: UW06

	2/20	A: UW06
		B: UW01

	2/21	A: UW01
		B: UW01

	2/22	A: JH01.D
		B: UC07

	2/23	A: UC08
		B: NM04.S

	2/24	A: UC03
		B: UC03

	2/25	A: UC03
		B: UC03

	2/26	A: UC03
		B: UC03

	2/27	A: NM02
		B: NM04.D

	2/28	A: UC06
		B: UC04

	3/1	A: NM02
		B: UC04

	3/2	A: NM02
		B: UC04

	3/3	A: PU01.D
		B: PU01.D

	3/4	A: PU01.D
		B: CU01

	3/5	A: NM02
		B: NM04.D

	3/6	A: PU02
		B: NM04.D

	3/7	A: (UC10)/UW03
		B: UW03

	3/8	A: UW01
		B: UW01

	3/9	A: UC08
		B: PU04

	3/10	A: JH01.S
		B: NM05

	3/11	A: CU04
		B: UW01

	3/12	A: CU04
		B: UW01

	3/13	A: UW01
		B: UW01

	3/14	A: UC06
		B: PU06

	3/15	A: PU06
		B: PU06

	3/16	A: NM08
		B: NM08

	3/17	A: JH05
		B: DD00

	3/18	A: EN01
		B: EN01

	3/19	A: UW01
		B: UW01

	3/20	A: PU07
		B: PU07

	3/21	A: UC06
		B: DD00

	3/22	A: UC07
		B: UC07

	3/23	A: JH01.D
		B: UC07

	3/24	A: UC03
		B: NM05

	3/25	A: NM03
		B: NM03

	3/26	A: NM03
		B: NM03

	3/27	A: NM03
		B: JH03

	3/28	A: UC09
		B: UC09

	3/29	A: DD02
		B: UC09

	3/30	A: DD02
		B: UC09

	3/31	A: DD02
		B: UC09



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