Subject: 1Q2009 APO 3.5m schedule, version 12/9/08

From: Suzanne Hawley

Submitted: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 22:00:40 -0800 (PST)

Message number: 1120 (previous: 1119, next: 1121 up: Index)

                  ARC 3.5M SCHEDULE FOR 1st QUARTER 2009
                       S.Hawley, R.McMillan 12/09/08

                          NOTES: ***PLEASE READ***

          Except in cases where strong science drivers dictate otherwise
          (a minority of cases), observing time has again been scheduled
          in half night blocks.

          There are 90 nights, or 180 half nights, in 1Q2009.  Scheduled
          engineering (routine EN01) time consists of 5 nights, or 10
          half nights, all bright, comprising 5.6% of the total.  DD
          time consists of 12 half nights, divided as 4B, 2G, 6D,
          representing 6.7% of the total.  Computing 180 - 10 - 12
          leaves 158 half nights for allocation by the institutions,
          which break down as 60B, 27G and 71D.

          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.

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

          There are 6 half-nights of OPEN time and 7 half-nights of
          unscheduled DD time (DD04) in the 12/9/08 version of the schedule.

          -----
          EN Note: No science observations scheduled during EN time.
          -----
          EN01 = EN01 Klae X W
                  Routine periodic engineering time.

          -----
          DD Note: Director's Discretionary Time
          -----
          DD01 = DD01 Murp A O
          DD02 = DD02 Wood FD O
          DD03 = DD03 Wood FD O
          DD04 = DD04 TBD TBD TBD

          -----
          CU Note: 12.5% share
          -----
          CU01 = CU01 Stri SN R
          CU02 = CU02 Keen D R (B400+R300)
          CU03 = CU03 Stoc T R
          CU04.T = CU04 Gins NT R
               Please plan to minimize instrument changes; discuss expected timing in setup email
          CU04.D = CU04 Gins D R (B1200+R1200)
          CU05 = CU05 Elli D R (B400+R300)
          CU06 = CU06 Yan NS R
          CU07 = CU07 Fran D R (B400+R300)
          CU08 = CU08 Ball DT R (B1200+R1200)
                 Triplespec use in January outside of schedule block requires advance notification.
          CU09 = CU09 Fran T R
          CU10 = CU10 Fron N R
          CU11 = CU11 Wint N R

          -----
          JHU Note:  8.0% share
          -----
          JH01.O = JH01 Roge N O
          JH01.R = JH01 Roge N R
          JH02 = JH02 McCa D R (B400+R300)
          JH03 = JH03 Heck D R (B400+R300)
          JH04 = JH04 Mora D R (B400+R300)
          JH05 = JH05 Weav S R

          -----
          NMSU Note: 15.625% share
          -----
          NM01 = NM01 Chan P R
          NM02 = NM02 Chan ET O
                 Please plan to minimize Tspec use outside of block; discuss setup in advance
          NM03.O = NM03 Tave N O
                 Please include explicit instructions in setup email
          NM03.R = NM03 Tave N R
                 Please include explicit instructions in setup email
          NM04 = NM04 Chur D R (B1200+R1200)
          NM05 = NM05 Wu D O (R1200 or R300)
                 Please include explicit instructions in setup email
          NM06 = NM06 Holt D R (B1200+R1200)
          NM07 = NM07 Harr D R (B1200+R1200)
          NM08 = NM08 Mill P O
          NM09 = NM09 Chur S R

          -----
          PU Note: 15.625% share
          -----
          PU01 = PU01 Bade D O (B400+R300)
          PU02 = PU02 Mull P O
          PU03 = PU03 Reye D O (B1200+R1200)
          PU04 = PU04 Gree TD R (B400+R300)
          PU05 = PU05 Shin D R (B400+R300)
          PU06 = PU06 Bowe D R (B400+R300)
          PU07 = PU07 Stra T R

          -----
          UC Note: 17.0% share
          -----
          UC01 = 611 York E R
          UC02 = 612 Chen D R (B400+R300)
          UC03 = 613 Glad N R
          UC04 = 614 Glad D R (B400+R300)
          UC05 = 615 Frie SD R (B400+R300)
          UC06 = 616 York D R (B400+R300)
          UC07 = 617 York FD O (B400+R300)
          UC08 = 618 York ED O (B400+R300)

          -----
          UV Note: 6.25% share
          -----
          UV01 = UV01 Thua D R (B400+R300)
          UV02 = UV02 Sun S R
          UV03 = UV03 Evan T O
          UV04 = UV04 Whit T R
          UV05 = UV05 Dros T R
          UV06 = UV06 Maje E O
          UV07 = UV07 Verb T R

          -----
          UW Note: 25.0% share
          -----
          UW01 = UW01 Kund T R
          UW02 = UW02 Beck P R
          UW03 = UW03 Beck S R
          UW04 = UW04 Kowa D R (B400+R300)
          UW05 = UW05 Dalc D R (B400+R300)
          UW06 = UW06 Ande P R
          UW07 = UW07 Hagg D R (B400+R300)
          UW08 = UW08 Mead T R
          UW09 = UW09 Hilt P R
          UW10 = UW10 Szko D R (B1200+R1200)
          UW11 = UW11 Wall S R
          UW12 = UW12 John S R
          UW13 = UW13 Schm T R
          UW14 = UW14 Wisn D R (B400+R300)
          UW15 = UW15 Plot N R
          UW16 = UW16 Wall E R
          UW17 = UW17 Murp A R

          +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
          +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

          MOST PROGRAMS ARE SCHEDULED IN HALF NIGHT BLOCKS.  THE FIRST
          HALF OF EACH NIGHT EXTENDS FROM SUNSET UNTIL 0010 MST (0110 MDT
          AFTER DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME STARTS ON MARCH 8).  THE SECOND
          HALF FOLLOWS UNTIL SUNRISE.

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

          THIS QUARTER SEVEN PROGRAMS USE NON-BLOCK SCHEDULING.

          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.
          ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
          ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++


          01/1    A: UC06/UC01
                  B: PU05

          01/2    A: UW17/DD04
                  B: JH04

          01/3    A: UC05
                  B: CU01

          01/4    A: UC03/UC01
                  B: UC02

          01/5    A: UV05
                  B: UV07

          01/6    A: UV03/UC01
                  B: CU03

          01/7    A: CU04.T
                  B: CU03

          01/8    A: UW17/JH01.O
                  B: JH01.O

          01/9    A: UC06/UC01
                  B: OPEN

          01/10   A: NM07
                  B: UC03

          01/11   A: NM07/UW17
                  B: OPEN

          01/12   A: EN01
                  B: EN01

          01/13   A: UC06/UC01
                  B: DD04

          01/14   A: NM02/JH01.R
                  B: JH01.R/UW17

          01/15   A: NM02/UW14
                  B: CU06

          01/16   A: UV02/UC01
                  B: OPEN

          01/17   A: CU08
                  B: UW11

          01/18   A: CU04.D
                  B: OPEN/UW17

          01/19   A: NM02/DD02
                  B: CU01

          01/20   A: UC07/UC01
                  B: NM09

          01/21   A: NM02/DD03
                  B: NM09

          01/22   A: DD02
                  B: NM04

          01/23   A: UC07/UC01
                  B: UV01

          01/24   A: CU08
                  B: UW09

          01/25   A: UW04
                  B: UW04

          01/26   A: UC04/UC01
                  B: CU07

          01/27   A: UW06
                  B: UW06

          01/28   A: UW06
                  B: UW06

          01/29   A: UC06/UC01
                  B: CU07

          01/30   A: UW17/UW07
                  B: NM01

          01/31   A: PU02
                  B: JH02

          02/1    A: PU02/UC01
                  B: NM04

          02/2    A: PU02
                  B: UW11

          02/3    A: UW13
                  B: UW13

          02/4    A: UW17/NM08
                  B: PU01

          02/5    A: UC03/UC01
                  B: PU01

          02/6    A: UW02
                  B: NM07

          02/7    A: DD01/UC01
                  B: UC03

          02/8    A: CU09
                  B: UV04

          02/9    A: UW01
                  B: CU01

          02/10   A: EN01
                  B: EN01

          02/11   A: EN01
                  B: EN01

          02/12   A: UC06/UC01
                  B: PU01

          02/13   A: JH05
                  B: PU01

          02/14   A: PU06
                  B: UW15

          02/15   A: UC04/UC01
                  B: NM07/UW17

          02/16   A: NM03.O[17:59-19:59]/PU05
                  B: UC05

          02/17   A: UC02
                  B: UW03

          02/18   A: NM03.O[18:00-20:00]/UC04
                  B: OPEN/UW17

          02/19   A: NM03.O[18:00-20:00]/PU05
                  B: JH05

          02/20   A: UW09
                  B: UW07

          02/21   A: PU06
                  B: UW05

          02/22   A: UV01
                  B: UW05

          02/23   A: NM03.R[18:04-19:34]/PU06
                  B: UW05

          02/24   A: NM05
                  B: NM05

          02/25   A: NM03.R[18:06-19:36]/NM05
                  B: NM05

          02/26   A: UW10
                  B: CU02

          02/27   A: NM03.R[18:08-19:38]/NM09
                  B: CU02

          02/28   A: UW08/UW04
                  B: UW04

          03/1    A: UW08/DD04
                  B: NM04

          03/2    A: UW08/UW13
                  B: JH02

          03/3    A: UW08/UW13
                  B: UC05

          03/4    A: UW08/UW14
                  B: CU03

          03/5    A: UW08/UW13
                  B: PU04

          03/6    A: UW08/DD01
                  B: UV04

          03/7    A: PU07
                  B: PU07

          03/8    A: NM01
                  B: NM01

          03/9    A: CU03
                  B: CU11

          03/10   A: EN01
                  B: EN01

          03/11   A: EN01
                  B: EN01

          03/12   A: UW02
                  B: UW17/UW16

          03/13   A: PU04
                  B: PU04

          03/14   A: UC01/UC08
                  B: UW16

          03/15   A: UW11
                  B: UC03/UW17

          03/16   A: CU05
                  B: UW15

          03/17   A: UW09
                  B: DD04

          03/18   A: UC02
                  B: OPEN/UW17

          03/19   A: DD04
                  B: JH03

          03/20   A: DD04
                  B: PU03

          03/21   A: UC02
                  B: PU03

          03/22   A: PU03
                  B: PU03

          03/23   A: PU03
                  B: UV06

          03/24   A: UW11
                  B: UC02

          03/25   A: NM06
                  B: NM06

          03/26   A: PU05
                  B: JH03

          03/27   A: UW12
                  B: JH04

          03/28   A: UW10
                  B: PU03

          03/29   A: UW17/PU03
                  B: UV06

          03/30   A: NM09
                  B: UC02

          03/31   A: CU10
                  B: DD04


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