ARC 3.5M SCHEDULE FOR 4th QUARTER 2012 S.Hawley, R.McMillan 09/10/2012 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 92 nights, or 184 half nights, in 4Q2012. Regular engineering (EN01) time is scheduled for 5 nights (10 half nights, 5.4% of the total), all bright. DD time consists of 12 half nights, divided as 5B, 2G, 5D (6.5% of the total). Computing 184 - 10 - 12 leaves 162 half nights for allocation by the institutions, which break down as 79B, 25G and 58D. 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 9 half-nights of OPEN time in the present version of the schedule, all in the latter half of December, many over the holidays. There are also 4 half-nights of DD (DD04) time available. ----- 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 = Q412DD01 Murp A O DD02 = Q412DD02 Wood FD R DD03 = Q412DD03 Wyse E R DD04 = Q412DD04 TBD TBD TBD ----- CU Note: 12.5% share ----- CU01 = CU01 Fron SN R CU02 = CU02 Syph D R (B400+R300) CU03.D = CU03 Keen D R (both) CU03.S = CU03 Keen S R (SDSS) CU04 = CU04 Fran E R CU05 = CU05 Ball T R CU06 = CU06 Leve D R (B1200+R1200) CU07 = CU07 Darl D R (B400+R300) CU08 = CU08 Snow E R ----- JHU Note: 8.0% share ----- JH01 = JH01 Kost D R (B1200+R1200) JH02 = JH02 Ries D R (B1200+R1200) JH03 = JH03 Tsve E R JH04 = JH04 Kais ETD R (B1200+R1200) JH05 = JH05 Weav S R (R) ----- NMSU Note: 15.625% share ----- NM01 = NM01 Chan S R (MSSSO) NM02 = NM02 McKa E R NM03 = NM03 Kine E O NM04 = NM04 Bizy S R NM05 = NM05 Chur D R (B1200+R1200) NM06 = NM06 Bizy T R NM07 = NM07 Feui E R ----- PU Note: 15.625% share ----- PU01 = PU01 Prie E R PU02 = PU02 Kasl D R (B400+R300) PU03 = PU03 Fuma D O (B400+R300) PU04 = PU04 Bako E R PU05 = PU05 Bran E R PU06 = PU06 Ju D R (B400+R300) ----- UC Note: 17.0% share ----- UC01 = UC01 York ED R (B400+R300) UC02 = UC02 West D R (B400+R300) UC03 = UC03 John D R (B400+R300) UC04 = UC04 York FD R UC05 = UC05 Glad NT R ----- UV Note: 6.25% share ----- UV01 = UV01 Thua D R (B1200+R1200) UV02 = UV02 Pere E R UV03 = UV03 Verb S R (MSSSO) UV04 = UV04 Whel T R UV05 = UV05 Hamm D R (B1200+R1200) ----- UW Note: 25.0% share ----- UW01 = UW01 Ball TD R (B1200+R1200) UW02 = UW02 Will D R (B400+R300) UW03 = UW03 Dave P R (r,i) UW04 = UW04 Hebb D R (B1200+R1200) UW05 = UW05 Muka P R (BG40) UW06 = UW06 Ande D R (B1200) UW07 = UW07 Bali D R (B1200+R300) UW08 = UW08 Bali D R (B1200+R300) UW09 = UW09 Szko D R (B1200+R1200) UW10 = UW10 Hawl DE R UW11 = UW11 Wisn E R UW12 = UW12 Murp A O +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MOST PROGRAMS ARE SCHEDULED IN HALF NIGHT BLOCKS. THE FIRST HALF OF EACH NIGHT EXTENDS FROM SUNSET UNTIL 0110 MDT or 0010MST. THE SECOND HALF FOLLOWS UNTIL SUNRISE. FIRST HALF IS INDICATED BELOW AS "A"; THE SECOND, AS "B". THIS QUARTER FIVE 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. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 10/1 A: DD03 B: UV04 10/2 A: UW01 B: UW12/NM07 10/3 A: NM03/UW12 B: UW11 10/4 A: UW01 B: UW04 10/5 A: UW09 B: UC01 10/6 A: PU01/UW01 B: UW04/UW12 10/7 A: CU01 B: UW02 10/8 A: CU03.D B: UC02 10/9 A: JH01 B: NM06 10/10 A: PU01/PU02/UW04[21:44-01:10] B: UW04/UW12 10/11 A: NM04 B: UW05 10/12 A: UW05 B: UW05 10/13 A: UW07 B: UW07 10/14 A: UW07 B: UW07 10/15 A: UW08 B: UW08 10/16 A: NM04 B: UC02 10/17 A: NM04 B: DD02 10/18 A: PU01/JH01 B: UW03 10/19 A: UV05 B: CU02 10/20 A: JH01 B: UC03 10/21 A: UW12/PU02/UC03[21:31-01:10] B: UC03/NM01 10/22 A: UC01 B: PU06 10/23 A: NM03 B: UV02 10/24 A: NM03/UW12 B: DD04/NM01 10/25 A: UW10/DD01 B: NM07 10/26 A: PU01/UW04 B: JH03 10/27 A: NM03 B: PU04 10/28 A: PU01/UW09 B: UW11 10/29 A: UC05 B: PU04 10/30 A: PU01/UC05 B: UW12/UV05 10/31 A: EN01 B: EN01 11/1 A: EN01 B: EN01 11/2 A: PU01/PU02/UC01[21:19-01:10] B: UC01 11/3 A: UW03 B: UW12/JH03 11/4 A: UV05 B: CU05 11/5 A: UW03 B: CU05 11/6 A: PU01/NM04 B: NM06/UW12 11/7 A: UW02 B: NM06 11/8 A: UV01 B: UW06/DD01 11/9 A: NM04 B: DD04/UW12 11/10 A: CU07 B: PU04 11/11 A: UW03 B: DD02 11/12 A: UC01/PU02 B: UC04 11/13 A: NM04 B: UC03 11/14 A: PU03 B: PU03 11/15 A: UC04 B: PU03 11/16 A: UW03 B: PU03 11/17 A: UW12/PU03 B: PU03 11/18 A: UC02 B: JH02 11/19 A: NM06 B: UV03 11/20 A: UW04 B: UW06 11/21 A: DD01/PU02/UC01[20:08-00:10] B: UC01 11/22 A: CU04 B: NM07 11/23 A: CU04 B: CU05 11/24 A: UW12/CU04 B: CU05 11/25 A: JH04 B: UV02 11/26 A: UC05 B: PU04 11/27 A: PU01/UW11 B: UW12/PU04 11/28 A: EN01 B: EN01 11/29 A: EN01 B: EN01 11/30 A: JH04 B: JH03 12/1 A: CU08 B: CU08 12/2 A: UW03 B: NM07 12/3 A: PU02/UC01 B: UC05 12/4 A: UV03 B: UV02 12/5 A: PU04 B: PU04/DD01 12/6 A: CU02 B: UW06/DD01 12/7 A: UW03 B: PU06 12/8 A: UC01 B: PU05/UW12 12/9 A: UC04 B: CU03.S 12/10 A: CU07 B: UW05 12/11 A: UW04 B: UC04 12/12 A: PU04 B: UC03 12/13 A: DD02 B: UC03 12/14 A: DD02 B: DD04 12/15 A: CU06 B: NM05 12/16 A: PU02/DD04 B: JH02 12/17 A: UW12/CU06 B: CU03.D 12/18 A: DD01/OPEN B: UV01 12/19 A: OPEN B: NM05 12/20 A: UC01 B: JH05 12/21 A: NM07 B: PU05 12/22 A: PU04 B: PU04 12/23 A: OPEN/UW12 B: NM02 12/24 A: OPEN B: OPEN 12/25 A: OPEN B: NM02 12/26 A: UW11 B: UW12/UC01 12/27 A: EN01 B: EN01 12/28 A: CU08 B: OPEN 12/29 A: PU05 B: OPEN 12/30 A: NM07 B: UC01/UW12 12/31 A: JH05 B: OPEN APO APO APO APO APO Apache Point Observatory 3.5m APO APO APO APO APO This is message 1287 in the apo35-general archive. 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