Subject: Preliminary 4Q1997 3.5m Schedule
From: elt@astro.Princeton.EDU
Submitted: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 15:02:33 -0400 (EDT)
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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.
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EN01 = engineering time (Gillespie)
no science observations scheduled
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JHU Note: 114% of nominal share scheduled.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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PU Note: 63% of nominal share scheduled. Undersubscribed B time.
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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
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UC Note: 92% of nominal share scheduled.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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WSU Note: 100% of nominal share scheduled.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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