PRELIMINARY ARC 3.5M SCHEDULE FOR 1ST QUARTER 1999 E. TURNER 12/17/98 NOTES: ***PLEASE READ*** Except in instances where strong science drivers dictate otherwise (a minority of cases), observing time has again been scheduled in half night blocks. However, this quarter does include an unusually large number of monitoring programs requiring one hour blocks of observing time. As a result, more nights are split into multiple pieces and have more than one instrument change, especially during bright and gray time. Scheduled engineering time for this quarter amounts to 31 half nights. No contingent engineering time has been scheduled this quarter. Thus, scheduled engineering time will be at approximately the 17% level. The large majority of this time (26 half nights) is for installation and commissioning of the new Echelle spectrograph. NOTE HOWEVER that engineering shutdowns may be declared with approximately 2 weeks advanced notice to allow work on automating tertiary rotation and/or installation of the new secondary. Such shutdowns are more likely to occur late in the quarter. 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 significant progress on Three Year Plan improvement projects (see message #160 under apo35-general for details). IMPORTANT - OPEN TIME: There are only 3 half nights of OPEN time available in this schedule. However, all 3 are in very *early January* and are bright second halves. Requests for this time should reach me ASAP but no later than December 31. Requests for this time *must* be passed through your institutional scheduler. ----- EN Note: No science observations scheduled during EN time. ----- EN01 = Periodic engineering time (Gillespie) EN02 = Echelle commissioning (York/Duncan) EN03 = Echelle installation (Wang) ----- DD Note: Director's Discretionary Time (2%) ----- DD01 = 991DD01 UWGRB S R Time will be allocated to compensate programs pre-empted by GRB chases. Data available to all interested parties within ARC. ----- JHU Note: 100% of nominal share scheduled. ----- JH01 = 1Q99JH01 Heck S R JH02 = 1Q99JH02 Zhen D ? (medium) "OBSERVING MODE" item incorrectly interpreted. Please see the instructions which accompany the template. Will observations be remote or on-site? JH03 = 1Q99JH03 Leve G OT JH04 = 1Q99JH04 Wyse G R Not scheduled because requested time not available at assigned priority and due to special requirements constraints. JH05 = 1Q99JH05 Ford G O Note that 3 consecutive nights assigned, so scheduled as on-site. Bright time only scheduled. JH06 = 1Q99JH06 Tsve S R Not scheduled; supplemental program. JH07 = 1Q99JH07 Weav AOTF O 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. This program was carried over from 4Q1998 due to pre-empt. ----- NMSU Note: 100% of nominal share scheduled. ----- NM01 = NM01 Holt S R NM02 = NM02 Gala S O NM03 = NM03 Will G O No uncertified/untrained observers are listed, but have UNM observers used APO previously? NM04 = NM04 Mill D R (medium) NM05 = NM05 Hame S R "OBSERVING SCHEDULE CONSTRAINTS" and "SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS" info mixed up; please see instructions that accompany the template. NM06 = NM06 Vinc AMBER O 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. NM07 = NM07 Marl S R NM08 = NM08 Leeb G R NM09 = NM09 Hoop D O (medium, high) NM10 = NM10 Bran D O (medium) "Preferred" time not available at this priority. Please declare OPEN ASAP if scheduled time is not usable. NM11 = NM11 Harr G R NM12 = NM12 John D O (high) Possibility of using Echelle instead of DIS if arrangements are made with D. Duncan or D. York for "shared risk" use during commissioning quarter. ----- PU Note: 100% of nominal share scheduled. ----- PU01 = 991PU01 Stra D R (low, high) PU02 = 991PU02 Turn S O Non-block scheduling. See note in BLOCK CAPS just before schedule below. PU03 = 991PU03 Turn D R (low) PU04 = 991PU04 Turn S O ----- UC Note: 106% of nominal share scheduled. ----- UC01 = 280 York D R (medium) 2/8 A&B carried over from 4Q1998 due to pre-empt. UC02 = 285 York D OT (high) Possibility of using Echelle instead of DIS. UC03 = 279 Newb D R (low) UC04 = 282 Frie D R (low) UC05 = 281 Kron G R UC06 = 283 Kent G R UC07 = 284 York S R UC08 = 286 York G/D/S 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. Seven requested dates scheduled. ----- UW Note: 100% of nominal share scheduled. NONE of the scheduling requests were submitted on the current version of the template. Please see apo35-general message #321 for the current version and use it in future quarters. Also, for 1Q1999, please send a list of any "untrained/uncertified" observers associated with any UW program plus plans for dealing with the issue to me and to APO ASAP. ----- UW01 = UW01 Szko D R (high) UW02 = UW02 Stub S O Non-block scheduling. See note in BLOCK CAPS just before schedule below. PU lens monitoring program is being temporarily suspended after 1/15, so it is not possible to jointly schedule. Also, time allocated (20h) is not sufficient for monitoring every 2-3 days through the quarter and includes no dark time. In addition, Echelle commissioning (without auto-rotation of tertiary) precludes monitoring on many dates. No preference stated for which part of the night. Thus, best attempt to schedule 20h for this program has been made. Please advise ASAP if it is not useable in this form. Arrangements for OS data acquisition should be made with APO staff well in advance. UW03 = UW03 Rodg G R Non-block scheduling. See note in BLOCK CAPS just before schedule below. Only 14 of 20 requested 1 hour monitoring blocks were scheduled due to Echelle commissioning (see UW02 notes) and collision with UW02 time. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS section discusses half night scheduling and instrumentation, but no half nights were allocated by TAC. Instrumentation needed for 1 hour blocks not clear, GRIM assumed. UW04 = UW04 Dier S R Eight half nights requested in ideal schedule but only five allocated. UW05 = UW05 Wyde S R UW06 = UW06 Toma S R UW07.S = UW07 Zuck S R UW07.D = UW07 Zuck D R (low, medium) UW07.G = UW07 Zuck G R If Feb. 18 time is too late to be useful, please declare OPEN ASAP. UW08 = UW08 Dier G R Not enough time (15h) allocated to meet requested scheduling frequency. No preference for part of night stated. Problems with Echelle commissioning (see UW02 note). Difficult to schedule a monitoring program at this priority. Best effort schedule implemented; please advise ASAP if not usefable. UW09 = UW09 Norm S R UW10 = UW10 Ande S R UW11 = UW11 Szko D R (high) Not scheduled as requested due to priority but scheduled time appears usable given info in the request. Please declare OPEN ASAP if it is not. UW12 = UW12 Dalc S R Not scheduled as requested due to priority but scheduled time appears usable given info in the request. Please declare OPEN ASAP if it is not. UW13 = UW13 Greb S OT Not scheduled as requested due to priority but scheduled time appears usable given info in the request. Please declare OPEN ASAP if it is not. UW14 = UW14 Magn D R (low, high) Not scheduled as requested due to priority but scheduled time appears usable given info in the request. Please declare OPEN ASAP if it is not. ----- WSU Note: 100% of nominal share scheduled. Neither of the scheduling requests were submitted on the current version of the template. Please see apo35-general message #321 for the current version and use it in future quarters. Also, for 1Q1999, please send a list of any "untrained/uncertified" observers associated with any WSU program plus plans for dealing with the issue to me and to APO ASAP. ----- WS01 = WS01 Aust D R (low, medium) WS02 = WS02 Brow D R (high) Not scheduled as requested due to priority but scheduled time appears usable given info in the request. Please declare OPEN ASAP if it is not. Very heavily constrained request. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MOST PROGRAMS ARE SCHEDULED IN HALF NIGHT BLOCKS. THE FIRST HALF OF EACH NIGHT EXTENDS FROM EVENING TWILIGHT (SEE CALENDAR DISTRIBUTED BY GRETCHEN) UNTIL 0010 MST. FIRST HALF IS INDICATED BELOW AS "A"; THE SECOND HALF THEN EXTENDS UNTIL MORNING TWILIGHT AND IS INDICATED BELOW AS "B". DURING THIS PARTIAL QUARTER 5 PROGRAMS USE NON-BLOCK SCHEDULING. THESE PROGRAMS ARE INDICATED IN PARENTHESES () ON THE SCHEDULE AND THEIR TIME ALLOTMENTS ARE LISTED HERE: PU02 = 45 MIN EACH TIME IT IS SCHEDULED. UC09 = 90 MIN PRECEEDING EVENING TWILIGHT EACH TIME IT IS SCHEDULED. UW02 = 60 MIN EACH TIME IT IS SCHEDULED. UW03 = 60 MIN EACH TIME IT IS SCHEDULED. UW08 = 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. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1/1 A: UW02[18:36-19:36]/UW03[19:36-20:36]/NM11[20:36-00:10] B: NM11 1/2 A: (PU02)/UW07.G B: OPEN/(UW08) 1/3 A: UW02[18:37-19:37]/UW03[19:37-20:37]/UW07.G[20:37-21:37] B: OPEN 1/4 A: (PU02)/UW07.G B: OPEN/(UW08) 1/5 A: EN01 B: EN01 1/6 A: EN02 B: EN02 1/7 A: EN02 B: EN02 1/8 A: (PU02)/EN03 B: EN03 1/9 A: UW07.S B: NM04 1/10 A: (PU02)/UW14 B: NM04 1/11 A: UW10 B: NM04 1/12 A: (PU02)/UW13 B: UC01 1/13 A: UW13 B: UC01 1/14 A: (PU02)/UW13 B: UC01 1/15 A: UW07.S B: UC01 1/16 A: JH02 B: JH02 1/17 A: UW07.D B: UW12 1/18 A: UW04 B: UW05 1/19 A: NM10 B: UW05 1/20 A: UW05 B: UW05 1/21 A: (UW02)/UW06 B: NM07 1/22 A: (UC08)/JH03 B: NM07 1/23 A: JH03 B: NM07 1/24 A: (UW02)/JH03 B: UW01 1/25 A: (UW03)/JH03 B: UW11/(UW08) 1/26 A: EN01 B: EN01 1/27 A: (UW02)/JH07 B: JH07 1/28 A: (UW03)/JH07 B: JH07 1/29 A: UC08[17:28-18:58]/UW03[18:58-19:58]/UC02[19:58-00:10] B: UW11/(UW08) 1/30 A: (UW02)/UC02 B: UW11 1/31 A: (UW03)/UC02 B: UW11/(UW08) 2/1 A: EN02 B: EN02 2/2 A: EN02 B: EN02 2/3 A: (UW03)/NM06 B: EN01 2/4 A: EN02 B: EN02 2/5 A: EN02 B: EN02 2/6 A: EN02 B: EN02 2/7 A: EN02 B: EN02 2/8 A: UC01 B: UC01 2/9 A: UW04 B: NM09 2/10 A: UW04 B: UW09 2/11 A: UW12 B: UW09 2/12 A: (UC08)/UC01 B: UC01 2/13 A: UW12 B: NM05 2/14 A: UW04 B: NM05 2/15 A: UW04 B: NM01 2/16 A: UC03 B: UC03 2/17 A: UC01 B: UC01 2/18 A: (UW02)/UW07.D B: NM02 2/19 A: EN02 B: EN02 2/20 A: EN02 B: EN02 2/21 A: EN02 B: EN02 2/22 A: EN02 B: EN02 2/23 A: EN01 B: EN01 2/24 A: (UW02)/NM08 B: NM08 2/25 A: (UW03)/WS02 B: UC05/(UW08) 2/26 A: UC08[17:50-19:20]/UW02[19:20-20:20]/WS02[20:20-00:10] B: UC05 2/27 A: (UW03)/WS02 B: UC05/(UW08) 2/28 A: (UW02)/WS02 B: UC05 3/1 A: (UW03)/UW14 B: UC07/(UW08) 3/2 A: (UW02)/WS02 B: UC07 3/3 A: EN01 B: EN01 3/4 A: (UW02)/PU04 B: UC06/(UW08) 3/5 A: UC08[17:55-19:25]/UW03[19:25-20:25]/PU04[20:25-00:10] B: UC06 3/6 A: (UW02)/PU04 B: JH05/(UW08) 3/7 A: (UW03)/PU04 B: JH05 3/8 A: PU03 B: JH05/(UW08) 3/9 A: PU03 B: UC04 3/10 A: PU03 B: UC04 3/11 A: DD01 B: UC03 3/12 A: (UC08)/UC01 B: UC01 3/13 A: PU01 B: UC01 3/14 A: PU01 B: UC03 3/15 A: PU01 B: NM05 3/16 A: JH01 B: JH01 3/17 A: PU01 B: UC04 3/18 A: PU01 B: UC04 3/19 A: UC08[18:06-19:36]/UW02[19:36-20:36]/PU01[20:36-00:10] B: DD01 3/20 A: PU01 B: WS01 3/21 A: (UW02)/PU01 B: WS01 3/22 A: PU01 B: WS01 3/23 A: (UW02)/PU01 B: WS01 3/24 A: (UW03)/NM03 B: NM03 3/25 A: (UW02)/NM12 B: NM03/(UW08) 3/26 A: EN01 B: EN01 3/27 A: (UW02)/PU04 B: UC07/(UW08) 3/28 A: (UW03)/PU04 B: UC07 3/29 A: (UW02)/PU04 B: UC07 3/30 A: (UW03)/PU04 B: UC06/(UW08) 3/31 A: (UW02)/DD01 B: DD01 APO APO APO APO APO Apache Point Observatory 3.5m APO APO APO APO APO This is message 328 in the apo35-general archive. 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