Subject: 2Q1999 APO 3.5m Preliminary Schedule
From: elt@astro.Princeton.EDU
Submitted: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 11:46:07 -0500 (EST)
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PRELIMINARY ARC 3.5M SCHEDULE FOR 2ND QUARTER 1999
E. TURNER 3/18/99
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.
Scheduled engineering time for this quarter amounts to 17 nights.
Of these, 14 are for a 2 week shutdown to implement auto-rotation
of the tertiary and to carry out several other engineering tasks.
No contingent engineering time has been scheduled this quarter.
Thus, scheduled engineering time will be at approximately the 19%
level.
The 2 week shutdown was not yet planned at the time of the
institutional allotments of time, thus total available time to
schedule was less than allocated by the institutional TACS. This,
of course, worked to the disadvantage of lower priority
programs.
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.
There is no OPEN time available this quarter (at this point).
IMPORTANT - TWO MONITORING PROGRAMS TO BE SCHEDULED:
UW01 and UW02, both SN monitoring programs, are not included in this
version of the schedule but will be included in a revised version to
be issued in the near future. Many currently scheduled programs
using GRIM2 and SPICAM will lose 60 min "pieces" to UW01 and UW02
when they are scheduled. (So, don't say you weren't warned!)
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EN Note: No science observations scheduled during EN time.
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EN01 = EN01 Gill ? O
Periodic engineering time
EN02 = EN02 Gill ? O
Tertiary rotation automation, etc. shutdown
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DD Note: Director's Discretionary Time (5%)
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DD01 = 992DD01 UWGRB S R
Time will be allocated to compensate programs pre-empted
by GRB chases. Data available to all interested parties
within ARC.
DD02 = 992DD02 Chan AOTF O
Venus Flyby Support and AOTF usage exchange time.
Non-block scheduling. See note in BLOCK CAPS just before
schedule below.
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JHU Note: 100% of nominal share scheduled.
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JH01 = 2Q99JH01 Heck E O
JH02.D = 2Q99JH02 Zhen D R (low)
JH02.G = 2Q99JH02 Zhen G R
JH03 = 2Q99JH03 Wyse G R
JH04 = 2Q99JH04 Wyse G R
Not scheduled because requested time not available at
assigned priority and due to special requirements constraints.
JH05 = 2Q99JH05 Davi D R (low)
JH06 = 2Q99JH06 Ford D R (medium)
JH07 = 1Q99JH07 McCa E O
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NMSU Note: 100% of nominal share scheduled.
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NM01 = NM01 Chan AOTF O
Not scheduled as requested due to conflict with EN02. Closest
available time scheduled instead. If not useful, please
declare it OPEN ASAP. Program will be rescheduled to
requested dates if EN02 shutdown is delayed/rescheduled for
some reason.
NM02 = NM02 Duri S ?
Remote or on-site should be indicated under OBSERVING MODE.
Not scheduled exactly as requested because there are never
five consecutive G half nights.
NM03 = NM03 Mill D O (medium)
NM04 = NM04 Neuf E O
NM05 = NM05 Leeb G R
NM06 = NM06 Will D O (medium)
NM07 = NM07 John E R
NM08 = NM08 Gala S R
NM09 = NM09 Hame S R
Grey time scheduled because no dark time available subject to
observing constraints at this priority.
NM10 = NM10 Holt S R
Ealy June first halves scheduled, closest available to request
at this priority. Please declare OPEN ASAP if not usable.
NM11 = NM11 Temp E R
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PU Note: 100% of nominal share scheduled.
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PU01.D = PU01 Stra D R (low, high)
PU01.G = PU01 Stra G R
One half night of "supplemental time" scheduled in June
D run despite indication of inconvenience in the SPECIAL
REQUIREMENTS. Please declare OPEN ASAP if not usable.
PU02 = PU02 Trem S R
Reference to "evening half-nights" in request interpreted
as preference for A block time. Right?
PU03 = PU03 Turn S O
Non-block scheduling. See note in BLOCK CAPS just before
schedule below.
PU04 = PU04 Turn D R (low)
PU05 = PU05 Trip E O
May run probably on-site, but June time may be remote?
PU06 = PU06 Infa G O
Only 3 first half nights of bright time in early June
available at this priority. Please declare OPEN ASAP
if not usable.
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UC Note: 95% of nominal share scheduled. TAC did not supply a
unique priority ranking, so a somewhat arbitrary one was assumed.
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UC01 = 295 York D R (medium)
UC02 = 293 York E R
UC03 = 297 York E R
Request lists both Echelle and DIS (high) for instrumentation
with no indication of which is needed when, etc. Echelle
has been scheduled on all assigned nights; please clarify
or correct if needed.
UC04 = 292 York E R
UC05 = 287 Hobb E R
UC06 = 298 Newb D R (low)
UC07 = 291 Kron G R
AAS conflict listed under OBSERVING SCHEDULE CONSTRAINTS
should be under SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS.
UC08 = 294 Kent D R (high)
UC09 = 290 Dunc E/D R
Not scheduled. Only early June time available at this
priority, which appeared inconsistent with the slightly
confusing OBSERVING SCHEDULE CONSTRAINTS. Also, assigned
time cut so much from requested, that it was unclear how
to interpret the OBSERVING SCHEDULE CONSTRAINTS.
UC10 = 289 Frie D R (low)
UC11 = 296 Kron S R
Not scheduled. Requested time not available at this
priority.
UC12 = 288 York ? 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. Three requested dates scheduled. One
is scheduled for subsequent use of the Echelle (4/2 with
UC02); is this usable?
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UW Note: 100% of nominal share scheduled. Please make sure that
all critical fields (e.g., INSTRUMENT(S):) are filled out so that
it is not necessary to search through the text looking for clues.
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UW01 = UW01 Dier G R
Non-block scheduling. See note in BLOCK CAPS just before
schedule below.
Not yet scheduled. Will be scheduled in a revised schedule
to be issued shortly. Need to consider instruments used
by other programs, their possible requirements for twilight,
spacing between assigned nights, total time allocated to
program in various moon phases, etc. was too difficult in
the first pass. It appears unlikely that all constraints
can be satisfied simultaneously.
UW02 = UW02 Kris S O
Non-block scheduling. See note in BLOCK CAPS just before
schedule below.
Not yet scheduled. Will be scheduled in a revised schedule
to be issued shortly. Need to consider instruments used
by other programs, their possible requirements for twilight,
spacing between assigned nights, total time allocated to
program in various moon phases, etc. was too difficult in
the first pass. It appears unlikely that all constraints
can be satisfied simultaneously.
Arrangements for OS data acquisition should be
made with APO staff well in advance.
UW03 = UW03 Wyde S R
UW04 = UW04 Marg D R (low)
UW05 = UW05 Szko E R
No instrument listed but Echelle assumed based on a
comment in the OBSERVING SCHEDULE CONSTRAINTS.
Could not be scheduled as a whole night because only
grey time allocated (which does not occur in whole
nights).
UW06 = UW06 Gonz E R
No instrument listed but Echelle assumed based on a
comment in the SCIENCE JUSTIFICATION.
UW07 = UW07 Szko G R
Not scheduled, requested time not available at this
priority.
UW08 = UW08 Norm S R
UW09 = UW09 Wall S ?
No OBSERVING MODE indicated. Remote or on-site? Please
clarify.
UW10 = UW10 Bali AOTF O
Instrument mentioned only in the SCIENCE JUSTIFICATION.
Scheduled in conjunction with DD02 as requested.
UW11 = UW11 Matt S R
Full half night scheduled in early June from "supplemental"
time. Please declare OPEN ASAP if not usable.
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WSU Note: 100% of nominal share scheduled.
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WS01 = WS01 Brow E R
WS02 = WS02 Aust D R (low, medium)
WS03 = WS03 Lutz D R (low, medium):1
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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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 0010 MST DURING MST AND UNTIL 0110 DURING MDT.
FIRST HALF IS INDICATED BELOW AS "A"; THE SECOND HALF THEN
EXTENDS UNTIL MORNING TWILIGHT AND IS INDICATED BELOW AS "B".
THIS QUARTER FIVE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS USE NON-BLOCK SCHEDULING.
THESE PROGRAMS ARE INDICATED IN PARENTHESES () ON THE SCHEDULE
AND THEIR TIME ALLOTMENTS ARE LISTED HERE:
DD02 = 60 MIN BEFORE AND 60 MIN AFTER TWILIGHT EACH TIME SCHEDULED.
PU03 = 30 MIN EACH TIME SCHEDULED.
UC12 = 90 MIN IN TWILIGHT EACH TIME SCHEDULED.
UW01 = 60 MIN EACH TIME SCHEDULED; NO INSTRUMENT CHANGE.
UW02 = 60 MIN EACH TIME SCHEDULED; NO INSTRUMENT CHANGE.
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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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
4/1 A: EN01
B: EN01
4/2 A: (UC12)/UC02
B: UC02
4/3 A: WS01
B: WS01
4/4 A: WS01
B: WS01
4/5 A: UC06
B: JH03
4/6 A: NM06
B: JH03
4/7 A: NM06
B: NM06
4/8 A: UC04
B: UC04
4/9 A: (UC12)/UW03
B: NM03
4/10 A: UW03
B: NM03
4/11 A: NM08
B: UW04
4/12 A: NM08
B: UW04
4/13 A: UW03
B: UW03
4/14 A: UC01
B: UC01
4/15 A: JH01
B: UC02
4/16 A: (UC12)/JH01
B: UW03
4/17 A: UC06
B: UW04
4/18 A: UC02
B: UC02
4/19 A: EN02
B: EN02
4/20 A: EN02
B: EN02
4/21 A: EN02
B: EN02
4/22 A: EN02
B: EN02
4/23 A: EN02
B: EN02
4/24 A: EN02
B: EN02
4/25 A: EN02
B: EN02
4/26 A: EN02
B: EN02
4/27 A: EN02
B: EN02
4/28 A: EN02
B: EN02
4/29 A: EN02
B: EN02
4/30 A: EN02
B: EN02
5/1 A: EN02
B: EN02
5/2 A: EN02
B: EN02
5/3 A: JH02.G
B: NM01
5/4 A: JH02.G
B: NM01
5/5 A: NM09
B: NM01
5/6 A: PU04
B: NM01
5/7 A: PU04
B: UW09
5/8 A: UW04
B: UC08
5/9 A: PU05
B: JH05
5/10 A: PU05
B: UC08
5/11 A: JH02.D
B: UC08
5/12 A: JH02.D
B: UW08
5/13 A: JH02.D
B: UW08
5/14 A: PU01.D
B: UW09
5/15 A: PU01.D
B: UW09
5/16 A: PU01.D
B: PU01.D/(PU03)
5/17 A: NM09
B: UW09
5/18 A: PU01.G
B: UW09/(PU03)
5/19 A: JH06
B: WS03
5/20 A: UC05
B: WS02/(PU03)
5/21 A: UC05
B: WS02
5/22 A: PU01.G
B: UC07/(PU03)
5/23 A: PU01.G
B: UC07
5/24 A: PU01.G
B: UC07/(PU03)
5/25 A: PU01.G
B: UC07
5/26 A: UC05
B: UC03/(PU03)
5/27 A: EN01
B: EN01
5/28 A: NM07
B: UC03/(PU03)
5/29 A: PU06
B: UC03
5/30 A: NM04
B: UC03/(PU03)
5/31 A: UC05
B: UC03
6/1 A: PU06
B: UW06/(PU03)
6/2 A: PU06
B: UW06
6/3 A: PU05
B: UW06/(PU03)
6/4 A: UW11
B: UW06
6/5 A: UC02
B: NM02/(PU03)
6/6 A: NM10
B: WS02
6/7 A: NM10
B: NM02/(PU03)
6/8 A: UC10
B: JH07
6/9 A: UC10
B: NM02/(PU03)
6/10 A: PU02
B: UC03
6/11 A: PU02
B: JH07/(PU03)
6/12 A: PU02
B: PU01.D
6/13 A: UC01
B: UC01/(PU03)
6/14 A: UC01
B: NM11
6/15 A: DD01
B: DD01/(PU03)
6/16 A: DD01
B: DD01
6/17 A: UC04
B: NM11/(PU03)
6/18 A: UW05
B: WS03
6/19 A: UW04
B: WS03/(PU03)
6/20 A: DD01
B: UW05
6/21 A: NM04
B: NM05/(PU03)
6/22 A: (DD02)/UW10
B: PU05
6/23 A: (DD02)/UW10
B: PU05/(PU03)
6/24 A: (DD02)/UW10
B: UW06
6/25 A: (DD02)/UW10
B: NM05/(PU03)
6/26 A: (DD02)/UW10
B: UW06
6/27 A: UW06
B: UW06/(PU03)
6/28 A: EN01
B: EN01
6/29 A: UW06
B: UW06/(PU03)
6/30 A: DD01
B: NM05
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