Subject: 4Q2000 APO 3.5m Revised Schedule
From: elt@astro.Princeton.EDU
Submitted: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 22:00:50 -0400 (EDT)
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REVISED ARC 3.5M SCHEDULE FOR 4TH QUARTER 2000
E. TURNER 10/6/00
NOTES: ***PLEASE READ***
10/6/00 NOTE: Mostly minor changes and swaps affecting several
UW programs, JH04 and JH09, PU04 and DD03, and NM01 and UM03.
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 6.5 nights.
Thus, it will be at approximately the 7% level.
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.
DD02 is a set aside of four half nights (2B, 2D) of observing time
for rapid follow-up of targets identified by the SDSS or for other
quick response target-of-opportunity programs. Details of the project
and procedures for obtaining access to DD02 time are given in
apo35-general message #425.
There is no OPEN time in this preliminary version of the schedule.
ACCOUNTING NOTE: WSU sold all 10 half nights of its time to the
University of Minnesota for 4Q2000. These programs are identified
as UM time in this schedule.
Please see links off of the APO home page (http://www.apo.nmsu.edu/)
for a web based interactive version of this schedule.
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EN Note: No science observations scheduled during EN time.
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EN01 = EN01 Gill ? O
Routine periodic engineering time.
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DD Note: Director's Discretionary Time (3.8% of total)
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DD01 = 004DD01 Wood FabPer O
These observations involve the use of a visitor instrument.
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.
DD02 = 004DD02 TBD TBD TBD
DD03 = 004DD03 Holt S O
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JHU Note: 100% of nominal share scheduled. No flexibility
time added to any programs because no instructions provided
for their disposition.
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JH01 = JH01 Goli D R (medium, low)
JH02 = JH02 Goli D R (medium, low)
This program not scheduled because it is an exact
duplicate of JH01, apparently submitted in error,
and there seems to be no time allotted to it in the
JHU "budget".
JH03 = JH03 Ande E R
JH04 = JH04 Goli D R (low)
Scheduling constraints do not make sense because
bright and dark time requested but only dark allocated
by the TAC. Also, only DIS (no GRIM) time was scheuduled
since only dark time allocated by TAC.
JH05 = JH05 Wyse G R
JH06 = JH06 Mart D O (low)
Note that TAC only allocated 1 of the 3 requested half
nights. Program still scheduled as on-site, but this
may not make sense for only a single half night. Also
requested late October time not available at this priority;
best available time scheduled instead. Please declare
OPEN ASAP if it is not usable.
JH07 = JH07 McCa E R
JH08 = JH08 Tran D R (low)
JH09.D = JH09 Zhen D R (low)
JH09.G = JH09 Zhen G R
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NMSU Note: 92% of nominal share scheduled. Flexibility time added
to NM03 and NM05. Submitting low ranked proposals with strict
scheduling constraints for the typically most in-demand parts of the
quarter is virtually certain to result in their not being scheduled,
a fate which befell 3 NMSU programs this quarter. NM01 and NM02
seem to have been reversed in the time budget table; the designations
and priorities indicated on the individual scheduling requests have
been used instead of those given in the table.
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NM01 = NM01 Chan AOTF/AImS O
These observations involve the use of a visitor instrument.
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.
NM02 = NM02 Chan G O
NM03 = NM03 Step G O
NM04 = NM04 Geli G R
NM05 = NM05 Holt D R? (medium)
Requested October 1st half not available at this priority;
it is the most in demand category of time for this quarter.
NM06 = NM06 Walt D O (high, medium)
Specifically requested dates not available at this priority
where they were dark (as allocated) plus many were bright
time. Two gray half nights in one of the windows scheduled
instead. If not usable, please declare OPEN ASAP.
NM07 = NM07 Klyp D O? (medium)
Two dark half nights not available in requested windows; one
dark and one gray scheduled. Please declare OPEN ASAP if not
usable.
NM08 = NM08 Hame S R
No dark first halves available at this priority; please
declare OPEN ASAP if scheduled second halves are not usable.
NM09 = NM09 Hame D R (high)
Not scheduled. Requested time not available at this
priority.
NM10 = NM10 Harr D R (high, low)
Not scheduled. Requested time not available at this
priority.
NM11 = NM11 Klei S O
Not scheduled. Requested time not available at this
priority.
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PU Note: 104% of nominal share scheduled. Flexibility time added
to PU02. Two half nights of unassigned PU bright time added to
PU05.
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PU01 = PU01 Pind D R (low)
PU02 = PU02 Stra D R (low)
PU03 = PU03 Bowe D R (high, low)
No dark time available in October at this priority.
PU04 = PU04 Turn S O
Non-block scheduling. See note in BLOCK CAPS just before
schedule below.
PU05 = PU05 Stra G R
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UC Note: 103% of nominal share scheduled. Flexibility time added
to UC06. No tabulation of time budget provided.
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UC01 = 351 York E R
UC02 = 349 York FabPer O
These observations involve the use of a visitor instrument.
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.
UC03 = 354 Frie D R (low)
UC04 = 350 Hobb E R
UC05 = 352 Tram G R
Time not available as requested, but Dec first halves
when target should be available scheduled instead. If
not usable, declare OPEN ASAP.
UC06 = 355 York E R
UC07 = 353 York G/S/D/E 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. All three requested nights scheduled.
Ninety minute sessions are no longer available due to a
change in the general policy of the Observatory re
schedulable/chargeable time to include the half hours
before each evening and after each morning astronomical
twilight; these have been found to be scientifically
useful.
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UM Note: 100% of nominal share scheduled.
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UM01 = UM01 Skil D O (medium)
UM02 = UM02 Hump S O
UM03 = UM03 Jone G O
UM04 = UM04 Hump D O (high)
Not scheduled. No time allocated by TAC.
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UW Note: 104% of nominal share scheduled. Flexibility time added
to UW05. Time allocations listed in the individual requests did
not agree with those tabulated in the overall summary (which appears
to correspond to the TAC allocation?). UW Scheduler - please edit
individual requests to match TAC allocations in the future; this
will save me a lot of time and confusion. Also, budget tablulation
contains an arithmetic error; extra half night of bright time
apparently allocated by the TAC was deleted from UW08.
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UW01 = UW01 Ande D R (low)
UW02 = UW02 Szko D R (high)
Requested gray second half during 10/29-11/3 does not
exist; it is all dark in that interval.
UW03 = UW03 Hawl D R (high)
UW04 = UW04 Hawl D R (low)
UW05 = UW05 Stub S R
UW06 = UW06 Hodg D/S R (medium)
No indication is given of which half nights should be
scheduled with DIS and which with SPIcam. Please inform
APO staff and me which scheduled nights should be assigned
to which instrument. If it is desired that both should
available on some/all nights, please so indicate.
UW07.G = UW07.G Kris G R
UW07.S = UW07.S Kris S R
UW08 = UW08 Rodg E R
TAC allocated one more half night of bright time than was
allotted to UW; allocation for this program thus reduced
from 6 to 5 half nights.
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MOST PROGRAMS ARE SCHEDULED IN HALF NIGHT BLOCKS. THE FIRST HALF OF
EACH NIGHT EXTENDS FROM -12 DEGREE EVENING TWILIGHT UNTIL 0110 MDT
OR 0010 MST. THE SECOND HALF FOLLOWS UNTIL -12 DEGREE MORNING
TWILIGHT.
FIRST HALF IS INDICATED BELOW AS "A"; THE SECOND, AS "B".
THIS QUARTER THREE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS USE NON-BLOCK SCHEDULING.
THESE PROGRAMS ARE INDICATED IN PARENTHESES () ON THE SCHEDULE
AND THEIR TIME ALLOTMENTS ARE LISTED HERE:
DD03 = 70 MIN EACH TIME SCHEDULED.
PU04 = 45 MIN EACH TIME SCHEDULED.
UC07 = 60 MIN PRIOR TO -12 DEGREE TWILIGHT EACH TIME SCHEDULED.
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.
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10/1 A: (PU04)/PU02
B: JH09.D
10/2 A: UW02
B: UW03
10/3 A: PU02
B: UC03
10/4 A: (PU04)/UW07.S
B: UW06
10/5 A: EN01
B: UW02
10/6 A: (UC07)/UW04
B: UW04
10/7 A: (DD03)/JH03
B: UW04
10/8 A: JH01
B: UW03
10/9 A: (PU04)/NM04
B: NM04
10/10 A: EN01
B: EN01
10/11 A: EN01
B: EN01
10/12 A: EN01
B: EN01
10/13 A: (UC07)/(PU04)/PU05
B: PU05
10/14 A: PU05
B: PU05
10/15 A: PU05
B: PU05
10/16 A: (PU04)/UW07.G
B: UW06
10/17 A: UC01
B: UC01
10/18 A: UC01
B: UC01
10/19 A: (PU04)/UC01
B: UC01
10/20 A: (UC07)/UW03
B: UW03
10/21 A: DD01
B: JH05
10/22 A: (PU04)/DD01
B: DD01
10/23 A: UC02
B: UC02
10/24 A: UC02
B: UC02
10/25 A: (PU04)/UC02
B: UC02
10/26 A: UC02
B: UC02
10/27 A: (UC07)/PU01
B: PU01
10/28 A: (PU04)/UM01
B: UM01
10/29 A: UM01
B: UM01
10/30 A: UW02
B: UW02
10/31 A: (PU04)/UM02
B: UC03
11/1 A: UM02
B: UW05
11/2 A: UW01
B: UW05
11/3 A: (UC07)/(PU04)/UW01
B: UW02
11/4 A: UW01
B: UW05
11/5 A: UW01
B: JH05
11/6 A: (PU04)/UW01
B: JH07
11/7 A: (PU04)/UC04
B: PU05
11/8 A: EN01
B: EN01
11/9 A: EN01
B: EN01
11/10 A: UM03
B: UM03
11/11 A: UM03
B: UM03
11/12 A: NM01
B: NM01
11/13 A: (PU04)/UC04
B: NM01
11/14 A: UC04
B: NM01
11/15 A: UC04
B: NM01
11/16 A: (PU04)/UC04
B: NM01
11/17 A: (UC07)/UC04
B: PU05
11/18 A: UW01
B: UC05
11/19 A: (PU04)/UW01
B: UC06
11/20 A: PU02
B: UC06
11/21 A: PU01
B: PU01
11/22 A: (PU04)/PU02
B: UC06
11/23 A: PU03
B: UW05
11/24 A: PU03
B: NM08
11/25 A: (PU04)/PU03
B: NM08
11/26 A: UW05
B: UW05
11/27 A: UC03
B: UC03
11/28 A: (PU04)/PU01
B: PU01
11/29 A: PU01
B: NM05
11/30 A: UC04
B: NM05
12/1 A: (UC07)/(PU04)/NM06
B: DD02
12/2 A: NM06
B: NM05
12/3 A: UW06
B: NM05
12/4 A: (PU04)/UC01
B: UW02
12/5 A: UW03
B: UW03
12/6 A: UC05
B: UW06
12/7 A: (PU04)/UC05
B: JH09.G
12/8 A: (UC07)/UC05
B: NM03
12/9 A: UW07.G
B: NM03
12/10 A: (PU04)/DD02
B: DD02
12/11 A: EN01
B: EN01
12/12 A: UW08
B: UW08
12/13 A: (PU04)/UW08
B: UW08
12/14 A: UW07.G
B: UW08
12/15 A: NM04
B: NM04
12/16 A: (PU04)/NM07
B: UW05
12/17 A: NM07
B: PU02
12/18 A: JH06
B: UW06
12/19 A: (PU04)/UW05
B: JH08
12/20 A: JH04
B: JH08
12/21 A: UW04
B: UC01
12/22 A: (PU04)/UW05
B: UC06
12/23 A: UW05
B: UC06
12/24 A: UW07.S
B: DD02
12/25 A: (PU04)/UW05
B: UC06
12/26 A: UW06
B: UW06
12/27 A: UW06
B: UW06
12/28 A: (PU04)/UW06
B: JH04
12/29 A: UW07.S
B: JH09.D
12/30 A: NM02
B: UC06
12/31 A: (PU04)/NM02
B: UC06
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