Subject: 4Q2006 APO 3.5m schedule, version 9/8/06

From: Suzanne Hawley

Submitted: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 09:56:45 -0700 (PDT)

Message number: 981 (previous: 980, next: 982 up: Index)

                  ARC 3.5M SCHEDULE FOR 4th QUARTER 2006
                       S.Hawley, R.McMillan 9/8/06

                          NOTES: ***PLEASE READ***

          **** NOTE that DIS gratings have been assigned to the new
          **** default setting for the low resolution mode, except where
          **** explicitly requested otherwise.  Please check grating
          **** assignments and confirm settings when sending setup
          **** message before your run.  See message 978 in the
          **** apo35-general archive for more information:
          http://www.astro.princeton.edu/APO/apo35-general/msg.978.html

          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 4Q2006.  Scheduled
          engineering (routine EN01 time) consists of 5 nights, or 10
          half nights.  Engineering time comprises 5.4% of the total
          time in 4th quarter 2006.  DD time consists of 16 equivalent
          half nights (9B, 1G, 6D), representing 8.7% of the total.

          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 3 half-nights of OPEN time and 4 half nights of
          unallocated DD time (DD05) in the 9/8/06 version of the
          schedule.

          -----
          EN Note: No science observations scheduled during EN time.
          -----
          EN01 = EN01 Klae X W
                  Routine periodic engineering time.

          -----
          DD Note: Director's Discretionary Time (8.7% of total time)
          -----
          DD01 = DD01 Bary CE O
          DD02 = DD02 Wils C O
          DD03 = DD03 Wood FD O
          DD04 = DD04 Murp A O
          DD05 = DD05 TBD TBD TBD

          -----
          CU Note: University of Colorado 12.5% share
          -----
          CU01.O = CU01 Ball SD O
          CU01.R = CU01 Ball SD R
          CU02 = CU02 Hart SD R (R300+B400)
          CU03 = CU03 Bend N R
          CU04 = CU04 Pern NE R
                 ToO, not scheduled
          CU05 = CU05 Stri END R (TBD)

          -----
          JHU Note:  Johns Hopkins University 8.0% share
          -----
          JH01 = 01 Fulb E R
          JH02 = 02 Hove D R (R300+B400)
          JH03 = 03 Lamp D W

          -----
          NMSU Note: New Mexico State University 15.625% share
          -----
          NM01 = NM01 Kacp D R (high)
          NM02 = NM02 Walt D R (R1200)
                 Please be specific about grating/slit request in setup emails
          NM03 = NM03 ASTR DSNE O
          NM04 = NM04 Holt D W (R300+B400)
          NM05 = NM05 Holt E R
          NM06 = NM06 Camp D R (R300+B400)
          NM07 = NM07 Sned D O (high)

          -----
          PU Note: Princeton University 15.625% share
          -----
          PU01 = PU01 Stra SND R (R300+B400)
          PU02 = PU02 Lin NS R
          PU03 = PU03 Ivans E R
          PU04 = PU04 Shin D R (R300+B400)
          PU05 = PU05 Bowe D R (R300+B400)

          -----
          UC Note: University of Chicago 20.125% share
          -----
          UC01 = 535 Frie D R (R300+B400)
          UC02 = 538 Puck S R
          UC03 = 539 Harp N R
          UC04 = 536 Wolf N R
          UC05.F = 543 York FD O (high)
          UC05.N = 543 York N R (high)
          UC06 = 540 Gyuk D R (R300+B400)
          UC07 = 544 York DN R (high)
          UC08 = 537 Adle SD R (any)
          UC09 = 541 Frie SD R (R300+B400)
                 No time allocated; not scheduled
          UC10 = 542 York D R (high)
                 No time allocated; not scheduled

          -----
          UW Note: University of Washington 28.125% share
          -----
          UW01 = UW01 Will D R (R300+B400)
          UW02 = UW02 Beck S R
          UW03 = UW03 Ande D R (R300+B400)
          UW04 = UW04 Szko D R (high)
          UW05 = UW05 Muka D R (none)
          UW06.R = UW06 Beck D R (R300+B400)
          UW06.W = UW06 Beck D W (R300+B400)
          UW07 = UW07 Cova D R (R300+B400)
          UW08 = UW08 DeBa D R (R300+B400)
          UW09 = UW09 Bali D O (R300+B400)
          UW10 = UW10 Bali D O (R300+B400)
          UW11 = UW11 Mott E R
          UW12 = UW12 Mott E R
          UW13 = UW13 Silv N R
          UW14 = UW14 Silv ND R (high)
          UW15 = UW15 Plot N R
          UW16 = UW16 Agol DE R (high)
          UW17 = UW17 Fras D R (high)
          UW18 = UW18 Hilt D R (rm+bl))
          UW19 = UW19 Murp A O

          +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
          +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

          MOST PROGRAMS ARE SCHEDULED IN HALF NIGHT BLOCKS.  THE FIRST HALF OF
          EACH NIGHT EXTENDS FROM SUNSET UNTIL 0110 MDT OR 0010 MST.  THE
          SECOND HALF FOLLOWS UNTIL SUNRISE.

          FIRST HALF IS INDICATED BELOW AS "A"; THE SECOND, AS "B".

          THIS QUARTER FOUR 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: DD04[18:56-20:11]/UW14
                  B: NM04

          10/2    A: UW12
                  B: NM05

          10/3    A: DD02/DD04[23:40-01:10]
                  B: DD01

          10/4    A: DD02
                  B: DD01

          10/5    A: DD02
                  B: DD04[01:10-02:40]/PU01

          10/6    A: UC08/NM03
                  B: PU01

          10/7    A: NM03
                  B: DD04[01:10-02:40]/PU02

          10/8    A: NM03
                  B: PU01

          10/9    A: CU01.R
                  B: UC04/DD04[05:25-06:55]

          10/10   A: EN01
                  B: EN01

          10/11   A: EN01
                  B: EN01

          10/12   A: NM05
                  B: UC04/DD04[05:27-06:57]

          10/13   A: PU02
                  B: NM02

          10/14   A: NM01
                  B: NM04/DD04[05:29-06:59]

          10/15   A: UC02
                  B: UW02

          10/16   A: UC01
                  B: CU05/DD04[05:30-07:00]

          10/17   A: CU02
                  B: NM02

          10/18   A: NM01
                  B: NM04

          10/19   A: UW03
                  B: NM02

          10/20   A: UC01
                  B: NM01

          10/21   A: UW04
                  B: UW04

          10/22   A: UW01
                  B: NM04

          10/23   A: UW05
                  B: UW08

          10/24   A: UC01
                  B: NM01

          10/25   A: UW05
                  B: UC06

          10/26   A: PU04
                  B: JH03

          10/27   A: JH02
                  B: CU02

          10/28   A: UC01
                  B: UW01

          10/29   A: UW12
                  B: UW08

          10/30   A: DD04[17:23-18:39]/UW13
                  B: JH03

          10/31   A: CU01.O
                  B: NM05

          11/1    A: DD04[17:21-18:37]/CU01.O
                  B: CU01.O

          11/2    A: CU01.O
                  B: NM05

          11/3    A: UC08[17:19-18:35]/DD04[18:35-20:05]/CU05[20:05-00:10]
                  B: JH01

          11/4    A: UW11
                  B: UW13

          11/5    A: CU01.R
                  B: DD04[00:10-01:40]/UC04

          11/6    A: UW11
                  B: PU02

          11/7    A: JH01
                  B: UW19[00:10-01:40]/PU03

          11/8    A: EN01
                  B: EN01

          11/9    A: EN01
                  B: EN01

          11/10   A: PU02
                  B: PU03

          11/11   A: UC01
                  B: UC05.N/UW19[04:52-06:22]

          11/12   A: PU02
                  B: PU02

          11/13   A: UW01
                  B: NM04/UW19[04:54-06:24]

          11/14   A: UW03
                  B: UW02

          11/15   A: UC01
                  B: UW01/UW19[04:56-06:26]

          11/16   A: UW10
                  B: UW09

          11/17   A: UW10
                  B: JH03

          11/18   A: DD03
                  B: DD03

          11/19   A: UC01
                  B: UC05.F

          11/20   A: UC05.F
                  B: UC05.F

          11/21   A: DD03
                  B: DD03

          11/22   A: NM02
                  B: JH03

          11/23   A: UC01
                  B: PU02

          11/24   A: UW07
                  B: UC07

          11/25   A: UC01
                  B: CU02

          11/26   A: UW19[17:06-18:25]/UW03
                  B: UC06

          11/27   A: UC01
                  B: UW01

          11/28   A: UW19[17:06-18:24]/CU05
                  B: PU04

          11/29   A: UC04
                  B: UW17

          11/30   A: UW19[17:06-18:24]/PU03
                  B: UW18

          12/1    A: UC08/UC04
                  B: NM06

          12/2    A: JH01/UW19[22:40-00:10]
                  B: DD05

          12/3    A: UW11
                  B: UW14

          12/4    A: UC05.N
                  B: UW19[00:10-01:40]/PU03

          12/5    A: UW17
                  B: UW16

          12/6    A: EN01
                  B: EN01

          12/7    A: NM06
                  B: PU03

          12/8    A: UW15
                  B: UC03/UW19[05:15-06:45]

          12/9    A: UC04
                  B: UW16

          12/10   A: UW06.W
                  B: CU05/UW19[05:17-06:47]

          12/11   A: UW07
                  B: NM06

          12/12   A: UW06.R
                  B: CU02/UW19[05:18-06:48]

          12/13   A: CU01.R
                  B: JH02

          12/14   A: UW06.W
                  B: PU03/UW19[05:19-06:49]

          12/15   A: CU02
                  B: PU04

          12/16   A: PU05
                  B: UC06

          12/17   A: PU04
                  B: NM07

          12/18   A: CU01.R
                  B: UW04

          12/19   A: PU04
                  B: CU02

          12/20   A: CU01.R
                  B: UW05

          12/21   A: PU05
                  B: CU02

          12/22   A: CU03
                  B: NM07

          12/23   A: UC07
                  B: DD05

          12/24   A: UW19[17:12-18:31]/DD05
                  B: PU04

          12/25   A: PU04
                  B: DD05

          12/26   A: UW19[17:13-18:32]/CU05
                  B: PU05

          12/27   A: UC05.N
                  B: CU02

          12/28   A: UW19[17:14-18:33]/OPEN
                  B: UC03

          12/29   A: UW15
                  B: UC05.N

          12/30   A: UC04/UW19[22:40-00:10]
                  B: UC03

          12/31   A: OPEN
                  B: OPEN


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