IOTA 1998 TRIMESTER NO. 3 REVISED OBSERVING SCHEDULE Dates Nights Observers (PI & CoIs) Inst. Project ----- ------ ----------------------- ------- ----------------------- Sept 19 Papaliolios,Karovska CCD Cepheids, supergiants, 1-19 Sasselov,Coldwell & Miras Sept 20 13 Millan-Gabet,Traub, Nicmos AeBe binaries/disks -Oct 2 Schloerb,Karovska & Mira diameters Oct 15 Foresto,Perrin, Fluor& Low-mass binaries, 51Peg, 3-17 Ruilier,Mennesson Nicmos & Mira@min Oct 6 Richichi,Ragland, Fluor& Lunar occultation follow-up: 18-23 Foresto Nicmos giants, supergiants, binaries Oct 5 Bregman,Witteborn StarTracker 24-28 & Fringe-tracker trials Oct 29 14 Millan-Gabet, Nicmos AeBe binaries/disks -Nov 11 Schloerb,Traub & Mira diameters Nov 9 Porro,Schuller, Nicmos MIDI calibrator stars 12-20 Leinert & YSO dust disks Nov 8 Corporon,Malbet, Nicmos HAeBe binaries 21-28 Segransan,Lagrange, Millan-Gabet,Bouvier Nov 29 13 Foresto,Perrin, Fluor& Miras -Dec 11 Ruilier,Mennesson, Nicmos Chagnon Dec 20 Malbet,Berger, Nicmos FU Ori objects 12-31 Segransan,Monin, &Fluor Traub,Millan-Gabet Notes: 1. People may wish to come a few days early to familiarize themselves with the detector system to be used; observers should cooperate by passing on their acquired wisdom about the current state of the instruments. 2. The Nicmos detector may in fact be a Picnic detector, which should be a somewhat better detector, but this switch is not settled as of this writing. 3. The 4mm lens inside the Nicmos dewar reduces the plate scale nicely for the classical beamsplitter setup, but is too strong for the 2x2 fiber-end image, and will need to be removed for fiber (Fluor) work, or else the standard InSb Fluor detectors should be used. The lens removal/insertion is not difficult for dexterous people, but it should be approached with caution. -----------------------------------------------------------------------