FLWO 48-inch Observing Schedule January-April 2017

48" Schedule for the Month of January 2017 (as of 05 January 2017)

December 2016 January February March April May 2017 Mt. Hopkins Programs PDF Schedules
DATE         MOON  INST    OBSERVER    PI AND PROGRAM   FILT
Jan  1 Sun   0.15  KEPcam  Pancoast R  Pancoast LAMP    KEP    NEW YEAR's DAY
Jan  2 Mon   0.23  "       Holman R    Holman TLC       "
Jan  3 Tue   0.33  "       "           "                "
Jan  4 Wed   0.43  "       Bieryla R   Bieryla HATNET   "
Jan  5 Thu   0.54  "       Holman R    Holman TLC       "
Jan  6 Fri   0.66  "       Latham R    Latham Transits  "
Jan  7 Sat   0.76  "       Bieryla R   Bieryla HATNET   "
Jan  8 Sun   0.86  "       Holman R    Holman TLC       "
Jan  9 Mon   0.93  "       Latham R    Latham Transits  "
Jan 10 Tue   0.98  "       Bieryla R   Bieryla HATNET   "
Jan 11 Wed   1.00  "       Holman R    Holman TLC       "
Jan 12 Thu   0.99  "       "           "                "
Jan 13 Fri   0.95  "       Pancoast R  Pancoast LAMP    "
Jan 14 Sat   0.90  "       Latham R    Latham Transits  "
Jan 15 Sun   0.82  "       Bieryla R   Bieryla HATNET   "
Jan 16 Mon   0.74  "       Latham R    Latham Transits  "    MLK DAY
Jan 17 Tue   0.65  "       "           "                "
Jan 18 Wed   0.55  "       Bieryla R   Bieryla HATNET   "
Jan 19 Thu   0.46  "       "           "                "
Jan 20 Fri   0.36  "       Latham R    Latham Transits  "
Jan 21 Sat   0.28  "       "           "                "
Jan 22 Sun   0.20  "       Holman R    Holman TLC       "
Jan 23 Mon   0.13  "       Challis R   Kirshner SN      SN
Jan 24 Tue   0.07  "       Pancoast R  Pancoast LAMP    KEP
Jan 25 Wed   0.03  "       Latham R    Latham Transits  "
Jan 26 Thu   0.01  "       "           "                "
Jan 27 Fri   0.00  "       Challis R   Kirshner SN      SN
Jan 28 Sat   0.02  "       Latham R    Latham Transits  KEP
Jan 29 Sun   0.06  "       "           "                "
Jan 30 Mon   0.11  "       Challis R   Kirshner SN      SN
Jan 31 Tue   0.19  "       Falco R     Engineering      KEP

** MOON IS FRACTIONAL MOON ILLUMINATION AT MIDDLE OF NIGHT 
**** DATE IS STANDARD TIME AT START OF NIGHT 

Observers are required to spend no more than 10% of their time doing the following service observing: Blanchard (SLSNe, TDE TOO), Falco (lens monitoring), Kirshner (SN TOO), Benbow (Blazars).

NOTE: Projects are listed in order of decreasing priority per their TAC grades. Rare TOO targets (GRBs, XRNs) have highest priority.

48" Schedule for the Month of February 2017 (as of 05 January 2017)

December 2016 January February March April May 2017 Mt. Hopkins Programs PDF Schedules
DATE         MOON  INST    OBSERVER    PI AND PROGRAM   FILT
Feb  1 Wed   0.28  KEPcam  Bieryla R   Bieryla HATNET   KEP
Feb  2 Thu   0.39  "       Pancoast R  Pancoast LAMP    "
Feb  3 Fri   0.51  "       Holman R    Holman TLC       "
Feb  4 Sat   0.62  "       Latham R    Latham Transits  "
Feb  5 Sun   0.73  "       Bieryla R   Bieryla HATNET   "
Feb  6 Mon   0.82  "       Latham R    Latham Transits  "
Feb  7 Tue   0.90  "       "           "                "
Feb  8 Wed   0.96  "       Bieryla R   Bieryla HATNET   "
Feb  9 Thu   0.99  "       Pancoast R  Pancoast LAMP    "
Feb 10 Fri   1.00  "       Latham R    Latham Transits  "
Feb 11 Sat   0.98  "       Bieryla R   Bieryla HATNET   "
Feb 12 Sun   0.94  "       Latham R    Latham Transits  "
Feb 13 Mon   0.88  "       Bieryla R   Bieryla HATNET   "
Feb 14 Tue   0.81  "       Latham R    Latham Transits  "
Feb 15 Wed   0.72  "       Holman R    Holman TLC       "
Feb 16 Thu   0.64  "       Bieryla R   Bieryla HATNET   "
Feb 17 Fri   0.54  "       "           "                "
Feb 18 Sat   0.45  "       Latham R    Latham Transits  "
Feb 19 Sun   0.36  "       Bieryla R   Bieryla HATNET   "
Feb 20 Mon   0.27  "       Gomez R     Grindlay DASCH   "    PRESIDENT'S DAY
Feb 21 Tue   0.19  "       Bieryla R   Bieryla HATNET   "
Feb 22 Wed   0.12  "       Falco R     Engineering      "
Feb 23 Thu   0.06  "       Challis R   Kirshner SN      SN
Feb 24 Fri   0.02  "       Latham R    Latham Transits  KEP
Feb 25 Sat   0.00  "       Challis R   Kirshner SN      SN
Feb 26 Sun   0.01  "       Latham R    Latham Transits  "
Feb 27 Mon   0.03  "       Pancoast R  Pancoast LAMP    "
Feb 28 Tue   0.09  "       Challis R   Kirshner SN      SN

** MOON IS FRACTIONAL MOON ILLUMINATION AT MIDDLE OF NIGHT 
**** DATE IS STANDARD TIME AT START OF NIGHT 

Observers are required to spend no more than 10% of their time doing the following service observing: Blanchard (SLSNe, TDE TOO), Falco (lens monitoring), Kirshner (SN TOO), Benbow (Blazars).

NOTE: Projects are listed in order of decreasing priority per their TAC grades. Rare TOO targets (GRBs, XRNs) have highest priority.

48" Schedule for the Month of March 2017 (as of 05 January 2017)

December 2016 January February March April May 2017 Mt. Hopkins Programs PDF Schedules
DATE         MOON  INST    OBSERVER    PI AND PROGRAM   FILT
Mar  1 Wed   0.16  KEPcam  Falco R     Engineering      KEP
Mar  2 Thu   0.25  "       Holman R    Holman TLC       "
Mar  3 Fri   0.36  "       Pancoast R  Pancoast LAMP    "
Mar  4 Sat   0.47  "       Bieryla R   Bieryla HATNET   "
Mar  5 Sun   0.58  "       Holman R    Holman TLC       "
Mar  6 Mon   0.69  "       Bieryla R   Bieryla HATNET   "
Mar  7 Tue   0.79  "       Latham R    Latham Transits  "
Mar  8 Wed   0.88  "       "           "                "
Mar  9 Thu   0.94  "       "           "                "
Mar 10 Fri   0.98  "       "           "                "
Mar 11 Sat   1.00  "       "           "                "
Mar 12 Sun   0.99  "       "           "                "
Mar 13 Mon   0.97  "       "           "                "
Mar 14 Tue   0.93  "       Berger      ASTRO100         "
Mar 15 Wed   0.86  "       "           "                "
Mar 16 Thu   0.79  "       "           "                "
Mar 17 Fri   0.71  "       Latham R    Latham Transits  "
Mar 18 Sat   0.62  "       "           "                "
Mar 19 Sun   0.53  "       "           "                "
Mar 20 Mon   0.43  "       Bieryla R   Bieryla HATNET   "
Mar 21 Tue   0.34  "       Holman R    Holman TLC       "
Mar 22 Wed   0.25  "       Bieryla R   Bieryla HATNET   "
Mar 23 Thu   0.17  "       Challis R   Kirshner SN      SN
Mar 24 Fri   0.10  "       Latham R    Latham Transits  KEP
Mar 25 Sat   0.04  "       Pancoast R  Pancoast LAMP    "
Mar 26 Sun   0.01  "       Bieryla R   Bieryla HATNET   "
Mar 27 Mon   0.00  "       Challis R   Kirshner SN      SN
Mar 28 Tue   0.02  "       Falco R     Engineering      KEP
Mar 29 Wed   0.06  "       Holman R    Holman TLC       "
Mar 30 Thu   0.13  "       Bieryla R   Bieryla HATNET   "
Mar 31 Fri   0.22  "       Challis R   Kirshner SN      SN

** MOON IS FRACTIONAL MOON ILLUMINATION AT MIDDLE OF NIGHT 
**** DATE IS STANDARD TIME AT START OF NIGHT 

Observers are required to spend no more than 10% of their time doing the following service observing: Blanchard (SLSNe, TDE TOO), Falco (lens monitoring), Kirshner (SN TOO), Benbow (Blazars).

NOTE: Projects are listed in order of decreasing priority per their TAC grades. Rare TOO targets (GRBs, XRNs) have highest priority.

48" Schedule for the Month of April 2017 (as of 05 January 2017)

December 2016 January February March April May 2017 Mt. Hopkins Programs PDF Schedules

DATE         MOON  INST    OBSERVER    PI AND PROGRAM   FILT
Apr  1 Sat   0.33  KEPcam  Gomez R     Grindlay DASCH   KEP
Apr  2 Sun   0.44  "       Latham R    Latham Transits  "
Apr  3 Mon   0.55  "       Bieryla R   Bieryla HATNET   "
Apr  4 Tue   0.66  "       Latham R    Latham Transits  "
Apr  5 Wed   0.76  "       "           "                "
Apr  6 Thu   0.84  "       "           "                "
Apr  7 Fri   0.91  "       "           "                "
Apr  8 Sat   0.96  "       "           "                "
Apr  9 Sun   0.99  "       Bieryla R   Bieryla HATNET   "
Apr 10 Mon   1.00  "       "           "                "
Apr 11 Tue   0.99  "       Latham R    Latham Transits  "
Apr 12 Wed   0.96  "       "           "                "
Apr 13 Thu   0.91  "       "           "                "
Apr 14 Fri   0.85  "       "           "                "
Apr 15 Sat   0.78  "       "           "                "
Apr 16 Sun   0.69  "       Holman R    Holman TLC       "
Apr 17 Mon   0.60  "       Falco R     Engineering      "
Apr 18 Tue   0.51  "       Bieryla R   Bieryla HATNET   "
Apr 19 Wed   0.41  "       Latham R    Latham Transits  "
Apr 20 Thu   0.31  "       Bieryla R   Bieryla HATNET   "
Apr 21 Fri   0.22  "       "           "                "
Apr 22 Sat   0.14  "       Challis R   Kirshner SN      SN
Apr 23 Sun   0.07  "       Bieryla R   Bieryla HATNET   KEP
Apr 24 Mon   0.02  "       Challis R   Kirshner SN      SN
Apr 25 Tue   0.00  "       Latham R    Latham Transits  KEP
Apr 26 Wed   0.01  "       "           "                "
Apr 27 Thu   0.05  "       Bieryla R   Bieryla HATNET   "
Apr 28 Fri   0.11  "       "           "                "
Apr 29 Sat   0.20  "       Holman R    Holman TLC       "
Apr 30 Sun   0.29  "       Challis R   Kirshner SN      SN

** MOON IS FRACTIONAL MOON ILLUMINATION AT MIDDLE OF NIGHT 
**** DATE IS STANDARD TIME AT START OF NIGHT 

Observers are required to spend no more than 10% of their time doing the following service observing: Blanchard (SLSNe, TDE TOO), Falco (lens monitoring), Kirshner (SN TOO), Benbow (Blazars).

NOTE: Projects are listed in order of decreasing priority per their TAC grades. Rare TOO targets (GRBs, XRNs) have highest priority.

48" Allocations January-April 2017 (as of 05 January 2017)

December 2016 January February March April May 2017 Mt. Hopkins Programs PDF Schedules
PI Title Dark Gray Bright
Anna Pancoast The Lick AGN Monitoring Project 2016 3 2 3
Edo Berger Astro 100: Undergraduate Education on the FLWO 1.2m Telescope 3 0 0
Matthew J. Holman TLC Project: The Search for Orbital Decay of Close-in Giant Exoplanets 5 5 5
David W. Latham Transiting Planet Candidate Follow-Up - 48 inch 0 18 18
Peter Blanchard Spectroscopic and Photometric Follow-up of SLSNe and TDEs from PSST 1 1 1
Allyson Bieryla Confirmation of HATNet Transiting Extrasolar Planets Orbiting Bright Stars 12 9 12
Josh Grindlay Search for quiescent Black Hole X-ray Binaries from DASCH Transients 0 2 0
Emilio E. Falco Photometric monitoring of lensed quasars 2 1 1
Robert Kirshner Supernova Light Curves 8 4 0
Wystan Benbow Understanding Blazars using Broadband Spectra and Light Curves 4 0 0