FLWO Tillinghast 60-inch Observing Schedule
January-April 2015

Tillinghast Schedule for the Month of January 2015 (as of 26 January 2015)

December 2014 January February March April May Mt. Hopkins Programs PDF Schedules TDC
DATE         MOON  INST    OBSERVER    PI AND PROGRAM   MMT
Jan  1 Thu   0.91  TRES    PB          TRES Combo       ---    NEW YEAR's DAY
Jan  2 Fri   0.96  "       "           "                ---
Jan  3 Sat   0.99  "       "           "                ---
Jan  4 Sun   1.00  "       MC          "                ---
Jan  5 Mon   0.99  "       "           "                ---
Jan  6 Tue   0.96  "       "           "                ---
Jan  7 Wed   0.91  "       GE          "                ---
Jan  8 Thu   0.85  "       "           "                ---
Jan  9 Fri   0.77  FAST    PB          FAST Combo       ---
Jan 10 Sat   0.69  "       "           "                ---
Jan 11 Sun   0.60  "       "           "                ---
Jan 12 Mon   0.50  "       MC          "                ---
Jan 13 Tue   0.41  "       "           "                ---
Jan 14 Wed   0.31  "       "           "                ---
Jan 15 Thu   0.22  "       PB          "                ---
Jan 16 Fri   0.14  "       "           "                ---
Jan 17 Sat   0.07  "       "           "                ---
Jan 18 Sun   0.02  "       MC          "                ---
Jan 19 Mon   0.00  "       "           "                ---    MLK DAY
Jan 20 Tue   0.01  "       "           "                ---
Jan 21 Wed   0.04  "       PB          "                ---
Jan 22 Thu   0.10  TRES    "           TRES Combo       ---
Jan 23 Fri   0.19  "       "           "                ---
Jan 24 Sat   0.28  "       MC          "                ---
Jan 25 Sun   0.39  "       "           "                ---
Jan 26 Mon   0.50  "       "           "                ---
Jan 27 Tue   0.61  "       PB          "                ---
Jan 28 Wed   0.71  "       GE          "                ---
Jan 29 Thu   0.80  "       "           "                ---
Jan 30 Fri   0.87  "       "           "                ---
Jan 31 Sat   0.93  "       "           "                ---

** MOON IS FRACTIONAL MOON ILLUMINATION AT MIDDLE OF NIGHT 
**** DATE IS STANDARD TIME AT START OF NIGHT 
JAN Fast Combo (program & effective nights): (13 nights) Brown 178 (merging WDs) 1.5 night, Newton (mid-late WDs) 2 nights, Kirshner 2 (SN) 4 nights, Falco 220 (ASAS-SN) 0.5 night, Morganson 221 (HVOs) 2 nights, Kenyon 219 (Debris) 1 night, Falco 141 (2MASS) 0.5 night, Zezas 199 (Opt Nuc Spec) 1 night, Kenyon 12 (Symbiotic) 0.5 night.

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

TRES Combo for trimester (66 nights): Latham 160 (Hot Jupiters) 6 nights, Dittman 183 (MEarth follow-up) 4 nights, Montet 181 (Fundamental PMS) 1 night, Latham 186 (Spec K2) 6 nights, Latham 13 (Transiting planets) 16 nights, Latham 188 (BD desert) 6 nights, Torres 15 (low-mass eclipsing) 10 nights, Torres 8 (Accurate masses evolved) 1 night, Latham 179 (M67 blue stragglers) 2 nights, Torres 5 (Accurate masses selected) 6 nights, Torres 6 (Pleiades) 6 nights, Torres 171 (Confirm runaway) 2 nights.

Tillinghast Schedule for the Month of February 2015 (as of 26 January 2015)

December 2014 January February March April May Mt. Hopkins Programs PDF Schedules TDC
DATE         MOON  INST    OBSERVER    PI and Program   MMT
Feb  1 Sun   0.97  TRES    GE          TRES Combo       ---
Feb  2 Mon   0.99  "       PB          "                ---
Feb  3 Tue   1.00  "       MC          "                ---
Feb  4 Wed   0.98  "       "           "                ---
Feb  5 Thu   0.95  "       "           "                ---
Feb  6 Fri   0.90  "       GE          "                ---
Feb  7 Sat   0.84  "       "           "                ---
Feb  8 Sun   0.76  "       "           "                ---
Feb  9 Mon   0.67  "       "           "                PB/HS
Feb 10 Tue   0.58  "       "           "                "
Feb 11 Wed   0.48  "       "           "                "
Feb 12 Thu   0.38  FAST    Irwin       FAST Combo       "
Feb 13 Fri   0.28  "       "           "                MC/HS
Feb 14 Sat   0.18  "       "           "                "
Feb 15 Sun   0.10  "       "           "                "
Feb 16 Mon   0.04  "       "           "                "      PRESIDENT'S DAY
Feb 17 Tue   0.01  "       "           "                PB/HS
Feb 18 Wed   0.00  "       "           "                "
Feb 19 Thu   0.03  "       "           "                "
Feb 20 Fri   0.07  "       "           "                PB/MC
Feb 21 Sat   0.15  "       "           "                MC/HC
Feb 22 Sun   0.24  "       "           "                "
Feb 23 Mon   0.34  TRES    GE          TRES Combo       "
Feb 24 Tue   0.45  "       "           "                "
Feb 25 Wed   0.55  "       "           "                PB/HC
Feb 26 Thu   0.65  "       "           "                "
Feb 27 Fri   0.74  "       "           "                ---
Feb 28 Sat   0.82  "       MC          "                ---

** MOON IS FRACTIONAL MOON ILLUMINATION AT MIDDLE OF NIGHT 
**** DATE IS STANDARD TIME AT START OF NIGHT 
FEB Fast Combo (program & effective nights): (11 nights) Brown 178 (merging WDs) 1.5 night, Newton (mid-late WDs) 1 night, Kirshner 2 (SN) 4 nights, Morganson 221 (HVOs) 1 night, Kenyon 219 (Debris) 1 night, Falco 220 (ASAS-SN) 0.5 night, Falco 141 (2MASS) 0.5 night, Zezas 199 (Opt Nuc Spec) 1 night, Kenyon 12 (Symbiotic) 0.5 night.

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

TRES Combo for trimester (66 nights): Latham 160 (Hot Jupiters) 6 nights, Dittman 183 (MEarth follow-up) 4 nights, Montet 181 (Fundamental PMS) 1 night, Latham 186 (Spec K2) 6 nights, Latham 13 (Transiting planets) 16 nights, Latham 188 (BD desert) 6 nights, Torres G. 15 (low-mass eclipsing) 10 nights, Torres 8 (Accurate masses evolved) 1 night, Latham 179 (M67 blue stragglers) 2 nights, Torres 5 (Accurate masses selected) 6 nights, Torres 6 (Pleiades) 6 nights, Torres 171 (Confirm runaway) 2 nights.

Tillinghast Schedule for the Month of March 2015 (as of 26 January 2015)

December 2014 January February March April May Mt. Hopkins Programs PDF Schedules TDC
DATE         MOON  INST    OBSERVER    PI AND PROGRAM   MMT
Mar  1 Sun   0.89  TRES    MC          TRES Combo       ---
Mar  2 Mon   0.94  "       "           "                ---
Mar  3 Tue   0.98  "       PB          "                ---
Mar  4 Wed   1.00  "       "           "                ---
Mar  5 Thu   1.00  "       "           "                ---
Mar  6 Fri   0.98  "       GE          "                ---
Mar  7 Sat   0.94  "       "           "                ---
Mar  8 Sun   0.89  "       "           "                ---
Mar  9 Mon   0.82  "       "           "                ---
Mar 10 Tue   0.74  "       "           "                ---
Mar 11 Wed   0.64  "       MC          "                ---
Mar 12 Thu   0.54  "       "           "                ---
Mar 13 Fri   0.43  FAST    "           FAST Combo       ---
Mar 14 Sat   0.33  "       PB          "                ---
Mar 15 Sun   0.23  "       "           "                ---
Mar 16 Mon   0.14  "       "           "                ---
Mar 17 Tue   0.07  "       Berger      ASTRO 100        ---
Mar 18 Wed   0.02  "       "           "                ---
Mar 19 Thu   0.00  "       "           "                ---
Mar 20 Fri   0.01  "       MC          FAST Combo       ---
Mar 21 Sat   0.05  "       "           "                ---
Mar 22 Sun   0.11  "       "           "                ---
Mar 23 Mon   0.19  "       PB          "                ---
Mar 24 Tue   0.29  "       "           "                ---
Mar 25 Wed   0.39  "       "           "                ---
Mar 26 Thu   0.49  "       MC          "                ---
Mar 27 Fri   0.59  TRES    "           TRES Combo       ---
Mar 28 Sat   0.68  "       "           "                ---
Mar 29 Sun   0.77  "       GE          "                ---
Mar 30 Mon   0.85  "       "           "                PB/HC
Mar 31 Tue   0.91  "       "           "                "

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

MAR Fast Combo (program & effective nights): (11 nights) Brown 178 (merging WDs) 1.5 night, Newton 222 (mid-late WDs) 1 night, Kirshner 2 (SN) 4 nights, Kenyon 219 (Debris) 1 night, Falco 220 (ASAS-SN) 0.5 night, Miller 192 (J1522+3913) 1 night, Falco 141 (2MASS) 0.5 night, Zezas 199 (Opt Nuc Spec) 1 night, Kenyon 12 (Symbiotic) 0.5 night.

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

TRES Combo for trimester (66 nights): Latham 160 (Hot Jupiters) 6 nights, Dittman 183 (MEarth follow-up) 4 nights, Montet 181 (Fundamental PMS) 1 night, Latham 186 (Spec K2) 6 nights, Latham 13 (Transiting planets) 16 nights, Latham 188 (BD desert) 6 nights, Torres G. 15 (low-mass eclipsing) 10 nights, Torres 8 (Accurate masses evolved) 1 night, Latham 179 (M67 blue stragglers) 2 nights, Torres 5 (Accurate masses selected) 6 nights, Torres 6 (Pleiades) 6 nights, Torres 171 (Confirm runaway) 2 nights.

Tillinghast Schedule for the Month of April 2015 (as of 26 January 2015)

December 2014 January February March April May Mt. Hopkins Programs PDF Schedules TDC

DATE         MOON  INST    OBSERVER    PI AND PROGRAM   MMT
Apr  1 Wed   0.96  TRES    GE          TRES Combo       PB/HC
Apr  2 Thu   0.99  "       "           "                "
Apr  3 Fri   1.00  "       "           "                MC/HC
Apr  4 Sat   0.99  "       "           "                "
Apr  5 Sun   0.97  "       "           "                "
Apr  6 Mon   0.92  "       "           "                ---
Apr  7 Tue   0.86  "       "           "                ---
Apr  8 Wed   0.78  "       "           "                ---
Apr  9 Thu   0.69  "       PB          "                ---
Apr 10 Fri   0.59  FAST    "           FAST Combo       ---
Apr 11 Sat   0.48  "       "           "                ---
Apr 12 Sun   0.37  "       Cambridge   "                MC/HS
Apr 13 Mon   0.26  "       "           "                "
Apr 14 Tue   0.17  "       "           "                "
Apr 15 Wed   0.09  "       "           "                "
Apr 16 Thu   0.03  "       "           "                PB/HS
Apr 17 Fri   0.00  "       Willner     "                "
Apr 18 Sat   0.00  "       "           "                "
Apr 19 Sun   0.03  "       "           "                "
Apr 20 Mon   0.08  "       "           "                MC/HS
Apr 21 Tue   0.15  "       "           "                "
Apr 22 Wed   0.23  "       MC          "                ---
Apr 23 Thu   0.33  "       "           "                ---
Apr 24 Fri   0.42  TRES    PB          TRES Combo       ---
Apr 25 Sat   0.52  "       "           "                ---
Apr 26 Sun   0.62  "       "           "                ---
Apr 27 Mon   0.71  "       GE          "                ---
Apr 28 Tue   0.79  "       "           "                ---
Apr 29 Wed   0.86  "       "           "                ---
Apr 30 Thu   0.92  "       "           "                ---

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

APR Fast Combo (program & effective nights): (14 nights) Brown 178 (merging WDs) 1.5 night, Newton (mid-late WDs) 1 night, Kirshner 2 (SN) 4 nights, Morganson 221 (HVOs) 2 nights, Kenyon 219 (Debris) 1 night, Falco 220 (ASAS-SN) 0.5 night, Miller 192 (J1522+3913) 1 night, Falco 141 (2MASS) 0.5 night, Zezas 199 (Opt Nuc Spec) 2 nights, Kenyon 12 (Symbiotic) 0.5 night.

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

TRES Combo for trimester (66 nights): Latham 160 (Hot Jupiters) 6 nights, Dittman 183 (MEarth follow-up) 4 nights, Montet 181 (Fundamental PMS) 1 night, Latham 186 (Spec K2) 6 nights, Latham 13 (Transiting planets) 16 nights, Latham 188 (BD desert) 6 nights, Torres 15 (low-mass eclipsing) 10 nights, Torres 8 (Accurate masses evolved) 1 night, Latham 179 (M67 blue stragglers) 2 nights, Torres 5 (Accurate masses selected) 6 nights, Torres 6 (Pleiades) 6 nights, Torres 171 (Confirm runaway) 2 nights.

Tillinghast Proposal Summary January-April 2015 (as of 26 January 2015)

December January February March April May Programs PDF Schedules TDC
Inst Program                              P.I.      Nights
FAST   2 Supernovae                       Kirshner    16
FAST  12 Symbiotic Stars                  Kenyon       2
FAST 141 2MASS Redshift Survey            Falco        2
FAST 178 Merging White Dwarfs             Brown        6
FAST 192 DASCH Variables                  Miller       2
FAST 199 Nuclear spectra                  Zezas        5
FAST 219 Debris Disks                     Kenyon       4
FAST 220 ASAS-SN                          Falco        2
FAST 221 HVOs                             Morganson    5 
FAST 222 Mid-Late White Dwarfs            Newton       5 

TRES   5 Accurate masses selected         Torres       6
TRES   6 Pleiades                         Torres       6
TRES   8 Accurate masses evolved          Torres       1
TRES  13 Transiting planets               Latham      16
TRES  15 low-mass eclipsing               Torres      10
TRES 160 Hot Jupiters                     Latham       6
TRES 171 Confirm runaway                  Torres       2
TRES 179 M67 blue stragglers              Latham       2
TRES 181 Fundamental PMS                  Montet       1
TRES 183 MEarth follow-up                 Dittman      4
TRES 186 Spec K2                          Latham       6
TRES 188 Brown Dwarf Desert               Latham       6
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