DATE MOON INST OBSERVER PI AND PROGRAM MMT Jan 1 Sun 0.15 FAST MC FAST Combo --- NEW YEAR's DAY Jan 2 Mon 0.23 " PB " --- Jan 3 Tue 0.33 " " " --- Jan 4 Wed 0.43 " MC " --- Jan 5 Thu 0.54 TRES " TRES Combo --- Jan 6 Fri 0.66 " " " --- Jan 7 Sat 0.76 " GE " --- Jan 8 Sun 0.86 " " " --- Jan 9 Mon 0.93 " " " PB/MM Jan 10 Tue 0.98 " " " " Jan 11 Wed 1.00 " " " " Jan 12 Thu 0.99 " " " " Jan 13 Fri 0.95 " " " MC/MM Jan 14 Sat 0.90 " Winters " " Jan 15 Sun 0.82 " " " " Jan 16 Mon 0.74 " " " " MLK DAY Jan 17 Tue 0.65 " " " " Jan 18 Wed 0.55 " GE " --- Jan 19 Thu 0.46 " " " --- Jan 20 Fri 0.36 " " " --- Jan 21 Sat 0.28 " " " --- Jan 22 Sun 0.20 " " " --- Jan 23 Mon 0.13 " " " --- Jan 24 Tue 0.07 FAST PB FAST Combo --- Jan 25 Wed 0.03 " " " --- Jan 26 Thu 0.01 " " " --- Jan 27 Fri 0.00 " Macri " MC/HC Jan 28 Sat 0.02 " " " " Jan 29 Sun 0.06 " " " " Jan 30 Mon 0.11 TRES GE TRES Combo " Jan 31 Tue 0.19 " " " PB/HS ** MOON IS FRACTIONAL MOON ILLUMINATION AT MIDDLE OF NIGHT **** DATE IS STANDARD TIME AT START OF NIGHTJAN Fast Combo (program & effective nights): (10 nights) Blanchard 225 (SLSNes, TDEs) 1 night, Kenyon 12 (Symbiotic) 0.5 night, Brown 178 (merging WDs) 2 nights, Mondrik 228 (M Dwarfs) 1 night, Kenyon 219 (Debris) 1 night, Falco 220 (ASAS-SN) 0.5 night, Kirshner 2 (SN) 2 nights, Falco 141 (2MASS) 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 (83 nights): Quinn (Giant planets) 6 nights, Latham 186 (Spec K2) 13 nights, Irwin 183 (MEarth follow-up) 3 nights, Zhou (Confirm K2 warm Jupiters) 3 nights, Latham 12 (Transiting planets) 25 nights, Winters 198 (late M Dwarfs) 4 nights, Falco (Map Novae MW) 1 night, Torres 8 (Accurate masses evolved) 1 night, Torres 15 (Eclipsing binaries) 15 nights, Zhou 192 (Confirm planets massive stars) 7 nights, Winston (Star-star interactions) 1 night, Torres 171 (Confirm runaway) 2 nights, Torres 6 (Pleiades binary survey) 2 nights.
DATE MOON INST OBSERVER PI and Program MMT Feb 1 Wed 0.28 TRES GE TRES Combo PB/HS Feb 2 Thu 0.39 " " " PB/MC Feb 3 Fri 0.51 " " " --- Feb 4 Sat 0.62 " " " --- Feb 5 Sun 0.73 " MC " --- Feb 6 Mon 0.82 " " " --- Feb 7 Tue 0.90 " " " --- Feb 8 Wed 0.96 " PB " --- Feb 9 Thu 0.99 " " " --- Feb 10 Fri 1.00 " " " --- Feb 11 Sat 0.98 " MC " --- Feb 12 Sun 0.94 " " " --- Feb 13 Mon 0.88 " " " --- Feb 14 Tue 0.81 " GE " --- Feb 15 Wed 0.72 " " " --- Feb 16 Thu 0.64 " " " --- Feb 17 Fri 0.54 " " " PB/HS Feb 18 Sat 0.45 " " " " Feb 19 Sun 0.36 " " " " Feb 20 Mon 0.27 " " " PB/MC PRESIDENT'S DAY Feb 21 Tue 0.19 " " " MC/MC Feb 22 Wed 0.12 " " " " Feb 23 Thu 0.06 " " " MC/HS Feb 24 Fri 0.02 FAST XX FAST Combo " Feb 25 Sat 0.00 " " " PB/HS Feb 26 Sun 0.01 " " " PB/HC Feb 27 Mon 0.03 " MC " " Feb 28 Tue 0.09 " " " " ** MOON IS FRACTIONAL MOON ILLUMINATION AT MIDDLE OF NIGHT **** DATE IS STANDARD TIME AT START OF NIGHTFEB Fast Combo (program & effective nights): (5 nights) Blanchard 225 (SLSNes, TDEs) 1 night, Kenyon 12 (Symbiotic) 0.5 night, Brown 178 (merging WDs) 2 nights, Mondrik 228 (M Dwarfs) 1 night, Kenyon 219 (Debris) 1 night, Falco 220 (ASAS-SN) 0.5 night, Kirshner 2 (SN) 2 nights, Falco 141 (2MASS) 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 (83 nights): Quinn (Giant planets) 6 nights, Latham 186 (Spec K2) 13 nights, Irwin 183 (MEarth follow-up) 3 nights, Zhou (Confirm K2 warm Jupiters) 3 nights, Latham 12 (Transiting planets) 25 nights, Winters 198 (late M Dwarfs) 4 nights, Falco (Map Novae MW) 1 night, Torres 8 (Accurate masses evolved) 1 night, Torres 15 (Eclipsing binaries) 15 nights, Zhou 192 (Confirm planets massive stars) 7 nights, Winston (Star-star interactions) 1 night, Torres 171 (Confirm runaway) 2 nights, Torres 6 (Pleiades binary survey) 2 nights.
DATE MOON INST OBSERVER PI AND PROGRAM MMT Mar 1 Wed 0.16 FAST XX FAST Combo MC/HC Mar 2 Thu 0.25 " " " " Mar 3 Fri 0.36 TRES GE TRES Combo " Mar 4 Sat 0.47 " " " " Mar 5 Sun 0.58 " " " PB/HC Mar 6 Mon 0.69 " " " " Mar 7 Tue 0.79 " " " " Mar 8 Wed 0.88 " " " " Mar 9 Thu 0.94 " MC " --- Mar 10 Fri 0.98 " " " --- Mar 11 Sat 1.00 " " " --- Mar 12 Sun 0.99 " PB " --- Mar 13 Mon 0.97 " " " --- Mar 14 Tue 0.93 FAST Berger ASTRO100 --- Mar 15 Wed 0.86 " " " --- Mar 16 Thu 0.79 " " " --- Mar 17 Fri 0.71 TRES GE TRES Combo --- Mar 18 Sat 0.62 " " " --- Mar 19 Sun 0.53 " " " --- Mar 20 Mon 0.43 " " " --- Mar 21 Tue 0.34 " PB " --- Mar 22 Wed 0.25 " " " --- Mar 23 Thu 0.17 " MC " --- Mar 24 Fri 0.10 FAST " FAST Combo --- Mar 25 Sat 0.04 " " " --- Mar 26 Sun 0.01 " PB " --- Mar 27 Mon 0.00 " " " --- Mar 28 Tue 0.02 " " " --- Mar 29 Wed 0.06 " MC " --- Mar 30 Thu 0.13 " " " --- Mar 31 Fri 0.22 " " " --- ** MOON IS FRACTIONAL MOON ILLUMINATION AT MIDDLE OF NIGHT **** DATE IS STANDARD TIME AT START OF NIGHTMAR Fast Combo (program & effective nights): (11 nights) Blanchard 225 (SLSNes, TDEs) 1 night, Kenyon 12 (Symbiotic) 0.5 night, Brown 178 (merging WDs) 1 night, Mondrik 228 (M Dwarfs) 1 night, Kenyon 219 (Debris) 1 night, Falco 220 (ASAS-SN) 0.5 night, Kirshner 2 (SN) 2 nights, Falco 141 (2MASS) 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 (83 nights): Quinn (Giant planets) 6 nights, Latham 186 (Spec K2) 13 nights, Irwin 183 (MEarth follow-up) 3 nights, Zhou (Confirm K2 warm Jupiters) 3 nights, Latham 12 (Transiting planets) 25 nights, Winters 198 (late M Dwarfs) 4 nights, Falco (Map Novae MW) 1 night, Torres 8 (Accurate masses evolved) 1 night, Torres 15 (Eclipsing binaries) 15 nights, Zhou 192 (Confirm planets massive stars) 7 nights, Winston (Star-star interactions) 1 night, Torres 171 (Confirm runaway) 2 nights, Torres 6 (Pleiades binary survey) 2 nights.
DATE MOON INST OBSERVER PI AND PROGRAM MMT Apr 1 Sat 0.33 FAST PB FAST Combo --- Apr 2 Sun 0.44 " " " --- Apr 3 Mon 0.55 TRES GE TRES Combo --- Apr 4 Tue 0.66 " " " MC/MM Apr 5 Wed 0.76 " " " " Apr 6 Thu 0.84 " " " --- Apr 7 Fri 0.91 " " " PB/MM Apr 8 Sat 0.96 " " " " Apr 9 Sun 0.99 " PB " --- Apr 10 Mon 1.00 " " " --- Apr 11 Tue 0.99 " GE " --- Apr 12 Wed 0.96 " " " MC/MM Apr 13 Thu 0.91 " " " " Apr 14 Fri 0.85 " MC " --- Apr 15 Sat 0.78 " " " --- Apr 16 Sun 0.69 " GE " --- Apr 17 Mon 0.60 " " " PB/HS Apr 18 Tue 0.51 " " " " Apr 19 Wed 0.41 " " " " Apr 20 Thu 0.31 " " " " Apr 21 Fri 0.22 " " " MC/HS Apr 22 Sat 0.14 " " " " Apr 23 Sun 0.07 " " " " Apr 24 Mon 0.02 FAST XX FAST Combo " Apr 25 Tue 0.00 " " " PB/HS Apr 26 Wed 0.01 " " " " Apr 27 Thu 0.05 " " " " Apr 28 Fri 0.11 " " " MC/HS Apr 29 Sat 0.20 " " " " Apr 30 Sun 0.29 " " " " ** MOON IS FRACTIONAL MOON ILLUMINATION AT MIDDLE OF NIGHT **** DATE IS STANDARD TIME AT START OF NIGHTAPR Fast Combo (program & effective nights): (9 nights) Blanchard 225 (SLSNes, TDEs) 1 night, Kenyon 12 (Symbiotic) 0.5 night, Brown 178 (merging WDs) 1 night, Mondrik 228 (M Dwarfs) 1 night, Kenyon 219 (Debris) 1 night, Falco 220 (ASAS-SN) 0.5 night, Kirshner 2 (SN) 2 nights, Falco 141 (2MASS) 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 (83 nights): Quinn (Giant planets) 6 nights, Latham 186 (Spec K2) 13 nights, Irwin 183 (MEarth follow-up) 3 nights, Zhou (Confirm K2 warm Jupiters) 3 nights, Latham 12 (Transiting planets) 25 nights, Winters 198 (late M Dwarfs) 4 nights, Falco (Map Novae MW) 1 night, Torres 8 (Accurate masses evolved) 1 night, Torres 15 (Eclipsing binaries) 15 nights, Zhou 192 (Confirm planets massive stars) 7 nights, Winston (Star-star interactions) 1 night, Torres 171 (Confirm runaway) 2 nights, Torres 6 (Pleiades binary survey) 2 nights.
| PI | Num | Title | Dark | Gray | Bright |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edo Berger | 196 | Astro 100: Undergraduate Education on the FLWO 1.5m Telescope | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Blanchard | 225 | Spectroscopic and Photometric Follow-up of SLSNe and TDEs from PSST | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Kenyon | 12 | Optical Spectra of Symbiotic Stars | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Brown | 178 | Merging White Dwarfs | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicholas P. Mondrik | 228 | Flares, Rotation, and Magnetic Activity in Mid-to-Late M Dwarfs | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Kenyon | 219 | Debris Disk Candidates from the WISE Disk Detective Program | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Emilio Falco | 220 | Spectroscopy of Transients from the All-Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae: Big Science with Small Telescopes | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Kirshner | 2 | Supernova Spectroscopy with FAST | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Emilio Falco | 141 | Mapping the nearby Universe at low Galactic latitudes with the 2MASS Redshift Survey | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| PI | Num | Title | Dark | Gray | Bright |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Quinn | 200 | Giant Planets in Open Clusters | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| David W. Latham | 186 | Spectroscopic follow-up of K2 Planet Candidates | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| Jonathan Irwin | 183 | MEarth Spectroscopic Follow-up | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| George Zhou | 200 | Confirming K2 Warm Jupiters with TRES | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| David W. Latham | 13 | Transiting Planet Candidate Follow-Up - 60 inch | 0 | 10 | 15 |
| Jennifer Winters | 198 | Characterizing the Nearby Northern Mid-to-Late M Dwarfs with TRES | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Emilio Falco | 201 | The first complete map of classical novae in the Milky Way | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guillermo Torres | 8 | Accurate masses for evolved stars | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guillermo Torres | 15 | Eclipsing binaries | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| George Zhou | 192 | Confirming and characterising planets around massive stars | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Elaine Winston | 202 | Searching for Star-Star Interactions in Nearby Eclisping Binaries | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guillermo Torres | 171 | Confirming runaway stars in the binary supernova scenario | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guillermo Torres | 6 | Pleiades binary survey | 0 | 0 | 2 |