DATE MOON INST OBSERVER PI AND PROGRAM MMT Sep 1 Sat 0.58 TRES PB TRES Combo --- Sep 2 Sun 0.47 " " " --- Sep 3 Mon 0.36 " MC " --- LABOR DAY Sep 4 Tue 0.26 FAST " FAST Combo --- Sep 5 Wed 0.16 " " " --- Sep 6 Thu 0.08 " PB " --- Sep 7 Fri 0.03 " " " --- Sep 8 Sat 0.00 " MC " --- Sep 9 Sun 0.01 " " " --- Sep 10 Mon 0.03 " " " --- Sep 11 Tue 0.09 " " " --- Sep 12 Wed 0.16 " " " --- Sep 13 Thu 0.24 TRES GE TRES Combo --- Sep 14 Fri 0.33 " " " --- Sep 15 Sat 0.43 " " " --- Sep 16 Sun 0.53 " " " --- Sep 17 Mon 0.62 " " " --- Sep 18 Tue 0.71 " " " --- Sep 19 Wed 0.79 " PB " --- Sep 20 Thu 0.86 " " " --- Sep 21 Fri 0.92 " MC " --- Sep 22 Sat 0.96 " " " --- Sep 23 Sun 0.99 " " " --- Sep 24 Mon 1.00 " PB " --- Sep 25 Tue 0.98 " " " --- Sep 26 Wed 0.95 " MC " --- Sep 27 Thu 0.89 " " " --- Sep 28 Fri 0.81 " " " --- Sep 29 Sat 0.72 " GE " --- Sep 30 Sun 0.62 " " " --- ** MOON IS FRACTIONAL MOON ILLUMINATION AT MIDDLE OF NIGHT **** DATE IS STANDARD TIME AT START OF NIGHTSEP Fast Combo (program & effective nights): (8 nights)
TRES IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please check with Dave Latham before the start of the trimester to coordinate your observations.
TRES for trimester
Medina 211 (Halpha var.) 6 nights,
Winters 198 (mid-M Dwarfs) 7 nights,
Zhou 212 (Nep & Jup) 6 nights,
Quinn 206 (Hot Jupiters) 5 nights,
Irwin 183 (MEarth follow-up) 3 nights,
Carmichael 213 (Brown dwarf desert) 4 nights,
Latham 12 (Transiting planets) 15 nights,
Dupree 214 (Betelgeuse) 1 night,
Latham 186 (Spec K2) 7 nights,
Quinn 199 (Giant planets) 4 nights,
Douglas 209 (Companions) 5 nights,
Dupree 207 (Binaries) 1 night,
Latham 204 (Self-lensing) 2 nights,
Torres 15 (Eclipsing binaries) 18 nights,
Torres 6 (Pleiades survey) 6 nights.
Tillinghast Schedule for the Month of October 2018
(as of 10 September 2018)
August
September October
November December
January 2019
Programs
Mt. Hopkins
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Schedules
TDC
Telescope log
DATE MOON INST OBSERVER PI AND PROGRAM MMT Oct 1 Mon 0.51 TRES GE TRES Combo --- Oct 2 Tue 0.39 " " " --- Oct 3 Wed 0.28 " " " --- Oct 4 Thu 0.19 " " " PB/HS Oct 5 Fri 0.10 " " " " Oct 6 Sat 0.04 " " " MC/HS Oct 7 Sun 0.01 " " " " Oct 8 Mon 0.00 " " " --- COLUMBUS DAY Oct 9 Tue 0.02 FAST PB FAST Combo --- Oct 10 Wed 0.06 " " " --- Oct 11 Thu 0.11 " MC " --- Oct 12 Fri 0.18 " " " --- Oct 13 Sat 0.27 " " " --- Oct 14 Sun 0.36 " " " --- Oct 15 Mon 0.45 " " " --- Oct 16 Tue 0.54 TRES GE TRES Combo --- Oct 17 Wed 0.64 " " " --- Oct 18 Thu 0.72 " " " PB/HC Oct 19 Fri 0.81 " " " " Oct 20 Sat 0.88 " " " MC/HC Oct 21 Sun 0.94 " " " " Oct 22 Mon 0.97 " " " " Oct 23 Tue 1.00 " " " " Oct 24 Wed 0.99 " " " --- Oct 25 Thu 0.97 " " " --- Oct 26 Fri 0.92 " MC " --- Oct 27 Sat 0.84 " " " --- Oct 28 Sun 0.75 " " " --- Oct 29 Mon 0.65 " PB " --- Oct 30 Tue 0.54 " " " --- Oct 31 Wed 0.42 " MC " --- ** MOON IS FRACTIONAL MOON ILLUMINATION AT MIDDLE OF NIGHT **** DATE IS STANDARD TIME AT START OF NIGHTOCT Fast Combo (program & effective nights): (7 nights)
TRES IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please check with Dave Latham before the start of the trimester to coordinate your observations.
TRES for trimester
Medina 211 (Halpha var.) 6 nights,
Winters 198 (mid-M Dwarfs) 7 nights,
Zhou 212 (Nep & Jup) 6 nights,
Quinn 206 (Hot Jupiters) 5 nights,
Irwin 183 (MEarth follow-up) 3 nights,
Carmichael 213 (Brown dwarf desert) 4 nights,
Latham 12 (Transiting planets) 15 nights,
Dupree 214 (Betelgeuse) 1 night,
Latham 186 (Spec K2) 7 nights,
Quinn 199 (Giant planets) 4 nights,
Douglas 209 (Companions) 5 nights,
Dupree 207 (Binaries) 1 night,
Latham 204 (Self-lensing) 2 nights,
Torres 15 (Eclipsing binaries) 18 nights,
Torres 6 (Pleiades survey) 6 nights.
Tillinghast Schedule for the Month of November 2018
(as of 10 September 2018)
August
September October
November December
January 2019
Programs
Mt. Hopkins
PDF
Schedules
TDC
Telescope log
DATE MOON INST OBSERVER PI AND PROGRAM MMT Nov 1 Thu 0.31 TRES MC TRES Combo --- Nov 2 Fri 0.21 " " " --- Nov 3 Sat 0.13 " PB " --- Nov 4 Sun 0.07 " " " --- Nov 5 Mon 0.02 " MC " --- Nov 6 Tue 0.00 " " " --- Nov 7 Wed 0.01 " " " --- Nov 8 Thu 0.03 FAST Macri FAST Combo --- Nov 9 Fri 0.07 " " " PB/HS Nov 10 Sat 0.13 " " " " Nov 11 Sun 0.20 " " " MC/HS VETERANS DAY Nov 12 Mon 0.28 " MC " --- Nov 13 Tue 0.37 " " " --- Nov 14 Wed 0.46 " " " --- Nov 15 Thu 0.56 TRES GE TRES Combo --- Nov 16 Fri 0.65 " " " --- Nov 17 Sat 0.74 " " " --- Nov 18 Sun 0.82 " " " --- Nov 19 Mon 0.89 " " " --- Nov 20 Tue 0.95 " " " --- Nov 21 Wed 0.99 " MC " --- Nov 22 Thu 1.00 " " " --- THANKSGIVING Nov 23 Fri 0.98 " " " --- Nov 24 Sat 0.94 " PB " --- Nov 25 Sun 0.88 " " " --- Nov 26 Mon 0.79 " MC " --- Nov 27 Tue 0.69 " " " --- Nov 28 Wed 0.57 " " " --- Nov 29 Thu 0.46 " PB " --- Nov 30 Fri 0.35 " " " --- ** MOON IS FRACTIONAL MOON ILLUMINATION AT MIDDLE OF NIGHT **** DATE IS STANDARD TIME AT START OF NIGHTNOV Fast Combo (program & effective nights): (7 nights)
TRES IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please check with Dave Latham before the start of the trimester to coordinate your observations.
TRES for trimester
Medina 211 (Halpha var.) 6 nights,
Winters 198 (mid-M Dwarfs) 7 nights,
Zhou 212 (Nep & Jup) 6 nights,
Quinn 206 (Hot Jupiters) 5 nights,
Irwin 183 (MEarth follow-up) 3 nights,
Carmichael 213 (Brown dwarf desert) 4 nights,
Latham 12 (Transiting planets) 15 nights,
Dupree 214 (Betelgeuse) 1 night,
Latham 186 (Spec K2) 7 nights,
Quinn 199 (Giant planets) 4 nights,
Douglas 209 (Companions) 5 nights,
Dupree 207 (Binaries) 1 night,
Latham 204 (Self-lensing) 2 nights,
Torres 15 (Eclipsing binaries) 18 nights,
Torres 6 (Pleiades survey) 6 nights.
DATE MOON INST OBSERVER PI AND PROGRAM MMT Dec 1 Sat 0.25 TRES MC " --- Dec 2 Sun 0.16 " " " --- Dec 3 Mon 0.09 " " " --- Dec 4 Tue 0.04 FAST Brown FAST Combo --- Dec 5 Wed 0.01 " " " --- Dec 6 Thu 0.00 " " " --- Dec 7 Fri 0.01 " " " --- Dec 8 Sat 0.04 " MC " --- Dec 9 Sun 0.08 " " " --- Dec 10 Mon 0.14 " " " --- Dec 11 Tue 0.21 " XX " --- Dec 12 Wed 0.29 TRES GE TRES Combo --- Dec 13 Thu 0.38 " " " --- Dec 14 Fri 0.47 " " " --- Dec 15 Sat 0.57 " " " --- Dec 16 Sun 0.67 " " " --- Dec 17 Mon 0.76 " " " --- Dec 18 Tue 0.84 " MC " --- Dec 19 Wed 0.92 " " " --- Dec 20 Thu 0.97 " " " --- Dec 21 Fri 1.00 " GE " --- Dec 22 Sat 0.99 " " " --- Dec 23 Sun 0.96 " " " --- Dec 24 Mon 0.91 " " " --- Dec 25 Tue 0.82 " -- Closed --- CHRISTMAS DAY Dec 26 Wed 0.72 " GE TRES Combo --- Dec 27 Thu 0.61 " " " --- Dec 28 Fri 0.50 " " " --- Dec 29 Sat 0.40 " MC " --- Dec 30 Sun 0.29 " " " --- Dec 31 Mon 0.20 " " " --- ** MOON IS FRACTIONAL MOON ILLUMINATION AT MIDDLE OF NIGHT **** DATE IS STANDARD TIME AT START OF NIGHTFast Combo (program & effective nights): (8 nights)
TRES IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please check with Dave Latham before the start of the trimester to coordinate your observations.
TRES for trimester
Medina 211 (Halpha var.) 6 nights,
Winters 198 (mid-M Dwarfs) 7 nights,
Zhou 212 (Nep & Jup) 6 nights,
Quinn 206 (Hot Jupiters) 5 nights,
Irwin 183 (MEarth follow-up) 3 nights,
Carmichael 213 (Brown dwarf desert) 4 nights,
Latham 12 (Transiting planets) 15 nights,
Dupree 214 (Betelgeuse) 1 night,
Latham 186 (Spec K2) 7 nights,
Quinn 199 (Giant planets) 4 nights,
Douglas 209 (Companions) 5 nights,
Dupree 207 (Binaries) 1 night,
Latham 204 (Self-lensing) 2 nights,
Torres 15 (Eclipsing binaries) 18 nights,
Torres 6 (Pleiades survey) 6 nights.
| PI | Program | Title | Dark | Gray | Bright |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Kirshner | 2 | Supernova Spectroscopy with FAST | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Kenyon | 12 | Optical Spectra of Symbiotic Stars | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Emilio Falco | 141 | Cosmography of the Innermost Zone of Avoidance with the 2MASS Redshift Survey | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Brown | 178 | Merging White Dwarfs | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Blanchard | 225 | Spectroscopic and Photometric Follow-up of SLSNe and TDEs from PSST | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Chelsea MacLeod | 229 | Decoding the Structure and Dynamics of MKN 110's Broad Line Region | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| PI | Program | Title | Dark | Gray | Bright |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guillermo Torres | 006 | Pleiades binary survey | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dave Latham | 013 | Transiting Planet Candidate Follow-Up - 60 inch | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Jonathan Irwin | 183 | MEarth Spectroscopic Follow-up | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Latham | 186 | Spectroscopic follow-up of K2 Planet Candidates | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Guillermo Torres | 192 | Eclipsing binaries | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Jennifer Winters | 198 | Characterizing the Nearby Mid-M Dwarfs with TRES | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Quinn | 199 | Giant Planets in Open Clusters | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Latham | 204 | Self-Lensing Binary Candidates | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sam Quinn | 206 | Hot Jupiters, Formed In Situ | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Andrea Dupree | 207 | Seeking Common-Envelope Binaries | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephanie Douglas | 209 | The impact of companions on stellar rotational evolution | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Amber Medina | 211 | Characterizing Halpha Variability as a Function of Rotation Period and Mass for Mid-to-Late M Dwarfs | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| George Zhou | 212 | Neptunes and Jupiters around early-type stars | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Theron Carmichael | 213 | New candidate members of the brown dwarf desert | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Andrea Dupree | 214 | Betelgeuse: The Enigma | 0 | 0 | 1 |