MMT Observing Schedule
September-December 2001
(as of September 12, 2001)
MMT schedule for the Month of September 2001
August
September October
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Schedules
Date Hours Day Moon Observer Instrument Operator Program
1 (9.4) S 13.3 Shutdown
2 (9.5) S -13.7 "
3 " M -12.8 "
4 " T -11.9 "
5 (9.6) W -10.9 "
6 " Th -10.0 "
7 " F -9.0 "
8 (9.7) S -8.1 "
9 " S -7.1 "
10 " M -6.2 "
11 (9.8) T -5.2 "
12 " W -4.3 "
13 " Th -3.3 "
14 (9.9) F -2.4 "
15 " S -1.4 "
16 " S -0.5 "
17 (10.0) M 0.5 "
18 " T 1.4 "
19 " W 2.4 "
20 (10.1) Th 3.3 "
21 " F 4.3 "
22 " S 5.2 "
23 (10.2) S 6.2 "
24 " M 7.1 "
25 " T 8.1 "
26 (10.3) W 9.0 "
27 " Th 10.0 "
28 " F 10.9 "
29 (10.4) S 11.9 "
30 " S 12.8 "
* Numbers in parentheses are the number of hours for which the sun is
greater than 12 degrees below the horizon.
Preliminary: Because of continued telescope work & instrument commissioning,
the MMT schedule may be subject to further changes.
MMT schedule for the Month of October 2001
August
September October
November December
January
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Schedules
Date Hours Day Moon Observer Instrument Operator Program
1 (10.4) M 13.7 M&E Milone
2 (10.5) T -13.3 " McAfee
3 " W -12.4 " "
4 " Th -11.4 " "
5 (10.6) F -10.5 " "
6 " " S -9.5 " "
7 " S -8.6 " "
8 (10.7) M -7.6 " "
9 " T -6.7 " Heller
10 " W -5.7 " "
11 " Th -4.8 " "
12 (10.8) F -3.8 " "
13 " S -2.9 " "
14 " S -1.9 " "
15 (10.9) M -1.0 " "
16 " T 0.0 " Milone
17 " W 0.9 " "
18 " Th 1.9 " "
19 (11.0) F 2.8 " "
20 " S 3.8 " "
21 " S 4.7 " "
22 (11.1) M 5.7 " "
23 " T 6.6 " McAfee
24 " W 7.6 " "
25 " Th 8.5 " "
26 (11.2) F 9.5 " "
27 " S 10.4 " "
28 " S 11.3 " "
29 " M 12.3 " "
30 (11.3) T 13.2 " Alegria
31 " W -13.8 " "
* Numbers in parentheses are the number of hours for which the sun is
greater than 12 degrees below the horizon.
Preliminary: Because of continued telescope work & instrument commissioning,
the MMT schedule may be subject to further changes.
MMT schedule for the Month of November 2001
August
September October
November December
January
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Schedules
Date Hours Day Moon Observer Instrument Operator Program
1 (11.3) Th -12.9 M&E Alegria
2 (11.4) F -11.9 " "
3 " S -11.0 " "
4 " S -10.0 " "
5 " M -9.1 " "
6 " T -8.1 " Milone
7 (11.5) W -7.2 " "
8 " Th -6.2 " "
9 " F -5.3 " "
10 " S -4.3 " "
11 (11.6) S -3.4 " "
12 " M -2.4 " "
13 " T -1.5 " McAfee
14 " W -0.5 Olszewski et al. Minicam " S23
15 " Th 0.4 " " " "
16 (11.7) F 1.4 Yan et al. " " S32
17 " S 2.3 Kirshner " " SAO10
18 " S 3.3 Yan et al. " " S32
19 " M 4.2 Kirshner " " SAO10
20 (11.8) T 5.2 Yan et al. " Alegria S32
21 " W 6.1 Kirshner " " SAO10
22 " Th 7.1 Yan et al. " " S32
23 " F 8.0 CAAO Adaptive Secondary " AO
24 " S 9.0 " " " "
25 " S 9.9 " " " "
26 " M 10.8 " " " "
27 " T 11.8 " " Milone "
28 (11.9) W 12.7 " " " "
29 " Th 13.7 " " " "
30 " F -13.4 " " " "
* Numbers in parentheses are the number of hours for which the sun is
greater than 12 degrees below the horizon.
Preliminary: Because of continued telescope work & instrument commissioning,
the MMT schedule may be subject to further changes.
MMT schedule for the Month of December 2001
August
September October
November December
January
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Schedules
Date Hours Day Moon Observer Instrument Operator Program
1 (11.9) S -12.4 CAAO Adaptive Secondary Milone CAAO
2 " S -11.5 " " " "
3 " M -10.5 " " " "
4 " T -9.6 " " McAfee "
5 " W -8.6 " " " "
6 " Th -7.7 " " " "
7 1(12.0) F -6.7 Close et al. ARIES " S30
8 " S -5.8 " " " "
9 " S -4.8 Hinz et al MIRAC/BLINC " E3
10 " M -3.9 " " " "
11 " T -2.9 M&E Minicam Alegria M&E
12 " W -2.0 Holman " " SAO4
13 " Th -1.0 Kirshner " " SAO10
14 " F -0.1 Holman " " SAO4
15 " S 0.9 Kirshner " " SAO10
16 " S 1.8 " " " "
17 " M 2.8 Smith et al SPOL " S21
18 " T 3.7 " " Milone "
19 " W 4.7 " " " "
20 " Th 5.6 " " " "
21 " F 6.6 Liebert et al. " " S26
22 " S 7.5 F/5 Engineering " " SAO
23 " S 8.4 " " " "
24 " M 9.4 " " " "
25 " T 10.3 " " McAfee "
26 " W 11.3 " " " "
27 " Th 12.2 " " " "
28 " F 13.2 " " " "
29 " S -13.9 " " " "
30 " S -12.9 " " " "
31 " M -12.0 " " " "
* Numbers in parentheses are the number of hours for which the sun is
greater than 12 degrees below the horizon.
Preliminary: Because of continued telescope work & instrument commissioning,
the MMT schedule may be subject to further changes.