MMT Observing Schedule
September-December 2002
(as of December 13, 2002)
MMT schedule for the Month of September 2002
August
September October
November December
January
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Schedules
Date* Day Moon Observer Instrument Operator Staff Program
1 (9.4) S -4.3 M&E Blue Channel Alegria M&E
2 (9.5) M -3.3 " " " "
3 " T -2.4 " " Milone "
4 " W -1.4 Massey (See note below) " " Pickering PA-02B-0218
5 (9.6) Th -0.5 " " " "
6 " F 0.5 " " " "
7 " S 1.4 Impey et al. " " UAO-L3
8 (9.7) S 2.4 " " " "
9 " M 3.3 " " " "
10 " T 4.3 " " McAfee "
11 (9.8) W 5.2 " " " "
12 " Th 6.1 Falco " " SAO-6
13 " F 7.1 B.Green,Liebert/Massey " " UAO-S11/PA-02B-0218
14 (9.9) S 8.0 B.Green,Liebert " " UAO-S11
15 " S 9.0 M&E TBD " M&E
16 " M 9.9 " " " "
17 (10.0) T 10.9 Hecto Tables Installation - Alegria SAO M&E
18 " W 11.8 " - " "
19 " Th 12.8 " - " "
20 (10.1) F 13.7 M&E TBD " M&E
21 " S -13.3 " " " "
22 " S -12.4 " " " "
23 (10.2) M -11.4 " " " "
24 " T -10.5 M.Wagner Blue Channel Milone Trebisky UAO
25 " W -9.5 B.Green " " UAO-S11
26 (10.3) Th -8.6 " " " "
27 " F -7.6 McLeod Minicam " Foltz SAO-2
28 " S -6.7 " " " "
29 (10.4) S -5.7 " " " "
30 " M -4.8 Kirshner " " SAO-5
* Numbers in parentheses are the number of hours for which the sun is
greater than 12 degrees below the horizon.
Note: We may need to use the first few hours of the 4th - 11th for wavefront
sensor checkout.
Preliminary: Because of continued telescope work and instrument commissioning,
the MMT schedule may be subject to further changes.
MMT schedule for the Month of October 2002
August
September October
November December
January
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Schedules
Date* Day Moon Observer Instrument Operator Staff Program
1 (10.4) T -3.8 Hergenrother Minicam McAfee UAO-S10
2 (10.5) W -2.9 " " " "
3 " Th -1. 9 M&E Blue Channel " M&E
4 " F -1.0 " " " "
5 (10.6) S 0.0 Falco " " SAO-6
6 " S 0.9 " " " "
7 " M 1.9 Kohnenkamp, R. Green " " UAO-S13
8 (10.7) T 2.8 " " Alegria "
9 " W 3.7 " " " "
10 " Th 4.7 Kulkarni " " PA-02B-0380
11 " F 5.6 " " " "
12 (10.8) S 6.6 " " " "
13 " S 7.5 Finn et al. PISCES " Spencer UAO-S3
14 " M 8.5 " " " "
15 (10.9) T 9.4 " " Milone "
16 " W 10.4 Egami " " UAO-S9
17 " Th 11.3 " " " "
18 " F 12.3 " " " "
19 (11.0) S 13.2 Leistra et al. " " UAO-S8
20 " S -13.8 TBS / Leistra et al. " " TBS / UAO-S8
21 " M -12.9 Megeath " " SAO-15
22 (11.1) T -11.9 " " McAfee "
23 " W -11.0 " " " "
24 " Th -10.0 " " " SAO-8
25 " F -9.1 M&E Blue Channel " "
26 (11.2) S -8.1 Luhman " " Clark SAO-18
27 " S -7.2 " " " "
28 " M -6.2 M&E " " M&E
29 " T -5.3 Gillespie et al. " Alegria UAO-S7
30 (11.3) W -4.3 " " " "
31 " Th -3.4 Funes et al. " " UAO-S1
* 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 2002
August
September October
November December
January
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Schedules
Date* Day Moon Observer Instrument Operator Staff Program
1 (11.3) F -2.4 Funes et al. Blue Channel Alegria UAO-S1
2 (11.4) S -1.5 Kirshner " " SAO-19
3 " S -0.5 " " " "
4 " M 0.4 Brown " " SAO-12
5 " T 1.4 " " Milone "
6 " W 2.3 " " " "
7 (11.5) Th 3.2 Bechtold et al. " " UAO-S6
8 " F 4.2 " " " "
9 " S 5.1 Luhman " " SAO-18
10 " S 6.1 " " " "
11 (11.6) M 7.0 " " " "
12 " T 8.0 M&E (hexapod mods) ----- McAfee M&E
13 " W 8.9 f/15 Commissioning Adaptive System " West UAO-E0
14 " Th 9.9 " " " "
15 " F 10.8 " " " "
16 (11.7) S 11.8 " " " "
17 " S 12.7 " " " "
18 " M 13.7 " " " "
19 " T -13.4 " " Alegria "
20 (11.8) W -12.4 " " " "
21 " Th -11.5 " " " "
22 " F -10.5 Hinz,Hoffman,Meyer Adaptive+ " Callahan UAO-S2,UAO-S12
BLINK/MIRAC
23 " S -9.6 " " " "
24 " S -8.6 " " " "
25 " M -7.7 M&E ----- " "
26 " T -6.7 " Blue Channel Milone M&E
27 " W -5.8 Director (J. Silverman) " " Gibson Director (SAO-3)
28 (11.9) Th -4.8 " " " "
29 " F -3.9 Kirshner " " SAO-19
30 " S -2.9 " " " "
* 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 2002
August
September October
November December
January
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Schedules
Date* Day Moon Observer Instrument Operator Staff Program
1 (11.9) S -2.0 Zhao Blue Channel Milone SAO-16
2 " M -1.0 " " " "
3 " T -0.1 " " McAfee "
4 " W 0.8 " " " "
5 " Th 1.8 Bloom " " SAO-17
6 " F 2.7 M&E - " M&E
7 (12.0) S 3.7 McLeod Minicam " Pickering SAO-7
8 " S 4.6 Kirshner " " SAO-5
9 " M 5.6 Grav " " SAO-11
10 " T 6.5 Grav/Caldwell " Alegria SAO-11/SAO-20
11 " W 7.5 " / " " " " / "
12 " Th 8.4 " / " " " " / "
13 " F 9.4 " / " " " SAO-24
14 " S 10.3 Caldwell Blue Channel " "
15 " S 11.3 " " " "
16 " M 12.2 " " " "
17 " T 13.2 " " Milone "
18 " W -13.9 M&E Red Channel " M&E
19 " Th -12.9 Finn PISCES " Callahan UAO-S3
20 " F -12.0 " " " "
21 " S -11.0 " " " "
22 " S -10.1 Egami " " UAO-S9
23 " M -9.1 M&E Red or Blue Channel " M&E
24 " T -8.2 (closed) ---- McAfee ----
25 " W -7.2 Turnshek Blue Channel " PA-02B-0095
26 " Th -6.3 " " " "
27 " F -5.3 Impy Red or Blue Channel " UAO-L3
28 " S -4.4 " " " "
29 " S -3.4 Bechtold Red Channel " UAO-S6
30 " M -2.5 Veilleux " " PA-02B-0097
31 " T -1.6 " " Alegria "
* 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.