MMT Observing Schedule
May-August 2012 (as of April 11, 2012)

MMT schedule for the Month of May 2012 (as of April 11, 2012)

 April May June July August September [PDF] [Programs] [TDC Schedules] [MMT Schedules] 
Date*       Day    Moon     PI                  Instrument             Hecto_Assistant   Secondary    Operator     Program
 1   (8.7)  T      10.8     M&E/Adams           NGS/ARIES              ---               f/15         McAfee       M&E/SAO-11   
 2   (8.6)  W      11.7     Evans/Adams         "                      ---               "            "            UAO-G49/SAO-11
 3     "    Th     12.7     Patience/Adams      "                      ---               "            "            UAO-S2/SAO-11
 4     "    F      13.6     "/"                 "                      ---               "            "            "/"
 5   (8.5)  S     -13.4     "/"                 "                      ---               "            "            "/"   
 6     "    S     -12.5     "/"                 "                      ---               "            "            "/"   
 7     "    M     -11.5     Bendek              LGS/ARIES              ---               "            "            UAO-E15
 8   (8.4)  T     -10.6     "                   "                      ---               "            Milone       "
 9     "    W      -9.6     "                   "                      ---               "            "            "
10     "    Th     -8.7     Walker/Meibom       Hectochelle            Berlind           f/5          "            SAO-6/SAO-12
11     "    F      -7.7     "/"                 "                      "                 "            "            "/"   
12   (8.3)  S      -6.8     Olszewski/Meibom    "                      "                 "            "            UAO-S12/SAO-12
13     "    S      -5.8     "/"                 "                      "                 "            "            "/"   
14     "    M      -4.9     Dey(.85)/Fang(.15)  Hectospec              Calkins           "            "            UAO-S6/UAO-G51
15   (8.2)  T      -3.9     "/"                 "                      "                 "            Gottilla     "/"
16     "    W      -3.0     Dey                 "                      "                 "            "            PA-12A-0353   
17     "    Th     -2.0     "                   "                      "                 "            "            "   
18     "    F      -1.1     Strader(.99)/Benbow(.01) "                 Berlind           "            "            SAO-2/SAO-8
19   (8.1)  S      -0.1     "/"                 "                      "                 "            "            SAO-2/SAO-15
20     "    S       0.8     Windhorst           "                      "                 "            "            UAO-S4
21     "    M       1.8     Berger              Blue Channel           ---               f/9          "            SAO-10
22     "    T       2.7     "                   "                      ---               "            McAfee       "
23     "    W       3.7     Smith               "                      ---               "            "            UAO-S17
24   (8.0)  Th      4.6     X. Zheng            Red Channel            ---               "            "            UAO-G50
25     "    F       5.5     "                   "                      ---               "            "            "
26     "    S       6.5     McGreer             "                      ---               "            "            UAO-S3
27   (7.9)  S       7.4     "                   "                      ---               "            "            "
28     "    M       8.4     "                   "                      ---               "            "            "
29     "    T       9.3     Smith               Blue Channel           ---               "            Milone       UAO-S20
30     "    W      10.3     Brown               SWIRC                  ---               f/5          "            SAO-4
31     "    Th     11.2     "                   "                      ---               "            "            "
*Numbers in parentheses are the number of hours for which the sun is greater than 12 degrees below the horizon.
Schedule may be subject to change.

MMT schedule for the Month of June 2012 (as of April 11, 2012)

 April May June July August September [PDF] [Programs] [TDC Schedules] [MMT Schedules] 
Date*       Day    Moon     PI                  Instrument             Hecto_Assistant   Secondary    Operator     Program
 1   (7.9)  F      12.2     Foley/Strader       Hectochelle            Berlind           f/5          Milone       SAO-5/SAO-7
 2     "    S      13.1     "/"                 "                         "              "            "            "/"   
 3   (7.8)  S     -13.9     "/"                 "                         "              "            "            "/"
 4     "    M     -13.0     "/"                 "                         "              "            "            "/"
 5     "    T     -12.0     Strader             "                      Calkins           "            Gottilla     SAO-7
 6     "    W     -11.1     Dupree              "                         "              "            "            SAO-14
 7     "    Th    -10.1     Wright              Hectospec                 "              "            "            SAO-9
 8     "    F      -9.2     "                   "                         "              "            "            "
 9     "    S      -8.2     "                   "                      Berlind           "            "            "
10     "    S      -7.3     Geller              "                         "              "            "            SAO-3
11     "    M      -6.3     "                   "                         "              "            "            "   
12   (7.7)  T      -5.4     "                   "                         "              "            McAfee       "
13     "    W      -4.4     "                   "                      Calkins           "            "            "
14     "    Th     -3.5     Z. Zheng/Fang       "                         "              "            "            UAO-S30/UAO-G51
15     "    F      -2.5     Fine                "                         "              "            "            PA-12A-0238   
16     "    S      -1.6     "                   "                         "              "            "            "   
17     "    S      -0.6     "                   "                         "              "            "            "
18     "    M       0.3     Humphreys           "                      Berlind           "            "            UAO-G45
19     "    T       1.3     "                   "                         "              "            Milone       "   
20     "    W       2.2     Hora                "                         "              "            "            SAO-13
21     "    Th      3.1     Cai                 Blue Channel             ---             f/9          "            UAO-S1
22     "    F       4.1     "                   "                        ---             "            "            "   
23     "    S       5.0     Smith               "                        ---             "            "            UAO-S17
24     "    S       6.0     Berger              "                        ---             "            "            SAO-10
25     "    M       6.9     "                   "                        ---             "            "            "   
26     "    T       7.9     Clement             Red Channel              ---             "            Gottilla     UAO-S11
27     "    W       8.8     "                   "                        ---             "            "            "   
28     "    Th      9.8     Smith               Blue Channel             ---             "            "            UAO-S20
29     "    F      10.7     M&E                                          ---             f/15         "            M&E   
30     "    S      11.7     Jones               MMTPol                   ---             "            "            UAO-G44
*Numbers in parentheses are the number of hours for which the sun is greater than 12 degrees below the horizon.
Schedule may be subject to change.

MMT schedule for the Month of July 2012 (as of April 11, 2012)

 April May June July August September [PDF] [Programs] [TDC Schedules] [MMT Schedules] 
Date*       Day    Moon     PI                  Instrument              Hecto_Assistant   Secondary    Operator     Program
 1   (7.8)  S      12.6     Jones               MMTPol                  ---               f/15         Gottilla     UAO-G44
 2     "    M      13.6     "                   "                       ---               "            "            "
 3     "    T     -13.5     A. Brown            Hectochelle             Berlind           f/5          McAfee       PA-12A-0332
 4     "    W     -12.5     "                   "                       "                 "            "            "   
 5     "    Th    -11.6     "                   "                       "                 "            "            "   
 6     "    F     -10.6     Stark               Red Channel             ---               f/9          "            UAO-S9
 7     "    S      -9.7     "                   "                       ---               "            "            "   
 8     "    S      -8.7     Smith               Blue Channel            ---               "            "            UAO-S20
 9   (7.9)  M      -7.8     Clement             Red Channel             ---               "            "            UAO-S11
10     "    T      -6.8     "                   "                       ---               "            Milone       "   
11     "    W      -5.9     Williams            SPOL                    ---               "            "            DIR   
12     "    Th     -4.9     "                   "                       ---               "            "            "
13     "    F      -4.0     "                   "                       ---               "            "            "
14   (8.0)  S      -3.0     Brown               Blue Channel            ---               "            "            SAO-1
15     "    S      -2.1     "                   "                       ---               "            "            "   
16     "    M      -1.1     "                   "                       ---               "            "            "   
17     "    T      -0.2     "                   "                       ---               "            Gottilla     "   
18     "    W       0.7     Berger              "                       ---               "            "            SAO-10
19   (8.1)  Th      1.7     "                   "                       ---               "            "            "   
20     "    F       2.6     UAO TBS             "                       ---               "            "            UAO TBS
21     "    S       3.6     M&E                 "                       ---               "            "            M&E   
22     "    S       4.5     Williams            "                       ---               "            "            DIR   
23   (8.2)  M       5.5     "                   "                       ---               "            "            "   
24     "    T       6.4     Shutdown   
25     "    W       7.4     "       
26     "    Th      8.3     "       
27   (8.3)  F       9.3     "       
28     "    S      10.2     "       
29     "    S      11.2     "       
30   (8.4)  M      12.1     "       
31     "    T      13.1     "
* Numbers in parentheses are the number of hours for which the sun is greater than 12 degrees below the horizon.
Preliminary: Schedule may be subject to change.

MMT schedule for the Month of August 2012 (as of April 11, 2012)

 April May June July August September [PDF] [Programs] [TDC Schedules] [MMT Schedules] 
Date*    Day  Moon   PI                      Instrument       Hecto_Assistant   Secondary   Operator   Program
 1   (8.4)  W      14.0     Shutdown       
 2     "    Th    -13.0     "           
 3   (8.5)  F     -12.1     "           
 4     "    S     -11.1     "           
 5     "    S     -10.2     "           
 6     "    M      -9.2     "           
 7   (8.6)  T      -8.3     "           
 8     "    W      -7.3     "           
 9     "    Th     -6.4     "           
10     "    F      -5.4     "           
11   (8.7)  S      -4.5     "           
12     "    S      -3.5     "           
13     "    M      -2.6     "           
14   (8.8)  T      -1.7     "           
15     "    W      -0.7     "           
16     "    Th      0.2     "           
17   (8.9)  F       1.2     "           
18     "    S       2.1     "           
19     "    S       3.1     "           
20   (9.0)  M       4.0     "           
21     "    T       5.0     TBS           
22     "    W       5.9     "           
23   (9.1)  Th      6.9     "           
24     "    F       7.8     "           
25     "    S       8.8     "           
26   (9.2)  S       9.7     "           
27     "    M      10.7     "           
28   (9.3)  T      11.6     "           
29     "    W      12.6     "           
30   (9.4)  Th     13.5     "           
31     "    F     -13.5     "
* Numbers in parentheses are the number of hours for which the sun is greater than 12 degrees below the horizon.
Preliminary: Schedule may be subject to change.