60" Schedule for January 2017 (as of 14 Apr 2017)

January February March April Programs PDF Schedules
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 NIGHT 


JAN 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: 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 (Confirm runaway) 2 nights, Torres 6 (Pleiades binary survey) 2 nights.

60" Schedule for February 2017 (as of 14 Apr 2017)

January February March April Programs PDF Schedules
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  "       MC          "                PB/HS
Feb 18 Sat   0.45  "       "           "                "
Feb 19 Sun   0.36  "       GE          "                "
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    Vaz         FAST Combo       "
Feb 25 Sat   0.00  "       "           "                PB/HS
Feb 26 Sun   0.01  "       "           "                PB/HC
Feb 27 Mon   0.03  "       "           "                "
Feb 28 Tue   0.09  "       "           "                "

** MOON IS FRACTIONAL MOON ILLUMINATION AT MIDDLE OF NIGHT 
**** DATE IS STANDARD TIME AT START OF NIGHT 


FEB 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: 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 (Confirm runaway) 2 nights, Torres 6 (Pleiades binary survey) 2 nights.

60" Schedule for March 2017 (as of 14 Apr 2017)

January February March April Programs PDF Schedules
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 NIGHT 


MAR FAST Combo (program & effective nights): (13 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: 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 (Confirm runaway) 2 nights, Torres 6 (Pleiades binary survey) 2 nights.

60" Schedule for April 2017 (as of 14 Apr 2017)

January February March April Programs PDF Schedules

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    MC          FAST Combo       PB/HS
Apr 25 Tue   0.00  "       "           "                "
Apr 26 Wed   0.01  "       Cloherty    "                "
Apr 27 Thu   0.05  "       "           "                "
Apr 28 Fri   0.11  "       XX          "                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 NIGHT 


APR 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: 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 (Confirm runaway) 2 nights, Torres 6 (Pleiades binary survey) 2 nights.
January February March April PDF

60" Allocations January-April 2017

FAST proposals

PI

Title

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Edo Berger

Astro 100: Undergraduate Education on the FLWO 1.5m Telescope

3

0

0

Peter Blanchard

Spectroscopic and Photometric Follow-up of SLSNe and TDEs from PSST

4

0

0

Scott Kenyon

Optical Spectra of Symbiotic Stars

3

0

0

Warren Brown

Merging White Dwarfs

6

0

0

Nicholas P. Mondrik

Flares, Rotation, and Magnetic Activity in Mid-to-Late M Dwarfs

3

0

0

Scott Kenyon

Debris Disk Candidates from the WISE Disk Detective Program

4

0

0

Emilio Falco

Spectroscopy of Transients from the All-Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae: Big Science with Small Telescopes

2

0

0

Robert Kirshner

Supernova Spectroscopy with FAST

8

0

0

Emilio Falco

Mapping the nearby Universe at low Galactic latitudes with the 2MASS Redshift Survey

2

2

0



TRES proposals

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Samuel Quinn

Giant Planets in Open Clusters

0

1

5

David W. Latham

Spectroscopic follow-up of K2 Planet Candidates

0

7

6

Jonathan Irwin

MEarth Spectroscopic Follow-up

0

2

1

George Zhou

Confirming K2 Warm Jupiters with TRES

0

0

3

David W. Latham

Transiting Planet Candidate Follow-Up - 60 inch

0

10

15

Jennifer Winters

Characterizing the Nearby Northern Mid-to-Late M Dwarfs with TRES

0

0

4

Emilio Falco

The first complete map of classical novae in the Milky Way

0

1

0

Guillermo Torres

Accurate masses for evolved stars

0

0

1

Guillermo Torres

Eclipsing binaries

0

0

15

George Zhou

Confirming and characterising planets around massive stars

0

0

7

Elaine Winston

Searching for Star-Star Interactions in Nearby Eclisping Binaries

0

0

1

Guillermo Torres

Confirming runaway stars in the binary supernova scenario

0

0

2

Guillermo Torres

Pleiades binary survey

0

0

2