60" Schedule for January 2018 (as of 17 Apr 2018)

January February March April Programs PDF Schedules
DATE         MOON  INST    OBSERVER    PI AND PROGRAM   MMT
Jan  1 Mon   1.00  TRES    MC          TRES Combo       ---    NEW YEAR's DAY
Jan  2 Tue   0.98  "       GE          "                ---
Jan  3 Wed   0.93  "       "           "                ---
Jan  4 Thu   0.85  "       "           "                ---
Jan  5 Fri   0.76  "       "           "                ---
Jan  6 Sat   0.66  "       "           "                ---
Jan  7 Sun   0.56  "       PB          "                ---
Jan  8 Mon   0.46  "       "           "                ---
Jan  9 Tue   0.36  FAST    MC          FAST Combo       ---
Jan 10 Wed   0.27  "       "           "                ---
Jan 11 Thu   0.19  "       "           "                ---
Jan 12 Fri   0.12  "       PB          "                ---
Jan 13 Sat   0.07  "       "           "                ---
Jan 14 Sun   0.03  "       MC          "                ---
Jan 15 Mon   0.01  "       "           "                ---    MLK DAY
Jan 16 Tue   0.00  TRES    "           TRES Combo       ---
Jan 17 Wed   0.01  "       GE          "                ---
Jan 18 Thu   0.04  "       "           "                ---
Jan 19 Fri   0.09  "       "           "                ---
Jan 20 Sat   0.15  "       "           "                ---
Jan 21 Sun   0.23  "       "           "                ---
Jan 22 Mon   0.32  "       PB          "                ---
Jan 23 Tue   0.42  "       "           "                ---
Jan 24 Wed   0.53  "       MC          "                ---
Jan 25 Thu   0.64  "       "           "                ---
Jan 26 Fri   0.75  "       "           "                ---
Jan 27 Sat   0.84  "       PB          "                ---
Jan 28 Sun   0.92  "       "           "                ---
Jan 29 Mon   0.97  "       MC          "                ---
Jan 30 Tue   1.00  "       "           "                ---
Jan 31 Wed   0.99  "       "           "                ---

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


JAN FAST Combo (program & effective nights): (7 nights) Brown 178 (HVS/ELM) 2 nights, Falco 220 (ASAS-SN) 0.5 night, Kenyon 12 (Symbiotic) 0.5 night, Blanchard 225 (SLSNes, TDEs) 1 night, Kirshner 2 (SN) 3 nights.
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: Zhou 192 (Confirm planets massive stars) 5 nights, Latham 204 (Self-lensing) 4 nights, Irwin 183 (MEarth follow-up) 3 nights, Latham 12 (Transiting planets) 24 nights, Latham 186 (Spec K2) 12 nights, Quinn 199 (Giant planets) 3 nights, Rodriguez 208 (Tropical Jupiters) 3 nights, Quinn 206 (Hot Jupiters) 2 nights, Douglas 209 (Companions) 5 nights, Winters 198 (Late M Dwarfs) 6 nights, Torres 15 (Eclipsing binaries) 18 nights, Torres 6 (Pleiades binary survey) 5 nights.

60" Schedule for February 2018 (as of 17 Apr 2018)

January February March April Programs PDF Schedules
DATE         MOON  INST    OBSERVER    PI AND PROGRAM   MMT
Feb  1 Thu   0.95  TRES    GE          TRES Combo       ---
Feb  2 Fri   0.90  "       "           "                ---
Feb  3 Sat   0.82  "       "           "                ---
Feb  4 Sun   0.72  "       "           "                ---
Feb  5 Mon   0.63  "       "           "                ---
Feb  6 Tue   0.53  "       PB          "                ---
Feb  7 Wed   0.43  "       "           "                ---
Feb  8 Thu   0.34  FAST    MC          FAST Combo       ---
Feb  9 Fri   0.25  "       "           "                ---
Feb 10 Sat   0.18  "       "           "                ---
Feb 11 Sun   0.11  "       PB          "                ---
Feb 12 Mon   0.06  "       "           "                ---
Feb 13 Tue   0.02  "       MC          "                ---
Feb 14 Wed   0.00  "       "           "                ---
Feb 15 Thu   0.00  TRES    "           TRES Combo       ---
Feb 16 Fri   0.02  "       PB          "                ---
Feb 17 Sat   0.06  "       "           "                ---
Feb 18 Sun   0.11  "       GE          "                ---
Feb 19 Mon   0.18  "       "           "                MC/HC   PRESIDENT'S DAY
Feb 20 Tue   0.28  "       "           "                "
Feb 21 Wed   0.38  "       "           "                "
Feb 22 Thu   0.49  "       "           "                "
Feb 23 Fri   0.60  "       PB          "                ---
Feb 24 Sat   0.71  "       "           "                ---
Feb 25 Sun   0.81  "       MC          "                ---
Feb 26 Mon   0.90  "       "           "                ---
Feb 27 Tue   0.96  "       "           "                ---
Feb 28 Wed   0.99  "       GE          "                ---

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


FEB FAST Combo (program & effective nights): (7 nights) Brown 178 (HVS/ELM) 2 nights, Falco 220 (ASAS-SN) 0.5 night, Kenyon 12 (Symbiotic) 0.5 night, Blanchard 225 (SLSNes, TDEs) 1 night, Kirshner 2 (SN) 3 nights.
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: Zhou 192 (Confirm planets massive stars) 5 nights, Latham 204 (Self-lensing) 4 nights, Irwin 183 (MEarth follow-up) 3 nights, Latham 12 (Transiting planets) 24 nights, Latham 186 (Spec K2) 12 nights, Quinn 199 (Giant planets) 3 nights, Rodriguez 208 (Tropical Jupiters) 3 nights, Quinn 206 (Hot Jupiters) 2 nights, Douglas 209 (Companions) 5 nights, Winters 198 (Late M Dwarfs) 6 nights, Torres 15 (Eclipsing binaries) 18 nights, Torres 6 (Pleiades binary survey) 5 nights.

60" Schedule for March 2018 (as of 17 Apr 2018)

January February March April Programs PDF Schedules
DATE         MOON  INST    OBSERVER    PI AND PROGRAM   MMT
Mar  1 Thu   1.00  TRES    GE          TRES Combo       ---
Mar  2 Fri   0.98  "       "           "                ---
Mar  3 Sat   0.93  "       PB          "                ---
Mar  4 Sun   0.87  "       "           "                ---
Mar  5 Mon   0.79  "       MC          "                ---
Mar  6 Tue   0.70  "       "           "                ---
Mar  7 Wed   0.61  "       "           "                ---
Mar  8 Thu   0.51  "       GE          "                ---
Mar  9 Fri   0.42  "       "           "                ---
Mar 10 Sat   0.33  "       "           "                ---
Mar 11 Sun   0.24  "       PB          "                ---
Mar 12 Mon   0.17  FAST    "           FAST Combo       ---
Mar 13 Tue   0.10  "       Berger      ASTRO100         ---
Mar 14 Wed   0.05  "       "           "                ---
Mar 15 Thu   0.02  "       "           "                ---
Mar 16 Fri   0.00  "       PB          FAST Combo       ---
Mar 17 Sat   0.01  "       "           "                ---
Mar 18 Sun   0.03  "       Challis     "                MC/HC
Mar 19 Mon   0.08  "       "           "                "
Mar 20 Tue   0.15  "       "           "                "
Mar 21 Wed   0.24  TRES    GE          TRES Combo       MC/MM
Mar 22 Thu   0.34  "       "           "                MC/HC
Mar 23 Fri   0.45  "       "           "                ---
Mar 24 Sat   0.57  "       "           "                ---
Mar 25 Sun   0.68  "       "           "                ---
Mar 26 Mon   0.78  "       MC          "                ---
Mar 27 Tue   0.87  "       "           "                ---
Mar 28 Wed   0.94  "       "           "                ---
Mar 29 Thu   0.98  "       "           "                ---
Mar 30 Fri   1.00  "       PB          "                ---
Mar 31 Sat   0.99  "       "           "                ---

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


MAR FAST Combo (program & effective nights): (6 nights) Brown 178 (HVS/ELM) 2 nights, Falco 220 (ASAS-SN) 0.5 night, Kenyon 12 (Symbiotic) 0.5 night, Blanchard 225 (SLSNes, TDEs) 0.5 night, Kirshner 2 (SN) 3 nights.
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: Zhou 192 (Confirm planets massive stars) 5 nights, Latham 204 (Self-lensing) 4 nights, Irwin 183 (MEarth follow-up) 3 nights, Latham 12 (Transiting planets) 24 nights, Latham 186 (Spec K2) 12 nights, Quinn 199 (Giant planets) 3 nights, Rodriguez 208 (Tropical Jupiters) 3 nights, Quinn 206 (Hot Jupiters) 2 nights, Douglas 209 (Companions) 5 nights, Winters 198 (Late M Dwarfs) 6 nights, Torres 15 (Eclipsing binaries) 18 nights, Torres 6 (Pleiades binary survey) 5 nights.

60" Schedule for April 2018 (as of 17 Apr 2018)

January February March April Programs PDF Schedules

DATE         MOON  INST    OBSERVER    PI AND PROGRAM   MMT
Apr  1 Sun   0.96  TRES    GE          TRES Combo       ---
Apr  2 Mon   0.91  "       "           "                ---
Apr  3 Tue   0.84  "       "           "                ---
Apr  4 Wed   0.77  "       MC          "                ---
Apr  5 Thu   0.68  "       "           "                ---
Apr  6 Fri   0.59  "       "           "                ---
Apr  7 Sat   0.49  "       PB          "                ---
Apr  8 Sun   0.40  "       "           "                ---
Apr  9 Mon   0.31  "       MC          "                ---
Apr 10 Tue   0.23  FAST    "           FAST Combo       ---
Apr 11 Wed   0.15  "       "           "                ---
Apr 12 Thu   0.09  "       PB          "                ---
Apr 13 Fri   0.04  "       "           "                ---
Apr 14 Sat   0.01  "       MC          "                ---
Apr 15 Sun   0.00  "       "           "                ---
Apr 16 Mon   0.02  TRES    "           TRES Combo       ---
Apr 17 Tue   0.06  "       PB          "                ---
Apr 18 Wed   0.13  "       "           "                ---
Apr 19 Thu   0.21  "       "           "                ---
Apr 20 Fri   0.31  "       GE          "                ---
Apr 21 Sat   0.42  "       "           "                ---
Apr 22 Sun   0.54  "       "           "                ---
Apr 23 Mon   0.65  "       "           "                ---
Apr 24 Tue   0.75  "       "           "                ---
Apr 25 Wed   0.84  "       "           "                ---
Apr 26 Thu   0.92  "       PB          "                ---
Apr 27 Fri   0.96  "       "           "                ---
Apr 28 Sat   0.99  "       MC          "                ---
Apr 29 Sun   1.00  "       "           "                ---
Apr 30 Mon   0.98  "       "           "                ---

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


APR FAST Combo (program & effective nights): (6 nights) Brown 178 (HVS/ELM) 2 nights, Falco 220 (ASAS-SN) 0.5 night, Kenyon 12 (Symbiotic) 0.5 night, Blanchard 225 (SLSNes, TDEs) 0.5 night, Kirshner 2 (SN) 3 nights.
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: Zhou 192 (Confirm planets massive stars) 5 nights, Latham 204 (Self-lensing) 4 nights, Irwin 183 (MEarth follow-up) 3 nights, Latham 12 (Transiting planets) 24 nights, Latham 186 (Spec K2) 12 nights, Quinn 199 (Giant planets) 3 nights, Rodriguez 208 (Tropical Jupiters) 3 nights, Quinn 206 (Hot Jupiters) 2 nights, Douglas 209 (Companions) 5 nights, Winters 198 (Late M Dwarfs) 6 nights, Torres 15 (Eclipsing binaries) 18 nights, Torres 6 (Pleiades binary survey) 5 nights.
January February March April PDF

60" Allocations January-April 2018

FAST proposals
Warren Brown HVS/ELM Survey South 8 0 0
Edo Berger Astro100: Using the FLWO 1.5 m Telescope for Undergraduate Education 3 0 0
Emilio Falco Spectroscopy of Transients from the All-Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae: Big Science with Small Telescopes 2 0 0
Scott Kenyon Optical Spectra of Symbiotic Stars 2 0 0
Peter Blanchard Spectroscopic and Photometric Follow-up of SLSNe and TDEs 3 0 0
Robert Kirshner Supernova Spectroscopy with FAST 12 0 0
TRES proposals

George Zhou

Confirming and characterising planets around massive stars

5

0

0

David W. Latham

Self-Lensing Binary Candidates

4

0

0

Jonathan Irwin

MEarth Spectroscopic Follow-up

3

0

0

David W. Latham

Transiting Planet Candidate Follow-Up - 60 inch

6

13

5

David W. Latham

Spectroscopic follow-up of K2 Planet Candidates

0

6

6

Samuel Quinn

Giant Planets in Open Clusters

0

0

3

Joseph Rodriguez

Confirmation and Characterization of Tropical Jupiters to Understand High Eccentricity Migration

0

0

3

Sam Quinn

Hot Jupiters, Formed In Situ

0

0

2

Stephanie T. Douglas

The impact of companions on stellar rotational evolution

0

5

0

Jennifer Winters

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

0

0

6

Guillermo Torres

Eclipsing binaries

0

0

18

Guillermo Torres

Pleiades binary survey

0

0

5