Anglo-Australian Observatory Telescope Schedule
Semester 2006B - Version 1.2
14th November 2006
Schedule information may be obtained from http://www.aao.gov.au/aat_schedule.html
Date Proposal/Proposers Instrument Support
Mo Jul 31 G a A031 RYAN,GARCIA PEREZ,TANNER,NORRIS et al. Coude,UCLES79+EEV F,SDR
Tu Aug 1 G " " "
We 2 G " " "
Th 3 B " " "
Fr 4 B A042 WILLIAMS et al Coude,UCLES31+EEV A,JBH
Sa 5 B " " "
Su 6 B " " "
Mo Aug 7 B " " "
Tu 8 B " " "
We 9 B " " "
Th 10 B " " "
Fr 11 B b Director/service 2dF+AAOmega,1700D S,QAP
Sa 12 B A017 KISS,SZEKELY,Bedding 2dF+AAOmega,1700D Y,QAP
Su 13 B " " "
Mo Aug 14 G " " "
Tu 15 G " " "
We 16 G " " "
Th 17 D " " "
Fr 18 D " " "
Sa 19 D A019 DRINKWATER et al. 2dF+AAOmega,580V,385R Y,RGS
Su 20 D " " "
Mo Aug 21 D " " "
Tu 22 D " " "
We 23 D " " "
Th 24 D " " "
Fr 25 D " " Y,RGS,HJ
Sa 26 D " " "
Su 27 D " " "
Mo Aug 28 D " " "
Tu 29 G " " "
We 30 G " " "
Th 31 G c 06A/A051 WEBSTER et al./service 2dF+AAOmega,580V,385R S,HJ
Fr Sep 1 B Director Cass8,IRIS2 S,SDR
Sa 2 B " " "
Su 3 B " " "
Mo Sep 4 B Service Cass8,IRIS2 S,SDR
Tu 5 B A014 CHIU,BUNKER,GLAZEBROOK Cass8,IRIS2 F,SDR
We 6 B Director - payback (04B/A022, Tinney et al) Cass8,IRIS2 A,CGT
Th 7 B " " "
Fr 8 B A041 PINFIELD,DAY-JONES,KENDALL,LUCAS Cass8,IRIS2 F,CGT
Sa 9 B " " "
Su 10 B A014 CHIU,BUNKER,GLAZEBROOK Cass8,IRIS2 N,(SDR)
Mo Sep 11 B b Director/service 2dF+AAOmega,580V,385R S,WS
Tu 12 G A036 OWERS,COUCH,Nulsen,David,Kempner 2dF+AAOmega,580V,385R Y,WS
We 13 G " " "
Th 14 G " " "
Fr 15 D " " "
Sa 16 D " " "
Su 17 D " " "
Mo Sep 18 D " " "
Tu 19 D A033 CROOM et al. 2dF+AAOmega,580V,385R A,SMC
We 20 D " " "
Th 21 D " " "
Fr 22 D " " "
Sa 23 D " " "
Su 24 D " " "
Mo Sep 25 D A027 STALIN et al. 2dF+AAOmega,580V,385R Y,RGS
Tu 26 D " " "
We 27 G " " "
Th 28 G c 06A/A051 WEBSTER et al./service 2dF+AAOmega,580V,385R S,RGS
Fr 29 G Director UCLES control system Coude,UCLES31+EEV S,CGT
Sa 30 B 06A/A30 TINNEY et al (brought forward from 06A) Coude,UCLES31+EEV+I-cell A,CGT
Su Oct 1 B 06A/A30 TINNEY et al (AAPS) Coude,UCLES31+EEV+I-cell A,CGT
Mo Oct 2 B " " "
Tu 3 B " " "
We 4 B " " "
Th 5 B " " "
Fr 6 B " " "
Sa 7 B " " "
Su 8 B " " "
Mo Oct 9 B " " "
Tu 10 B b Director/Service 2dF+AAOmega,580V,385R S,HJ
We 11 G A023 PRACY,COLLESS,LAH,De Propris et al. 2dF+AAOmega,580V,385R Y,HJ
Th 12 G " " "
Fr 13 G " " "
Sa 14 G " " "
Su 15 D Director SXDF 2dF+AAOmega,580V,385R S,SMC
Mo Oct 16 D " " "
Tu 17 D " " "
We 18 D A033 CROOM et al. 2dF+AAOmega,580V,385R A,SMC
Th 19 D " " "
Fr 20 D " " "
Sa 21 D " " A,RGS
Su 22 D " " "
Mo Oct 23 D " " "
Tu 24 D " " "
We 25 D " " "
Th 26 G c 06A/A051 WEBSTER et al./service 2dF+AAOmega,580V,385R S,RGS
Fr 27 G Director - SuperAAPS Coude,UCLES31+EEV+I-cell A,CGT
Sa 28 G 06A/A30 TINNEY et al (AAPS) Coude,UCLES31+EEV+I-cell A,CGT
Su 29 B " " "
Mo Oct 30 B " " "
Tu 31 B " " "
We Nov 1 B " " "
Th 2 B " " "
Fr 3 B " " "
Sa 4 B Service Coude,UCLES31+MITLL3 S,SDR
Su 5 B A046 SMITH,Evans,Lennon,Westmoquette,Nota,Oey,Gallagher Coude,UCLES79+MITLL3 F,SDR
Mo Nov 6 B " " "
Tu 7 B A003 DE GRIJS,MOLL,Mackey,Wilkinson Coude,UCLES31+MITLL3 F,SDR
We 8 B " " "
Th 9 B " " "
Fr 10 G b Director/Service 2dF+AAOmega,580V,385R S,WS
Sa 11 G Director 2dF+AAOmega,580V,385R S,WS
Su 12 G A019 DRINKWATER et al. 2dF+AAOmega,580V,385R Y,WS
Mo Nov 13 G " " "
Tu 14 D " " "
We 15 D " " "
Th 16 D " " A,MMC
Fr 17 D " " "
Sa 18 D " " "
Su 19 D " " "
Mo Nov 20 D " " "
Tu 21 D " " "
We 22 D " " "
Th 23 D " " "
Fr 24 G " " "
Sa 25 G c 06A/A051 WEBSTER et al./service 2dF+AAOmega,580V,385R S,RGS
Su 26 G A030 MAMON,DURRET,BOUE,CAYATTE,ADAMI et al. 2dF+AAOmega,580V,385R Y,RGS
Mo Nov 27 G " " "
Tu 28 B A011 Howarth,Harries,Hilditch 2dF+AAOmega,2500V,2000R Y,RGS
We 29 B " " "
Th 30 B " " "
Fr Dec 1 B " " "
Sa 2 B " " "
Su 3 B " " Y,QAP
Mo Dec 4 B " " "
Tu 5 B " " "
We 6 B " " "
Th 7 B " " "
Fr 8 B " " "
Sa 9 B " " "
Su 10 B Director 2dF+AAOmega,2500V,2000R S,HJ
Mo Dec 11 G c 06A/A051 WEBSTER et al./service 2dF+AAOmega,580V,385R S,HJ
Tu 12 G A012 FIRTH et al. 2dF+AAOmega,580V,385R Y,HJ
We 13 G " " "
Th 14 G " " "
Fr 15 G " " "
Sa 16 D " " "
Su 17 D Director 2dF+AAOmega,580V,385R A,MMC
Mo Dec 18 D " " "
Tu 19 D " " "
We 20 D Director SPIRAL SPIRAL+AAOmega S,RGS
Th 21 D " " "
Fr 22 D A051 WEBSTER,KARICK,MELCHIORI,Meurer SPIRAL+AAOmega,1500V,1000R F,RGS
Sa 23 D " " "
Su 24 G A009 HUGHES,BATCHELDOR,AXON,Merritt,Valluri SPIRAL+AAOmega 1700I F,RGS
Mo Dec 25 G " " "
Tu 26 G " " "
We 27 G A022 SHARP,SCHMIDT SPIRAL+AAOmega,2500V,2000R A,RGS
Th 28 G " " "
2006B schedule terminates at Dec 28. For Dec 29 - Jul 31 see 2007A schedule at http://www.aao.gov.au/aat_schedule.html
Notes
The format for support codes is ....
F First night support will be provided.
N No support will be provided at the telescope. The contact astronomer is listed.
Y Full support will be provided.
S Service mode or Director's time observations which will be carried out by AAO astronomers.
A An AAO astronomer is on the proposal and will provide their own support.
When more than one support astronomers initials appear, the first named astronomer is always the principal contact.
! Denotes change from previous version of the schedule.
N Requires Nod and Shuffle.
a 31st July moved from semester 06A
b First half Director (AAOmega setup), second half service
c Nights shared between A06/A051 (Webster et al.) and service. A06/051 awarded 4 hours on each night.
TBD Support astronomer to be decided.
Over-ride Programs: see notes for conditions
2x2x1.5+2.5hrs A047 Rol et al. Cass8,IRIS2 N,(SDR)
Schedule Notes

Schedule Notes

General Notes

·        Dates : Australian public holidays are indicated as shaded week-days.. Dark, Grey and Bright time is indicated by the 'D/G/B' column.

·        NB: Important information for some proposals is given in the footnotes at the base of the schedule.

·        Proposal: Likely observers names are indicated in upper case.

·        Support : The initials indicate which member of AAO staff is assigned to support each program

    1. If the astronomer's name appears in parentheses then is not expected the astronomer will be present at the telescope, though the astronomer will be responsible for any other support required.
    2. If two support astronomers are listed, the FIRST name given is that of the primary support astronomer. The primary support astronomer is the principal contact for all matter relating to this proposal, and is responsible for coordinating the provision of position files etc. The primary support astronomer is responsible for co-ordinating service observing.
    3. Support astronomers may be contacted at Email@aaoepp.aao.gov.au, where Email is the e-mail username in the following table.

 

Email

Name

 

Email

Name

MMC

director

Matthew Colless

QAP

qap

Quentin Parker

CGT

cgt

Chris Tinney

SMC

scroom

Scott Croom

FGW

fgw

Fred Watson

RGS

rgs

Robert Sharp

SDR

sdr

Stuart Ryder

JBH

jbh

Joss Hawthorn

SCE

sce

Simon Ellis

WS

will

Will Saunders

HJ

heath

Heath Jones

TBD

 

To be decided

 Service & 2dF Observing    

PPARC will not usually pay T&S for proposals from UK astronomers allocated only one night, or UK astronomers allocated time on 2dF. It is therefore assumed that such awards will be carried out in service mode by the nominated support astronomer. If proposers are able to travel to the telescope using other funding, they should inform the relevant support astronomer and the Scheduler (sched@aaoepp.aao.gov.au) as soon as possible.

All other programs are required to send at least one, and not more than two, observers for their 2dF runs. PIs should inform the AAO through the usual travel channels of the proposed observers well in advance of their runs.

Half-nights, Quarter-nights etc.

Such nights are defined by appropriate fraction of the time between evening and morning astronomical twilight.

Over-ride Programs

Standard over-ride conditions (http://www.aao.gov.au/AAO/astro/apply/override.html) apply. Extra conditions apply to competing over-rides for observations of the same targets.  Further specific conditions include:

A047 – 2 GRBs for 2 epochs, each epoch for 1.5hr.  1 GRB for 1 epoch of 2.5 hours.  The following conditions apply:

1.     The over-ride can only be invoked for IRIS2.

2.     Any single program can be over-ridden for a total of 2x1.5hr (zJHKs imaging) or 1x2.5hr (JHKs imaging).

3.     Stuart Ryder (SDR) to act as contact.