V1.3

Anglo-Australian Observatory Telescope Schedule
Semester 2010A - Version 1.3
2010 Apr 1
Schedule information may be obtained from http://www.aao.gov.au/aat_schedule.html
 
Date Proposal/Proposers Instrument Support
Mo Feb 1 B   09B/30 TINNEY et al. (Anglo-Australian Planet Search) Coude, UCLES31 + EEV + I2 (AAPS setup) N, (SCM)
Tu   2 B   “ “  
We   3 B   “ “  
Th   4 B   “ “  
Fr   5 B   “ “  
Sa   6 B   “ “  
Su   7 G   “ “  
Mo Feb 8 G   Director – AAOmega 2dF + AAOmega 580V, 385R, 670nm A, MMC
Tu   9 G   10A/23 REID, PARKER, Bekki 2dF + AAOmega 580V, 2000R, 570nm Y, DBZ
We   10 D   “ “ “
Th   11 D   “ “ “
Fr   12 D   07B/03 DRIVER et al. (GAMA) 2dF + AAOmega 580V, 385R, 570nm Y, SB
Sa   13 D   “ “ “
Su   14 D   “ “ “
Mo Feb 15 D   “ “ “
Tu   16 D   “ “ “
We   17 D   “ “ “
Th   18 D   “ “ “
Fr   19 D   “ “ “
Sa   20 D   Director – AAOmega 2dF + AAOmega 580V, 385R, 670nm A, MMC
Su   21 G   “ “ “
Mo Feb 22 G   “ “ “
Tu   23 G   10A/27 DOBBIE, LODIEU 2dF + AAOmega 580V, 1000R, 570nm A, PDD
We   24 B   10A/03 WITTENMYER, TINNEY, Johnson Coude, UCLES31 + EEV + I2 (AAPS setup) N, (SCM)
Th   25 B   09B/30 TINNEY et al. (Anglo-Australian Planet Search) Coude, UCLES31 + EEV + I2 (AAPS setup) N, (SCM)
Fr   26 B   “ “  
Sa   27 B   “ “  
Su   28 B   “ “  
Mo Mar 1 B   Aluminizing    
Tu   2 B   “    
We   3 B   “    
Th   4 B   “    
Fr   5 B   “    
Sa   6 B K Director + Service – AAOmega 2dF + AAOmega S, KGB
Su   7 B K Service – AAOmega “ “
Mo Mar 8 G K 07B/03 DRIVER et al. (GAMA) 2dF + AAOmega 580V, 385R, 570nm Y, KGB
Tu   9 G K “ “ “
We   10 G   “ “ Y, QAP
Th   11 D   “ “ “
Fr   12 D   “ “ “
Sa   13 D   “ “ “
Su   14 D   “ “ “
Mo Mar 15 D   06B/19 DRINKWATER et al. (WiggleZ) 2dF + AAOmega 580V, 385R, 670nm F, QAP
Tu   16 D   “ “ N, (CMS)
We   17 D   “ “ “
Th   18 D   “ “ “
Fr   19 D   “ “ “
Sa   20 D   “ “ N, (SB)
Su   21 D   “ “ “
Mo Mar 22 G   “ “ “
Tu   23 G   “ “ “
We   24 G   “ “ “
Th   25 B   Director – SEMPOL Cass8, SEMPOL, UCLES31 + EEV, 5268A A, SCM
Fr   26 B   09B/25 MARSDEN, LAWSON, WAITE, BROWN, CARTER, BURTON, HUGHES, Semel, Donati Cass8, SEMPOL, UCLES31 + EEV, 5268A A, SCM
Sa   27 B   “ “ “
Su   28 B   “ “ “
Mo Mar 29 B   “ “ “
Tu   30 B   “ “ “
We   31 B   “ “ “
Th Apr 1 B   “ “ “
Fr   2 B   “ “ “
Sa   3 B   10A/09 WAITE, CARTER, MARSDEN, ALECIAN, CATALA, Hart Cass8, SEMPOL, UCLES31 + EEV, 5268A A, SCM
Su   4 B   “ “ “
Mo Apr 5 B   “ “ “
Tu   6 G   Director (set-up) + 07B/03 DRIVER et al. (GAMA) – AAOmega 2dF + AAOmega 580V, 385R, 570nm Y, AMH
We   7 G   07B/03 DRIVER et al. (GAMA) + Director 2dF + AAOmega 580V, 385R, 570 + 670nm Y, AMH
Th   8 G   06B/19 DRINKWATER et al. (WiggleZ) 2dF + AAOmega 580V, 385R, 670nm F, AMH
Fr   9 G   “ “ N, (QAP)
Sa   10 D   “ “ N, (AMH)
Su   11 D   “ “ “
Mo Apr 12 D   “ “ “
Tu   13 D   “ “ Y, DHJ
We   14 D   “ “ “
Th   15 D   “ “ “
Fr   16 D   “ “ “
Sa   17 D   “ “ “
Su   18 D   “ “ N, (QAP)
Mo Apr 19 D   “ “ “
Tu   20 G   “ “ N, (DBZ)
We   21 G   “ “ “
Th   22 G   “ “ “
Fr   23 B ! 09B/30 TINNEY et al. (Anglo-Australian Planet Search) Coude, UCLES31 + EEV + I2 (AAPS setup) N, (DHJ)
Sa   24 B ! “ “  
Su   25 B ! “ “  
Mo Apr 26 B ! “ “  
Tu   27 B ! “ “  
Tu   28 B   “ “  
Th   29 B   “ “  
Fr   30 B   “ “  
Sa May 1 B   10A/03 WITTENMYER, TINNEY, Johnson Coude, UCLES31 + EEV + I2 (AAPS setup) N, (DHJ)
Su   2 B   “ “  
Mo May 3 B   Service – UCLES Coude, UCLES + MITLL S, PDD
Tu   4 B   Director + Service – AAOmega 2dF + AAOmega S, PDD
We   5 G   07B/03 DRIVER et al. (GAMA) 2dF + AAOmega 580V, 385R, 570nm Y, PDD
Th   6 G   “ “ “
Fr   7 G   “ “ “
Sa   8 G   “ “ Y, DHJ
Su   9 D   “ “ “
Mo May 10 D   “ “ “
Tu   11 D   “ “ “
We   12 D   “ “ “
Th   13 D   “ “ “
Fr   14 D   Director – AAOmega 2dF + AAOmega 580V, 385R, 670nm A, MMC
Sa   15 D   “ “ “
Su   16 D   “ “ “
Mo May 17 D   10A/12 NORRIS, DA COSTA, YONG 2dF + AAOmega 1700B, 1700D, 570nm Y, AMH
Tu   18 D   “ “ “
We   19 G   “ “ “
Th   20 G   “ “ “
Fr   21 G   10A/07 FREEMAN, BLAND-HAWTHORN, KISS, LANE, LEWIS, NESS, WYLIE, YONG 2dF + AAOmega 1500V, 1700D, 570nm Y, CMS
Sa   22 B   “ “ “
Su   23 B   “ “ Y, PDD
Mo May 24 B   “ “ “
Tu   25 B   “ “ “
We   26 B   10A/04 URQUHART, LUMSDEN, COOPER, BURTON, Wright, Brooks Cass8, IRIS2 F, PDD
Th   27 B   “ “  
Fr   28 B   “ “  
Sa   29 B   “ “  
Su   30 B   “ “  
Mo May 31 B   Director + Service – AAOmega 2dF + AAOmega S, DBZ
Tu Jun 1 B   10A/07 FREEMAN, BLAND-HAWTHORN, KISS, LANE, LEWIS, NESS, WYLIE, YONG 2dF + AAOmega 1500V, 1700D, 570nm Y, DBZ
We   2 B   “ “ “
Th   3 G   10A/26 ZUCKER, Penarrubia, Irwin, LEWIS, GILMORE 2dF + AAOmega 2500V, 1700D, 570nm A, DBZ
Fr   4 G   “ “ “
Sa   5 G   “ “ “
Su   6 G   “ “ “
Mo Jun 7 D   Service – AAOmega 2dF + AAOmega S, DBZ
Tu   8 D   10A/24 OWERS, COUCH, JENSEN, Nulsen, POOLE 2dF + AAOmega 580V, 385R, 570nm Y, CMS
We   9 D   “ “ “
Th   10 D   “ “ “
Fr   11 D   “ “ “
Sa   12 D   “ “ Y, DHJ
Su   13 D   10A/29 JONES, Subrahmanyan, Staveley-Smith 2dF + AAOmega 580V, 385R, 570nm A, DHJ
Mo Jun 14 D   “ “ “
Tu   15 D   “ “ “
We   16 D   “ “ “
Th   17 G   “ “ “
Fr   18 G ! Director – CYCLOPS Cass8, CYCLOPS + UCLES79 + EEV N, (PDD)
Sa   19 G ! “ “  
Su   20 B ! “ “  
Mo Jun 21 B ! “ “  
Tu   22 B ! “ “  
We   23 B ! 09B/30 TINNEY et al. (Anglo-Australian Planet Search) Coude, UCLES31 + EEV + I2 (AAPS setup) N, (DHJ)
Th   24 B ! “ “  
Fr   25 B ! “ “  
Sa   26 B ! “ “  
Su   27 B ! “ “  
Mo Jun 28 B ! “ “  
Tu   29 B ! “ “  
We   30 B   Service – UCLES Coude, UCLES + EEV S, DHJ
Th Jul 1 B   10A/03 WITTENMYER, TINNEY, Johnson Coude, UCLES31 + EEV + I2 (AAPS setup) N, (PDD)
Fr   2 B   “ “  
Sa   3 G   “ “  
Su   4 G   10A/02 WITTENMYER, TINNEY, Winn Coude, UCLES31 + EEV + I2 (AAPS setup) N, (PDD)
Mo Jul 5 G   10A/16 BLAND-HAWTHORN, Blandford, Bicknell, SHARP, DI MILLE, CROOM Cass8, Spiral + AAOmega 1500V, 1000R, 570nm F, QAP
Tu   6 G   “ “  
We   7 D   “ “  
Th   8 D   “ “  
Fr   9 D   Service – Spiral Cass8, Spiral + AAOmega S, AMH
Sa   10 D   10A/31 RANDALL, HOPKINS, Norris, EDWARDS Cass8, Spiral + AAOmega 580V, 385R, 570nm A, AMH
Su   11 D   “ “ “
Mo Jul 12 D   “ “ “
Tu   13 D   “ “ “
We   14 D   “ “ “
Th   15 D   10A/22 O'TOOLE, GEIER, Heber Cass8, CYCLOPS + UCLES79 + EEV A, SOT
Fr   16 G   “ “ “
Sa   17 G   “ “ “
Su   18 G   “ “ “
Mo Jul 19 B   10A/02 WITTENMYER, TINNEY, Winn Coude, UCLES31 + EEV + I2 (AAPS setup) N, (DHJ)
Tu   20 B   09B/30 TINNEY et al. (Anglo-Australian Planet Search) Coude, UCLES31 + EEV + I2 (AAPS setup) N, (DHJ)
We   21 B   “ “  
Th   22 B   “ “  
Fr   23 B   “ “  
Sa   24 B   10A/02 WITTENMYER, TINNEY, Winn Coude, UCLES31 + EEV + I2 (AAPS setup) N, (PDD)
Su   25 B   09B/30 TINNEY et al. (Anglo-Australian Planet Search) Coude, UCLES31 + EEV + I2 (AAPS setup) N, (DHJ)
Mo Jul 26 B   IRIS2 – SERVICE Cass8, IRIS2 S, PDD
Tu   27 B   “ “ “
We   28 B   10A/13 KEDZIORA-CHUDCZER, BAILEY Cass8, IRIS2 F, PDD
Th   29 B   “ “  
Fr   30 B   “ “  
Sa   31 B   “ “  
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 principle contact.
Conditions:
N Nod and Shuffle will be used.
H Half nights. IRIS2 is using the telescope for the first half of the night and CYCLOPS for the second half.
K Karl Glazebrook to support these AAOmega nights
! Denotes change from previous version of the schedule.
Over-ride Programs:
See Schedule Notes below for any further conditions.
2x1.5hr + 1x3.5hr 10A/06 Starling et al.: 1 GRB x 2 epochs x 1.5 hr + 1 GRB x 3.5 hr = Cass8,IRIS2 S,(PDD)
6.5 hr. No one program may be impacted by more than 3.5 hours.
Schedule Notes

   Schedule Notes

General Notes

·      Dates : Australian public holidays are indicated as red-shaded weekdays. 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@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

CMS

springob

Chris Springob

SB

sb

Sarah Brough

PDD

pdd

Paul Dobbie

DHJ

heath

Heath Jones

AMH

ahopkins

Andrew Hopkins

SCM

scm

Stephen Marsden

RDC

rdc

Russell Cannon

DBZ

zucker

Daniel Zucker

Service & 2dF+AAOmega Observing  

STFC will not usually pay T&S for proposals from UK astronomers allocated only one night, or UK astronomers allocated time on 2dF+AAOmega. 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-at-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+AAOmega 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:

10A/06 – 1 GRB for 2 epochs, each epoch for 1.5hr.  1 GRB for 1 epoch of 3.5 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 3.5 hours.

3.    Paul Dobbie (PDD) to act as contact.