MDM Telescope Schedule: August 2005 - January 2006


Last updated: Nov 18, 2005


               MDM OBSERVATORY CONSORTIUM TELESCOPE SCHEDULE

                               AUGUST 2005

  DAY/MOON           McGRAW-HILL 1.3m     |        HILTNER 2.4m
__________________________________________|_____________________________________
                                          |
Mon  1  dk    D.D.                        |  D.D.
Tue  2  dk    D.D.                        |  D.D.
Wed  3  dk    D.D.                        |  D.D.
Thu  4   Nd   D.D.                        |  D.D.
Fri  5  dk    D.D.                        |  D.D.
Sat  6  dk    D.D.                        |  D.D.
Sun  7  dk    D.D.                        |  D.D.
                                          |
Mon  8  dk    D.D.                        |  D.D.
Tue  9  dk    D.D.                        |  D.D.
Wed 10  dk    D.D.                        |  D.D.
Thu 11  dk    D.D.                        |  D.D.
Fri 12  FQb   D.D.                        |  D.D.
Sat 13  br    D.D.                        |  D.D.
Sun 14  br    D.D.                        |  D.D.
                                          |
Mon 15  br    D.D.                        |  D.D.
Tue 16  br    D.D.                        |  D.D.
Wed 17  br    D.D.                        |  D.D.
Thu 18   Fb   D.D.                        |  D.D.
Fri 19  br    D.D.                        |  D.D.
Sat 20  br    D.D.                        |  D.D.
Sun 21  br    D.D.                        |  D.D.
                                          |
Mon 22  br    D.D.                        |  D.D.
Tue 23  br    D.D.                        |  D.D.
Wed 24  br    D.D.                        |  RETROCAM ENGINEERING    Morgan
Thu 25  LQb   D.D.                        |  RETROCAM ENGINEERING    Morgan
Fri 26  dk    D.D.                        |  CCDS ENGINEERING        Depoy
Sat 27  dk    D.D.                        |  CCDS ENGINEERING        Depoy
Sun 28  dk    D.D.                        |  CCDS ENGINEERING        Depoy
                                          |
Mon 29  dk    D.D.                        |  8K                   Crotts
Tue 30  dk    D.D.                        |  8K                   Crotts
Wed 31  dk    D.D.                        |  8K                   Crotts 
                                          |  
_________1_________2_________3_________4__|______5_________6_________7_________8

ALMANAC SUMMARY: 

Aug 01:  ST mid = 20 17  ST @eve. and morn. twilight: 17 12 -->  0 29
   7.3 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).


Aug 31:  ST mid = 22 16  ST @eve. and morn. twilight: 18 31 -->  2 54
   8.4 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).



               MDM OBSERVATORY CONSORTIUM TELESCOPE SCHEDULE

                               SEPTEMBER 2005

  DAY/MOON           McGRAW-HILL 1.3m     |        HILTNER 2.4m
__________________________________________|_____________________________________
                                          |
Thu  1  dk    MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  8K                  Crotts
Fri  2   Nd   MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  Modspec/Echelle     Thorstensen
Sat  3  dk    MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  Modspec/Echelle     Thorstensen
Sun  4  dk    MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  Modspec/Echelle     Thorstensen
                                          |
Mon  5* dk    MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  Modspec/Echelle     Thorstensen
Tue  6  dk    MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  Modspec/Echelle     Thorstensen
Wed  7  dk    MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  Modspec/Echelle     Thorstensen
Thu  8  dk    MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  Modspec/Echelle     Thorstensen
Fri  9  dk    MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  Modspec/Echelle     Thorstensen
Sat 10  FQd   MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  Modspec/Echelle     Thorstensen
Sun 11  br    MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  Modspec/Echelle     Thorstensen
                                          |
Mon 12  br    MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  Direct/Echelle      Thorstensen
Tue 13  br    MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  Direct/Echelle      Thorstensen
Wed 14  br    MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  Direct/Echelle      Thorstensen
Thu 15  br    D.D.                        |  Direct/Echelle      Thorstensen
Fri 16  br    D.D.                        |  CCDS/RETROCAM  "QUEUE"
Sat 17   Fb   D.D.                        |  CCDS/RETROCAM  "QUEUE" 
Sun 18  br    D.D.                        |  CCDS/RETROCAM  "QUEUE"
                                          |
Mon 19  br    D.D.                        |  CCDS/RETROCAM  "QUEUE" 
Tue 20  br    D.D.                        |  CCDS/RETROCAM  "QUEUE" 
Wed 21  br    Templeton/Direct  Boettcher |  CCDS/RETROCAM  "QUEUE"  
Thu 22  br    Templeton/Direct  Boettcher |  CCDS/RETROCAM  "QUEUE"  
Fri 23  br    Templeton/Direct  Boettcher |  CCDS/RETROCAM  "QUEUE" 
Sat 24  LQd   Templeton/Direct  Boettcher |  CCDS/RETROCAM  "QUEUE"  
Sun 25  dk    Templeton/Direct  Boettcher |  CCDS/RETROCAM  "QUEUE"  
                                          |
Mon 26  dk    Templeton/Direct  Boettcher |  Echelle/Direct      Rafferty    
Tue 27  dk    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  Echelle/Direct      Rafferty 
Wed 28  dk    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  Echelle/Direct      Rafferty 
Thu 29  dk    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  Echelle/Direct      Rafferty 
Fri 30  dk    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  CCDS/RETROCAM  "QUEUE" 
                                          |
_________1_________2_________3_________4__|______5_________6_________7_________8
* LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

ALMANAC SUMMARY: 

Sep 01:  ST mid = 22 20  ST @eve. and morn. twilight: 18 33 -->  2 59
   8.4 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).


Sep 30:  ST mid =  0 14  ST @eve. and morn. twilight: 19 47 -->  5 14
   9.4 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).



               MDM OBSERVATORY CONSORTIUM TELESCOPE SCHEDULE

                               OCTOBER 2005

  DAY/MOON           McGRAW-HILL 1.3m     |        HILTNER 2.4m
__________________________________________|_____________________________________
                                          |
Sat  1  dk    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  CCDS/RETROCAM  "QUEUE"
Sun  2   Nd   Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  CCDS/RETROCAM  "QUEUE"
                                          |
Mon  3  dk    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  Echelle/Direct      Fesen
Tue  4  dk    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  Echelle/Direct      Fesen
Wed  5  dk    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  Echelle/Direct      Fesen
Thu  6  dk    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  Mk III/Echelle      Fesen
Fri  7  dk    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  Mk III/Echelle      Fesen
Sat  8  dk    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  Mk III/Echelle      Fesen
Sun  9  dk    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  Mk III/Echelle      Fesen
                                          |
Mon 10  FQb   Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Tue 11  br    Direct/Wilbur  An/Terndrup  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Wed 12  br    Direct/Wilbur  An/Terndrup  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Thu 13  br    Direct/Wilbur  An/Terndrup  |  8K                  Crotts
Fri 14  br    Direct/Wilbur  An/Terndrup  |  8K                  Crotts
Sat 15  br    Direct/Wilbur  An/Terndrup  |  8K                  Crotts
Sun 16   Fb   Direct/Wilbur  An/Terndrup  |  8K                  Crotts
                                          |
Mon 17  br    Direct/Wilbur  An/Terndrup  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Tue 18  br    Direct/Wilbur  An/Terndrup  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Wed 19  br    Echelle/Direct    Crotts    |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Thu 20  br    Echelle/Direct    Crotts    |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Fri 21  br    Echelle/Direct    Crotts    |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Sat 22  br    Echelle/Direct    Crotts    |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Sun 23  br    Echelle/Direct    Crotts    |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
                                          |
Mon 24  LQd   Echelle/Direct    Crotts    |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Tue 25  dk    D.D.                        |  Modspec/Echelle     Wegner
Wed 26  dk    D.D.                        |  Modspec/Echelle     Wegner
Thu 27  dk    D.D.                        |  Modspec/Echelle     Wegner
Fri 28  dk    Wilbur/Direct     Depoy     |  Modspec/Echelle     Wegner
Sat 29  dk    Wilbur/Direct     Depoy     |  Modspec/Echelle     Wegner
Sun 30  dk    Wilbur/Direct     Depoy     |  Modspec/Echelle     Wegner
                                          |
Mon 31  dk    Wilbur/Direct     Depoy     |  Modspec/Echelle     Wegner
                                          |
_________1_________2_________3_________4__|______5_________6_________7_________8

ALMANAC SUMMARY: 

Oct 01:  ST mid =  0 18  ST @eve. and morn. twilight: 19 49 -->  5 19
   9.5 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).


Oct 31:  ST mid =  2 16  ST @eve. and morn. twilight: 21 15 -->  7 38
  10.3 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).



               MDM OBSERVATORY CONSORTIUM TELESCOPE SCHEDULE

                               NOVEMBER 2005

  DAY/MOON           McGRAW-HILL 1.3m     |        HILTNER 2.4m
__________________________________________|_____________________________________
                                          |
Tue  1   Nd   Wilbur/Direct    Depoy      |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Wed  2  dk    Echelle/Direct   Bureau     |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Thu  3  dk    Echelle/Direct   Bureau     |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Fri  4  dk    Echelle/Direct   Bureau     |  Templeton/Direct    Tonnesen
Sat  5  dk    Echelle/Direct   Bureau     |  Templeton/Direct    Tonnesen
Sun  6  dk    Echelle/Direct   Bureau     |  Templeton/Direct    Tonnesen
                                          |
Mon  7  dk    Echelle/Direct   Depoy      |  TIFKAM              Tonnesen 
Tue  8  FQb   Echelle/Direct   Depoy      |  TIFKAM              Tonnesen
Wed  9  br    Echelle/Direct   Depoy      |  TIFKAM              Tonnesen
Thu 10  br    Echelle/Direct   Depoy      |  TIFKAM              Tonnesen
Fri 11  br    Echelle/Direct   Depoy      |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Sat 12  br    Echelle/Direct   Depoy      |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Sun 13  br    Echelle/Direct   Depoy      |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
                                          |
Mon 14  br    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  Direct/Echelle      Shara
Tue 15   Fb   Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  Direct/Echelle      Shara
Wed 16  br    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  Direct/Echelle      Shara
Thu 17  br    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  Direct/Echelle      Shara
Fri 18  br    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  Direct/Echelle      Shara
Sat 19  br    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  Direct/Echelle      Shara
Sun 20  br    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  Direct/Echelle      Shara
                                          |
Mon 21  br    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Tue 22  br    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Wed 23  LQd   Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Thu 24* dk    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Fri 25* dk    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Sat 26  dk    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Sun 27  dk    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
                                          |
Mon 28  dk    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  CCDS                Shields
Tue 29  dk    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  CCDS                Shields
Wed 30   Nd   Direct/Wilbur  An/Terndrup  |  CCDS                Shields
                                          |
_________1_________2_________3_________4__|______5_________6_________7_________8
* THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

ALMANAC SUMMARY: 

Nov 01:  ST mid =  2 20  ST @eve. and morn. twilight: 21 18 -->  7 42
  10.4 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).


Nov 30:  ST mid =  4 14  ST @eve. and morn. twilight: 23 02 -->  9 58
  10.9 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).



               MDM OBSERVATORY CONSORTIUM TELESCOPE SCHEDULE

                               DECEMBER 2005

  DAY/MOON           McGRAW-HILL 1.3m     |        HILTNER 2.4m
__________________________________________|_____________________________________
                                          |
Thu  1  dk    Direct/Wilbur  An/Terndrup  |  CCDS                Shields 
Fri  2  dk    Direct/Wilbur  An/Terndrup  |  8K                  Crotts
Sat  3  dk    Direct/Wilbur  An/Terndrup  |  8K                  Crotts
Sun  4  dk    Direct/Wilbur  An/Terndrup  |  8K                  Crotts
                                          |
Mon  5  dk    Direct/Wilbur  An/Terndrup  |  8K                  Crotts
Tue  6  dk    Direct/Wilbur  An/Terndrup  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Wed  7  FQd   Direct/Wilbur  An/Terndrup  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Thu  8  br    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Fri  9  br    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  Direct/Templeton  Tannirkulam
Sat 10  br    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  Direct/Templeton  Tannirkulam 
Sun 11  br    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  Direct/Templeton  Tannirkulam 
                                          |  
Mon 12  br    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  Direct/Templeton  Tannirkulam
Tue 13  br    Visitor Inst.     Terndrup  |  TIFKAM            Tannirkulam
Wed 14   Fb   Direct/Templeton Boettcher  |  TIFKAM            Tannirkulam
Thu 15  br    Direct/Templeton Boettcher  |  TIFKAM            Tannirkulam
Fri 16  br    Direct/Templeton Boettcher  |  TIFKAM            Tannirkulam
Sat 17  br    Direct/Templeton Boettcher  |  TIFKAM            Steiner
Sun 18  br    Direct/Templeton Boettcher  |  TIFKAM            Steiner
                                          |
Mon 19  br    Direct/Templeton Boettcher  |  TIFKAM            Steiner
Tue 20  br    Direct/Templeton Boettcher  |  TIFKAM            Steiner
Wed 21  br    Direct/Wilbur  Oppenheimer  |  TIFKAM            Steiner
Thu 22  br    Direct/Wilbur  Oppenheimer  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Fri 23  LQd   Direct/Wilbur  Oppenheimer  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Sat 24  dk    Direct/Wilbur  Oppenheimer  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Sun 25  dk    Direct/Wilbur  Oppenheimer  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
                                          |
Mon 26* dk    Direct/Wilbur  Oppenheimer  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Tue 27  dk    Direct/Wilbur  Oppenheimer  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Wed 28  dk    D.D.                        |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Thu 29  dk    Direct/Echelle Fesen/Rudie  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Fri 30   Nd   Direct/Echelle Fesen/Rudie  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Sat 31  dk    Direct/Echelle Fesen/Rudie  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
                                          |
_________1_________2_________3_________4__|______5_________6_________7_________8
* CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY 

ALMANAC SUMMARY: 

Dec 01:  ST mid =  4 18  ST @eve. and morn. twilight: 23 06 --> 10 03
  10.9 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).


Dec 31:  ST mid =  6 17  ST @eve. and morn. twilight:  1 16 --> 12 18
  11.0 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).



               MDM OBSERVATORY CONSORTIUM TELESCOPE SCHEDULE

                               JANUARY 2006

  DAY/MOON           McGRAW-HILL 1.3m     |        HILTNER 2.4m
__________________________________________|_____________________________________
                                          |
Sun  1  dk    Direct/Echelle Fesen/Rudie  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
                                          |
Mon  2* dk    Direct/Echelle Fesen/Rudie  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Tue  3  dk    Direct/Templeton Patterson  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Wed  4  dk    Direct/Templeton Patterson  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE" 
Thu  5  FQd   Direct/Templeton Patterson  |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Fri  6  br    Direct/Templeton Patterson  |  Modspec/Echelle     Thorstensen
Sat  7  br    Direct/Templeton Patterson  |  Modspec/Echelle     Thorstensen
Sun  8  br    Direct/Templeton Patterson  |  Modspec/Echelle     Thorstensen  
                                          |
Mon  9  br    MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  Modspec/Echelle     Thorstensen
Tue 10  br    MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  Modspec/Echelle     Thorstensen 
Wed 11  br    MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  Modspec/Echelle     Thorstensen
Thu 12  br    MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  Echelle/Direct      Thorstensen
Fri 13   Fb   MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  Echelle/Direct      Thorstensen 
Sat 14  br    MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  Echelle/Direct      Thorstensen
Sun 15  br    MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  Echelle/Direct      Thorstensen 
                                          |
Mon 16**br    MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  Echelle/Direct      Thorstensen
Tue 17  br    MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Wed 18  br    MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Thu 19  br    MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Fri 20  br    MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Sat 21  LQb   MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"
Sun 22  dk    MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen |  CCDS/RETROCAM "QUEUE"  
                                          |
Mon 23  dk    Templeton/Direct Patterson  |  8K                  Mirabal     
Tue 24  dk    Templeton/Direct Patterson  |  8K                  Mirabal  
Wed 25  dk    Templeton/Direct Patterson  |  8K                  Mirabal 
Thu 26  dk    Templeton/Direct Patterson  |  8K                  Mirabal
Fri 27  dk    D.D.                        |  8K                  Mirabal   
Sat 28   Nd   D.D.                        |  8K                  Mirabal   
Sun 29  dk    D.D.                        |  8K                  Grainger   
                                          |
Mon 30  dk                                |  8K                  Grainger  
Tue 31  dk                                |  8K                  Grainger 
                                          |
_________1_________2_________3_________4__|______5_________6_________7_________8
* NEW YEAR'S DAY HOLIDAY 
**MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BIRTHDAY OBSERVED HOLIDAY

ALMANAC SUMMARY: 

Jan 01:  ST mid =  6 21  ST @eve. and morn. twilight:  1 20 --> 12 22
  11.0 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).


Jan 31:  ST mid =  8 19  ST @eve. and morn. twilight:  3 42 --> 14 16
  10.5 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).



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