MDM Telescope Schedule: August 2007 - January 2008


Made current July 26 2007 (Barr/MDM)

Last updated: September 11, 2007 (August 2007 - January 2008)

        
                               AUGUST 2007

  DAY/MOON            McGRAW-HILL 1.3m   |        HILTNER 2.4m
_________________________________________|_________________________________________
                                         | 
Wed  1  br                               |
Thu  2  br                               |
Fri  3  br                               |
Sat  4  br                               |
Sun  5  LQd                              |
                                         |
Mon  6  dk                               |
Tue  7  dk                               |
Wed  8  dk                               |
Thu  9  dk                               |
Fri 10  dk                               |
Sat 11  dk                               |
Sun 12  Nd 4K Eng. OSU                   |
                                         |
Mon 13  dk 4K Eng. OSU                   |
Tue 14  dk                               |
Wed 15  dk                               |   8K Camera        Marka 
Thu 16  dk                              |   8K Camera        Marka
Fri 17  dk                               |   8K Camera        Marka
Sat 18  dk                               |   8K Camera        Marka
Sun 19  dk                               |   8K Camera        Marka
                                         |
Mon 20  FQb                              |   Modspec/Echelle  Thorstensen
Tue 21  br                               |   Modspec/Echelle  Thorstensen
Wed 22  br                               |   Modspec/Echelle  Thorstensen
Thu 23  br                               |   Modspec/Echelle  Thorstensen
Fri 24  br                               |   Direct/Echelle   Thorstensen
Sat 25  br                               |   Direct/Echelle   Thorstensen
Sun 26  br                               |   Direct/Echelle   Thorstensen 
                                         |
Mon 27   Fb                              |   Direct/Echelle   Thorstensen
Tue 28  br                               |   Direct/Templeton Patterson
Wed 29  br                               |   Direct/Templeton Patterson
Thu 30  br                               |   Direct/Templeton Patterson
Fri 31  br                               |   Direct/Templeton Patterson
                                         |
_________1_________2_________3_________4_|_______5_________6_________7_________8

ALMANAC SUMMARY: 

Aug 01:  ST mid = 20 16  ST @eve. and morn. twilight: 17 11 -->  0 26
   7.2 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).


Aug 31:  ST mid = 22 14  ST @eve. and morn. twilight: 18 30 -->  2 52
   8.3 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).



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                               SEPTEMBER 2007

  DAY/MOON            McGRAW-HILL 1.3m   |        HILTNER 2.4m
_________________________________________|_________________________________________
                                         |           
Sat  1  br                               |   Direct/Templeton Patterson
Sun  2  br                               |   Direct/Templeton Patterson
                                         | 
Mon  3* LQd                              |   Direct/Templeton Patterson
Tue  4  dk    8K Camera   Marka          |   Direct/Templeton Patterson
Wed  5  dk    8K Camera   Marka          |   Direct/Templeton Patterson
Thu  6  dk    8K Camera   Marka          |   Direct/Templeton Patterson
Fri  7  dk    8K Camera   Marka          |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
Sat  8  dk    8K Camera   Marka          |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
Sun  9  dk    8K Camera   Marka          |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
                                         |
Mon 10   Nd   4K Camera   Engineering    |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
Tue 11  dk    4K Camera   Gaudi          |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Fesen
Wed 12  dk    4K Camera   Prieto         |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Fesen
Thu 13  dk    4K Camera   Prieto         |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Fesen
Fri 14  dk    4K Camera   Prieto         |   Modspec/Echelle  Fesen
Sat 15  dk    4K Camera   Prieto         |   Modspec/Echelle  Fesen
Sun 16  dk    4K Camera   Prieto         |   Modspec/Echelle  Fesen
                                         |
Mon 17  dk    4K Camera   Gaudi          |   Modspec/Echelle  Fesen
Tue 18  FQd   4K Camera   Prieto         |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
Wed 19  br    4K Camera   Prieto         |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
Thu 20  br    4K Camera   Prieto         |   Direct/Echelle   Shara
Fri 21  br    4K Camera   Prieto         |   Direct/Echelle   Shara
Sat 22  br    4K Camera   Prieto         |   Direct/Echelle   Shara
Sun 23  br    4K Camera   Prieto         |   Direct/Echelle   Shara
                                         |
Mon 24  br    4K Camera   Prieto         |   Direct/Echelle   Shara
Tue 25  br    4K Camera   Prieto         |      D.D.   Kilic Direct/Echelle (no change)
Wed 26   Fb   4K Camera   Prieto         |      D.D.   Kilic Direct/Echelle (no change)
Thu 27  br    4K Camera   Prieto         |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
Fri 28  br    4K Camera   Gaudi          |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
Sat 29  br    4K Camera   Prieto         |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Crotts
Sun 30  br    4K Camera   Prieto         |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Crotts
                                         |
_________1_________2_________3_________4_|_______5_________6_________7_________8
* LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

ALMANAC SUMMARY: 

Sep 01:  ST mid = 22 18  ST @eve. and morn. twilight: 18 32 -->  2 57
   8.4 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).


Sep 30:  ST mid =  0 12  ST @eve. and morn. twilight: 19 45 -->  5 12
   9.4 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).



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                               OCTOBER 2007

  DAY/MOON            McGRAW-HILL 1.3m   |        HILTNER 2.4m
_________________________________________|_________________________________________
                                         |
Mon  1  br    4K Camera   Prieto         |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
Tue  2  LQb   4K Camera   Gaudi          |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
Wed  3  dk    4K Camera   Prieto         |   MkIII/Wilbur     Shara
Thu  4  dk    4K Camera   Gaudi          |   MkIII/Wilbur     Shara
Fri  5  dk    4K Camera   Prieto         |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Kay
Sat  6  dk    4K Camera   Schlesinger    |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Kay
Sun  7  dk    4K Camera   Schlesinger    |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Kay
                                         |
Mon  8  dk    4K Camera   Schlesinger    |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
Tue  9  dk    4K Camera   Gaudi          |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
Wed 10   Nd   4K Camera   Schlesinger    |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
Thu 11  dk    4K Camera   Schlesinger    |   8K Camera        Sharma/Clowe
Fri 12  dk    4K Camera   Schlesinger    |   8K Camera        Sharma/Clowe
Sat 13  dk    4K Camera   Schlesinger    |   8K Camera        Sharma/Clowe
Sun 14  dk    4K Camera   Gaudi          |   8K Camera        Sharma/Clowe
                                         |
Mon 15  dk    Visitor Instr.   Terndrup  |   8K Camera        Sharma/Clowe
Tue 16  dk    Visitor Instr.   Terndrup  |   8K Camera        Crotts
Wed 17  dk    Visitor Instr.   Terndrup  |   8K Camera        Crotts
Thu 18  FQd   Visitor Instr.   Terndrup  |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
Fri 19  br    Visitor Instr.   Terndrup  |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
Sat 20  br    Visitor Instr.   Terndrup  |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
Sun 21  br    Visitor Instr.   Terndrup  |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
                                         |
Mon 22  br    Mirror washing             |   Direct/Echelle   Kilic
Tue 23  br    Mirror washing.            |   Direct/Echelle   Kilic
Wed 24  br    4K Camera   Gaudi          |   Direct/Echelle   Kilic
Thu 25   Fb   Templeton   Boettcher      |   Direct/Echelle   Kilic
Fri 26  br    Templeton   Boettcher      |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
Sat 27  br    Templeton   Boettcher      |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
Sun 28  br    Templeton   Boettcher      |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
                                         |
Mon 29  br    Templeton   Boettcher      |   CCDS             Wegner
Tue 30  br    Templeton   Boettcher      |   CCDS             Wegner
Wed 31  br    Mk III/Templeton  Chiang   |   CCDS             Wegner
                                         |
_________1_________2_________3_________4_|_______5_________6_________7_________8

ALMANAC SUMMARY: 

Oct 01:  ST mid =  0 16  ST @eve. and morn. twilight: 19 48 -->  5 17
   9.5 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).


Oct 31:  ST mid =  2 14  ST @eve. and morn. twilight: 21 14 -->  7 35
  10.3 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).



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                               NOVEMBER 2007

  DAY/MOON            McGRAW-HILL 1.3m   |        HILTNER 2.4m
_________________________________________|_________________________________________
                                         |
Thu  1  LQd   Mk III/Templeton  Chiang   |   CCDS             Wegner
Fri  2  dk    Mk III/Templeton  Chiang   |   CCDS             Wegner
Sat  3  dk    Mk III/Templeton  Chiang   |   CCDS             Wegner
Sun  4  dk    Mk III/Templeton  Chiang   |   CCDS             Wegner
                                         |
Mon  5  dk    Mk III/Templeton  Chiang   |   CCDS             Wegner
Tue  6  dk    Mk III/Templeton  Chiang   |   CCDS             Wegner
Wed  7  dk    Mk III/Wilbur     Shara    |   CCDS             Wegner
Thu  8  dk    Mk III/Wilbur     Shara    |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
Fri  9   Nd   Mk III/Wilbur     Shara    |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
Sat 10  dk    Mk III/Wilbur     Shara    |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
Sun 11  dk    Mk III/Wilbur     Shara    |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
                                         |
Mon 12  dk    Schlesinger/4K             |   8K Camera        Brink/Mateo
Tue 13  dk    Schlesinger/4K             |   8K Camera        Brink/Mateo
Wed 14  dk    Schlesinger/4K             |   8K Camera        Brink/Mateo
Thu 15  dk    Schlesinger/4K             |   8K Camera        Brink/Mateo
Fri 16  dk    Schlesinger/4K             |   8K Camera        Brink/Mateo
Sat 17  FQb   Schlesinger/4K             |   8K Camera        Brink/Mateo
Sun 18  br    Schlesinger/4K             |   8K Camera        Brink/Mateo
                                         |
Mon 19  br    Schlesinger/4K             |   Direct/Echelle   Martini
Tue 20  br    TIFKAM/Faherty/Shara       |   Direct/Echelle   Martini
Wed 21  br    TIFKAM/Faherty/Shara       |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
Thu 22* br    TIFKAM/Faherty/Shara       |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
Fri 23*  Fb   TIFKAM/Faherty/Shara       |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Crotts
Sat 24  br    TIFKAM/Faherty/Shara       |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Crotts
Sun 25  br    TIFKAM/Faherty/Shara       |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Crotts
                                         |
Mon 26  br    TIFKAM/Terndrup            |   Direct/Echelle   Shara
Tue 27  br    TIFKAM/Terndrup            |   Direct/Echelle   Shara
Wed 28  br    4K/Terndrup                |   Direct/Echelle   Shara
Thu 29  br    4K/Terndrup                |   Direct/Echelle   Shara
Fri 30  LQb   Martini  4k                |   CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
                                         |
_________1_________2_________3_________4_|_______5_________6_________7_________8
* THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

ALMANAC SUMMARY: 

Nov 01:  ST mid =  2 18  ST @eve. and morn. twilight: 21 17 -->  7 40
  10.4 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).


Nov 30:  ST mid =  4 13  ST @eve. and morn. twilight: 23 00 -->  9 56
  10.9 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).



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                               DECEMBER  2007

  DAY/MOON            McGRAW-HILL 1.3m   |        HILTNER 2.4m
_________________________________________|_________________________________________
                                         |
Sat  1  dk    Martini   4k               |    CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
Sun  2  dk    Martini   4k               |    CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
                                         |
Mon  3  dk        D.D.                   |    8K Camera        Hernandez
Tue  4  dk    Templeton   Boettcher      |    8K Camera        Hernandez
Wed  5  dk    Templeton   Boettcher      |    8K Camera        Hernandez
Thu  6  dk    Templeton   Boettcher      |    8K Camera        Hernandez
Fri  7  dk    Templeton   Boettcher      |    8K Camera        Hernandez
Sat  8   Nd   Templeton   Boettcher      |    8K Camera        Hernandez
Sun  9  dk    Templeton   Boettcher      |    8K Camera        Hernandez
                                         |
Mon 10  dk    Eastman - transit 4k       |    8K Camera        Crotts
Tue 11  dk    Eastman - transit 4k       |    8K Camera        Crotts
Wed 12  dk    Patterson - 4k             |    8K Camera        Crotts
Thu 13  dk    Patterson - 4k             |    CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
Fri 14  dk    Eastman - transit 4k       |    CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
Sat 15  dk    Patterson - 4k             |    CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
Sun 16  FQd   Patterson - 4k             |    CCDS/RETROCAM    Depoy
                                         |
Mon 17  br    Patterson - 4k             |    TIFKAM           Fesen
Tue 18  br    Eastman - transit 4k       |    TIFKAM           Fesen
Wed 19  br    Patterson - 4k             |    TIFKAM           Fesen
Thu 20  br    Patterson - 4k             |    TIFKAM           Fesen
Fri 21  br        D.D.                   |    TIFKAM           Fesen
Sat 22  br        D.D.                   |    TIFKAM           Fesen
Sun 23   Fb       D.D.                   |    TIFKAM           Fesen
                                         |
Mon 24* br        ---                    |        ---
Tue 25* br        ---                    |        ---
Wed 26  br        D.D.                   |    TIFKAM           Tobin
Thu 27  br        D.D.                   |    TIFKAM           Tobin
Fri 28  br        D.D.                   |    TIFKAM           Tobin
Sat 29  br        D.D.                   |    TIFKAM           Tobin
Sun 30  LQb       D.D.                   |    TIFKAM           Tobin
                                         |
Mon 31  dk    Templeton Patterson        |    TIFKAM           Tobin
                                         |
_________1_________2_________3_________4_|_______5_________6_________7_________8
* CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY

ALMANAC SUMMARY: 

Dec 01:  ST mid =  4 17  ST @eve. and morn. twilight: 23 04 --> 10 01
  10.9 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).


Dec 31:  ST mid =  6 15  ST @eve. and morn. twilight:  1 14 --> 12 16
  11.0 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).



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                               JANUARY  2008

  DAY/MOON            McGRAW-HILL 1.3m   |        HILTNER 2.4m
_________________________________________|_________________________________________
                                         | 
Tue  1* dk    Templeton Patterson        |   TIFKAM            Tobin
Wed  2  dk    Templeton Patterson        |   8K Camera         Pereira
Thu  3  dk    Templeton Patterson        |   8K Camera         Pereira
Fri  4  dk    Templeton Patterson        |   8K Camera         Pereira
Sat  5  dk    Templeton Patterson        |   8K Camera         Pereira
Sun  6  dk    Templeton Patterson        |   8K Camera         Pereira
                                         |
Mon  7   Nd   Templeton Patterson        |   CCDS              Shields
Tue  8  dk    Templeton Patterson        |   CCDS              Shields
Wed  9  dk    Templeton Patterson        |   CCDS              Shields
Thu 10  dk    Templeton Patterson        |   CCDS              Shields
Fri 11  dk    Templeton Patterson        |   Modspec/Echelle   Thorstensen 
Sat 12  dk    Templeton Patterson        |   Modspec/Echelle   Thorstensen
Sun 13  dk    Templeton Patterson        |   Modspec/Echelle   Thorstensen
                                         |  
Mon 14  dk    Templeton Patterson        |   Modspec/Echelle   Thorstensen
Tue 15  FQb   Templeton Patterson        |   Modspec/Echelle   Thorstensen
Wed 16  br    Peterson/CCDS              |   Direct/Echelle    Thorstensen
Thu 17  br    Peterson/CCDS              |   Direct/Echelle    Thorstensen
Fri 18  br    Peterson/CCDS              |   Direct/Echelle    Thorstensen
Sat 19  br    Peterson/CCDS              |   Direct/Echelle    Kilic
Sun 20  br    Peterson/CCDS              |   Direct/Echelle    Kilic
                                         |
Mon 21** Fb      D.D                     |   Direct/Echelle    Kilic 
Tue 22  br       D.D.                    |   Direct/Echelle    Kilic 
Wed 23  br       D.D.                    |   User instrument   Crotts
Thu 24  br    Mk III/Wilbur     Shara    |   User instrument   Crotts
Fri 25  br    Mk III/Wilbur     Shara    |   Direct/Echelle    Statler
Sat 26  br    Mk III/Wilbur     Shara    |   Direct/Echelle    Statler
Sun 27  br    Mk III/Wilbur     Shara    |   Direct/Echelle    Statler
                                         |
Mon 28  br    Mk III/Wilbur     Shara    |   Direct/Echelle    Statler
Tue 29  LQd   Mk III/Wilbur     Shara    |   Direct/Echelle    Statler
Wed 30  dk       D.D.                    |   Direct/Echelle    Statler
_________________________________________|__________________________________________
                     SPRING SEMESTER SCHEDULING BEGINS HERE
Thu 31  dk   

_________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 19  ST @eve. and morn. twilight:  1 18 --> 12 20
  11.0 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).


Jan 31:  ST mid =  8 17  ST @eve. and morn. twilight:  3 39 --> 14 15
  10.6 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).




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