MDM Telescope Schedule: January 2006 - July 2006


Last updated: May 15, 2006

               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    MkIII/Wilbur    Shara       |  8K                  Mirabal   
Sat 28   Nd   MkIII/Wilbur    Shara       |  8K                  Mirabal   
Sun 29  dk    MkIII/Wilbur    Shara       |  8K                  Grainger   
                                          |
Mon 30  dk    MkIII/Wilbur    Shara       |  8K                  Grainger    
Tue 31  dk    MkIII/Wilbur    Shara       |  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).



               MDM OBSERVATORY CONSORTIUM TELESCOPE SCHEDULE

                               FEBRUARY 2006

  DAY/MOON           McGRAW-HILL 1.3m     |        HILTNER 2.4m
__________________________________________|________________________________________
                                          |
Wed  1  dk   Direct/Echelle  An           |  8K                  Sharma
Thu  2  dk            "                   |             "
Fri  3  dk            "                   |  8K                  Stanek
Sat  4  FQb           "                   |             "
Sun  5  br            "                   |             "
                                          |
Mon  6  br            "                   |             "
Tue  7  br            "                   |             "
Wed  8  br            "                   |             "
Thu  9  br   CCDS            Peterson     |             "
Fri 10  br            "                   |  Direct/Echelle      Statler 
Sat 11  br            "                   |             "
Sun 12   Fb           "                   |             "
                                          |
Mon 13  br            "                   |             "
Tue 14  br            "                   |             "
Wed 15  br            "                   |             "
Thu 16  br   Direct/Echelle  An           |  CCDS/Retrocam       Mirabal
Fri 17  br            "                   |             "
Sat 18  br            "                   |             "
Sun 19  br            "                   |             "
                                          |
Mon 20  LQb           "                   |  8K                  Walker
Tue 21  dk            "                   |             "
Wed 22  dk            "                   |             "
Thu 23  dk            "                   |             "
Fri 24  dk            "                   |             "
Sat 25  dk            "                   |             "
Sun 26  dk            "                   |             "
                                          |
Mon 27   Nd           "                   |  8K                  Mateo
Tue 28  dk            "                   |             "
                                          |
_________1_________2_________3_________4__|______5_________6_________7_________8

ALMANAC SUMMARY: 

Feb 01:  ST mid =  8 23  ST @eve. and morn. twilight:  3 46 --> 14 20
  10.5 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).


Feb 28:  ST mid = 10 09  ST @eve. and morn. twilight:  5 53 --> 15 43
   9.8 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).



               MDM OBSERVATORY CONSORTIUM TELESCOPE SCHEDULE

                               MARCH 2006

  DAY/MOON           McGRAW-HILL 1.3m     |        HILTNER 2.4m
__________________________________________|________________________________________
                                          |
Wed  1  dk   Direct/Echelle  An           |  8K                  Mateo
Thu  2  dk             "                  |             "
Fri  3  dk             "                  |             "
Sat  4  dk             "                  |  8K                  Stanek
Sun  5  dk             "                  |             "
                                          |
Mon  6  FQb  CCDS           Peterson      |             "
Tue  7  br             "                  |             "
Wed  8  br             "                  |             "
Thu  9  br             "                  |             "
Fri 10  br             "                  |  Direct/Echelle      Thorstensen      
Sat 11  br             "                  |             "
Sun 12  br             "                  |             "
                                          |
Mon 13  br   MkIII/Templeton Thorstensen  |             "
Tue 14   Fb            "                  |  Modspec/Echelle     Thorstensen
Wed 15  br             "                  |             "
Thu 16  br             "                  |             "
Fri 17  br             "                  |             "
Sat 18  br             "                  |             "
Sun 19  br             "                  |             " 
                                          |
Mon 20  br             "                  |             "
Tue 21  br             "                  |             "
Wed 22  LQd            "                  |  CCDS                Crotts
Thu 23  dk   Direct/Templeton  Boettcher  |             "
Fri 24  dk             "                  |             "
Sat 25  dk             "                  |  CCDS                Finke
Sun 26  dk             "                  |             "
                                          |
Mon 27  dk             "                  |  8K                  Chaboyer
Tue 28   Nd            "                  |             "
Wed 29  dk             "                  |             "
Thu 30  dk   Direct/Templeton  Kay        |             "
Fri 31  dk             "                  |             "
                                          |
_________1_________2_________3_________4__|______5_________6_________7_________8

ALMANAC SUMMARY: 

Mar 01:  ST mid = 10 13  ST @eve. and morn. twilight:  5 58 --> 15 46
   9.8 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).


Mar 31:  ST mid = 12 12  ST @eve. and morn. twilight:  8 19 --> 17 05
   8.7 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).



               MDM OBSERVATORY CONSORTIUM TELESCOPE SCHEDULE

                               APRIL 2006

  DAY/MOON           McGRAW-HILL 1.3m     |        HILTNER 2.4m
__________________________________________|________________________________________
                                          |
Sat  1  dk   Direct/Templeton  Kay        |  8K                  Martini
Sun  2  dk             "                  |             "
                                          |
Mon  3  dk   Visitor           Terndrup   |             "
Tue  4  FQd  Visitor           Terndrup   |             "
Wed  5  br   Visitor           Terndrup   |  8K                  Stanek
Thu  6  br   Visitor           Terndrup   |             "
Fri  7  br   Visitor           Terndrup   |             "
Sat  8  br   Visitor           Terndrup   |             "
Sun  9  br   Visitor           Terndrup   |             "
                                          |
Mon 10  br   Visitor           Terndrup   |             "
Tue 11  br   Visitor           Terndrup   |             "
Wed 12   Fb  ENGINEERING                  |  TIFKAM              McGreer
Thu 13  br   ENGINEERING                  |             "
Fri 14  br   Thorstensen (Patterson)      |             "
Sat 15  br             "                  |             "
Sun 16  br             "                  |             "
                                          |
Mon 17  br             "                  |  TIFKAM              An
Tue 18  br             "                  |             "
Wed 19  br             "                  |             "
Thu 20  LQd            "                  |  8K                  Crotts
Fri 21  dk             "                  |             "
Sat 22  dk             "                  |             "
Sun 23  dk             "                  |             "
                                          |
Mon 24  dk             "                  |  8K                  Grainger
Tue 25  dk             "                  |             "
Wed 26  dk             "                  |             "
Thu 27   Nd            "                  |  CCDS                Wegner
Fri 28  dk    Direct/Templeton  Halpern   |             "
Sat 29  dk             "                  |             "
Sun 30  dk             "                  |             "
                                          |
_________1_________2_________3_________4__|______5_________6_________7_________8

ALMANAC SUMMARY: 

Apr 01:  ST mid = 12 15  ST @eve. and morn. twilight:  8 24 --> 17 07
   8.7 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).


Apr 30:  ST mid = 14 10  ST @eve. and morn. twilight: 10 45 --> 18 22
   7.6 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).



               MDM OBSERVATORY CONSORTIUM TELESCOPE SCHEDULE

                               MAY 2006

  DAY/MOON           McGRAW-HILL 1.3m     |        HILTNER 2.4m
__________________________________________|________________________________________
                                          |
Mon  1  dk    Direct/Templeton  Halpern   |  CCDS                Wegner
Tue  2  dk             "                  |             "
Wed  3  dk             "                  |             "
Thu  4  FQb            "                  |             "
Fri  5  br             "                  |  TIFKAM              Dietrich
Sat  6  br             "                  |             "
Sun  7  br    Direct/Templeton  Mirabal   |             "
                                          |
Mon  8  br             "                  |  ALUMINIZING
Tue  9  br             "                  |  ALUMINIZING
Wed 10  br             "                  |  ALUMINIZING
Thu 11  br             "                  |  ALUMINIZING
Fri 12   Fb            "                  |  ENGINEERING/ D.D.
Sat 13  br            D.D.                |               D.D.
Sun 14  br            D.D.                |               D.D.
                                          |
Mon 15  br            D.D.                |  Direct/Echelle      Shara
Tue 16  br   Engineering - mirror clean   |             "
Wed 17  br   Engineering - mirror clean   |             "
Thu 18  br            D.D.                |             "
Fri 19  LQb  Direct/Templeton  Patterson  |             "
Sat 20  dk             "                  |             "
Sun 21  dk             "                  |             "
                                          |
Mon 22  dk             "                  |  Direct/Echelle      Rafferty
Tue 23  dk             "                  |             "
Wed 24  dk             "                  |             "
Thu 25  dk             "                  |  8K                  Stanek
Fri 26   Nd            "                  |             "
Sat 27  dk             "                  |             "
Sun 28  dk             "                  |             "
                                          |
Mon 29* dk             "                  |             "
Tue 30  dk             "                  |             "
Wed 31  dk   Mk III/Wilbur    Shara       |             "
                                          |
_________1_________2_________3_________4__|______5_________6_________7_________8
* MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY

ALMANAC SUMMARY: 

May 01:  ST mid = 14 14  ST @eve. and morn. twilight: 10 50 --> 18 25
   7.6 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).


May 31:  ST mid = 16 12  ST @eve. and morn. twilight: 13 17 --> 19 56
   6.6 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).



               MDM OBSERVATORY CONSORTIUM TELESCOPE SCHEDULE

                               JUNE 2006

  DAY/MOON           McGRAW-HILL 1.3m     |        HILTNER 2.4m
__________________________________________|________________________________________
                                          |
Thu  1  dk    Mk III/Wilbur    Shara      |  TIFKAM               Tannirkulam
Fri  2  dk             "                  |             "
Sat  3  FQb            "                  |             "
Sun  4  br             "                  |             "
                                          |             "
Mon  5  br            D.D.                |  Direct/Templeton     Tannirkulam
Tue  6  br            D.D.                |             "
Wed  7  br            D.D.                |             "
Thu  8  br            D.D.                |             "
Fri  9  br            D.D.                |  Direct/Echelle       Thorstensen
Sat 10   Fb           D.D.                |             "
Sun 11  br            D.D.                |             "
                                          |
Mon 12  br            D.D.                |             "
Tue 13  br            D.D.                |             "
Wed 14  br   TIFKAM           Chaboyer    |             "
Thu 15  br             "                  |  Modspec/Echelle      Thorstensen
Fri 16  br             "                  |             "
Sat 17  LQb            "                  |             "
Sun 18  dk             "                  |             "
                                          |
Mon 19  dk             "                  |             "
Tue 20  dk             "                  |             "
Wed 21  dk             "                  |             "
Thu 22  dk             "                  |             "
Fri 23  dk             "                  |  Direct/Templeton    Halpern
Sat 24   Nd            "                  |             "
Sun 25  dk             "                  |             "
                                          |
Mon 26  dk   Direct/Echelle   Chaboyer    |  
Tue 27  dk             "                  |             "        
Wed 28  dk             "                  |             "
Thu 29  dk             "                  |             "
Fri 30  dk             "                  |             "
                                          |
_________1_________2_________3_________4__|______5_________6_________7_________8

ALMANAC SUMMARY: 

Jun 01:  ST mid = 16 16  ST @eve. and morn. twilight: 13 21 --> 19 59
   6.6 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).


Jun 30:  ST mid = 18 10  ST @eve. and morn. twilight: 15 26 --> 21 55
   6.5 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).



               MDM OBSERVATORY CONSORTIUM TELESCOPE SCHEDULE

                               JULY 2006
  
  DAY/MOON           McGRAW-HILL 1.3m     |        HILTNER 2.4m
__________________________________________|________________________________________
                                          |
Sat  1  dk   Direct/Echelle   Chaboyer    |  Direct/Templeton     Patterson
Sun  2  FQd            "                  |             "
                                          |
Mon  3  br            D.D.                |             "
Tue* 4  br            D.D.                |             "
Wed  5  br            D.D.                |             "
Thu  6  br            D.D.                |             "
Fri  7  br            D.D.                |             "
Sat  8  br            D.D.                |             "
Sun  9  br            D.D.                |             "
                                          |             "
Mon 10   Fb  Direct/Templeton  Boettcher  |  TIFKAM ENGINEERING     Depoy
Tue 11  br             "                  |             "
Wed 12  br             "                  |             "
Thu 13  br             "                  |             "
Fri 14  br             "                  |             "
Sat 15  br             "                  |            D.D.
Sun 16  br             "                  |            D.D.
                                          |
Mon 17  LQd  Direct/Templeton  Fleming    |  CCDS                  Depoy
Tue 18  dk             "                  |             "  
Wed 19  dk             "                  |             "  
Thu 20  dk             "                  |             "  
Fri 21  dk             "                  |             "  
Sat 22  dk             "                  |             "  
Sun 23  dk             "                  |             "  
                                          |
Mon 24   Nd           D.D.                |             "  
Tue 25  dk            D.D.                |             "  
Wed 26  dk            D.D.                |             "    
Thu 27  dk            D.D.                |             "  
Fri 28  dk            D.D.                |             "  
Sat 29  dk            D.D.                |             "  
Sun 30  dk            D.D.                |             "  
                                          |
Mon 31  dk            D.D.                |            D.D.
                                          |
_________1_________2_________3_________4__|______5_________6_________7_________8
* INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY

ALMANAC SUMMARY: 

Jul 01:  ST mid = 18 14  ST @eve. and morn. twilight: 15 30 --> 22 00
   6.5 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).


Jul 31:  ST mid = 20 13  ST @eve. and morn. twilight: 17 08 -->  0 23
   7.2 hrs twilight-to-twilight (twilight = -18 deg).



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