NORDIC OPTICAL TELESCOPE SCHEDULE:
1999 October 1 - 2000 April 1
Starting Ending Principal Country Progr. Instrum. Remarks
date date Investigator /instit.
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Oct 1 Oct 4 A. Goobar Sweden \p18 ALFOSC
Oct 4 Oct 9 A. Hornstrup Denmark \p25 ALFOSC
Oct 9 Oct 10 X. Delfosse IAC \n13 ALFOSC
Oct 10 Oct 13 J. Fynbo Denmark \p15 HiRAC
Oct 13 Oct 15 J.-E. Solheim Norway \p54 HiRAC Shared n. (1)
Oct 13 Oct 15 J. Fynbo Denmark \p15 HiRAC Shared n. (2)
Oct 15 Oct 19 J.-E. Solheim Norway \p54 HiRAC
Oct 19 Oct 25 T. Hackman Finland \p20 SOFIN 2 nights
Oct 19 Oct 25 I. Tuominen Finland \p61 SOFIN 4 nights
Oct 25 Oct 27 C. Abia Spain \n2 SOFIN
Oct 27 Oct 29 G. Israelian IAC \n7 SOFIN
Oct 29 Nov 1 T. Pursimo Finland \p49 ALFOSC
Nov 1 Nov 3 P. Muhli Finland \p43 ALFOSC
Nov 3 Nov 7 S. Larsen Denmark \p36 ALFOSC
Nov 7 Nov 8 S. Larsen Denmark \p36 ALFOSC Shared n. (1)
Nov 7 Nov 8 J. Hjorth Denmark \p24 ALFOSC Shared n. (2)
Nov 8 Nov 11 P. Masegosa Spain ALFOSC team g.t.
Nov 11 Nov 13 S.G. Temporin Austria \n9 ALFOSC
Nov 13 Nov 16 P. Teerikorpi Finland \p59 ALFOSC
Nov 16 Nov 17 CAT service time IAC
Nov 17 Nov 19 Staff time NOT
Nov 19 Nov 25 S. Berdyugina Finland \p5 SOFIN 2 nights
Nov 19 Nov 25 G. Gahm Sweden \p16 SOFIN 4 nights
Nov 25 Nov 28 D. Montes Spain \n4 SOFIN
Nov 28 Nov 29 Staff time NOT
Nov 29 Dec 4 H. Lehto Finland \p38 ALFOSC Shared n. (1)
Nov 29 Dec 4 K. Aksnes Norway \p3 ALFOSC Shared n. (2)
Dec 4 Dec 6 K. Aksnes Norway \p3 ALFOSC
Dec 6 Dec 10 G. Gahm Sweden \p17 HiRAC
Dec 10 Dec 15 E. Pian Italy \p46 Turpol
Dec 15 Dec 18 I. Gonzales- IAC \n15 Turpol
Martinez
Dec 18 Dec 19 Staff time NOT
Dec 19 Dec 21 I.W.A. Browne U.K. ALFOSC CCI time
Dec 21 Dec 23 D. Schonberner Germany \n4 IACUB
Dec 23 Dec 28 Technical time NOT
Dec 28 Dec 31 M. Fridlund ESA \p12 ALFOSC
Dec 31 Jan 1 Staff time NOT
Jan 1 Jan 3 R. Rekola Finland \p51 ALFOSC
Jan 3 Jan 7 P. Lilje Norway \p40 ALFOSC
Jan 7 Jan 10 J. Kotilainen Finland \p31 ALFOSC
Jan 10 Jan 13 W. Keel U.S.A. \p26 ALFOSC
Jan 13 Jan 15 Staff time NOT
Jan 15 Jan 17 C. Jordi Spain \n3 IACUB
Jan 17 Jan 20 F. Keenan UK \p27 ALFOSC
Jan 20 Jan 30 R. Stabell Norway \p56 ALFOSC
Jan 30 Feb 1 I. Aretxaga Mexico \n18 HiRAC
Feb 1 Feb 3 I. Gonzalez Spain \n1 HiRAC
Serrano
Feb 3 Feb 5 Staff time NOT
Feb 5 Feb 11 A. Oscoz IAC \n12 HiRAC
Feb 11 Feb 14 P. Teerikorpi Finland \p59 ALFOSC
Feb 14 Feb 25 Technical time
Feb 25 Mar 1 K. Knudsen Denmark \p30 HiRAC
Mar 1 Mar 4 J. Fynbo Denmark \p14 HiRAC
Mar 4 Mar 6 A. Goobar Sweden \p18 ALFOSC
Mar 6 Mar 9 I. Burud Norway \p7 ALFOSC
Mar 9 Mar 10 X. Delfosse IAC \n13 ALFOSC
Mar 10 Mar 11 A. Goobar Sweden \p18 ALFOSC
Mar 11 Mar 15 P. Hakala Finland \p21 Turpol
Mar 15 Mar 16 CAT service time IAC
Mar 16 Mar 24 Technical time NOT
Mar 24 Mar 28 P. Kjaergaard Denmark ALFOSC team g.t.
Mar 28 Apr 1 A.G. Polatidis Sweden \p47 HiRAC
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(1) Shared night, 1st half; (2) Shared night, 2nd half
Note 1: Gravitational lens programme (Hjorth et al.), once per week 30-60 min
depending on the Moon phase
Note 2: Gamma-ray burster rapid response programme (Pedersen et al.) will
be continued during the allocation period
Note 3: The CCI time programme by Ramella et al. on optical monitoring of
gravitational lenses, 15 min in the beginning of every dark and grey
night, except for Spanish and technical time.