Release Notes: 20151005 v2a - updated B3 gratings 20150909 v1d - updated L15 filters 20150903 v1c - confirmed reomte coverage 20150831 v1b - remote for B5, remove remote for L14 (11/22 and 12/15) 20150819 v1a - removed extraneous comments 20150819 version 1 20150814 Draft C - swapped M1, with N1, L1 in Oct, L2 remotes modified 20150807 Draft B - added L16, L17, swapped L11, L12 and one L1 night 20150806 Draft A to partner reps and Lowell observers DCT Schedule 2015 Q4 Programs -------- Lowell ====== ENG) Engineering L1) D. Hunter - Ultra-deep image of LITTLE THINGS galaxies L2) M. Knight - Imaging of Comets L3) G. Mandushev - Nature of an eclipsing variable L4) G. Mandushev - TrES/PSST transiting candidate L5) L. Wasserman - KBO followup L6) P. Massey - Wolf-Rayet binary light curves L7) S. Levine - KBO astrometry and occultation L8) S. Levine - Astrometry L9) N. Moskovitz - MANOS L10) N. Moskovitz - Hayabusa2 Flyby of Earth L11) M. West - Diffuse, intergalactic cluster light L12) M. West - Origin of fossil groups L13) E. Shkolnik - Fundamental properties of young M dwarfs L14) J. Llama - Multi-color exoplanet transits L15) T. Allen - Young binary systems in Taurus L16) A. Thirouin - Proerties of cold classical TNOs L17) A. Thirouin - Proerties of a TNO LA) P. Massey - AST401/PHY580 - NAU Observing class LB) P. Massey - LMI Engineering BU == B1) E. Blanton - Clusters occupied by bent radio AGN survey B2) P. Dalba - Exoplanet atmosphere B3) D. Morgan - Age-Activity relation for wide White dwarf + M dwarf pairs B4) J. Skinner - Parallaxes of very low-mass stars B5) D. Feldman - Accretion in protoplanetary disks UMaryland ========= M1) B. Cenko - Transient classification for the iPTF M2) V. Toy - GRB afterglows M3) K. L. Smith - Optical follow-up of x-ray selected targets M4) M. Kelley - Comet recovery and characterization M5) S. Gezari - DCT follow-up of candidate SMBH binaries from PS1 M6) L. Feaga - Monitoring cometary activity UToledo ======= T1) Bjorkman - Circumstellar Disk Variability T2) Davidson - Close Binary Stars NAU === N1) D. Trilling - Photometry of high albedo NEOs N2) S. Tegler - Colors of Centaur Objects Schedule Key: ============= Moon phases: 0/4=New, 1/4=1st quarter, 2/4=Full, 3/4=3rd quarter An R after the program code (e.g. X2 R) indicates remote observations scheduled. An R? after the program code (e.g. X2 R?) indicates remote observations requested. Instruments Key: D==DSSI, L==LMI, N==NIHTS, R==RIMAS, V==DeVeny Instrument Mods are in parentheses after the instrument e.g. LMI + UBVRI filters == L(UBVRI) e.g. DeVeny + 300g/mm grating == V(300) Local time Moon Observing Available Day YYYY-MMM-DD Phase 1st Half 2nd Half Setup Instruments Comments --- ----------- ----- ----------- ----------- --------------------- ------------ --------------- 2015 Oct () ----------- Thu 2015-Oct-01 | | L6 | L15 | L(UBVRI) | LV | Fri 2015-Oct-02 | | L3 | L3 | L(ug)+V(1200) | LV | Sat 2015-Oct-03 | | L3 | L3 | L(ug)+V(1200) | LV | Sun 2015-Oct-04 | 3/4 | L3 D| L3 | L(ug)+V(1200) | LV | Mon 2015-Oct-05 | | L9 D| L9 | L(ugriz,VR)+V(150) | LV | Tue 2015-Oct-06 | | L1 D| N1 | L(UBVRI) | LV | Wed 2015-Oct-07 | | B1 | B1 | L(ri) | LV | Thu 2015-Oct-08 | | B1 | B1 | L(ri) | LV | Fri 2015-Oct-09 | | B1 | B1 | L(ri) | LV | Sat 2015-Oct-10 | D| B1 | B1 | L(ri) | LV | Sun 2015-Oct-11 | D| N2 | N2 | L(BVR) | LV | Mon 2015-Oct-12 | 0/4D| L14 R | L14 R | L(gi,HaOn,HaOff) | LV | Tue 2015-Oct-13 | D| B2 R | B2 R | L(iz) | LV | Wed 2015-Oct-14 | D| L12 | L12 | L(R) | LV | Thu 2015-Oct-15 | | L1 | L1 | L(UBVI) | LV | Fri 2015-Oct-16 | | M1 R | M1 R | L(ugriz)+V(300) | LV | Sat 2015-Oct-17 | | N1 | L1 | L(UBVRI) | LV | Sun 2015-Oct-18 | | N1 | L1 D| L(UBVRI) | LV | Mon 2015-Oct-19 | | L6 | L2 D| L(V,R,CN) | LV | Tue 2015-Oct-20 | 1/4 | L6 | L2 D| L(V,R,CN) | LV | Wed 2015-Oct-21 | | LA | L2 | L(B,V,R,CN) | LV | Thu 2015-Oct-22 | | L9 | L9 | L(ugriz,VR)+V(150) | LV | Fri 2015-Oct-23 | | L6 | M4 | L(V,R,OH,BC,RC,CN) | LV | Sat 2015-Oct-24 | | L14 R | L6 | L(V,gi,HaOn,HaOff) | LV | Sun 2015-Oct-25 | B| LB | ENG | L(BVR,Oiii,HaOn) | LV | Mon 2015-Oct-26 | B| ENG | ENG | | LV | Tue 2015-Oct-27 | 2/4B| ENG | ENG | | LV | Wed 2015-Oct-28 | B| LA | L15 | L(UBVRI) | LV | Thu 2015-Oct-29 | B| T1 | T1 | L(BVRI,HaOn,HaOff) | LV | Fri 2015-Oct-30 | | T1 | T1 | L(BVRI,HaOn,HaOff) | LV | Sat 2015-Oct-31 | | T2 | T2 | D(692,880) | LVD | 2015 Nov () ----------- Sun 2015-Nov-01 | | T2 | T2 | D(692,880) | LVD | Mon 2015-Nov-02 | | L1 | L15 | L(UBVRI) | LV | Tue 2015-Nov-03 | 3/4 | B3 D| B3 | V(300) | LV | Wed 2015-Nov-04 | | B3 D| B3 | V(400) | LV | Thu 2015-Nov-05 | | B4 R D| B4 R | L(I,ugriz,HaOn) | LV | Fri 2015-Nov-06 | | B4 R | B4 R | L(I,ugriz,HaOn) | LV | Sat 2015-Nov-07 | | L5 | L5 | L(VR) | LV | Sun 2015-Nov-08 | | L11 | L11 | L(R) | LV | Mon 2015-Nov-09 | D| L11 | L11 | L(R) | LV | Tue 2015-Nov-10 | D| M3 | M3 | V(300) | LV | Wed 2015-Nov-11 | 0/4D| M3 | M3 | V(300) | LV | Veteran's Day Thu 2015-Nov-12 | D| M3 | M3 | V(300) | LV | Fri 2015-Nov-13 | D| M2 | M2 | L(ugriz,HaOn,HaOff,Oiii)+V(300) | LV | Sat 2015-Nov-14 | | M2 | M2 | L(ugriz,HaOn,HaOff,Oiii)+V(300) | LV | Sun 2015-Nov-15 | | M2 | M2 | L(ugriz,HaOn,HaOff,Oiii)+V(300) | LV | Mon 2015-Nov-16 | | N1 | L2 R D| L(V,R,CN) | LV | Tue 2015-Nov-17 | | L13 | L13 D| D(?)+L(VRI) | LVD | Wed 2015-Nov-18 | 1/4 | L13 | L13 D| D(?)+L(VRI) | LVD | Thu 2015-Nov-19 | | L13 | L13 | D(?)+L(VRI) | LVD | Fri 2015-Nov-20 | | L15 | L15 | D(?)+L(UBVRI) | LVD | Sat 2015-Nov-21 | | L15 | L15 | D(?)+L(UBVRI) | LVD | Sun 2015-Nov-22 | | L14 | L14 | L(gi,HaOn,HaOff) | LV | Mon 2015-Nov-23 | B| L6 | L15 | L(UBVRI) | LV | Tue 2015-Nov-24 | B| L8 R | L8 R | L(ugriz,VR) | LV | Wed 2015-Nov-25 | 2/4B| L8 R | L8 R | L(ugriz,VR) | LV | Thu 2015-Nov-26 | B| L4 | L4 | L(?) | LV | Thanksgiving Fri 2015-Nov-27 | B| ENG | ENG | | LV | Sat 2015-Nov-28 | | ENG | ENG | | LV | Sun 2015-Nov-29 | | L17 | L17 | L(BVR,ugriz,VR) | LV | Mon 2015-Nov-30 | | L6 | L17 | L(BVR,ugriz,VR) | LV | 2015 Dec () ----------- Tue 2015-Dec-01 | | M1 R | M1 R | L(ugriz)+V(300) | LV | Wed 2015-Dec-02 | | L10 | L10 | L(ugriz,VR) | LV | Thu 2015-Dec-03 | 3/4 | L1 D| L16 | L(UBVRI,ugriz,VR) | LV | Fri 2015-Dec-04 | | L1 D| L16 | L(UBVRI,ugriz,VR) | LV | Sat 2015-Dec-05 | | L2 D| L2 | L(R,CN) | LV | Sun 2015-Dec-06 | | L2 | L2 | L(R,CN) | LV | Mon 2015-Dec-07 | | L2 | L2 | L(R,CN) | LV | Tue 2015-Dec-08 | | L1 | L1 | L(UBVI) | LV | Wed 2015-Dec-09 | D| L7 | L7 | L(ugriz,VR)+P | LV | Thu 2015-Dec-10 | D| M5 | M5 | L(ugriz)+V(400) | LV | Fri 2015-Dec-11 | 0/4D| M5 | M5 | L(ugriz)+V(400) | LV | Sat 2015-Dec-12 | D| M5 | M5 | L(ugriz)+V(400) | LV | Sun 2015-Dec-13 | D| L5 | L5 | L(VR) | LV | Mon 2015-Dec-14 | | B5 R | B5 R | L(UBVRI) | LV | Tue 2015-Dec-15 | | L14 | L14 | L(gi,HaOn,HaOff) | LV | Wed 2015-Dec-16 | | B5 R | B5 R D| L(UBVRI) | LV | Thu 2015-Dec-17 | | B5 R | B5 R D| L(UBVRI) | LV | Fri 2015-Dec-18 | 1/4 | M6 | M6 D| L(R,OH,CN,BC,RC) | LV | Sat 2015-Dec-19 | | M6 | M6 | L(R,OH,CN,BC,RC) | LV | Sun 2015-Dec-20 | | M6 | M6 | L(R,OH,CN,BC,RC) | LV | Mon 2015-Dec-21 | | L9 | L9 | L(ugriz,VR)+V(150) | LV | Winter Solstice Tue 2015-Dec-22 | | M1 R | M1 R | L(ugriz)+V(300) | LV | Wed 2015-Dec-23 | B| L6 | ENG | L(V) | LV | Thu 2015-Dec-24 | B| ENG | ENG | | LV | Fri 2015-Dec-25 | 2/4B| ENG | ENG | | LV | Christmas Sat 2015-Dec-26 | B| ENG | ENG | | LV | Sun 2015-Dec-27 | B| ENG | ENG | | LV | Mon 2015-Dec-28 | | ENG | ENG | | LV | Tue 2015-Dec-29 | | L6 | ENG | L(V) | LV | Wed 2015-Dec-30 | | L15 | ENG | L(UBVRI) | LV | Thu 2015-Dec-31 | | ENG | ENG | | LV | New Year's Eve ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dates Ordered by Program ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ENG) Engineering Sun 2015-Oct-25 | B| LB | ENG | L(BVR,Oiii,HaOn) | LV | Mon 2015-Oct-26 | B| ENG | ENG | | LV | Tue 2015-Oct-27 | 2/4B| ENG | ENG | | LV | Fri 2015-Nov-27 | B| ENG | ENG | | LV | Sat 2015-Nov-28 | | ENG | ENG | | LV | Wed 2015-Dec-23 | B| L6 | ENG | L(V) | LV | Thu 2015-Dec-24 | B| ENG | ENG | | LV | Fri 2015-Dec-25 | 2/4B| ENG | ENG | | LV | Christmas Sat 2015-Dec-26 | B| ENG | ENG | | LV | Sun 2015-Dec-27 | B| ENG | ENG | | LV | Mon 2015-Dec-28 | | ENG | ENG | | LV | Tue 2015-Dec-29 | | L6 | ENG | L(V) | LV | Wed 2015-Dec-30 | | L15 | ENG | L(UBVRI) | LV | Thu 2015-Dec-31 | | ENG | ENG | | LV | New Year's Eve L1) D. Hunter - Ultra-deep image of LITTLE THINGS galaxies Tue 2015-Oct-06 | | L1 D| N1 | L(UBVRI) | LV | Thu 2015-Oct-15 | | L1 | L1 | L(UBVI) | LV | Sat 2015-Oct-17 | | N1 | L1 | L(UBVRI) | LV | Sun 2015-Oct-18 | | N1 | L1 D| L(UBVRI) | LV | Mon 2015-Nov-02 | | L1 | L15 | L(UBVRI) | LV | Thu 2015-Dec-03 | 3/4 | L1 D| L16 | L(UBVRI,ugriz,VR) | LV | Fri 2015-Dec-04 | | L1 D| L16 | L(UBVRI,ugriz,VR) | LV | Tue 2015-Dec-08 | | L1 | L1 | L(UBVI) | LV | L2) M. Knight - Imaging of Comets Mon 2015-Oct-19 | | L6 | L2 D| L(V,R,CN) | LV | Tue 2015-Oct-20 | 1/4 | L6 | L2 D| L(V,R,CN) | LV | Wed 2015-Oct-21 | | LA | L2 | L(B,V,R,CN) | LV | Mon 2015-Nov-16 | | N1 | L2 R D| L(V,R,CN) | LV | Sat 2015-Dec-05 | | L2 D| L2 | L(R,CN) | LV | Sun 2015-Dec-06 | | L2 | L2 | L(R,CN) | LV | Mon 2015-Dec-07 | | L2 | L2 | L(R,CN) | LV | L3) G. Mandushev - Nature of an eclipsing variable Fri 2015-Oct-02 | | L3 | L3 | L(ug)+V(1200) | LV | Sat 2015-Oct-03 | | L3 | L3 | L(ug)+V(1200) | LV | Sun 2015-Oct-04 | 3/4 | L3 D| L3 | L(ug)+V(1200) | LV | L4) G. Mandushev - TrES/PSST transiting candidate Thu 2015-Nov-26 | B| L4 | L4 | L(?) | LV | Thanksgiving L5) L. Wasserman - KBO followup Sat 2015-Nov-07 | | L5 | L5 | L(VR) | LV | Sun 2015-Dec-13 | D| L5 | L5 | L(VR) | LV | L6) P. Massey - Wolf-Rayet binary light curves Thu 2015-Oct-01 | | L6 | L15 | L(UBVRI) | LV | Mon 2015-Oct-19 | | L6 | L2 D| L(V,R,CN) | LV | Tue 2015-Oct-20 | 1/4 | L6 | L2 D| L(V,R,CN) | LV | Fri 2015-Oct-23 | | L6 | M4 | L(V,R,OH,BC,RC,CN) | LV | Sat 2015-Oct-24 | | L14 R | L6 | L(V,gi,HaOn,HaOff) | LV | Mon 2015-Nov-23 | B| L6 | L15 | L(UBVRI) | LV | Mon 2015-Nov-30 | | L6 | L17 | L(BVR,ugriz,VR) | LV | Wed 2015-Dec-23 | B| L6 | ENG | L(V) | LV | Tue 2015-Dec-29 | | L6 | ENG | L(V) | LV | L7) S. Levine - KBO astrometry and occultation Wed 2015-Dec-09 | D| L7 | L7 | L(ugriz,VR)+P | LV | L8) S. Levine - Astrometry Tue 2015-Nov-24 | B| L8 R | L8 R | L(ugriz,VR) | LV | Wed 2015-Nov-25 | 2/4B| L8 R | L8 R | L(ugriz,VR) | LV | L9) N. Moskovitz - MANOS Mon 2015-Oct-05 | | L9 D| L9 | L(ugriz,VR)+V(150) | LV | Thu 2015-Oct-22 | | L9 | L9 | L(ugriz,VR)+V(150) | LV | Mon 2015-Dec-21 | | L9 | L9 | L(ugriz,VR)+V(150) | LV | Winter Solstice L10) N. Moskovitz - Hayabusa2 Flyby of Earth Wed 2015-Dec-02 | | L10 | L10 | L(ugriz,VR) | LV | L11) M. West - Diffuse, intergalactic cluster light Sun 2015-Nov-08 | | L11 | L11 | L(R) | LV | Mon 2015-Nov-09 | D| L11 | L11 | L(R) | LV | L12) M. West - Origin of fossil groups Wed 2015-Oct-14 | D| L12 | L12 | L(R) | LV | L13) E. Shkolnik - Fundamental properties of young M dwarfs Tue 2015-Nov-17 | | L13 | L13 D| D(?)+L(VRI) | LVD | Wed 2015-Nov-18 | 1/4 | L13 | L13 D| D(?)+L(VRI) | LVD | Thu 2015-Nov-19 | | L13 | L13 | D(?)+L(VRI) | LVD | L14) J. Llama - Multi-color exoplanet transits Mon 2015-Oct-12 | 0/4D| L14 R | L14 R | L(gi,HaOn,HaOff) | LV | Sat 2015-Oct-24 | | L14 R | L6 | L(V,gi,HaOn,HaOff) | LV | Sun 2015-Nov-22 | | L14 | L14 | L(gi,HaOn,HaOff) | LV | Tue 2015-Dec-15 | | L14 | L14 | L(gi,HaOn,HaOff) | LV | L15) T. Allen - Young binary systems in Taurus Thu 2015-Oct-01 | | L6 | L15 | L(UBVRI) | LV | Wed 2015-Oct-28 | B| LA | L15 | L(UBVRI) | LV | Mon 2015-Nov-02 | | L1 | L15 | L(UBVRI) | LV | Fri 2015-Nov-20 | | L15 | L15 | D(?)+L(UBVRI) | LVD | Sat 2015-Nov-21 | | L15 | L15 | D(?)+L(UBVRI) | LVD | Mon 2015-Nov-23 | B| L6 | L15 | L(UBVRI) | LV | Wed 2015-Dec-30 | | L15 | ENG | L(UBVRI) | LV | L16) A. Thirouin - Proerties of cold classical TNOs Thu 2015-Dec-03 | 3/4 | L1 D| L16 | L(UBVRI,ugriz,VR) | LV | Fri 2015-Dec-04 | | L1 D| L16 | L(UBVRI,ugriz,VR) | LV | L17) A. Thirouin - Proerties of a TNO Sun 2015-Nov-29 | | L17 | L17 | L(BVR,ugriz,VR) | LV | Mon 2015-Nov-30 | | L6 | L17 | L(BVR,ugriz,VR) | LV | LA) P. Massey - AST401/PHY580 - NAU Observing class Wed 2015-Oct-21 | | LA | L2 | L(B,V,R,CN) | LV | Wed 2015-Oct-28 | B| LA | L15 | L(UBVRI) | LV | LB) P. Massey - LMI Engineering Sun 2015-Oct-25 | B| LB | ENG | L(BVR,Oiii,HaOn) | LV | B1) E. Blanton - Clusters occupied by bent radio AGN survey Wed 2015-Oct-07 | | B1 | B1 | L(ri) | LV | Thu 2015-Oct-08 | | B1 | B1 | L(ri) | LV | Fri 2015-Oct-09 | | B1 | B1 | L(ri) | LV | Sat 2015-Oct-10 | D| B1 | B1 | L(ri) | LV | B2) P. Dalba - Exoplanet atmosphere Tue 2015-Oct-13 | D| B2 R | B2 R | L(iz) | LV | B3) D. Morgan - Age-Activity relation for wide White dwarf + M dwarf pairs Tue 2015-Nov-03 | 3/4 | B3 D| B3 | V(300) | LV | Wed 2015-Nov-04 | | B3 D| B3 | V(400) | LV | B4) J. Skinner - Parallaxes of very low-mass stars Thu 2015-Nov-05 | | B4 R D| B4 R | L(I,ugriz,HaOn) | LV | Fri 2015-Nov-06 | | B4 R | B4 R | L(I,ugriz,HaOn) | LV | B5) D. Feldman - Accretion in protoplanetary disks Mon 2015-Dec-14 | | B5 R | B5 R | L(UBVRI) | LV | Wed 2015-Dec-16 | | B5 R | B5 R D| L(UBVRI) | LV | Thu 2015-Dec-17 | | B5 R | B5 R D| L(UBVRI) | LV | M1) B. Cenko - Transient classification for the iPTF Fri 2015-Oct-16 | | M1 R | M1 R | L(ugriz)+V(300) | LV | Tue 2015-Dec-01 | | M1 R | M1 R | L(ugriz)+V(300) | LV | Tue 2015-Dec-22 | | M1 R | M1 R | L(ugriz)+V(300) | LV | M2) V. Toy - GRB afterglows Fri 2015-Nov-13 | D| M2 | M2 | L(ugriz,HaOn,HaOff,Oiii)+V(300) | LV | Sat 2015-Nov-14 | | M2 | M2 | L(ugriz,HaOn,HaOff,Oiii)+V(300) | LV | Sun 2015-Nov-15 | | M2 | M2 | L(ugriz,HaOn,HaOff,Oiii)+V(300) | LV | M3) K. L. Smith - Optical follow-up of x-ray selected targets Tue 2015-Nov-10 | D| M3 | M3 | V(300) | LV | Wed 2015-Nov-11 | 0/4D| M3 | M3 | V(300) | LV | Veteran's Day Thu 2015-Nov-12 | D| M3 | M3 | V(300) | LV | M4) M. Kelley - Comet recovery and characterization Fri 2015-Oct-23 | | L6 | M4 | L(V,R,OH,BC,RC,CN) | LV | M5) S. Gezari - DCT follow-up of candidate SMBH binaries from PS1 Thu 2015-Dec-10 | D| M5 | M5 | L(ugriz)+V(400) | LV | Fri 2015-Dec-11 | 0/4D| M5 | M5 | L(ugriz)+V(400) | LV | Sat 2015-Dec-12 | D| M5 | M5 | L(ugriz)+V(400) | LV | M6) L. Feaga - Monitoring cometary activity Fri 2015-Dec-18 | 1/4 | M6 | M6 D| L(R,OH,CN,BC,RC) | LV | Sat 2015-Dec-19 | | M6 | M6 | L(R,OH,CN,BC,RC) | LV | Sun 2015-Dec-20 | | M6 | M6 | L(R,OH,CN,BC,RC) | LV | T1) Bjorkman - Circumstellar Disk Variability Thu 2015-Oct-29 | B| T1 | T1 | L(BVRI,HaOn,HaOff) | LV | Fri 2015-Oct-30 | | T1 | T1 | L(BVRI,HaOn,HaOff) | LV | T2) Davidson - Close Binary Stars Sat 2015-Oct-31 | | T2 | T2 | D(692,880) | LVD | Sun 2015-Nov-01 | | T2 | T2 | D(692,880) | LVD | N1) D. Trilling - Photometry of high albedo NEOs Tue 2015-Oct-06 | | L1 D| N1 | L(UBVRI) | LV | Sat 2015-Oct-17 | | N1 | L1 | L(UBVRI) | LV | Sun 2015-Oct-18 | | N1 | L1 D| L(UBVRI) | LV | Mon 2015-Nov-16 | | N1 | L2 R D| L(V,R,CN) | LV | N2) S. Tegler - Colors of Centaur Objects Sun 2015-Oct-11 | D| N2 | N2 | L(BVR) | LV |