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A listing of currently approved & active ToO programs is maintained at the bottom of the current science schedule.

Procedure for triggering a ToO

To trigger a ToO the team calls the DCT control room (main line: 928-268-2914; backup: 928-354-2674).

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Note that ToO's may be submitted during engineering time, however the principal observer or engineer for that engineering time has the right to reject the ToO if the ToO would create undue interference with the engineering activities.

Telescope Operator Responsibility

Confirm that the ToO team has an approved ToO program with time remaining and that this is the first ToO of the night. (See bottom of this page for currently approved programs.  Current policy is no more than one ToO trigger per night.)

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Coordinate with the ToO observer to ensure that the necessary calibrations are acquired, either during the initial ToO time, at the end of the night, or, in rare cases, at the start of the next night. The TO is not expected to work longer than their scheduled shift.

Interrupted Observer Responsibility

If the ToO is a "rapid" ToO, the observers must hand over control of the telescope within 10 minutes.

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If the observer(s) are on-site, for safety they must make sure that at least one person stays with the Telescope Operator at the DCT.

ToO Team Responsibility

The ToO observers must perform their own observations, typically remotely.

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Within one day of the observations the ToO team should send an email to the DCT Scheduler (tac@lowell.edu) with a brief report on the observations including start/end times.

DCT Scheduler Responsibility

Update the remaining available time for the ToO program at the bottom of this page and on the Observing Schedule web page.

Adjust the observing time account balances accordingly for each involved partner.

Current Approved ToO programs

See the bottom section of the most current Science Schedule for approved programs.

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