NORDIC OPTICAL TELESCOPE SCHEDULE Period 30: 2004 Oct 1 - 2005 Apr 1

Starting Ending Principal Institute/ Programme Instrument(s) Remarks         
Date Date Investigator Country      
             
Oct 01 Oct 02 Staff NOT Technical time T.B.D.  

Oct 02

Oct 05 I. Negueruela (S) Spain El cúmulo abierto NGC 7419: Clave para entender las estrellas masivas ALFOSC  

Oct 05

Oct 06 Staff NOT Technical time T.B.D.  

Oct 06

Oct 11 D. Zucker Germany Does M31 have as many satellites as predicted in CDM theory? MOSCA  

Oct 11

Oct 12 T. Augusteijn NOT A well-defined sample of white dwarf - red dwarf binaries ALFOSC  

Oct 12

Oct 17 J.-E. Solheim Norway Whole Earth Telescope campaign on a key sdB pulsator ALFOSC  

Oct 17

Oct 18 T. Augusteijn NOT A well-defined sample of white dwarf - red dwarf binaries ALFOSC  

Oct 18

Oct 20 M. Haas Germany Optical spectroscopy of mid-IR selected AGN candidates ALFOSC  

Oct 20

Oct 21 F. Grundahl Denmark Photometry of eclipsing binary in NGC 188 ALFOSC Service

Oct 21

Oct 25 P. Hakala Finland Does M33 X-7 harbour an eclipsing black hole? ALFOSC  

Oct 25

Oct 28 C. Dominguez (S) Spain Son anómales las abundacias de Be en estrellas que albergan planetas gigantes? IACUB  

Oct 28

Oct 29 Staff NOT Technical time T.B.D.  

Oct 29

Oct 30 Various NOT Service night T.B.D.  

Oct 30

Oct 31 F. Grundahl Denmark Photometry of eclipsing binary in NGC 188 ALFOSC Service

Oct 31

Nov 01 J.-E. Solheim Norway A short periodic binary ALFOSC  

Nov 01

Nov 02 Staff NOT Technical time T.B.D.  

Nov 02

Nov 03 F. Grundahl Denmark Photometry of eclipsing binary in NGC 188 ALFOSC Service

Nov 03

Nov 07 B. Gänsicke (ITP) UK Towards a global understanding of close binary evolution ALFOSC  

Nov 07

Nov 10 K. Muionen Finland Physical and dynamical characterisation of Near-Earth Objects ALFOSC  

Nov 10

Nov 12 E. Örndahl Sweden The stellar content of low redshift BL Lac host galaxies ALFOSC  

Nov 12

Nov 15 IAA Spain ALFOSC guaranteed time ALFOSC  

Nov 15

Nov 17 P. Gutiérrez (S) France Estado rotacional de núcleos cometarios: Efectos de fuerzas no-gravitacionales ALFOSC  

Nov 17

Nov 19 S. Arribas (S) Spain Optical imaging of very luminous IR galaxies ALFOSC  

Nov 19

Nov 20 J. Iglesias (S) France Optical follow-up of a sample of very extincted FIR-selected galaxies ALFOSC  

Nov 20

Nov 21 Staff NOT Technical time T.B.D.  

Nov 21

Nov 25 T. Arentoft Denmark Physical parameters of $\delta$ Scuti stars in open clusters SOFIN  

Nov 25

Nov 29 W. Zima Austria Asteroseismology of the evolved $\delta$ Scuti star 44 Tau SOFIN  

Nov 29

Dec 01 H. Korhonen Germany Magnetic activity of AR Lac from photosphere to corona SOFIN Service

Dec 01

Dec 02 Staff NOT Technical time T.B.D.  

Dec 02

Dec 03 Various NOT Service night T.B.D.  

Dec 03

Dec 05 P. Rodríguez (S) UK The cataclysmic variable population of the Hamburg Quasar Survey ALFOSC  

Dec 05

Dec 09 P. Hakala Finland Study of new short period systems from the RATS survey ALFOSC  

Dec 09

Dec 10 J. Iglesias (S) France Optical follow-up of a sample of very extincted FIR-selected galaxies ALFOSC  

Dec 10

Dec 11 Staff NOT Technical time T.B.D.  

Dec 11

Dec 16 B. Krog Denmark Probing star formation in and around DLA0458-02 at z = 2.04 ALFOSC  

Dec 16

Dec 20 P. Groot Netherlands Spectroscopic identification of H$\alpha$ emitters from IPHAS ALFOSC  

Dec 20

Dec 21 J. Licandro (S) Spain Espectroscopía visible y infraroja de asteroides cercanos a la Tierra ALFOSC  

Dec 21

Dec 22 Staff NOT Technical time T.B.D.  

Dec 22

Dec 23 Various NOT Service night T.B.D. Half night

Dec 22

Dec 23 J.-E. Solheim Norway A search for young Planetary Nebulae SOFIN Service Half night

Dec 23

Dec 27 S. Feltzing Sweden New observational constraints on how the disks in our Galaxy formed SOFIN Service

Dec 27

Jan 02 I. Tuominen Finland Magnetic field polarity in active late-type stars SOFIN Service

Jan 02

Jan 03 Staff NOT Technical time T.B.D.  

Jan 03

Jan 05 J.A. Caballero (S) Spain Variabilidad espectrofotométrica de S Ori: Una M6 muy joven con disco ALFOSC  

Jan 05

Jan 08 C. Thomas UK An H$\alpha$ survey of star formation in local cluster galaxies ALFOSC  

Jan 08

Jan 11 M. Gålfalk Sweden The YSO population and associated jets in L1541-N ALFOSC  

Jan 11

Jan 14 S. Arribas (S) Spain Optical imaging of very luminous IR galaxies ALFOSC  

Jan 14

Jan 17 K. Muionen Finland Physical and dynamical characterisation of Near-Earth Objects ALFOSC  

Jan 17

Jan 20 H. Lehto Finland High-speed photometry of the eclipsing polar RXJ0719+6557 ALFOSC  

Jan 20

Jan 21 Staff NOT Technical time T.B.D.  

Jan 21

Jan 22 Various NOT Service night T.B.D.  

Jan 22

Jan 25 J. Kotilainen Finland The host galaxies of radio quiet quasars at 0.5 $< z <$ 1 NOTCam  

Jan 25

Jan 26 M. Ytre-Eide Norway Near-IR imaging of gravitationally magnified distant galaxies NOTCam Service

Jan 26

Jan 29 M. Gålfalk Sweden The YSO population and associated jets in L1541-N NOTCam  

Jan 29

Jan 31 Staff NOT Technical time T.B.D.  

Jan 31

Feb 01 Various NOT Service night T.B.D.  

Feb 01

Feb 02 K. Nilsson Finland Very fast photometry of blazars ALFOSC  

Feb 02

Feb 06 B. Gänsicke UK Towards a global understanding of close binary evolution ALFOSC  

Feb 06

Feb 07 S. Aalto Sweden Nuclear morphology and dynamics of LINER galaxies ALFOSC  

Feb 07

Feb 10 S. Aalto Sweden Multicolour investigation of minor merger candidates ALFOSC  

Feb 10

Feb 11 G. Östlin Sweden Deep emission line images of local Lyman-alpha galaxies ALFOSC Service

Feb 11

Feb 12 Staff NOT Technical time T.B.D.  

Feb 12

Feb 14 IAC (S) Spain CAT service time ALFOSC  

Feb 14

Feb 15 Staff NOT Technical time T.B.D.  

Feb 15

Feb 20 J.-E. Solheim Norway Searching for new pulsating hot subdwarf B stars ALFOSC  

Feb 20

Feb 21 Staff NOT Technical time T.B.D.  

Feb 21

Feb 22 Various NOT Service night T.B.D.  

Feb 22

Feb 24 S. Aalto Sweden Nuclear morphology and dynamics of LINER galaxies NOTCam  

Feb 24

Feb 26 M. Ytre-Eide Norway Near-IR imaging of gravitationally magnified distant galaxies NOTCam  

Feb 26

Feb 27 Staff NOT Technical time T.B.D.  

Feb 27

Feb 28 IAC (S) Spain CAT service time ALFOSC  

Feb 28

Mar 03 P. Gutiérrez (S) France Estado rotacional de núcleos cometarios: Efectos de fuerzas no-gravitacionales ALFOSC  

Mar 03

Mar 06 N. Caon (S) Spain Compact BCDs: The structure of the low surface brightness stellar host ALFOSC  

Mar 06

Mar 08 B. Cedrés (S) Spain Abundancia de oxígeno en galaxias: Método $P$ ALFOSC  

Mar 08

Mar 10 E. Örndahl Sweden The stellar content of low redshift BL Lac host galaxies ALFOSC  

Mar 10

Mar 14 P. Lilje Norway The FRI/FRII dichotomy: Caused by black hole mass or accretion rate? ALFOSC  

Mar 14

Mar 16 T. Augusteijn NOT A well-defined sample of white dwarf - red dwarf binaries ALFOSC  

Mar 16

Mar 18 M. Haas Germany Optical spectroscopy of mid-IR selected AGN candidates ALFOSC  

Mar 18

Mar 21 K. Muionen Finland Physical and dynamical characterisation of Near-Earth Objects ALFOSC  

Mar 21

Mar 28 Staff NOT Technical time T.B.D.  

Mar 28

Mar 29 Various NOT Service night T.B.D.  

Mar 29

Apr 01 H.E. Schwarz Chile 3-D Structure and accurate distances of Planetary Nebulae ALFOSC  

           

Approved Target-of-Opportunity programmes, in priority order:

J. Fynbo et al.: Gamma Ray Bursts: An enigma and a tool. Max. 12 alerts, 8 nights total time. May interrupt ongoing integrations.

V. Stanishev et al.: Physics of nearby Type Ia supernovae. Max. 4 alerts w./ 3 follow-ups; 2 nights total time.

T. Pursimo: Optical polarisation of INTEGRAL ToO BL Lac objects. 1 alert of 3 hours.

Note that these ToO overwrite observations can only apply to programs allocated by the Nordic OPC, and are excluded from programs allocated by the Spanish CAT (indicated by (S) after the PI name in the schedule) and International Time programs (indicated by (ITP)).

Approved monitoring programmes (done by staff, in service mode):

W. Nowotny: AGB stars in NGC 147 and NGC 185. Allocation: ALFOSC: $12\times1$ hr + NOTCam; 6 hr.

K. Muinonen: Astrometry of Near Earth Asteroids. Allocation: $6\times2$ hr (ALFOSC).

Other approved service programme:

P. Gandhi: Redshift and environment of a distant Compton-thick quasar. Allocation: 2 hr grey time in Dec-Mar; ALFOSC.


2004-07-09