NORDIC OPTICAL TELESCOPE SCHEDULE:
1997 Oct 1 - 1998 Mar 31
Starting Ending Principal Country Progr. Instrum. Remarks
date date Investigator /instit.
Oct 01 Oct 04 E.H. Gudmundsson Denmark \p21 Alfosc
Oct 04 Oct 05 A. Oscoz IAC \n02 HiRAC
Oct 05 Oct 09 S. Katajainen Finland \p31 TurPol
Oct 09 Oct 13 S. Larsen Denmark \p40 Alfosc
Oct 13 Oct 21 B. Edwardsson Sweden \p11 SOFIN 6 nights
Oct 13 Oct 21 R. Duemmler Finland \p09 SOFIN 2 nights
Oct 21 Oct 22 Technical time
Oct 22 Oct 24 M.R. Zapatero IAC \n16 HiRAC
Oct 24 Oct 28 C. Aspin NOT \p02 Alfosc PP 25,27
Oct 28 Oct 31 J. Roennback Sweden \p59 Alfosc PP 29
Oct 31 Nov 4 P. Lilje Norway \p41 Alfosc PP 31,02
Nov 4 Nov 6 R. Corradi IAC HiRAC CCI time
Nov 6 Nov 11 L. Festin Sweden \p12 Alfosc PP 06,08,10
Nov 11 Nov 13 A. Manchado IAC \n11 Alfosc
Nov 13 Nov 17 Technical time
Nov 17 Nov 21 J. Knude Denmark \p33 TurPol PP 19,20
Nov 21 Nov 23 M. Kidger IAC \n18 TurPol
Nov 23 Nov 25 Harrop-Allin UK \p25 TurPol PP 23
Nov 25 Nov 29 A. Berdyugin Crimea \p03 TurPol PP 25,27
Nov 29 Dec 2 J. Sollerman Sweden \p63 Alfosc
Dec 2 Dec 4 F. Courbin Belgium \p08 HiRAC
Dec 4 Dec 11 H. Soerensen Denmark \p63 HiRAC
Dec 11 Dec 24 B. Gustafsson Sweden \p22 SOFIN 4 nights
Dec 11 Dec 24 T. Hackman Finland \p23 SOFIN 2 nights
Dec 11 Dec 24 I. Tuominen Finland \p66 SOFIN 3 nights
Dec 11 Dec 24 I. Tuominen Finland \p67 SOFIN 4 nights
Dec 24 Dec 28 Staff time
Dec 28 Jan 1 R. Corradi IAC HiRAC CCI time
Jan 1 Jan 2 M. Kidger IAC \n18 TurPol
Jan 2 Jan 4 H. Pietila Finland \p52 TurPol
Jan 4 Jan 8 Technical time
Jan 8 Jan 9 M. Fridlund Sweden \p16 Alfosc
Jan 9 Jan 13 M. Fridlund Sweden \p15 Alfosc
Jan 13 Jan 18 B. Montesinos IAC \n20 IACUB
Jan 18 Jan 20 Technical time
Jan 20 Jan 21 H. Pietila Finland \p52 Alfosc
Jan 21 Jan 28 Alfosc team guaranteed time Alfosc
Jan 28 Feb 2 A. Aparicio IAC \n09 HiRAC
Feb 2 Feb 5 E. Perez IAC \n07 HiRAC
Feb 5 Feb 7 Staff time NOT
Feb 7 Feb 11 M. Kidger IAC \n05 HEXAFLEX II
Feb 9 Feb 16 S. Frandsen Denmark \p14 Alfosc
Feb 16 Feb 21 F. Fagotto IAC \n08 Alfosc
Feb 21 Feb 24 D. Mendez IAC \n10 StanCam
Feb 24 Feb 27 J. Kotilainen Finland \p34 HiRAC
Feb 27 Feb 28 H. Pietila Finland \p52 TurPol
Feb 28 Mar 2 M. Kidger IAC \n4 TurPol
Mar 2 Mar 4 J. Casares UK TurPol Shifted t.
Mar 4 Mar 6 P. Hakala Finland \p24 TurPol
Mar 6 Mar 8 Technical time
Mar 8 Mar 20 N. Piskunov Sweden \p54 SOFIN 5 nights
Mar 8 Mar 20 I. Tuominen Finland \p66 SOFIN 3 nights
Mar 8 Mar 20 I. Tuominen Finland \p67 SOFIN 4 nights
Mar 20 Mar 24 T. Oja Sweden \p47 TurPol
Mar 24 Mar 28 P. Lilje Norway \p42 Alfosc
Mar 24 Apr 1 J. Fynbo Denmark \p18 HiRAC
PP [nn]: 1h on the nights (the evening date) specified by [nn] is scheduled
for the NEAR-mission asteroid programme by Jukka Piironen et al.
Observers in Jan-Feb will be invited to collaborate in the '1998 fade of
OJ287' programme by Pietila et al. (30 min of telescope time on every
second night)