NORDIC OPTICAL TELESCOPE SCHEDULE:

1999 April 1 - October 1


Starting Ending Principal Country Progr. Instrum. Remarks date date Investigator /instit. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 1 Apr 2 CAT service t. Spain Apr 2 Apr 6 J.J. Fuensalida IAC \n8 IACUB Apr 6 Apr 8 A. Aparicio IAC \n14 HiRAC Apr 8 Apr 9 J. Iglesias IAC \n1 ALFOSC Apr 9 Apr 12 P. Lilje Norway \p40 ALFOSC Shared n. (1) Apr 9 Apr 12 F. Kerschbaum Austria \p30 ALFOSC Shared n. (2) Apr 12 Apr 14 P. Lilje Norway \p40 ALFOSC Apr 14 Apr 17 I. Burud Norway \p8 ALFOSC Apr 17 Apr 21 C. Kozma Sweden \p36 ALFOSC Apr 21 Apr 24 A. Berdyugin Ukraine \p4 Turpol Apr 24 Apr 27 F. Kerschbaum Austria \p30 ALFOSC Apr 27 May 5 Technical time NOT May 5 May 7 M. Holman U.S.A. \p20 ALFOSC Shared n. (1) May 5 May 11 P. Muhli Finland \p45 ALFOSC Shared n. (2) May 7 May 11 H. Dahle Norway \p11 ALFOSC Shared n. (1) May 11 May 14 H. Dahle Norway \p11 ALFOSC May 14 May 19 A. Aparicio IAC \n13 HiRAC May 19 May 20 P. Lilje Norway \p39 ALFOSC May 20 May 24 J. Kotilainen Finland \p35 ALFOSC Shared n. (1) May 20 May 24 P. Lilje Norway \p39 ALFOSC Shared n. (2) May 24 Jun 4 G. Wahlgren Sweden \p62 SOFIN 5 nights May 24 Jun 4 T. Hackman Finland \p16 SOFIN 3 nights May 24 Jun 4 G. Isrealian IAC \n9 SOFIN 3 nights Jun 4 Jun 6 M. Holman U.S.A. \p20 ALFOSC Shared n. (1) Jun 4 Jun 12 S. Katajainen Finland \p28 ALFOSC Shared n. (2) Jun 6 Jun 12 M. Linden-Vornle Denmark \p43 ALFOSC Shared n. (1) Jun 12 Jun 13 J. Hjorth Denmark \p18 ALFOSC Jun 13 Jun 15 C. Fransson Sweden \p13 ALFOSC Jun 15 Jun 18 C. Fransson Sweden \p13 ALFOSC Shared t. Jun 15 Jun 23 J. Warell Sweden \p63 ALFOSC Shared t. (3) Jun 18 Jun 23 E. Orndahl Sweden \p47 ALFOSC Shared t. Jun 23 Jun 26 Staff time NOT Jun 26 Jul 4 Technical time NOT NOTCam Jul 4 Jul 6 P. Muhli Finland \p45 ALFOSC Jul 6 Jul 9 G. Ramsay UK \p51 ALFOSC Jul 9 Jul 11 I.W.A. Brown UK ALFOSC CCI time Jul 11 Jul 15 L. Takalo Finland \p55 ALFOSC Jul 15 Jul 18 J. Kotilainen Finland \p33 ALFOSC Jul 18 Jul 23 J.-E. Solheim Norway \p54 Own Jul 23 Aug 4 I. Tuominen Finland \p60 SOFIN 7 nights Jul 23 Aug 4 P. Petrov Finland \p50 SOFIN 2 nights Jul 23 Aug 4 I. Ilyin Finland \p23 SOFIN 3 nights Aug 4 Aug 6 S.G. Temporin Austria \n3 ALFOSC Aug 6 Aug 10 L.M. Cairos IAC \n2 ALFOSC Barreto Aug 10 Aug 13 E. Gudmundsson Iceland \p15 ALFOSC Aug 13 Aug 20 F. Grundahl Denmark \p14 ALFOSC & HiRAC Aug 20 Aug 26 I.W.A. Brown UK CCI time Aug 26 Sep 1 Technical time NOT Sep 1 Sep 4 C. Lazaro IAC \nI5 IACUB Sep 4 Sep 11 ALFOSC team guaranteed time ALFOSC Sep 11 Sep 13 F. Courbin Belgium \p9 ALFOSC Sep 13 Sep 16 J.I. Gonzales IFCA \n6 HiRAC Sep 16 Sep 19 M. Kidger IAC \n10 HiRAC Sep 19 Sep 21 CAT service time Spain Sep 21 Sep 28 G. Wahlgren Sweden \p62 SOFIN 2 nights Sep 21 Sep 28 I. Tuominen Finland \p59 SOFIN 3 nights Sep 21 Sep 28 S. Berdyugina Finland \p3 SOFIN 2 nights Sep 28 Oct 1 S. Holland Denmark \p19 ALFOSC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Shared night, 1st half; (2) Shared night, 2nd half (3) 2.5 h starting from sunset, Mercury observations (8x2.5 h) Note 1: Gravitational lens programme (Hjorth et al.), once per week 30-45 min Note 2: Gamma-ray burster rapid response programme (Pedersen et al.) will be continued during the allocation period