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)