C. Barbieri Schedule 2008 Bled, March /03/20081
Main Events , March 28, submission of NTT proposal Urgent, see comments by D’Odorico Action for Claudia: send to Paradis all dates of observations of Crab 2008, Apr Aqueye at the 182 cm (new Moon the 6 th ) Observing Schedule: Pulsar Crab, no filter, main purposes check clock, check acquisition software, 2 h Orion Nebula, main purpose HBTII, narrow band filters, 1 h A bright (6th) single star (no filter), main purpose check acquistion software, check guiding and seeing, 0.5 h A bright (1th) star (betelgeuse), narrow band filters, main purpose check HBTI, a planet?? check seeing, 0.5 h Quasar 3C273, 13th mag) main purpose check variability, check g(2), 1h 1 variable star with know long period (say second) plus high frequency flickering, 3 h Total: = 8 h, not necessarily all same night 26/03/20082
Main events Apr. 5: start of IQuEye design Apr. 12: submission of 182cm proposal, not for TNG, wait for next application time (summer time) April 14: start of joint discussion UPd Ljubljana, main topics: timing, continous vs trigger mode (Occhipinti, Facchinetti, Capraro, Zoccarato) (Paradiz, Ponikvar, Lautar) (Centro) April 21, delivery of SPADs May 9: Decision on best acquistion mode May 9: Decision on final precision we can promise for Harrison (500 ns, based of the width of pulses and expected numbers of photon per pulse) Jun. 5-6: Harrison Meeting (Nottingham, final document on design of instrument) June 16-17: end of IQuEye design, critical review, start of construction, intervention of Lujbljana in the decision. Jun. 23- Jul 3: SPIE + OSIRIS Marseille July 18: final decisions on UPd and Ljubljana systems for October runs. Sept. 19: Dedication of MAGIC II (important for political reasons)
Main events Oct Aqueye at 182 (Harrison) (first quarter the 7 th )* Revise the observing schedule, but Crab Pulsar has highest priority Oct tbc Harrison Workshop (full Moon the 14 th )** Oct Aqueye at 182 (Harrison) (last quarter the 21 st )* Oct , Harrison Meeting Rome November, end of IQuEye construction, assembly, testing Dec. 5, Harrison closing meeting Torino Dec. 19 end of IQuEye tests, readiness *Preliminary agreement with OAPd, dates to be confirmed ** is it necessary? To be discussed 26/03/20084
Critical and Lacking elements List to be revised and completed at end of meeting: TV camera !! Polarizing filters Other narrow band filters Software for g(2) and HBTII Delivery time for SPADs Delivery time for Pyramid 26/03/20085