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Requests for NSO Telescope Time, January - June 1992 (1Sep92) (from NSO, NOAO Newsletter No. 31, 1 September 1992) Telescope Days Days No. Req./ No. Prop. No. Sch. Total No./ Req. Sch. No. Sch. No. Scheduled Sac Peak(1) ESF Coronagraph(2,4) 637 475(3) 1.34 21 20 1.05 ESF Coelostat(4) 245 188(3) 1.30 7 7 1.00 VTT 253 168(3) 1.50 22 21 1.04 Kitt Peak FTS(5) 99 80 1.20 16 13 1.20 McMath 189 147 1.30 21 14 1.50 KPVT(6) 271 182 1.50 6 4 1.50 McMath Nighttime 199 147 1.40 21 21 1.00 (1) Hilltop statistics have not been included because they represent simply continuous operation of its several instruments as conditions allow. The exception is the Vector Magnetograph, which is not yet operated on a routine basis. (2) Since multiple experiments are run in the ESF, sometimes simultaneously, the column under "days scheduled" is the cumulative number of days for the two quarters for four basic instruments. (3) The numbers under "days scheduled" are days available less maintenance for VTT, and a corresponding reduction for the ESF factored by the number of instruments. (4) ESF programs include daily (data for forecasting centers, etc.), standby and bumping programs. It follows that, if certain programs (could include maintenance) are not run, this might reflect lack of available time, or lack of appropriate solar conditions. (5) NSO is able to support approximately 80 days at the FTS each semester. The exact number depends upon the degree of support required to complete the experiment requested. (6) The KPVT operates daily to provide full-disk magnetograms and He I 10830 A images. In addition, a few individual investigator runs are occasionally scheduled. The number of proposals submitted for the KPVT does not include data requests.
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