Gemini North Semester-2005ASchedule

Semester 2005A has 181 nights.

The major commissioning work at Gemini North in 2005A will be for MICHELLE (complete echelle spectroscopy and polarimetry), A&G re-work, the Laser Guide Star System, possibly acceptance test for NICI (late in semester) and NIFS (late in the semester). Major changes will take place during the semester: the removal of ALTAIR during several weeks to do the LGS upgrade, and the removal of P1 and P2 from the A&G for repair work.

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GEMINI NORTH
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February
NIRI-ALTAIR/GMOS
N/A-Q
LGS-E
MICHELLE-Q
N/A-Q
 
March
N/A-Q
GMOS-Q
GMOS-C
LGS-E
NIRI/ALTAIR-Q
M-M
N/A-Q
April
GMOS-Q
GMOS-C
E
NIRI/ALTAIR-Q
E
 
May
LGS-E
Q
C
Q
C
Q
Q
C
Q
M
NIRI/ALTAIR-Q
June
Q
GMOS-Q
NIRI/ALTAIR-Q
LGS-E
N/A-Q
Q
C
 
July
Q
DD
Q
Q
C
GMOS-Q
N/A-Q
LGS-E
N/A-Q
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Table Legend

Instruments
Altair Facility Adaptive Optics System NIRI Near-Infra Red Imager
GMOS Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph GPOL Gemini Facility Polarisation Modulators
Michelle Mid-Infra Red Imager/Spectrometer NIFS Near-Infra Red Integral Field Unit Spectrograph

Functions
C Classical Run M Commissioning X Contingency
P Payback Q Queue Run E Engineering

Special Conditions
ENG Telescope Engineering SHUTDOWN Telescope Shutdown
I-ENG Instrument Engineering M1 M1 Mirror Coating
DD Director's Discretionary Time TBA To Be Assigned
Last updated June 29, 2005