JMU Time Allocations
Timing & Conditions
Note that time allocations are in hours rather than nights. The sky brightness and seeing constraints requested in the proposal must be specified in the phase 2 when preparing observations. Further details are given here.
Programmes
From Semester 09B we introduced the concept of an observing programme. A programme comprises one or more individual proposals which have a common ongoing research objective. Different PIs may have proposals within the same programme. Target data are shared between proposals in a programme, thereby simplifying data entry.
The simplest example of a programme is a series of similar proposals from the same PI in successive semesters, though there are also cases where separate proposals from multiple PIs in multiple TAGs might collaborate to form a single programme. Target coordinates and instrument configurations are shared between proposals in a programme, though password controlled access to the resulting science data remains on a proposal-by-proposal basis. The explicit concept of a continuing programme also clarifies the date at which an observing programme is complete and the proprietary period for the date expires.
Quick links to semesters:
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06A - 06B - 07A - 07B
- 08A - 08B - 09A - 09B
- 10A - 10B
11A - 11B - 12A - 12B
- 13A - 13B - 14A - 14B
- 15A - 15B
16A - 16B - 17A - 17B
- 18A - 18B - 19A - 19B
- 20A - 20B
21A - 21B - 22A - 22B
- 23A - 23B - 24A - 24B
Semester 13B - External Collaborations | ||||
Programme | Proposal | Principal Investigator |
Rank | Time Allocation |
XJL04B04 | ZL11B01 | Andreja Gomboc | A | 16 |
XJL09B06 | ZL11B02 | Rob Fender | A | 60 |
XDL12A02 | DL12A02 | Martin Altman | A | 35 |
Semester 13A - External Collaborations | |||
Programme | Proposal | Principal Investigator |
Time Allocation |
XJL04B04 | ZL11B01 | Andreja Gomboc | 40 |
XJL09B06 | ZL11B02 | Rob Fender | 50 |
Semester 10B | 270 Hours Awarded | ||||
Programme | Proposal | Principal Investigator |
Rank | MUF % |
Time Allocation |
XJL04B08 | JL09A023 | Mike Bode | B | 50 | 20 |
XJL09A06 | JL10A03 | David Bersier | A | 75 | 30 |
XJL09B03 | JL10B01 | Matt Darnley | B | 67 | 30 |
XJL09B05 | JL10B02 | Iain Steele | C | 75 | 21 |
XJL06B02 | JL10B03 | Chris Simpson | A | 80 | 25 |
XJL09B07 | JL10B04 | Ian McHardy | B | 10 | |
XJL04B04 | JL10B05 | Carole Mundell | A | 40 | |
XPL08B11 | JL10B06 | David Bersier | A | 75 | 65 |
XPL08B11 | JL10B06 | David Bersier | B | 75 | 19 |
XJL10B07 | JL10B07 | Carole Mundell | B | 10 |
Semester 10A | 265.5 Hours Awarded |
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Programme ID |
Proposal ID |
Principal Investigator |
Rank | MUF % |
Allocation | Total | |||||
Bright Time | Dark Time | ||||||||||
Good | Avge | Spec | Good | Avge | Spec | ||||||
XJL04B04 | JL07B10 | Carole Mundell | A | 40 total | 40 | ||||||
XJL04B08 | JL09A023 | Mike Bode | B | 50 | 20 total | 20 | |||||
XJL06B02 | JL09B024 | Chris Simpson | A | 80 | 25 | 25 | |||||
XJL09B03 | JL09B03b | Matt Darnley | B | 67 | 7.5 total | 7.5 | |||||
XJL09B06 | JL09B06b | Iain Steele | B | 70 | 31 total | 31 | |||||
XJL09B06 | JL09B06c | Iain Steele | C | 13 | 13 | ||||||
XJL09B07 | JL09B07 | McHardy | B | 16 total | 16 | ||||||
XSL09B01 | JL10A01 | Ivan Baldry | B | 50 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||
XJL10A02 | JL10A02 | Dave Carter | B | 25 | 40 | 40 | |||||
XJL09A06 | JL10A035 | David Bersier | A | 75 | 20 total | 20 | |||||
XJL10A04 | JL10A04 | Chris Moss | C | 8 | 7 | 15 | |||||
XJL09B01 | JL10A056 | Joe Anderson | B | 50 | 20 total | 20 | |||||
XSL09B02 | JL10A06 | Chris Moss | B | 30 | 12 | 12 |
Semester 09B | 272 Hours Awarded |
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Programme ID |
Proposal ID |
Principal Investigator |
Rank | MUF % |
Allocation | Total | |||||
Bright Time | Dark Time | ||||||||||
Good | Avge | Spec | Good | Avge | Spec | ||||||
XJL04B04 | JL07B10 | Carole Mundell | A | 40 total | 40 | ||||||
XJL04B08 | JL08A01b | Mike Bode | B | 50 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
XJL09A05 | JL09A05b | Joe Anderson | B | >0 | 4 | 4 | |||||
XJL09A06 | JL09A06 | David Bersier | A | 80 | 30 total | 30 | |||||
XJL09B01 | JL09B01 | Joe Anderson | A | 16.5 total | 16.5 | ||||||
XJL06B02 | JL09B024 | Chris Simpson | A | 15 | 15 | ||||||
XJL09B03 | JL09B03b | Matt Darnley | B | 22.5 total | 22.5 | ||||||
XJL09B03 | JL09B03c | Matt Darnley | C | 22.5 total | 22.5 | ||||||
XJL09B04 | JL09B04a | Christian Knigge | A | 10 total | 10 | ||||||
XJL09B04 | JL09B04c | Christian Knigge | C | 10 | 10 | ||||||
XJL09B05 | JL09B05 | Iain Steele | C | 24 | 24 | ||||||
XJL09B06 | JL09B06b | Iain Steele | B | 31 total | 31 | ||||||
XJL09B06 | JL09B06c | Iain Steele | C | 13 | 13 | ||||||
XJL09B07 | JL09B07 | McHardy | B | 12 total | 12 |
Semester 09A | 212 Hours Awarded | |||||||||
Proposal ID |
PI | Rank |
MUF % |
Allocation | Total | |||||
Bright Time | Dark Time | |||||||||
Good | Avge | Spec | Good | Avge | Spec | |||||
JL07B02 | Chris Gerardy | A | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 | |
JL07B03 | Walter Gear | C | 50 | 6.5 | 13 | 19.5 | ||||
JL07B06 | Chris Simpson | A | 30 | 30 | ||||||
JL07B10 | Carol Mundell | A | 40 hours total | 40 | ||||||
JL08A01b3 | Mike Bode | B | 50 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 25 |
JL08A01c3 | Mike Bode | C | 50 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 5 |
JL08B06 | Hugh Jones | B | 8 | 9 | 17 | |||||
JL09A03 | Dan Smith | C | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||
JL09A05b | Joe Anderson | B | >0 | 6 | 6 | |||||
JL09A05c | Joe Anderson | C | >0 | 2 | 2 | |||||
JL09A06 | David Bersier | A | 80 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
SL09A01b | Dave Carter | B | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||||||
SL09A01c | Dave Carter | C | 7.5 | 7.5 | ||||||
SL09A02 | Ivan Baldry | B | 6 | 6 |
269.5 hours awarded |
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Proposal ID |
PI |
Allocation |
Rank |
||||||
Bright Time |
Dark Time |
Total |
|||||||
Good |
Avge |
Spec |
Good |
Avge |
Spec |
||||
JL/05A/02 |
Phil James |
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
4 |
A
|
JL/07B/02 |
Chris Gerardy |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
20 |
A |
JL/07B/06 |
Chris
Simpson |
15 |
15 |
A |
|||||
JL/07B/010 |
Carol Mundell |
6 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
40 |
A |
JL/08A/01 |
Mike
Bode |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
24 |
B |
JL/08A/02 |
Walter
Gear |
8 |
8 |
B |
|||||
8 |
4 |
12 |
C |
||||||
JL/08B/03 |
Matt
Darnley |
1 |
0.5 |
1 |
1 |
0.5 |
1 |
5 |
B |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
43 |
C |
||
JL/08B/04 |
Matt
Darnley |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
31 |
B |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
C |
||
JL/08B/05 |
Iain
Steele |
5 |
32.5 |
37.5 |
B |
||||
JL/08B/06 |
Hugh
Jones |
9 |
9 |
18 |
B |
200.5 hours awarded |
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Proposal ID |
PI |
Allocation |
Rank |
||||||
Bright Time |
Dark Time |
Total |
|||||||
Good |
Avge |
Spec |
Good |
Avge |
Spec |
||||
JL/05A/02 |
Phil James |
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
4 |
A |
JL/07B/02 |
Chris Gerardy |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
20 |
A |
JL/07B/06 |
Chris Simpson |
|
30 |
|
|
|
|
30 |
A |
JL/07B/010 |
Carol Mundell |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
40 |
A |
JL/08A/01 |
Mike
Bode |
2.8B 1.7C |
2.8B 1.7C |
2.8B 1.7C |
2.8B 1.7C |
2.8B 1.7C |
2.8B 1.7C |
17B 10C |
B/C |
JL/07B/032 |
Walter
Gear |
2.2B 1.3C |
2.2B 1.3C |
2.2B 1.3C |
2.2B 1.3C |
2.2B 1.3C |
2.2B 1.3C |
13B 8C |
B/C |
JL/08A/03 |
Vicky Scowcroft |
6.2B 2.2C |
6.2B 2.2C |
6.2B 2.2C |
6.2B 2.2C |
6.2B 2.2C |
6.2B 2.2C |
37B 13C |
B/C |
JL/08A/04 |
David Bersier |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
7.5 |
C |
JL/08A/05 |
Joe
Anderson |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
8.5 |
B |
191.7 hours available (285 hours awarded) |
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Proposal ID |
PI |
Allocation |
Rank |
MUF |
||||||
Bright Time |
Dark Time |
Total |
||||||||
Good |
Avge |
Spec |
Good |
Avge |
Spec |
|||||
JL/05A/02 |
Phil James |
|
|
|
|
8 |
|
8 |
A |
|
JL/07A/03 |
Iain Steele |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
A |
|
JL/07B/01 |
Matt Darnley |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
23 |
A |
|
JL/07B/02 |
Chris Gerardy |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
40 |
A |
|
JL/07B/03 |
Walter Gear |
|
5 |
|
|
10 |
|
15 |
C |
|
JL/07B/04 |
Eamonn Kerins |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
54 |
B |
50 |
JL/07B/05 |
Mike Bode |
8 |
|
|
8 |
8 |
8 |
32 |
B |
50 |
JL/07B/06 |
Chris Simpson |
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
15 |
A |
|
JL/07B/07 |
Vicky Scowcroft |
|
12 |
|
|
|
|
12 |
B |
50 |
JL/07B/08 |
David Bersier |
|
4 |
|
|
6 |
|
10 |
C |
|
JL/07B/09 |
Mike Bode |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
24 |
B |
50 |
JL/07B/010 |
Carol Mundell |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
40 |
A |
|
246 hours awarded |
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Proposal ID |
PI |
Allocation |
Rank |
MUF |
||||||
Bright Time |
Dark Time |
Total |
||||||||
Good |
Avge |
Spec |
Good |
Avge |
Spec |
|||||
JL/04B/04 |
Carole Mundell |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
20 |
A |
|
JL/05A/02 |
Phil James |
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
4 |
A |
|
JL/05A/03 |
Iain Steele |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
B |
|
JL/05B/02 |
Dave Carter |
|
20 |
|
|
20 |
|
40 |
A |
|
JL/06B/02 |
Chris Simpson |
|
|
|
|
25 |
|
25 |
A |
|
JL/06B/04 |
Iain Steele |
|
|
|
13 |
7 |
|
20 |
B |
20 |
JL/06B/05 |
Dave Carter |
|
5 |
|
|
5 |
|
10 |
C |
|
JL/06B/06 |
Mike Bode |
|
16 |
|
|
16 |
|
32 |
B |
50 |
JL/06B/08 |
Mike Bode |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
24 |
B |
50 |
JL/07A/01 |
David Bersier |
|
3 |
|
|
3 |
|
6 |
A |
|
JL/07A/02 |
Jon Marchant |
|
|
|
|
1B/3C |
|
4 |
B/C |
|
JL/07A/03 |
Iain Steele |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
A |
|
JL/07A/04 |
Robert Nichol |
|
|
|
7 |
4 |
|
11 |
B |
15 |
JL/07A/05 |
Qian Shengbang |
7.5 |
|
|
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
30 |
C |
|
JL/07A/06 |
Iain Steele |
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
6 |
B |
75 |
272.5 hours awarded |
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Proposal ID |
PI |
Allocation |
Rank |
MUF |
||||||
Bright Time |
Dark Time |
Total |
||||||||
Good |
Avge |
Spec |
Good |
Avge |
Spec |
|||||
JL/04B/04 |
Carole Mundell |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
20 |
A |
|
JL/05A/02 |
Phil James |
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
4 |
A |
|
JL/05A/31 |
Iain Steele |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
B |
|
JL/05B/02 |
Dave Carter |
|
22 |
22 |
44 |
A |
|
|||
JL/06B/01 |
David Bersier |
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
C |
|
JL/06B/02 |
Chris Simpson |
|
|
|
|
15 |
|
15 |
A |
|
JL/06B/03 |
Eamonn Kerins |
|
|
|
|
|
|
54 |
B |
30 |
JL/06B/04 |
Iain Steele |
|
|
|
11 |
11 |
|
22 |
B |
20 |
JL/06B/05 |
Dave Carter |
|
5 |
|
|
5 |
|
10 |
C |
|
JL/06B/06 |
Mike Bode |
|
16 |
|
|
16 |
|
32 |
B |
50 |
JL/06B/07 |
Dave Carter |
|
|
|
|
22.5 |
|
22.5 |
B |
50 |
JL/06B/08 |
Mike Bode |
|
|
|
|
|
|
21 |
B |
50 |
JL/06B/09 |
Dave Bersier |
|
3 |
|
|
3 |
|
6 |
B |
50 |
278 hours awarded |
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Proposal ID |
PI |
Allocation |
Rank |
||||||
Bright Time |
Dark Time |
Total |
|||||||
Good |
Avge |
Spec |
Good |
Avge |
Spec |
||||
JL/04B/04 |
Carole Mundell |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
20 |
A |
JL/04B/09 |
Hugh Jones |
12 |
|
|
12 |
|
|
24 |
B |
JL/05A/02 |
Phil James |
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
4 |
A |
JL/05A/31 |
Iain Steele |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
B |
JL/05B/02 |
Dave Carter |
|
45 |
45 |
90 |
A |
|||
JL/05B/03 |
Iain Steele |
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
14 |
C |
JL/05B/07 |
Mike Bode |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
21 |
B |
JL/05B/09 |
Mike Bode |
13 |
|
|
13 |
14 |
14 |
54 |
C |
JL/06A/01 |
Richard Chappelle |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
A |
JL/06A/02 |
Richard Chappelle |
|
|
|
14 |
8 |
|
22 |
C |
JL/06A/04 |
Chris Moss |
3.5 |
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
7 |
C |
JL/06A/05 |
David Bersier |
|
5.5 |
|
|
5.5 |
|
11 |
B |
177.5 hours awarded |
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Proposal ID |
PI |
Allocation |
Rank |
||||||
Bright Time |
Dark Time |
Total |
|||||||
Good |
Avge |
Spec |
Good |
Avge |
Spec |
||||
JL/05B/02 |
D. Carter |
|
10 |
|
|
10 |
|
20 |
1 |
JL/05B/03 |
I. Steele |
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
7 |
6= |
JL/05B/05 |
C. Guidorzi |
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
5 |
6= |
JL/05B/06 |
Andreja Gomboc |
|
|
|
|
22.5 |
|
22.5 |
4 |
JL/05B/07 |
M. Bode |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
21 |
3 |
JL/05B/08 |
E. Kerins |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
48 |
2 |
JL/05B/09 |
M. Bode |
13 |
|
|
13 |
14 |
14 |
54 |
5 |
|
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Proposal ID |
PI |
Allocation |
Rank |
|||||
Bright Time |
Dark Time |
|||||||
Good |
Avge |
Spec |
Good |
Avge |
Spec |
|||
JL/05A/1 |
Qian Shenbang |
26 hours over 2 semesters only |
5 |
|||||
JL/05A/2 |
Phil James |
48 hrs over 4 years; allocated to 08B as requested |
1 |
|||||
JL/05A/3 |
Iain Steele |
Allocated in full: 2 hrs in 05A + 2 hrs in 05B |
2 |
|||||
JL/05A/4 |
Cristiano Guidorzi |
5 hours 05A only; SGRs via GCN only |
3 |
|||||
JL/05A/5 |
Richard Chappelle |
5 hours flexible |
4 |
|||||
JL/05A/6 |
Iain Steele |
22 hours in 05A |
5 |
|||||
JL/05A/7 |
Qian Shenbang |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
|||||||||
Proposal ID |
PI |
Allocation |
Rank |
||||||
Bright Time |
Dark Time |
Total |
|||||||
Good |
Avge |
Spec |
Good |
Avge |
Spec |
||||
LL/02A/03 |
D. Carter |
|
10 |
|
|
10 |
|
20 |
1 |
J/2004B/04 |
C. Mundell |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
20 |
2 |
LL/00B/07 |
M. Salaris |
|
4 |
|
|
8.5 |
|
12.5 |
3 |
J/2004B/03 |
M. Bode |
7.5 |
|
|
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
30 |
4 |
J/2004B/08 |
M. Bode |
3 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
21 |
5 |
J/2004B/06 |
J. Porter |
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
20 |
6 = |
J/2004B/11 |
D. Pinfield |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
5 |
6 = |
LL/02A/06 |
D. Pinfield |
|
|
14 |
|
|
20 |
34 |
6 = |
J/2004B/09 |
H. Jones |
12 |
|
|
12 |
|
|
24 |
9 |
J/2004B/10 |
C. Collins |
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
10 |
10 |
J/2004B/07 |
Andreja Gomboc |
|
|
|
|
45 |
|
45 |
11 |
J/2004B/01 |
E. Kerins |
3.5 |
7.5 |
5.5 |
3.5 |
7.5 |
5.5 |
33 |
12 |
J/2004B/02 |
R. Zamanov |
3 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
24 |
13 |
J/2004B/05 |
C. Collins |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
6 |
14 |