2023A schedule, run summaries, and programs

List of 2023A QSO programs for MegaCam, WIRCam, ESPaDOnS, SITELLE, and SPIRou.

QrunID Instrument HST Dates # Nights Notes
23AQ01 SPIRou Feb 1-8 8 The first 2 nights had decent weather. Two full nights and the begining of the remaining nights were usually lost to fog and high humidity.
23AQ02 ESPaDOnS Feb 9-13 5 We were able to observe for about half of the night during the very first night of the run, and then one more hour on the second night. The rest of the run was lost to bad weather.
23AQ03 MegaCam Feb 14-23 10 Due to bad winter conditions, data were obtained only during part of the very last night of the run. The 9 other nights were lost to weather.
23AQ04 WIRCam Feb 24-27 4 About half of the sky time was lot to bad weather during the first 2 nights of the run. The last 2 nights of the run were lost to freezing fog and snow flurries.
23AQ05 SPIRou Feb 28 - Mar 9 10 100% of the run was lost to bad weather. Due to snow, ice, fog, and high winds, the summit was not accessible, and the exchange did not occur.
23AQ06 ESPaDOnS Mar 10-13 4 100% of the run was lost to bad weather. Due to high winds, the summit was not accessible, and the exchange did not occur.
23AQ07 SITELLE Mar 14-20 7
23AQ08 MegaCam Mar 21-29 9
23AQ09 SPIRou Mar 30 - Apr 11 13
23AQ10 MegaCam Apr 12-26 15
23AQ11 SPIRou Apr 27 - May 11 15
23AQ12 MegaCam May 12-25 14
23AQ13 ESPaDOnS May 26-30 5
23AQ14 SPIRou May 31 - Jun 8 9
23AQ15 MegaCam Jun 9-22 14
23AQ16 ESPaDOnS Jun 23-26 4
23AQ17 SPIRou Jun 27 - Jul 6 10
23AQ18 ESPaDOnS Jul 7-10 4
23AQ19 MegaCam Jul 11-15 5 On July 15, the MegaCam jukebox suffered a failure that requires taking the instrument off the telescope to asses and fix the problem. SPIRou has been scheduled in its stead.
23AQ20 SPIRou Jul 16-26 11
23AQ21 WIRCam Jul 27-31 5