Gemini South Semester 2012B

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The semester calendar shows multi-instrument queue nights, scheduled classical runs and engineering or commissioning blocks. Instruments potentially usable on queue nights are
indicated by the colored-horizontal bands (see color key below). Note: ToO PIs should always check the "what's available now" pages that are linked from the contents list for
the most up-to-date information. Scheduled classical runs are indicated by the last characters of the program ID, e.g., "C-1".
Engineering or commissioning blocks are shown across all rows as no queue execution is expected those nights.  
New and full moon dates are shown on the left; weekends and holidays are indicated with red numbers above each month.
Key: GMOS   T-ReCS   engineering   Canopus     Commissioning and SV
NICI     F-2     GSAOI     Commissioning and SV
v1.5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 (red=sat/sun/holiday)
August GMOS                                                               August
2 full T-ReCS/GSAOI     Maintenance shutdown                                               2 full
17 new NICI/F-2                                                               17 new
31 full Canopus                       Canopus in lab 31 full
  Other                                                                
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
September GMOS                                                               September
16 new T-ReCS/GSAOI                                                             16 new
30 full NICI/F-2                                                             30 full
  Canopus  
  Other                                                                
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
October GMOS                                                               October
15 new T-ReCS/GSAOI                                     GeMS engineering                   15 new
29 full NICI/F-2                                       [laser]                     29 full
  Canopus                                                                
  Other                                                                
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
November GMOS                       C-3   C-1                                   November
13 new T-ReCS/GSAOI     GeMS/GSAOI commissioning             x x                             13 new
28 full NICI/F-2       [laser]                   x x                             28 full
  Canopus                                                              
  Other                                                                
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
December GMOS                   C-4             C-2                             December
13 new T-ReCS/GSAOI GeMS/GSAOI                 x             x               GeMS/GSAOI commissioning/SV 13 new
28 full NICI/F-2 comm                 x             x                           28 full
  Canopus                                                                
  Other         <SW release>                                                  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
January GMOS                                                               January
13 new T-ReCS/GSAOI                                                 SV block [laser]       13 new
28 full NICI/F-2                                                               28 full
  Canopus                                                                
  Other                                                                
Notes:
Shutdown dates confirmed, include back on sky eng nights Aug 10-11
instrument change dates are approximate and may shift in either direction
"x" signifies no queue backup during classical runs after the first night (as no staff observer is scheduled)
Updated 28 Nov, BR, v1.5
Updated 15 Nov, BR, v1.4
Updated 10 October, CC, v1.3
Updated 4 September, CC, v1.2
Updated 31 July, BR, v1.1
Updated June 12, CW;ready for release
Updated 17 April, BR; created 22 Feb 2012, for OpsWG