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7.2.2 – July ’24: Version 7.2.2 [MO, TF]

  • removed polyfill.io reference

7.2.1 – December ’23: Version 7.2.1 for S24A [TF]

  • the PDF edition of the PI Document has now been incorporated into the HTML version.
  • free short (30-s) exposures have now been eliminated (the ob tab no longer contains calib_tgtcfg and calib_inscfg columns)
  • a new e-mail address for the Queue Working Group has been created and is hsc-queue_at_naoj.org.

7.2.0 – August ’23: Version 7.2.0 for S24A [TF]

  • the upper limit of time that can be requested for Normal & Filler programs is now 35 instead of 50 hours [now taking bad weather factor of 30 per cent into account; \(50\times(1-0.3)=35\)]. For Intensive proposals, it is up to 140 hours in a semester (reduced from 200) and 280 hours total (from 400; spread across up to 6 semesters).
  • no carry-overs for Grade A proposals

7.1.0 – July ’21: Version 7.1.0 for S22A [SO]

  • added T. Fujiyoshi as a member of the queue working group.
  • changed the description of carry-over of intensive programs.
  • changed the description of moon phase.

7.0.0 – February ’21: Version 7.0.0 for S21B [SO]

  • add a description of new NB filters shorter than 400nm.
  • removed H. Suh and C. E. Rusu from the queue working group.

6.4.0 – November ’20: Version 6.4.0 for S21A [SO]

  • revised the description of Phase2 to include overheads.
  • added a description for the customized standard star calibrations.

6.3.0 – July ’20: Version 6.3.0 for S20B [CER]

  • changed the minimum unit of requested time, and the definition of number of hours in a night.
  • changed the requested time to include overheads.
  • added the HSC overhead and required time calculator.
  • airmass constraint no longer used as a QA metric.
  • changed the maximum number of hours that can be requested for filler programs.

6.2.3 – November ’19: Version 6.2.3 for S20A Phase 2 [CER]

  • checked for consistency; no new changes compared to S19B.

6.2.2 – July ’19: Version 6.2.2 for S19B Phase 2 [CER, MO]

  • various checks for consistency with the website. – checked for typos and grammar.

6.2.1 – May ’19: Version 6.2.1 for S19B Phase 2 [CER, MO]

  • change seeing/transparency selection.

6.2.0 – February ’19: Version 6.2.0 for S19B Phase 1 [CER]

  • added a description for the number of short exposures per OB.
  • added a description on the treatment of broad-band data for narrow-band proposals.
  • added a description on the inacceptance of narrow-band filters shorter than 400nm.

6.1.0 – November ’18: Version 6.1.0 for S19A Phase 2 [CER]

  • added S. Okamoto as a member of the queue working group.
  • added a description about pre-filled target list in Phase 2 sheets.
  • added allowed character set for Code columns in Phase 2 sheets.
  • added descriptions on the new Phase 2 policy for Grade C and F programs.

6.0.0 – August ’18: Version 6.0.0 for S19A

  • added more description on monitoring proposals. [MO]

5.3.0 – June ’18: Version 5.3.0 for S18B

  • added transition from Excel spreadsheets to Google spreadsheets for Phase 2. [CER]

5.2.0 – February ’18: Version 5.2.0 for S18B

  • added description of monitoring proposals. [CER]

5.1.0 – November ’17: Version 5.1.0 for S18A Phase 2

  • Add H. Suh and C. E. Rusu as members of the queue working group. [MO]
  • Remove M. Imanishi, K. HeΕ‚miniak, and S. Yeh from the queue working group. [MO]

5.0.0 – July ’17: Version 5.0.0 for S18A CfP.

  • Add T. Terai as a queue working group member. [MO]

4.1.0 – May ’17: Version 4.1.0 for Phase 2 of S17B.

4.0.1 – February ’17: Version 4.0.1 minor modification during Phase 1 of S17B.

  • Clarify the statement about Sukima time observation. [MO]

4.0.0 – February ’17: Version 4.0.0 prepared for the S17B CfP.

  • Newly added: Intensive program. [MO]
  • Updates: Filler programs for educational and public outreach purposes. [MO]

3.0.1 – August ’16: Version 3.0.1 prepared for the S17A CfP.

  • Newly added: MO to the QWG members, HSC pipeline, time-critical observations and constraints, checker warning explanation
  • Updates: future implementation plan, some links, data delivery policies, filter names [KH]

2.1.0 – March ’16: modifications of 2.0.1

  • Updates: data delivery scheme, Moon distance constraints, exposures in dithering.
  • Removed: obsolete links, minor inconsistencies. [KH]

2.0.1 – February ’16: Version 2.0.1 prepared for the S16B CfP. [KH]

1.2.1 – November ’15: corrected version for Phase 2

  • Updates: β€œOB check” and β€œOB submission” merged into one sub-section, data delivery procedure and policies.
  • Newly added: FoV check with Ginga [KH]

1.2.0 – October ’15: initial version for Phase 2

  • Updates: Phase 2 spreadsheet, file checker, Phase 2 related policies [KH]

1.1.1 – August ’15: Modifications of 1.1.0.

  • Updated: finding charts preparation with Aladin, www links, OB subission.
  • Other changes: hyperlinks, modififications for latex2html, Change Record format. [KH]

1.1.0 – August ’15: Version 1.1.0 prepared for the S16A CfP.

  • Newly added: note on targets, dedicated ETC (with figures), notes on SDSS fields, finding charts, checking the OBs.
  • Updated: dark/gray definition, proposal submision and template, OB change policy, carry-over policy, data delivery.
  • Removed: photometric transparency definition, table with observing conditions. [KH]

1.0.0 – June ’15: First version prepared for the QM workshop in Mitaka [KH]