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UKIRT Annual Report 1998


THE UNITED KINGDOM INFRARED TELESCOPE
ANNUAL REPORT
1998

3.2. Telescope Usage

The following table summarizes the telescope usage for the two semesters 98A and 98B, which cover the period February 1, 1998 to January 31, 1999.

Semester 98A 98B
Total number of nights 181 190.5
Eng. and Commissioning Time 28 31.2
Nights available for observing 153 159.3
Nights observed 88% 74%
Nights lost due to faults 3% 4%
Nights lost due to bad weather 9% 22%

Contact: Sandy Leggett. Updated: Fri Oct 15 16:57:59 HST 2004

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