Scheduled Mercury Observations

The following observational projects related to Mercury have been reported. For more information, contact the PI. Simultaneous observations are encouraged.

Project: Mineralogy of the Hermean regolith
Method: Low-resolution spectroscopy in the optical and near-IR
Telescope: 2.6-m Nordic Optical Telescope
Instrument: ALFOSC (3500-10200 A)
Time period: 2002 June 28 - July 2
PI: Johan Warell

Project: Exospheric Na imaging and IR spectroscopy
Telescope: NASA IRTF, Hawaii
Instrument: Spex (0.8-4.5 microns) and CSHELL
Time period: 2002 May 2-5, June 22-24.
PI: Ann Sprague and Josh Emery.

Project: Radar Observations
Telescope: Goldstone Radar
Time period: 1999 - 2006. See PDF or postscript file for detailed schedule.
PI: Martin Slade

Please make your observing information available to Ann Sprague for further distribution on the Mercury Watch mailing list and to allow the possibility of synoptic observations!

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