TNG Schedule - October 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027
Listed below are the TNG nights scheduled in the semester AOT54/2026B. The allocations for the same period can be found here. Dates indicate the start of night. Visiting observers are requested to read the instructions given here. In case of doubt, please contact our Astronomy Helpdesk.
Other information, hints and warnings useful to prepare the observing run can be found here. Please note that special instructions and time constraints apply to programmes requiring multi-object spectroscopy (DOLORES+MOS), see the dedicated web page.
In case of problems with the scheduling of your programme, please notify the Head of Astronomy as soon as possible.
Note 1: The execution of the observations related
to the proposal A53TAC_69, “Follow-up of the electromagnetic
counterparts of multi-messenger sources at TNG and REM”, may have
a significant impact on the scheduled programmes.
Note 2: The monitoring of exoplanetary systems
across the semester requires time-sharing
agreements among the approved programmes. Taking into account this
need, two main groups of programmes have been identified:
- New GAPS Time. It collects the observing time awarded to the following programmes: A48TAC_48 Benatti, A48TAC_52 Borsa, A48TAC_66 Sozzetti, A53TAC_60 Piccinini, A54TAC_9 Mantovan, A54TAC_10 Mantovan, A54TAC_20 Guilluy, A54TAC_33 Monticelli, A54TAC_43 Barone, A54TAC_44 di Paola, A54TAC_52 Colombo, A54TAC_58 D'Arpa, OPT26_2 Mantovan, OPT26_15 Mantovan.
- HARPS-N Collaboration Time. It collects the time awarded to the following programmes: A54TAC_7 Bonomo/Dumusque, A54TAC_15 Mantovan/Bourrier, A54TAC_25 Mortier, A54TAC_53 Segransan, A54TAC_14 Hartogh, OPT26_5 Harre, OPT26_9 Palethorpe, ITP26_15 Gill.
Visitor or Service Mode
| Programme and PI | Instrument | Mode | Scheduled nights |
| A53TAC_66 Thomsen | HARPS-N | S | Oct 1 (4h), Oct 12 (4h), Nov 7 (2h), Nov 8 (2h), Mar 25 (2h), Mar 26 (2h) |
| New GAPS Time | HARPS-N/GIANOB/GIARPS | V/S | Oct 2 (S), Oct 6, Oct 8-11, Oct 14-16, Oct 28, Nov 2-4, Nov 13-15, Nov 26-27, Dec 1-2, Dec 6-8, Dec 11, Dec 17 (S), Jan 1-4, Jan 7 (S), Jan 10, Jan 14, Jan 31, Feb 1-5, Feb 11, Feb 27, Mar 1-2, Mar 15 (S), Mar 29-30 |
| A53TAC_38 Valerin | DOLORES | S | Oct 3, Oct 13, Nov 9, Dec 5, Dec 15, Jan 9, Jan 30, Feb 10, Feb 28, Mar 14 (3h slots) |
| A54TAC_16 Almendros Abad | DOLORES | S | Oct 3 (2.5h), Nov 6 (7h), Nov 16 (2.5h), Dec 5 (2.5h), Dec 29 (2.5h), Jan 15 (2.5h) |
| A54TAC_69 Re Fiorentin | HARPS-N | S | Oct 4, Dec 28, Mar 24 |
| A53TAC_23 Ieva | DOLORES | S | Oct 5, Nov 7, Dec 4, Jan 9, Feb 7, Mar 14 (4.5h slots) |
| HARPS-N Collaboration Time | HARPS-N/GIARPS | V | Oct 7, Oct 30-31, Nov 1, Nov 20-22, Nov 24-25, Dec 9-10, Dec 12-13, Dec 23-27, Dec 30-31, Jan 11-13, Jan 18-20, Jan 22-27, Feb 12-14, Feb 16-19, Feb 23-26, Mar 3-4 |
| CAT26B_121 Lillo-Box | HARPS-N | V | Oct 17-21 |
| CAT26B_145 Miles Paez | GIANOB | V | Oct 22-24 |
| CAT26B_134 Geraldia | GIARPS | V | Oct 25, Nov 12, Nov 19, Nov 29 |
| CAT26B_120 Zapatero Osorio | HARPS-N | V | Oct 26, Nov 11, Nov 18, Nov 30, Jan 16, Feb 21, Mar 27 |
| CAT26B_124 Morello | HARPS-N | V | Oct 27 |
| A54TAC_29 Brogi | HARPS-N/GIANOB | S | Oct 29 (2.5h) |
| A54TAC_55 Grazian | DOLORES | S | Nov 10, Dec 14, Mar 6 |
| CAT26B_36 Lacedelli | HARPS-N | V | Nov 17, Jan 17, Feb 20, Mar 28 |
| CAT26B_S (IAC Service) | V | Nov 28, Jan 29 | |
| A53TAC_7 Ripepi | GIANOB | V | Dec 18-21 |
| OPT26_11 Turner | SIFAP2 | S | Jan 5-6 (6.5h slots) |
| A54TAC_50 Dastidar | DOLORES | S | Jan 8 |
| A54TAC_8 Simonetto | HARPS-N | V | Feb 6 |
| A54TAC_41 Malacaria | SIFAP2 | S | Feb 7-8 (4h slots) |
| A54TAC_32 Giarrusso | HARPS-N | S | Feb 8 (3h), Mar 5 (3h), Mar 31 (3.5h) |
| A54TAC_39 Miraval Zanon | SIFAP2 | S | Feb 9 (6h) |
| A54TAC_45 Illiano | SIFAP2 | S | Mar 7-8 (5h slots) |
| A54TAC_5 Lusso | DOLORES | V | Mar 9-13 |
| A54TAC_19 Catanzaro | HARPS-N | V | Mar 16-17 |
| CAT26B_19 Fernandez Alvar | HARPS-N | V | Mar 19-23 |
ToO
| Programme and PI | ToO Time (hours) |
| A53TAC_68 Melandri | 17.5 |
| A53TAC_69 Brivio | 14 |
| A54TAC_1 Petrecca | 6 |
| A54TAC_3 Melandri | 6 |
| A54TAC_28 Casella | 3 |
| A54TAC_42 Izzo | 9 |
| A54TAC_48 Illiano | 1.5 |
| OPT26_6 Onori | 2.8 |