Telescope Time Awards

The UK Panel for the Allocation of Telescope Time (PATT), the Dutch NFRA Programme Committee (PC), the Spanish Comité para la Asignación de Tiempos (CAT) and the Comité Científico Internacional (CCI) made time awards to the following observing proposals in 2004 and 2005. The principal applicant, his or her institution or university, the title of the proposal, and the proposal reference are listed below. Semester A runs from February to July and semester B from August to January.

Semester 2004A

William Herschel Telescope

UK PATT

Charles (Southampton). Determining system parameters of a soft X-ray transient in outburst. W/2004A/36
Charles (Southampton). The mass donor in SS43. W/2004A/56
Harries (Exeter). Spectropolarimetry of symbiotic binaries. W/2004A/6
Haswell (OU). Accretion disc precession in AM CVn. W/2004A/49
Hodgkin (IoA). Spectroscopic identification of very low-mass stars and brown dwarfs in young open clusters. W/2004A/54
Jarvis (Oxford). Quantifying the space density of radio-loud quasars at z>5. W/2004A/19
Jeffery (Armagh). PG1544+488 and other helium-rich subdwarfs: binaries, mergers or bizarre. W/2004A/45
Keenan (QUB). The space density of B-type stars in the Galactic halo. W/2004A/3
Lucas (Hertfordshire). PLANETPOL polarimetry of Tau Boo Ab. W/2004A/27
Marsh (Warwick). ULTRACAM observations of detached white dwarf/M dwarf binary stars. W/2004A/35
Meikle (ICL). Direct detection and study of supernovae in nuclear starbursts. W/2002B/56 LT
Meikle (ICL). Detailed study of the physics of nearby Type Ia supernovae. W/2003B/2 LT
Merrifield (Nottingham). Determining the dynamics of round elliptical galaxies using the Planetary Nebula Spectrograph. W/2003A/38 LT
Miller (Oxford). A deep survey for cluster-lensed QSOs from SDSS and 2QZ. W/2004A/58
O’Brien (Leicester). Optical identification of ultra-soft X-ray sources —searching for extreme accretion. W/2004A/32
Østensen (ING). Resolving sdB binary systems with Adaptive Optics. W/2004A/46
Rawlings (Oxford). FLAGS — understanding the starburst-AGN connection. W/2004A/17
Roques (Observatoire de Paris). Search for small Kuiper Belt objects by stellar occultations. W/2004A/38
Smail (Durham). A Lyman-break survey in the SCUBA/BLAST region. W/2004A/8
Smith (Sussex). Mapping the surface of the secondary stars in cataclysmic binaries. W/2004A/50
Snellen (IoA). The space-density of high redshift FRI radio galaxies (II). W/2004A/23
Vink (ICL). Searching the environments of Herbig Be stars for clusters and discs. W/2004A/39
Wilkinson (IoA). Dark matter in the Sextans dwarf spheroidal. W/2004A/2

NL NFRA PC

Cole (Groningen). Calcium triplet spectroscopy of Galactic open clusters. w04an005
Douglas (Groningen). Determining the dynamics of round elliptical galaxies using the Planetary Nebula Spectrograph (PN.S). w04an012
Groot (Nijmegen). The missing link of cataclysmic variable evolution in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey? w04an013
Groot (Nijmegen). High speed spectral eclipse mapping of accretion disks in cataclysmic variables. w04an014
Groot (Nijmegen). High speed spectral eclipse mapping of accretion disks in cataclysmic variables. w04an017
Nagar (Groningen). Sub-kiloparsec kinematics in Seyferts and non-active galaxies —a comparative study. w04an006
Perryman (ESTEC). Testing the relation between magnetic field strength and QPO frequency in polars. w04an003
Perryman (ESTEC). The optical counterparts of radio pulsars. w04an004
Quirrenbach (Leiden). Line bisector variations for K giant stars with possible planetary companions. w04an015
Roelofs (Nijmegen). Measuring directly the anticipated tidal deformation of the accretion disk of AM CVn. w04an010
Röttgering (Leiden). Multi-object spectroscopy of radio sources in the Bootes Deep Field. w04an008
van der Klis (Amsterdam). Comparing a neutron star with two black hole transients in quiescence. w04an002
Wijers (Amsterdam). The nature of Gamma-Ray Bursts and their use as cosmological probes. w04an011

SP CAT

Alonso (IAC). Adaptive Optics observations of candidates to transiting extrasolar planets. W29/2004
Beckman (IAC). Vertical structure of nuclear bars in double-bar galaxies. W11/2004A
Beckman (IAC). Evolution of galactic star formation: the morphologic method. W37/2004A
Casares (IAC). Echo tomography of fluorescence lines in Sco X-1. W35/2004A
Casares (IAC). Determining system parameters of a Soft X-ray transient in outburst. W36/2004A
Castander (IEEC). Spectroscopy of pairs of quasars in the line-of-sight: a study of the proximity effect. W39/2004A
Castro-Tirado (IAA). The nature of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs). W33/2004A
Díaz (UAM). Spectrophotometry of the brightest HII galaxies from the SDSS. W23/2004A
Erwin (IAC). How many galactic bulges are imposters? W5/2004A
González (IAC). Searching for the evidence of a supernova event in the LMXB V404Cyg. W21/2004A
Gutiérrez (IAC). Systems with anomalous redshifts. W19/2004A
Martín (IAC). Spectroscopic identification of very low-mass stars and brown dwarfs in young open clusters. W3/2004A
Martínez (Valencia). Properties of the haloes around field elliptical galaxies. W30/2004A
Pascual (UCM). Physical properties and chemical abundances of the population of current star-forming galaxies at z=0.24. W16/2004A
Pérez (IAA). Massive stellar clusters in nearby disc galaxies. W40/2004A
Pohlen (IAC). A test of the bar-peanut connection in a bulge-less galaxy. W7/2004A
Rebolo (IAC). Direct detection of giant exoplanets and brown dwarfs around young nearby stars. W17/2004A
Ruiz (Barcelona). Supernovae at z=0.35–0.65: a study of the nature of the dark energy. W1/2004A
Santander (IAC). The origin of extended nebulae around symbiotic stars. W20/2004A
Vazdekis (IAC). Ages and metallicities of S0 galaxies along the Colour-Magnitude relation. W25/2004A

Spanish Additional Time

Balcells (IAC). U-band deep survey for COSMOS and OTELO. W9/2004A
Cepa (IAC). The OTELO project: deep BVRI survey of Groth and SIRTF-FLS fields. W27/2004A

TNG-TAC

Fasano (Padova). Star formation and morphological evolution of galaxies in nearby clusters with WYFFOS. T064

Isaac Newton Telescope

UK PATT

Alton (CEA Saclay). The dust-to-gas ratio of the intergalactic gas in the M81 group. I/2004A/1
Cotter (Oxford). A complete investigation of low-redshift radio galaxies and their cluster environments. I/2004A/20
Davies (Cardiff). Satellites in nearby galaxy halos (M101). I/2004A/3
de Blok (Cardiff). Deep BVRI surface photometry of core-dominated low surface brightness galaxies. I/2004A/12
Drew (ICL). IPHAS —the INT/WFC photometric Hα survey of the northern galactic plane. I/2004A/8
Feltzing (Lund). A differential study of the metallicity distribution functions in three northern dwarf spheroidal galaxies. I/2004A/9
Fitzsimmons (QUB). Rapid-response astrometry of potentially hazardous asteroids. I/2004A/6
Helmi (Groningen). Star streams and High Velocity Clouds in the Milky Way halo. I/2004A/23
Hewett (IoA). Faint planetary nebulae around hot white dwarfs. I/2004A/11
Jarvis (Oxford). A wide-field search for Ly-α haloes: A pre-requisite for massive galaxy formation. I/2004A/17
Jarvis (Oxford). Quantifying the space density of radio-loud quasars at z>5. W/2004A/19 [sic]
Snellen (IoA). The space-density of high redshift FRI radio galaxies. I/2004A/5

NL NFRA PC

Aragon (Groningen). Measuring galaxy spin alignments along a void-intersection filament near AWM3. i04an007
Braun (NFRA). The STARFORM/Hα survey: Probing the recent history of star formation in spirals. i04an003
Habing (Leiden). Monitoring of Asymptotic Giant Branch stars in Local Group Galaxies. i04an001
Oosterloo (NFRA). The mass distribution in extremely warped disk galaxies. i04an006
Röttgering (Leiden). A survey for Ly-α emission line halos and the properties of z>2 proto-clusters. i04an008
Wijers (Amsterdam). The nature of Gamma-Ray Bursts and their use as cosmological probes. w04an011 [sic]

UK/NL WFS Programmes

Casares (IAC). The orbital parameters of XTE J1859+226. I10/2004A
Castro-Tirado (IAA). The nature of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs). W33/2004A [sic]
Deeg (IAC). Sample definition for exoplanet detection by the COROT space craft. I13/2004A
Erwin (IAC). The outer disks of S0 galaxies: clues to disk evolution. I3/2004A
Gómez-Flechoso (UEM). Constraining the shape of the Milky Way dark matter halo with the Sgr tidal stream. I12/2004A
Gutiérrez (IAC). Searching for Sunyaev-Zeldovich Clusters. I8/2004A
Hammersley (IAC). A deep multi-wavelength survey of the Galactic Plane. I9/2004A
Leisy (IAC/ING). IPHAS —the INT/WFC photometric Hα survey of the Northern Galactic Plane. I4/2004A
López (IAC). Quantitative morphology of Hercules galactic supercluster. I1/2004A
López (IAC). Tracing the intracluster light in Virgo Cluster. I2/2004A
Mampaso (IAC). Planetary nebulae and the intergalactic stellar population in the intragroup medium. I6/2004A
Vázquez (IAC). Stellar and solar oscillations. I5/2004A

Spanish Additional Time

Herrero (IAC). Detecting the population of blue massive stars to 5 Mpc for OSIRIS. I11/2004A
Vílchez (IAA). An Hα search for star-forming galaxies in nearby clusters. I14/2004ASemester 2004BITP Programmes on the ING Telescopes
Gäensicke (Warwick). Towards a global understanding of close binary evolution. ITP7

William Herschel Telescope

UK PATT

Bunker (Exeter). Star formation at redshift ~1. W/2004B/56
de Blok (Cardiff). Deep K-band surface photometry of low surface brightness galaxies. W/2004B/30
Dhillon (Sheffield). ULTRACAM observations of the transiting extrasolar planet HD209458b. W/2004B/14
Dufton (QUB). Spectroscopy of h+c Persei to support VLT/FLAMES survey of the Magellanic Clouds (payback). W/2003B/3
Gaensicke (Warwick). HS2331+3905: A cataclysmic variable in its final days? W/2004B/37
Hirtzig (Meudon). Titan’s surface and atmosphere: in-depth diagnostic via spectro-imagery. W/2004B/69
Jeffers (St Andrews). High-resolution Doppler imaging of RS CVn SV Cam. W/2004B/33
Jeffery (Armagh). Mode identification from multicolour photometry of the pulsating sdB star PG 0014+067. W/2004B/44
Knigge (Southampton). Spectroscopic reconnaissance of candidate emission line stars discovered by IPHAS. W/2004B/71
Kotak (ICL). Optical spectroscopic study of the physics of nearby Type Ia Supernovae. W/2004B/16
Kotak (ICL). Optical spectroscopic study of the physics of nearby Type Ia Supernovae. W/2004B/17
Leven (Leicester). GRBs as cosmological probes. W/2004B/60
Littlefair (Exeter). The quiescent accretion disc in the dwarf nova IP Peg. W/2004B/31
Lucas (Hertfordshire). PLANETPOL polarimetry of Upsilon Andromedae b. W/2004B/6
Marsh (Warwick). Stochastic Variability of Accreting White Dwarfs. W/2004B/21
Marsh (Warwick). Magnetism in “non-magnetic” cataclysmic variable stars. W/2004B/66
Maxted (Keele). Eclipsing binaries in open clusters —spectroscopy. W/2004B/40
McLure (IoA). Exploring the connection between bulge/black-hole mass and radio luminosity from z=0 to z=2. W/2004B/34
Meikle (ICL). Late-time study of the nearby type IIP Supernova 2004am. W/2004B/38
Meikle (ICL). Direct detection and study of supernovae in nuclear starbursts. W/2002B/56 LT
Merrifield (Nottingham). Gravitational redshift in M32 and the properties of its stellar population. W/2004B/39
Nelemans (IoA). Testing common envelope theory and SN Ia progenitor models with double white dwarfs. W/2004B/47
Royer (Leuven). A complete survey of the Wolf-Rayet content of M33. W/2004B/28
Smith (Hertfordshire). The high and low ionization broad-line region in quasars. W/2004B/5
Tanvir (Hertfordshire). The physics of short bursts and relativistic blast waves. W/2004B/51
Vink (ICL). A search for evidence of accretion in Herbig Be stars. W/2004B/4
Wilkinson (IoA). Dark matter in the Sextans dwarf spheroidal. W/2004B/70

NL NFRA PC

Aerts (Nijmegen). Asteroseismology of the pulsating sdB star PG 0014+067. w04bn015
de Zeeuw (Leiden). Mapping the nuclear regions of SAURON early-type galaxies with OASIS. w04bn006
Franx (Leiden). Infrared Spectroscopy of restframe Optically Red Galaxies at high redshift. w04bn008
Groot (Nijmegen). Spectroscopic reconaissance of emission line stars discovered by IPHAS. w04bn013
Groot (Nijmegen). The UV-excess and White Dwarf binary population in the Faint Sky Variability Survey. w04bn014
Groot (Nijmegen). The missing link of Cataclysmic Variable evolution in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey? w04bn016
McDermid (Leiden). Black hole masses from gaseous and stellar kinematics using OASIS+NAOMI. w04bn007
Nelemans (Nijmegen). Testing common envelope theory and SN Ia progenitor models with double white dwarfs. w04bn004
Nelemans (Nijmegen). The masses of millisecond pulsars. I. Identification of suitable white dwarf companions. w04bn005
Quirrenbach (Leiden). Line bisector variations for K giant stars with possible planetary companions. w04bn011
Trager (Groningen). The stellar populations of gas-selected early-type galaxies. w04bn003
Wijers (Amsterdam). GRBs as cosmological probes. w04bn009
Wijers (Amsterdam). The physics of short bursts and relativistic blast waves. w04bn012

SP CAT

Arribas (STScI/IAC). The potential of Integral Field Spectroscopy detecting extrasolar planetary features: INTEGRAL observations of HD209458b. W28/2004B
Cairós (IAC). Multiwavelength studies of metal-poor Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxies: unveiling their evolutionary state. W33/2004B
Casares (IAC). Determining system parameters of a soft X-ray transient in outburst. W2/2004B
Castro-Tirado (IAA-CSIC). The nature of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs). W36/2004B
Colina (IEM/CSIC). INTEGRAL study of very luminous infrared galaxies. W4/2004B
Exter (IAC). Searching for chemical inhomogeneities in planetary nebulae (PNe). W18/2004B
Gallego (UCM). The evolution of the star formation rate density of the Universe up to z=0.8. W45/2004B
González (IAC). Probing the evidence of a supernova event in the black hole binary A0620-00. W12/2004B
Hatzidimitriou (Creta). Identification of optical counterpart X-ray sources in M33. W5/2004B
Iglesias (Marseille). Galactic stellar formation in nearby clusters. W21/2004B
Magrini (Firenze). The chemical composition of HII regions in M33. W16/2004B
Martínez (Valencia). The mass and the extension of the haloes of elliptical galaxies. W10/2004B
Martínez-Delgado (IAC). Does M31 have as many satellites as predicted by Cold Dark Matter theory? W37/2004B
Miranda (IAC). Fluorescence processes in astrophysics: the excitation of OI 8446. W20/2004B
Santander (IAC). The dynamic structure and evolution of Nova Persei 1901 remnant. W6/2004B
Shahbaz (IAC). Infrared spectroscopy of black hole X-ray transients: accurate mass determinations. W34/2004B
Vazdekis (IAC). Using late-type spirals as a probe of galaxy formation. W39/2004B
Zurita (Granada). Spectroscopic identification of Hα emitters discovered by IPHAS. W30/2004B

Spanish Additional Time

Balcells (IAC). The GOYA sample. Photometric characterisation of high-redshift galaxies. W46/2004B
Cepa (IAC/ULL). The OTELO project: Deep B,V,R,I survey of SA68 and VIRMOS-0226 fields. W22/2004B
Corral (IAC/GTC). Luminous blue stars in M33. W51/2004B
Herrero (IAC). Detecting the population of blue massive stars to 5 Mpc for OSIRIS. W50/2004B
Manchado (IAC). LIRIS GT

TNG-TAC

Boschin (Trieste). Radio-halo clusters and cluster mergers: a homogeneous dynamical analysis of a large Northern sample. T29
Fasano (OAP). Star formation and morphological evolution of galaxies in nearby clusters with WYFFOS. T12
Galleti (Bologna). The Globular Cluster system of M31: a radial velocity survey for 86 candidates and the M31 total mass. T37

Instrument Builder’s Guaranteed Time

Bacon (Lyon). OASIS. GT Type A
Bacon (Lyon). OASIS. GT Type B

Isaac Newton Telescope

UK PATT

Aigrain (IoA). Searching for planetary transits in the Orion Nebula Cluster. I/2004B/19
Dowsett (IoA). A systematic study of AGN within distant galaxy clusters. I/2004B/18
Drew (ICL). IPHAS: the INT/WFC photometric Hα survey of the northern galactic plane. I/2004B/10
Jarvis (Oxford). A wide-field search for Lyman-a haloes: A pre-requisite for massive galaxy formation? I/2004A/17 LT
Littlefair (Exeter). How long do young stars remain locked to their discs? I/2004B/14
McMahon (IoA). Photometric calibration of the XMM-Newton Serendipitous Survey Imaging Program. I/2004B/23
Murphy (IoA). Testing CDM with galaxy rotation curves at large impact parameters. I/2004B/4
Rawlings (Oxford). Tracing star-formation in two forming superstructures. I/2004B/7
Vlahakis (Cardiff). The optically-selected SLUGS: A systematic survey of the Local Submillimetre Universe. I/2004B/13

NL NFRA PC

Aragon (Groningen). Measuring galaxy spin alignments along the Pisces-Perseus ridge in the vicinity of A262. i04bn001
Braun (NFRA). The STARFORM/Hα survey: Probing the recent history of star formation in spirals. i04bn004
Groot (Nijmegen). IPHAS: the INT/WFC photometric Hα survey of the northern galactic plane. i04bn006
Groot (Nijmegen). A HeI survey of the Galactic Plane: The AM CVn population. i04bn007
Helmi (Groningen). The role of minor mergers in the build up of the Milky Way halo. i04bn003

SP CAT

Barrena (IAC). Photometric and morphologic characterisation of galactic clusters with diffuse radio and X-ray emission. I7/2004B
Beckman (IAC). The links between bars and star formation: An advanced survey. I10/2004B
Castro-Tirado (IAA-CSIC). The nature of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs). W36/2004B [sic]
Deeg (IAC). Sample definition for exoplanet detection by the COROT space craft. I9/2004B
Leisy (IAC/ING). IPHAS: the INT/WFC photometric Hα survey of the northern galactic plane. I6/2004B
López (IAC). Diffuse light in compact galactic clusters. I5/2004B
Negueruela (Alicante). Optical counterparts to Newton-XMM sources in open clusters. I3/2004B
Rosenberg (IAC). Formation and evolution of the Milky Way (III): The Galactic disc. I8/2004B

Spanish Additional Time

Barrado (LAEFF-INTA). Exploring the different IMFs in the Lambda Ori SFR. I1/2004B
Herrero (IAC). Detecting the population of blue massive stars to 5 Mpc for OSIRIS: making a complete sample of M33 population. I11/2004B
Vílchez (IAA). A Deep search for star-forming galaxies in nearby clusters. I4/2004B

Semester 2005A

ITP Programmes on the ING Telescopes

Gänsicke (Warwick). Towards a global understanding of close binary evolution. ITP7.

William Herschel Telescope

UK PATT

Ahmad (Armagh Observatory). Parameters of hot subdwarfs of the double-lined spectroscopic binary —PG 1544+488. W/2005A/46.
Bailey (AAO). A high precision polarization survey of bright stars. W/2005A/10.
Blundell (Oxford). A complete spatial and dynamical study of the microquasar SS433. W/2005A/52.
Bower (Durham). The Lyman-a haloes of SCUBA galaxies: exploring super-winds and feedback at z=3. W/2005A/21.
Christian (Queen’s University Belfast). ISIS characterisation of variable stars from the SuperWASP survey. W/2005A/36.
Dobbie (Leicester). A rigorous examination of the evolutionary status of SDSS hot DB white dwarfs within the DO/DB gap. W/2005A/5.
Gänsicke (Warwick). SW, Sextantis stars —totally normal? W/2005A/31.
Hewett (IoA, Cambridge). Imaging of spectroscopically selected gravitational lenses from the SDSS. W/2005A/19.
Hough (Hertfordshire). Circular spectropolarimetry of DIBs. W/2005A/7.
Jarvis (Oxford). Spectroscopic redshifts for the first radio galaxy sample selected at 74 MHz. W/2005A/8.
Keenan (Queen’s University Belfast). The space density of B-type stars in the Galactic halo. W/2005A/6.
Knigge (Southampton). Spectroscopic reconnaissance of candidate emission line stars discovered by IPHAS. W/2005A/39.
Kosroshah (Birmingham). A membership study of the nearest fossil group. W/2005A/17.
Kurosawa (Exeter). The clumpy nature of O supergiant stellar winds. W/2005A/42.
Levan (Leicester). Probing the high redshift universe with GRBs. W/2005A/53.
Lucas (Hertfordshire). PLANETPOL polarimetry of Tau Boo Ab. W/2005A/20.
Magrini (Firenze, Italy). The chemical content of nearby galaxies: GR 8. W/2005A/29.
Merrifield (Nottingham). Determining the dynamics of round elliptical galaxies using the Planetary Nebula Spectrograph. W/2005A/37.
Pettini (IoA, Cambridge). The nature of DLA galaxies traced through spin temperatures: the optical survey. W/2005A/3.
Pozzo (ICL). Late-time study of the very nearby Type IIP SN 2004dj. W/2005A/13.
Tadhunter (Sheffield). Ultraluminous infrared galaxies: quasars and radio galaxies in the making? W/2005A/1.
Tanvir (Hertfordshire). The physics of short bursts and relativistic blast waves. W/2004B/51 LT.
Wilkinson (IoA, Cambridge). Dark matter at the edge of the Sextans dwarf spheroidal. W/2005A/35.

NL PATT

Cappellari (Leiden Observatory). Dark matter in early-type galaxies: stellar line-of-sight velocity-distribution at 5Re using SAURON. w05an005.
Douglas (Kapteyn Institute). Determining the dynamics of round elliptical galaxies using the Planetary Nebula Spectrograph (PN.S). w05an014.
Franx (Leiden Observatory). Infrared spectroscopy of restframe optically red galaxies at high redshift. w05an006.
Groot (Nijmegen). High-resolution eclipse mapping of accretion disks in cataclysmic variables. w05an004.
Helmi (Kapteyn Institute). Building up the Milky Way halo via accretion of small satellites. w05an017.
McDermid (Leiden Observatory). The central black hole in NGC 4486A: measuring the mass and environment with OASIS+NAOMI. w05an023.
Roelofs (Nijmegen). Measuring directly the anticipated tidal deformation of the accretion disk of AM CVn. w05an012.
Wijers (Amsterdam). The physics of short bursts and relativistics blast waves. w05an013.
Wijers (Amsterdam). Probing the high redshift universe with GRBs. w05an020.

SP CAT

Beckman (IAC). Basic properties of the nuclear bars in galaxies with double bar. W39/2005A.
Cairós (IAC). Near infrared mapping of blue compact dwarf galaxies: disentangling the starburst and the old stars. W33/2005A.
Casares (IAC). Determining system parameters of a Soft X-ray transient in outburst. W1/2005A.
Eiroa (Autónoma de Madrid). IMF to the subestellar limit in extremely young pre-main sequence clusters: Serpens. W14/2005A.
González (IAA). Finding an evolutionary link between radio galaxies and very luminous infrared galaxies. W8/2005A.
Gorgas (Complutense de Madrid). The star formation history of elliptical galaxies in different environments. W52/2005A.
Licandro (IAC/ING). The Deep Impact experiment. W19/2005A.
López (IAC). Studying the dynamics and origin of nuclear bars. W38/2005A.
López-Martín (IAC). Identifying and characterising the counterparts to ULXs. W30/2005A.
López-Sánchez (IAC). Star formation zones in starburst galaxies with tidal streams. W51/2005A.
Mediavilla (IAC). Photometric and spectroscopic variability of gravitational lenses. WL2/2005A.
Mollá (CIEMAT, Madrid). Stellar populations in cooling flow cluster galaxies. W22/2005A.
Pérez (Autónoma de Madrid). Propagation of star formation in apparently compact blue galaxies. W29/2005A.
Rodríguez (Vigo). Physical parameters and chemical abundances in hot type O subdwarfs. W26/2005A.
Shahbaz (IAC). The origin of the optical variability in the black hole X-ray transient V404 Cyg. W50/2005A.
Zapatero (LAEFF-INTA). Brown dwarfs around poor metallicity stars. W21/2005A.
Zeilinger (Institute for Astronomy, Viena). Ram-pressure stripping in Virgo cluster galaxies and their extraplanar ionised gas. W56/2005A.

Spanish Additional Time

Balcells (IAC). GOYA deep infrared survey. W41/2005A.
Hammersley (IAC). Visible spectroscopy of the GTC standards. W31/2005A.
Herrero (IAC). Detecting the population of blue massive stars to 5Mpc for OSIRIS. W40/2005A.
Martín (IAC). A search for brown dwarf candidates in three young open clusters for GTC follow-up. W3/2005A.

WHT–TNG Time Share

Jeffers (Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees, France). Starspot tracking on the W Ursae Majoris system 44 Boo. W/2005A/24 [on the TNG].
Quirrenbach (Leiden Observatory). Line bisector variations for K giant stars with possible planetary companions. w05an001 [on the TNG].
Trevese (Roma). Investigating the nature of Low Luminosity Active Galactic Nuclei (LLAGN). T15 [on the WHT].

Instrument Builders' Guaranteed Time

Bacon (CRAL-Observatoire, Lyon). GT Type A.
Bacon (CRAL-Observatoire, Lyon). GT Type B.
Manchado (IAC). LIRIS GT.

Isaac Newton Telescope

UK PATT

Burleigh (Leicester). Faint planetary nebulae around hot white dwarfs. I/2005A/8.
Coates (MSSL). Wide-field imaging of Comet 9P/Tempel during the Deep Impact collision. I/2005A/11.
Drew (ICL). IPHAS —the INT/WFC photometric Hα survey of the northern galactic plane. I/2005A/7.
James (Liverpool John Moores). Star formation history of dwarf galaxies in the Virgo cluster. I/2005A/6.
Jarvis (Oxford). A wide-field search for Lyman-a haloes: A pre-requisite for massive galaxy formation? I/2005A/2.
Mackey (IoA, Cambridge). A survey for dwarf galaxy remnants around outer halo globular clusters. I/2005A/1.
Ramsay (MSSL). RApid Time Survey —exploring a new temporal parameter space. I/2005A/3.
Zeilinger (Institute for Astronomy, Viena). Ages and metallicities of dwarf ellipticals in clusters at z=0.04. I/2005A/5.

NL PATT

Aragon (Kapteyn Institute). Measuring galaxy spin alignments along a void-intersection filament near AWM3. i05an007.
Franx (Leiden Observatory). Practical astronomy for 2nd year students. i05an005.
Groot (Nijmegen). IPHAS —the INT/WFC photometric Hα survey of the northern galactic plane. i05an001.
Kovac (Kapteyn Institute). The optical counterparts of the smallest gas-rich galaxies. i05an006.
Röttgering (Sterrewacht Leiden). Ly-α emission line halos and the properties of z>2 proto-clusters. i05an002.

SP CAT

Beckman (IAC). The links between bars and star formation: An advanced survey. I9/2005A.
Castro-Tirado (IAA-CSIC). Physical characterisation of Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) in the SWIFT era. W25/2005A [sic].
Deeg (IAC). Sample definition for exoplanet detection by the COROT spacecraft. I11/2005A.
Hatziminaoglou (IAC). Deep imaging in SWIRE ELAIS N1 and N2 fields. I1/2005A.
Iglesias (Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille). The impact of starbursts in the halos of dwarf galaxies. I6/2005A.
Leisy (IAC/ING). IPHAS —the INT/WFC photometric Hα survey of the northern galactic plane. I3/2005A.
López (IAC). The luminosity function of galaxies in Hercules supercluster. I10/2005A.
Martínez (Valencia). Dwarf galaxy population around isolated galaxies and in small groups. I4/2005A.
Martínez-Delgado (Max-Planck-Institut fur Astronomie, Heidelberg). Two new ultra-faint Milky Way companions. I13/2005A.
Zurita (Granada). Global morphology of star formation: Local calibration. I7/2005A.

Spanish Additional Time Allocations

Rebolo (IAC/CSIC). Subestellar populations in young clusters and stellar associations: I. Orion Belt and Praesepe. I8/2005A.
Vílchez (IAA). Deep Hα imaging of clusters of galaxies in the WINGS Survey. I12/2005A.

Semester 2005B

ITP Programmes on the ING Telescopes

Peletier (Kapteyn), MAGPOP — The star formation history of dwarf galaxies, ITP4.

William Herschel Telescope

UK PATT

Bosma (Observatoire de Marseille), Deep K-band surface photometry of low surface brightness galaxies. W/2005B/28.
Chappelle (Liverpool), The role of gravity upon ultracool dwarf dust formation. W/2005B/18.
Chrysostomou (Hertfordshire), Verifying the absence of jets from “misaligned” T-Tauris in the Taurus-Auriga molecular cloud. W/2005B/59.
Fender (Southampton), Echo-mapping a Quiescent Black Hole. W/2005B/75.
Hatch (IoA), Investigating the effects of the Perseus ICM on a supersonically infalling galaxy. W/2005B/38.
Hodgkin (IoA), Spectroscopy of Transit Candidates in the Orion and M34 Clusters. W/2005B/53.
Hough (Hertfordshire), PLANETPOL polarimetry of Upsilon Andromedae b. W/2005B/48.
Huxor (Hertfordshire), Metallicity and Radial Velocity Determinations of Newly Discovered M31 Halo Globular Clusters. W/2005B/52.
Jeffries (Keele), Binary statistics and the formation of low-mass stars and brown dwarfs. W/2005B/50.
Leigh (Liverpool), Spectroscopic detection and characterisation of the planet orbiting upsilon Andromeda. W/2005B/10.
Levan (Leicester), Probing the high redshift universe with GRBs. W/2005B/46.
Littlefair (Sheffield), J1702+3229 — a CV in the period gap with an evolved secondary. W/2005B/66.
Lucas (Hertfordshire), Determination of the primordial incidence of binarity in Orion Brown Dwarfs. W/2005B/55.
Marsh (Observatoire de Marseille), The nature of the white dwarfs in long period cataclysmic variables (CVs). W/2005B/32.
Nandra (ICL), The AGN luminosity function at z=3. W/2005B/26.
Napiwotzki (Leicester), Testing common envelope theory and SN Ia progenitor models with double white dwarfs. W/2005B/47.
Naylor (Exeter), Does star formation take a long time? W/2005B/67.
Nichol (Portsmouth), Spectroscopy of SNe Ia detected in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey II. W/2005B/19.
Oudmaijer (Leeds), NAOMI/OASIS observations of evolved cool supergiants: mirror, mirror on the wall. W/2005B/73.
Pollacco (QUB), Search for substellar companions to stars with extrasolar planets. W/2005B/23.
Pozzo (ICL), Late-time study of the very nearby Type IIP Supernova 2004dj. W/2005A/13.
Roques (Observatoire de Paris), Detection of small Kuiper Belt objects by stellar occultations. W/2005B/12.
Tanvir (Hertfordshire), The physics of short bursts and relativistic blast waves. W/2005B/25.NL PATT

NL PATT

Aerts (Nijmegen), ULTRACAM asteroseismology: combining pressure and gravity modes to probe structure of BAL090100001. w05bn003.
Besselaar (Nijmegen), Follow-up of DB+dM binary systems. w05bn010.
Groot (Nijmegen), Optical-NIR Spectral eclipse mapping of accretion disks. w05bn014.
Jonker (SRON), Phase resolved photometry of the msec X-ray pulsar IGR J00291+5934 in quiescence. w05bn005.
McDermid (Leiden), Mapping the nuclear regions of early-type galaxies with OASIS. w05bn009.
Nelemans (Nijmegen), Testing common envelope theory and SN Ia progenitor models with double white dwarfs. w05bn008.
Nelemans (Nijmegen), Determining the accretion geometry and distance to the 10min binary ES Cet. w05bn012.
Nelemans (Nijmegen), Fast photometry of the 10min binary ES Cet with ULTRACAM. w05bn013.
Perez (Kapteyn), Origin of the very sub-solar hot gas abundances in X-ray low luminosity ellipticals. w05bn006.
Quirrenbach (Leiden), Line Bisector Variations for K Giants. w05bn007.
Roelofs (Nijmegen), Constraining the nature of the enigmatic variable V407 Vul. w05bn015.
Starling (Amsterdam), The physics of short bursts and relativistic blast waves. w05bn002.
Wijers (Amsterdam), Probing the high redshift universe with GRBs. w05bn001.

SP CAT

Barrado (LAEFF), Membership of substellar candidates of the Collinder 69 and Barnard 35. WHT6/05B.
Beckman (IAC), Basic properties of nuclear bars in double bar galaxies. WHT15/05B.
Casares (IAC), Possible orbital period derivative in the black hole binary V404. WHT56/05B.
Casares (IAC), Determining system parameters of a Soft X-ray transient in outburst. WHT60/05B.
Castro-Tirado (IAA), GRB physics in the INTEGRAL and SWIFT era. WHT32-A/05B.
Elías de la Rosa (Observatorio di Padova), Detailed study of the physics of nearby Supernovae. WHT44-E/05B.
Erwin (IAC), The nature of bars in late-type spiral galaxies. WHT35/05B.
Erwin (IAC), How many galactic bulges are imposters? WHT55/05B.
García (IAC), 3D-spectroscopy of the Orion nebula. Local properties of the ionised gas associated with proplyds. WHT28/05B.
Gómez (IAC), Infrared characterisation of supernova progenitors. WHT13/05B.
González (CSIC), Finding an evolutionary link between radio galaxies and very luminous infrared galaxies. WHT3/05B.
Herrero (IAC), Luminous blue stars along the spiral arms of M33. WHT26/05B.
Kehrig (IAA), The problem of metal pollution in low metallicity HII-Galaxies. WHT27/05B.
López (IAC), Studying the origin of nuclear bars. WHT16/05B.
López (IAC), Star forming regions in starburst galaxies with tidal streams. WHT21/05B.
Martínez (IAA), Does M31 have as many satellites as predicted by Cold Dark Matter theory? WHT49/05B.
Negueruela (Alicante), A survey of blue stragglers in young open clusters. WHT58/05B.
Rodríguez (IAC), Unravelling the role of the SW Sextantis stars in the evolution of cataclysmic variables. WHT43-A/05B.
Rodríguez (IAC), The magnetic nature of the SW Sextantis stars. WHT48/05B.
Vázquez (IAC), Asteroseismology of the open cluster NGC7039. WHT23/05B.

Spanish Additional Time

Acosta (IAC), Catalogue of infrared polarimetric standards of low luminosity. WHT47/05B.
Balcells (IAC), The GOYA survey. Photometric characterisation of high-z galaxies. WHT14/05B.
Bergond (IAA), Globular cluster populations of well defined isolated galaxies. WHT46/05B.
Hammersley (IAC), Visible spectroscopy of the GTC standards. WHT50/05B.
Manchado (IAC), LIRIS GT.
Martín (IAC), Preparation for GTC follow-up of brown dwarf candidates in young open clusters. WHT4-A/05B.

WHT–TNG Time Share

Benn (ING), The nature of BAL outflows in quasars. T60.
Leone (OA Catania), Detecting magnetic fields in planetary nebulae, and understanding their role in the nebular shaping. T41.
Zaggia (OA Trieste), Hunting for cores of dwarf spheroidal galaxies in the external Milky Way Halo. T69.

Instrument Builders’ Guaranteed Time

Bacon (Lyon). GT Type A.
Bacon (Lyon). GT Type B.

Isaac Newton Telescope

UK PATT

Burleigh (Leicester), Faint planetary nebulae around hot white dwarfs. I/2005B/9.
Drew (ICL), IPHAS — the INT/WFC photometric Hα survey of the Northern Galactic Plane. I/2005B/10.
Fender (Southampton), Jet-blown optical nebulae from black hole X-ray binaries. I/2005B/4.
Irwin (IoA), Searching for planetary transits in the Orion Nebula Cluster. I/2005B/17.
Irwin (IoA), A targeted CCD survey of the outer halo of M31. I/2005B/18.
Jarvis (Oxford), A wide-field search for Ly-α haloes: A pre-requisite for massive galaxy formation? I/2005B/2.
Littlefair (Exeter), How long do young stars remain locked to their discs? I/2005B/11.
Shanks (Durham), A UV survey to probe interactions between z~3 galaxies and the IGM. I/2005B/15.
Todd (QUB), The distance scale: eclipsing binaries and Cepheids in the dwarf irregular galaxy IC1613. I/2005B/8.

NL PATT

Baes (ESO), Dust, dynamics and dark matter in elliptical galaxies —optical photometry. i05bn004.
Groot (Nijmegen), IPHAS — the INT/WFC photometric Hα survey of the Northern Galactic Plane. i05bn001.
Roelofs (Nijmegen), The HeI survey of the Galactic Plane: the AM CVn population. i05bn003.
Waters (Amsterdam), Search for faint Be stars in the COROT fields. i05bn002.

SP CAT

Alonso (IAC), The search for hot Neptunes using the field star transit method. INT3/05B.
Castro-Tirado (IAA), The physics of GRBs in the INTEGRAL and SWIFT era. INT11/05B.
da Rocha (Göttingen), Intra-group light in Hickson compact groups. INT5/05B.
Deeg (IAC), Sample definition for exoplanet detection by the COROT spacecraft. INT9/05B.
López (IAC), Quantitative morphology of galaxies in nearby clusters. INT6/05B.
Mampaso (IAC), IPHAS — the INT/WFC photometric Hα survey of the Northern Galactic Plane. INT3/05B.
Morales (LAEFF), Exploring the different initial mass functions in the l Orionis SFR. INT1/05B.
Rosenberg (IAC), The formation and evolution of the Milky Way (III): the Galactic disc. INT4/05B.

Spanish Additional Time Allocations

Herrero (IAC), Detecting the blue massive star population to 5Mpc for OSIRIS. INT10/05B.
Ruiz (Barcelona), Supernovae at z=0.05–0.35: studying the nature of the dark energy (II). INT15/05B.
Vílchez (IAA), Deep Hα imaging of clusters of galaxies in the WINGS survey. INT14/05B.