TNG Schedule - April 1, 2026 - September 30, 2026
Listed below are the TNG nights scheduled in the semester AOT53/2026A. 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 ToO programme CAT26A_91 can override
only CAT programme CAT26A_20 and CAT service nights.
Note 3: 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_66 Sozzetti, A48TAC_48 Benatti, A48TAC_52 Borsa, A53TAC_10 Chella, A53TAC_13 Naponiello, A53TAC_21 Leonardi, A53TAC_22 Bocchieri, A53TAC_29 Tinetti, A53TAC_32 Mancini, A53TAC_46 Barone, A53TAC_60 Piccinini.
- HARPS-N Collaboration Time. It collects the time awarded to the following programmes: A48TAC_59 Malavolta, A48TAC_28 Dumusque, A53TAC_72 O'Sullivan.
Visitor or Service Mode
| Programme and PI | Instrument | Mode | Scheduled nights |
| CAT26A_38 Lacedelli | HARPS-N | V | Apr 1 (1st hf), May 1, May 26, Jul 5, Sep 28 |
| CAT26A_41 Zapatero Osorio | HARPS-N | V | Apr 2, May 2, May 25, Jul 4, Aug 24, Sep 23, Sep 30 |
| CAT26A_118 Stefanov | HARPS-N | V | Apr 3, May 3, May 24, Sep 29 |
| CAT26A_S (IAC Service) | V | Apr 4, Jun 21, Sep 20 | |
| New GAPS Time | HARPS-N/GIARPS | V/S | Apr 5-8, Apr 19 (S), Apr 23-26, May 4-6, May 14-15, May 18, May 21-22, May 31, Jun 1-3, Jun 7, Jun 10-12, Jun 17-18, Jun 22-23, Jul 2-3, Jul 14 (S), Jul 20-21, Aug 1, Aug 6-7, Aug 16 (S), Aug 18-19, Aug 28-29, Sep 5 (S), Sep 11-14 |
| HARPS-N Collaboration Time | HARPS-N | V | Apr 9-11, Apr 27-28, May 7-8, May 12-13, May 19-20, Jun 4-6, Jun 13, Jun 19-20, Jun 24-26, Jun 30, Jul 1, Jul 18-19, Aug 2-5, Aug 20-23, Aug 30-31, Sep 1 |
| A53TAC_38 Valerin | DOLORES | S | Apr 12, Apr 22, May 10, May 23, Jun 9, Jul 8, Jul 22, Aug 15, Sep 3, Sep 19 (3h slots) |
| A53TAC_4 Villani | DOLORES | S | Apr 12, May 11, Jun 15, Jul 15, Aug 14, Sep 4 (1h slots) |
| A53TAC_58 Grazian | DOLORES | S | Apr 13, Jun 14, Aug 17 (7h) |
| A53TAC_30 Bocchino | DOLORES | V | Apr 14-16 |
| A53TAC_23 Ieva | DOLORES | S | Apr 18, May 11, Jun 8, Jul 15, Aug 14, Sep 4 (4.5h slots) |
| A53TAC_66 Thomsen | HARPS-N | S | Apr 18, May 10, Jun 16, Jul 22, Aug 15, Sep 19 (3.5h slots) |
| ITP25_3 Smith | HARPS-N | S | Apr 20, May 9 |
| A53TAC_67 Delucchi | DOLORES/NICS | S | Apr 21 (5h), Apr 22 (3.3h), May 16 (3.7h), May 17 (2.5 h), Sep 17 (1.5h), Sep 18 (1.1h) |
| CAT26A_32 Miles Paez | GIANOB | V | Apr 29-30 |
| A53TAC_47 Catanzaro | HARPS-N | V | May 28-30 |
| A53TAC_48 Briganti | HARPS-N | V | Jun 27-29 |
| A53TAC_74 Sicignano | GIARPS | V | Jul 6-7 |
| A53TAC_20 Giarrusso | HARPS-N | S | Jul 9 (3.5h), Jul 27 (4.6h), Sep 2 (4.0h), Sep 24 (4.3h) |
| A53TAC_33 Catanzaro | HARPS-N | V | Jul 10-12 |
| A53TAC_19 Israel | SIFAP2 | S | Jul 13 (4h) |
| A53TAC_25 Ceccarelli | GIANOB | S | Jul 16-17 |
| CAT26A_88 Gonzalez Alvarez | HARPS-N | V | Jul 23-25, Jul 29-31 |
| CAT26A_20 Lacedelli | HARPS-N | V | Jul 26, Jul 28 |
| A53TAC_45 Bragaglia | GIARPS | V | Aug 8 (1st hf), Aug 9-11 |
| A53TAC_63 Malacaria | SIFAP2 | S | Aug 12-13 (6h slots) |
| A53TAC_7 Ripepi | GIANOB | V | Aug 25-27 |
| A53TAC_1 Scialpi | DOLORES | V | Sep 6-10 |
| CAT26A_27 Geraldia | GIARPS | V | Sep 16 |
| CAT26A_100 Murgas | HARPS-N | V | Sep 21 (1st hf) |
| CAT24B_21 Murgas | HARPS-N | V | Sep 22 |
| A53TAC_44 Santarelli | GIARPS | V | Sep 25 (1st hf), Sep 26-27 |
ToO
| Programme and PI | ToO Time (hours) |
| A53TAC_6 Melandri | 6 |
| A53TAC_15 Izzo | 7 |
| A53TAC_17 Della Valle | 5 |
| A53TAC_26 Casella | 3 |
| A53TAC_40 Illiano | 4.5 |
| A53TAC_57 Petrecca | 6 |
| A53TAC_68 Melandri | 17.5 |
| A53TAC_69 Brivio | 32 |
| A53TAC_76 Sanna | 3 |
| CAT26A_91 Ederoclite | 4 x 0.2 |