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SDSS 5-Year Baseline Survey
Baseline Performance Metrics:   Southern Photometric Survey
Revised 08-24-01
Period Available dark hrs.
(Outriggers)
Available dark hrs.
(Equator)
Available dark hrs.
(Total)
Imaging fraction Weather System uptime Imaging efficiency Imaging ops. End game Available imaging hrs. Imaging
(sq. deg)
2000 Q1                      
  Q2                   0 0
  Q3 130 65 195 0.2 0.5 0.9 0.86 0.5 1 7.5 141
  Q4 185 92 277 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.86 0.75 1 19.3 362
2001 Q1                   0.0 0
  Q2                   0.0 0
  Q3 58 43 101 0.2 0.5 0.9 0.86 0.9 1 7.0 132
  Q4 81 59 140 0.1 0.6 0.9 0.86 0.9 1 5.9 110
2002 Q1                   0.0 0
  Q2                   0.0 0
  Q3     0 0.2 0.5 0.9 0.86 0.9 1 0.0 0
  Q4     0 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.86 0.9 1 0.0 0
2003 Q1                   0.0 0
  Q2                   0.0 0
  Q3     0 0.2 0.5 0.9 0.86 0.9 1 0.0 0
  Q4     0 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.86 0.9 1 0.0 0
2004 Q1                   0.0 0
  Q2                   0.0 0
  Q3     0 0.2 0.5 0.9 0.86 0.9 1 0.0 0
  Q4     0 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.86 0.9 1 0.0 0
2005 Q1                   0.0 0
  Q2                   0.0 0
TOTAL   454 259 713             39.7 744.9
Notes:
1) This table combines first-pass imaging from the equatorial and outrigger stripes.