Apache Point Observatory

APOLLO Run Summary

Below are numbers representing APOLLO's catch for each lunation. The month of lunation corresponds the the beginning of the lunar month, though much of the data collection may transpire in the following month. The record starts in April 2006, when the clock was moved and fiducials were properly interleaved.

April 2006 lunation; 6 spots; 2 weathered out

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	0	7358	3	0.0000	0	0
Apollo 14	—	—	—	—	0	0
Apollo 15	178	84637	19	0.0019	4	2
Lunokhod 2	—	—	—	—	0	0
Total	178	91995	22	0.0019	4	2

May 2006 lunation; 5 spots; 3 weathered out

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	—	—	—	—	0	0
Apollo 14	—	—	—	—	0	0
Apollo 15	0	70000	12	0.0000	0	0
Lunokhod 2	—	—	—	—	0	0
Total	0	70000	12	0.0000	0	0

June 2006 lunation; 10 spots; 3 weathered out; 1 eqpt failure

In June, we finally figured out a key acquisition bugaboo.

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	685	24120	3	0.0284	3	2
Apollo 14	283	40000	4	0.0071	2	2
Apollo 15	4643	319621	38	0.0145	21	5
Lunokhod 2	0	15000	2	0.0000	0	0
Total	5611	398741	47	0.0141	26	5

July 2006 lunation; 6 spots; 1 weathered out; 1 eqpt failure

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	71	25000	3	0.0028	1	1
Apollo 14	0	5000	1	0.0000	0	0
Apollo 15	1675	112494	12	0.0149	10	3
Lunokhod 2	—	—	—	—	0	0
Total	1746	142494	16	0.0123	11	3

August 2006 lunation; 3 spots; 1 weathered out; 1 laser failure

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	—	—	—	—	0	0
Apollo 14	—	—	—	—	0	0
Apollo 15	500	40000	4	0.0125	4	1
Lunokhod 2	—	—	—	—	0	0
Total	500	40000	4	0.0125	4	1

September 2006 lunation; 8 spots; 3 weathered out; 1 unusable seeing; 1 software prob.

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	505	17855	2	0.0283	2	2
Apollo 14	360	20000	2	0.0180	2	2
Apollo 15	2877	56337	6	0.0511	5	2
Lunokhod 2	—	—	—	—	0	0
Total	3742	94192	10	0.0397	9	2

October 2006 lunation; 8 spots; 1 unusable seeing; 3 software prob.

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	—	—	—	—	0	0
Apollo 14	—	—	—	—	0	0
Apollo 15	772	195444	20	0.0039	5	2
Lunokhod 2	—	—	—	—	0	0
Total	772	195444	20	0.0039	5	2

November 2006 lunation; 9 spots; 3 weathered out

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	1768	24873	3	0.0711	3	2
Apollo 14	413	10000	1	0.0413	1	1
Apollo 15	5996	281749	27	0.0213	21	6
Lunokhod 2	0	10000	1	0.0000	0	0
Total	8177	326622	32	0.0250	25	6

December 2006 lunation; 9 spots; 6 weathered out; 1 unusable seeing

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	1116	34000	2	0.0328	2	2
Apollo 14	542	38000	3	0.0143	3	2
Apollo 15	2672	50000	3	0.0534	3	2
Lunokhod 2	41	10000	1	0.0041	1	1
Total	4371	132000	9	0.0331	9	2

January 2007 lunation; 7 spots; 2 weathered out

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	284	30000	2	0.0095	1	1
Apollo 14	173	20000	1	0.0086	1	1
Apollo 15	2632	168951	9	0.0156	7	5
Lunokhod 2	61	13584	1	0.0045	1	1
Total	3150	232535	13	0.0221	10	5

February 2007 lunation; 10 spots; 2 weathered out; 3 nights no signal

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	375	45000	3	0.0083	2	2
Apollo 14	256	30000	2	0.0085	2	2
Apollo 15	2498	271317	20	0.0092	8	5
Lunokhod 2	0	10000	1	0.0000	0	0
Total	3129	356317	26	0.0088	12	5

March 2007 lunation; 9 spots; 3 weathered out; 1 night no signal; 1 night technical problem

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	154	21000	3	0.0073	1	1
Apollo 14	97	11000	2	0.0088	2	2
Apollo 15	2372	147634	10	0.0161	8	5
Lunokhod 2	—	—	—	—	0	0
Total	2623	179634	15	0.0146	11	4

April 2007 lunation; 7 spots; 3 weathered out; 1 night through clouds

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	274	20000	2	0.0137	1	1
Apollo 14	228	10000	1	0.0228	1	1
Apollo 15	2587	134000	13	0.0193	9	3
Lunokhod 2	—	—	—	—	0	0
Total	3089	164000	16	0.0188	11	4

May 2007 lunation; 7 spots; 1 weathered out; 1 no signal

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	774	40000	4	0.0194	3	3
Apollo 14	253	35000	3	0.0072	3	3
Apollo 15	4195	170429	14	0.0246	14	5
Lunokhod 2	0	10000	2	0.0	0	0
Total	5222	255429	23	0.0204	20	5

June 2007 lunation; 9 spots; 4 weathered out; 1 through clouds

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	774	39582	4	0.0196	2	2
Apollo 14	558	27468	3	0.0203	3	3
Apollo 15	3550	119804	10	0.0296	8	4
Lunokhod 2	0	11000	1	0.0	0	0
Total	4882	197854	18	0.0247	13	4

July 2007 lunation; 9 spots; 6 weathered out; 1 through clouds; 2 technical problems

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	—	—	—	—	0	0
Apollo 14	—	—	—	—	0	0
Apollo 15	—	—	—	—	0	0
Lunokhod 2	—	—	—	—	0	0
Total	—	—	—	—	0	0

September 2007 lunation; 9 spots; 5 weathered out; 2 no returns

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	240	7597	1	0.0316	1	1
Apollo 14	184	4281	1	0.0430	1	1
Apollo 15	1381	33500	4	0.0412	4	2
Lunokhod 2	—	—	—	—	0	0
Total	1805	45378	6	0.0398	6	2

October 2007 lunation; 9 spots; 3 weathered out

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	2116	40096	6	0.0528	4	4
Apollo 14	1808	30860	4	0.0586	4	4
Apollo 15	21564	188000	19	0.1147	12	6
Lunokhod 2	264	14000	2	0.0189	1	1
Total	25752	272956	31	0.0943	21	6

November 2007 lunation; 9 spots; 3 weathered out

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	8388	47493	8	0.1766	7	6
Apollo 14	12131	53870	8	0.2252	8	6
Apollo 15	28750	111739	21	0.2573	18	6
Lunokhod 2	7	12397	2	0.0006	1	1
Total	49276	225499	39	0.2185	34	6

December 2007 lunation; 9 spots; 4 weathered out

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	5696	67000	7	0.0850	7	4
Apollo 14	4625	45000	4	0.1028	4	3
Apollo 15	25739	121000	14	0.2127	12	5
Lunokhod 2	—	—	—	—	0	0
Total	37060	233000	25	0.1591	23	5

January 2008 lunation; 7 spots; 3 weathered out; 1 observatory failure

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	0	5000	1	0.0000	0	1
Apollo 14	1053	5000	1	0.2106	1	1
Apollo 15	3355	83045	9	0.0404	9	3
Lunokhod 2	—	—	—	—	0	0
Total	4408	93045	11	0.0474	10	3

February 2008 lunation; 8 spots; 4 weathered out

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	2654	26000	6	0.1021	6	3
Apollo 14	3931	22000	4	0.1787	4	3
Apollo 15	21727	128236	17	0.1694	14	4
Lunokhod 2	310	10000	2	0.0310	1	1
Total	28622	186236	29	0.1537	25	4

March 2008 lunation; 9 spots; 2 weathered out; 2 equipment failure

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	1406	35976	9	0.0391	8	4
Apollo 14	1071	37000	9	0.0289	8	4
Apollo 15	6594	143677	18	0.0459	18	5
Lunokhod 2	316	28000	6	0.0113	6	3
Total	9387	244653	42	0.0384	40	5

April 2008 lunation; 10 spots; 3 weathered out; 1 telescope failure

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	2273	51000	10	0.0446	9	5
Apollo 14	1562	44370	10	0.0352	10	5
Apollo 15	8986	130000	15	0.0691	12	5
Lunokhod 2	184	15000	3	0.0123	3	2
Total	13005	240370	38	0.0541	34	5

May 2008 lunation; 8 spots; 3 weathered out; 1 equipment failure

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	1714	33239	7	0.0516	4	2
Apollo 14	1726	42000	7	0.0411	6	3
Apollo 15	5710	113000	12	0.0505	12	4
Lunokhod 2	166	13000	2	0.0128	2	1
Total	9316	201239	28	0.0463	24	4

June 2008 lunation; 7 spots; 2 weathered out

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	2871	46957	9	0.0611	6	3
Apollo 14	1966	42000	9	0.0468	9	5
Apollo 15	14084	113000	24	0.1246	24	5
Lunokhod 2	98	11483	3	0.0085	3	3
Total	19019	213440	45	0.0891	42	5

July 2008 lunation; 8 spots; 6 weathered out

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	41	5000	1	0.0082	1	1
Apollo 14	—	—	—	—	0	0
Apollo 15	2768	49000	5	0.0565	4	2
Lunokhod 2	—	—	—	—	0	0
Total	2809	54000	6	0.0520	5	2

August 2008 lunation; 2 spots; 1 weathered out; 1 telescope malfunction

September 2008 lunation; 8 spots; 1 weathered out

Reflector	photons	shots	runs	rate	norm. pts.	nights
Apollo 11	9986	33000	7	0.3026	7	4
Apollo 14	16458	38000	8	0.4331	7	4
Apollo 15	48179	141460	23	0.3406	17	6
Lunokhod 2	1064	15000	3	0.0709	3	2
Total	75687	227460	41	0.3327	34	6

APOLLO Lunations