| Ref. No. | Title | Proposers | Dates allocated | Instrument |
| HCT/cyc-1/001 | Photometry of RR Lyr stars in Globular Clusters | S. Giridhar & A.A. Ferro | May 7-10 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-1/002 | Spectroscopy of Carbon Stars | N.K. Rao et al | June 5-6 | HFSOC |
| HCT/cyc-1/006 | NIR Star and Galaxy counts at the NGP | J.B. Hutchings & J. Murthy | June 8-11 | NIR camera |
| HCT/cyc-1/007 | Spectroscopy of ISOGAL sources | S. Ganesh et al | 18-21 June | HFOSC |
| August 21-25 | ||||
| HCT/cyc-1/008 | Correlated X-ray and optical properties of Z sources | V. Aggarwal et al. | June 22-24 | HFSOC |
| HCT/cyc-1/009 | Photometry of the extreme dwarf galaxy CGCG 269-049 | A. Begum & J. Chengalur | May 29-30 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-1/010 | Optical photometry of spiral galaxies with peculiar nuclear morphology | M. Das et al. | June 3-4 | HFSOC |
| HCT/cyc-1/011 | H-alpha survey of late-type stars | Messina et al. | July 5-7 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-1/013 | Pulsations in the Am star HD 207561 | V. Girish et al. | August 17-20 | Photometrics CCD |
| HCT/cyc-1/014 | Star formation in BCD galaxies | T.P. Prabhu & D.K. Sahu | July 26-28 | HFSOC |
| HCT/cyc-1/015 | Imaging of early-type galaxies with large scale dust features | D.K. Sahu et al. | May 31 - June 2 | HFOSC |
| August 29-30 | ||||
| HCT/cyc-1/017 | Photometry of open star clusters | A. Subramanian et al. | July 2-3 | HFOSC |
| July 29-31 | ||||
| HCT/cyc-1/019 | Narrow band imaging of the nebulae of symbiotic novae | G.C. Anupama et al | June 25-27 | HFOSC |
| August 26-28 | ||||
| HCT/cyc-1/020 | Study of extremely isolated galaxies | S. Jeyakumar et al | July 20-23 | NIR camera |
| July 24-25 | HFOSC | |||
| HCT/cyc-1/023 | Study of Galactic starforming regions | G. Maheswar et al. | May 26-28 | HFOSC |
| June 29 - July 1 |
The following proposals have been accepted as Target of Opportunity Programmes.
| Ref. No. | Title | Proposers |
| HCT/cyc-1/004 | Optical & NIR follow-up of GRB afterglows | G.C. Anupama, R. Sagar, D. Bhattacharya et al. |
| HCT/cyc-1/005 | Optical and NIR follow-up of supernovae | G.C. Anupama & D.K. Sahu |
| Ref. No. | Title | Proposers | Dates allocated | Instrument |
| HCT/cyc-2/001 | Spectroscopy of ISOGAL Sources | S. Ganesh et al | Oct 2-5; Nov 1-3 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-2/002 | NIR study of Galactic starforming regions | D.K. Ojha et al. | Oct 18-19; Dec 14-15 | NIR camera |
| HCT/cyc-2/003 | Photometry of RR Lyr Stars in Globular Clusters | S. Giridhar & A.A. Ferro | Dec 2-3 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-2/004 | Optical Variability of Brown Dwarfs | S. Sengupta et al. | Oct 25-26 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-2/007 | Narrow Band Imaging of the Shell of GK Persei | G.C. Anupama & N.G. Kantharia | Nov 23-24; Dec 22-23 | HFOSC; NIR camera |
| HCT/cyc-2/008 | Imaging of Ultracompact HII Regions in the W4 Molecular Complex | U.S. Kamath | Nov 16-17; Dec 28-29 | NIR camera |
| HCT/cyc-2/009 | Photometry of Faint Young Open Star Clusters | G.S.D. Babu & S. Sujata | Nov 28-29 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-2/010 | Photometry of V4332 Sgr | D.P.K. Banerjee & N.M. Ashok | Sep 28-29 | HFSOC |
| HCT/cyc-2/011 | Optical Studies of Extragalactic UltraLuminous X-ray Sources | D.K. Sahu & V. Agrawal | Nov 21-22; Dec 24-25 | HFSOC |
| HCT/cyc-2/012 | Imaging of Early-type Galaxies with Large Scale Dust Features | D.K. Sahu et al. | Nov 25-26; Dec 18-19 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-2/013 HCT/cyc-2/014 | Studies of Galactic Starforming Regions | G. Maheswar et al. | Sep 24-27; Oct 22-24 | HFOSC; NIR Camera |
| HCT/cyc-2/015 | H-alpha Survey of Late-type Stars | Messina et al. | Dec 30-31 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-2/016 | Spectroscopy of Carbon Stars | N.K. Rao et al | Sep 16-17; Nov 14-15 | HFSOC |
| HCT/cyc-2/017 | Photometry of Open Star Clusters | A. Subramanian et al. | Oct 30-31; Dec 26-27 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-2/018 | Search for Microlensing towards M31 | A. Subramanian et al. | Sep 28-29 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-2/019 | Search for Variables in Open Star Clusters | A. Subramanian & D.K. Sahu | Sep 30 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-2/020 | Monitoring of the BL Lac 0235+16 | P. Shastri & A.K. Pati | Oct 20-21; Dec 16-17 | HFOSC; NIR camera |
| HCT/cyc-2/021 | Star Formation in BCD Galaxies | T.P. Prabhu & D.K. Sahu | Oct 27-29 | HFSOC |
| HCT/cyc-2/022 | Correlated Multiwavelength Variablity Studies of Blazars | Gopal-Krishna et al. | Sep 20-23; Nov 18-20; Dec 20-21 | HFSOC |
| HCT/cyc-2/023 | UBV Catalog of Open Star Clusters | A. Subramaniam et al. | Sep 18-19; Nov 30 - Dec 1 | HFOSC |
The following proposals have been accepted as Target of Opportunity Programmes.
| Ref. No. | Title | Proposers |
| HCT/cyc-2/005 | Optical and NIR follow-up of supernovae | G.C. Anupama & D.K. Sahu |
| HCT/cyc-2/006 | Optical & NIR follow-up of GRB afterglows | G.C. Anupama, R. Sagar, D. Bhattacharya et al. |
| Ref. No. | Title | Proposers | Dates allocated | Instrument |
| HCT/cyc-3/003 | Photometry of RR Lyr Stars in Globular Clusters | S. Giridhar & A.A. Ferro | Jan 1-2; Apr 27-29 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-3/004 | Study of Faint Young Open Clusters | G.S.D. Babu & S. Sujatha | Feb 1-2 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-3/005 | Optical Variability of Brown Dwarfs | M. Maiti et al. | Jan 22-23; Feb 20-21; Mar 23-24; Apr 17-18 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-3/006 | Spectroscopic/Photometric Studies of V4332 Sgr | D.P.K. Banerjee& N.M. Ashok | Apr 23-24 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-3/007 | Spectrophotometric Observations of Stars behind Dark Clouds | A.K. Sen et al. | Jan 24-26 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-3/008 | Imaging of Ultracompact HII Regions in the W4 Molecular Complex | U.S. Kamath | Feb 12-14 | NIR camera |
| HCT/cyc-3/009 | A near-Infrared Study of Galactic Starforming Regions | D.K. Ojha et al. | Jan 16-18; Mar 14-16 | NIR camera |
| HCT/cyc-3/010; HCT/cyc-3/011 | Studies of Galactic Starforming Regions | G. Maheswar et al. | Jan 13-14; Feb 22-24 | HFOSC; NIR Camera |
| HCT/cyc-3/012 | Optical Studies of Extragalactic UltraLuminous X-ray Sources | D.K. Sahu & V. Agrawal | Mar 21-22; Apr 14 | HFSOC |
| HCT/cyc-3/013 | Spectroscopic Study of Late Type Active Stars | J.C. Pandey et al. | Mar 11-13 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-3/014 | Investigations of Cometary Dust | R. Vasundhara & P. Chakraborty | Jan 12; Jan 19 (both nights upto 9pm) | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-3/016 | Kinematical Properties of Lenticular Galaxies | A.K. Kembhavi et al. | Feb 25-26; Mar 17-18 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-3/017 | Study of Spectral Feature Variations in Ap Stars | G.S.D. Babu & Sriraghavan S.M. | Mar 31; Apr 1-2 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-3/018 | Medium Resolution Spectroscopy of Hydrogen Deficient Stars | G. Pandey & N.K. Rao | Mar 2-4; Apr 10-11 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-3/019 | Monitoring of the BL Lac 0235+16 | P. Shastri & A.K. Pati | Jan 20-21; Feb 16-17 (both slots upto midnight) | HFOSC; NIR camera |
| HCT/cyc-3/020 | H-alpha Survey of Late-type Stars in the COROT Space Mission Fields | Messina et al. | Jan 15; Jan 20--21 & Feb 16--17 (both slots after midnight) | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-3/021 | Investigation of the 1.1d Break in the Rotation Activity Connection at Photospheric Level | Messina et al. | Feb 9-11 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-3/022 | Study of Carbon Stars at Intermediate Resolution | N.K. Rao et al. | Mar 28-30; Apr 12-13 | HFSOC |
| HCT/cyc-3/023 | Spectroscopy of Nearby Galaxies | S.G. Bhargavi | Jan 30-31 | HFSOC |
| HCT/cyc-3/024 | Photometry of Open Star Clusters | A. Subramanian et al. | Jan 26; Feb 15 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-3/025 | UBV Catalog of Open Star Clusters | A. Subramaniam et al. | Jan 27; Feb 27-28 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-3/026 | Search for Variables in Open Star Clusters | A. Subramanian & D.K. Sahu | Feb 29; Mar 1 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-3/027 | Star Formation in BCD Galaxies | T.P. Prabhu & D.K. Sahu | Apr 19-20 | HFSOC |
| HCT/cyc-3/028 | Correlated Multiwavelength Variablity Studies of Blazars | Gopal-Krishna et al. | Jan 28-29; Feb 18-19; Mar 19-20; Apr 21-22 | HFSOC |
| HCT/cyc-3/029 | Optical Spectroscopy of Classical, Recurrent & Symbiotic Novae | G.C. Anupama & P.S. Parihar | Mar 25-26; Apr 25-26 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-3/030 | Evolution of Angular Momentum and Starspot Activity in Late Type Clusters | P.S. Parihar et al. | 20 min/night for 15 nights in Jan | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-3/031 | Study of Dust Properties in Early Type Galaxies | S.K. Pandey & S. Barway | Apr 15-16 | HFSOC |
The following proposals have been accepted as Target of Opportunity Programmes.
| Ref. No. | Title | Proposers |
| HCT/cyc-3/001 | Optical and NIR follow-up of supernovae | G.C. Anupama & D.K. Sahu |
| HCT/cyc-3/002 | Optical & NIR follow-up of GRB afterglows | G.C. Anupama, R. Sagar, D. Bhattacharya et al. |
| Ref. No. | Title | Proposers | Dates Allocated | Instrument |
| HCT/cyc-4/001 | Investigations of cometary dust | R. Vasundhara & P. Chakraborty | July 9 & 16 (until 2200 hrs) | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-4/002 | UBV photometric catalog and a database of reddening and distance to open clusters | A. Subramanian et al. | June 25-27; July 21-24 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-4/003 | Wide field photometry of open star clusters | A. Subramanian et al. | June 7-9; July 9 (after 2200 hrs), July 10-11 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-4/004 | Optical and X-ray studies of extragalactic ultraluminous X-ray sources | D.K. Sahu & V. Agrawal | May 16-17; June 21-22 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-4/005 | Optical variability in brown dwarfs | M. Maiti et al. | May 18-21; June 16-18; July 12-14 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-4/007 | Monitoring blazars as a part of the WEBT | P. Shastri et al. | June 19-20; July 16 (after 2200 hrs), 17 | HFOSC; NIR Camera |
| HCT/cyc-4/010 | Study of starformation in BCD galaxies | T.P. Prabhu & D.K. Sahu | May 14-15; June 12-13; July 15 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-4/012 | Spectrophotometric observations of stars behind dark clouds | A.K. Sen et al. | May 24-25 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-4/013 | Motion of clouds in the atmosphere of Venus | S. Limaye et al. | May 3-4 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-4/014 | A near-IR study of Galactic star forming regions | D.K. Ojha et al. | May 26-27; June 10-11 | NIR Camera |
| HCT/cyc-4/015 | Geo space debris observations | C.G. Patil | July 4-8 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-4/018 | Coordinated monitoring of Cyg X-3 in radio and infrared | M. Choudhury et al. | July 18-20 | NIR Camera |
| HCT/cyc-4/020 | Optical spectroscopy of classical, recurrent and symbiotic novae | G.C. Anupama & P.S. Parihar | May 12-13; June 23-24 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-4/021 | Search for correlated flux variablity of GeV and TeV blazars in radio, optical and TeV wavebands | Gopal-Krishna et al. | May 22-23; June 14-15 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-4/022 | Survey of RS Cvn stars in eclipsing binaries | P.S. Parihar et al. | May 1-2 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-4/023 | H-alpha survey of late-type stars in the COROT space mission fields | Messina et al. | July 25-27 | HFOSC |
Target of Opportunity Proposals
| Sl. No. | Title |
| 1. | Monitoring low redshift supernovae |
| 2. | Monitoring blazars as a part of WEBT |
| 3. | Optical afterglows of GRB sources |
| Ref. No. | Title | Proposers | Dates Allocated | Instrument |
| HCT/cyc-5/002 | CCD photometry of RR Lyrae stars in globular clusters | S. Giridhar & A.A. Ferro | October 2-5 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-5/005 | Does M33 X-7 harbour an eclipsing black hole? | T. Shahbaz, G.C. Anupama et al. | October 21-24 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-5/006 | Study of dust properties in early-type galaxies | S.K. Pandey et al. | October 14-15; December 8-9 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-5/007 | Study of starformation in BCD galaxies | T.P. Prabhu & D.K. Sahu | September 14-15; November 15; December 14-15 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-5/008 | A near-IR study of Galactic star forming regions | D.K. Ojha et al. | October 18-20; November 18-20 | NIR camera |
| HCT/cyc-5/009 | Search for correlated flux variability of GeV and TeV blazars at radio, optical and TeV wavebands | Gopal-Krishna et al. | September 16-17; October 16-17; December 16-17 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-5/010 | UBVRIJHK photometry of selected HII regions in Galactic anticentre direction | B.C. Bhatt et al. | November 3-5; December 2-3 | HFOSC; NIR Camera |
| HCT/cyc-5/011 | Wide field photometry of open star clusters | A. Subramaniam et al. | October 6-7; November 8-9 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-5/012 | Search for micro-lensing events towards M31 galaxy | A. Subramaniam et al. | October 26-31; November 23-28; December 24-28 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-5/013 | UBV photometric catalogue and a database of reddening and distance to open clusters | A. Subramaniam et al. | November 21-22 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-5/014 | Investigations of the 1.1 day break in the `rotation-activity connection' at the photospheric level | S. Messina et al. | November 29-30; December 29-30 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-5/015 | Optical narrow-band imaging and spectroscopy of the shell of nova GK Persei | G.C. Anupama & N.G. Kantharia | November 16-17; December 6-7 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-5/016 | Observation of optical and near-IR variability in brown dwarfs | M. Maiti et al. | September 18-20; October 11-13; November 10-12; December 10-11 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-5/017 | Search for variable stars in open clusters | A. Subramaniam & D.K. Sahu | December 4-5; 21-23 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-5/018 | Optical and X-ray studies of extragalactic ultraluminous X-ray sources | D.K. Sahu & V. Agrawal | November 13-14; December 12-13 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-5/019 | Optical photometry of candidate stars harbouring extra-solar planets | Y. Itoh et al. | October 8-10 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-5/020 | Study of carbon stars at intermediate resolution | N.K. Rao et al. | September 24-25; November 6-7; December 18-20 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-5/021 | nearly simultaneous optical and near-IR observations of selected T Tauri stars | P.S. Parihar et al. | November 1-2; December 1 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-5/022 | Survey observations of high-mass starforming regions for low-mass young stellar objects | K. Ogura et al. | September 21-23 | HFOSC |
The following proposals have been accepted as Target of Opportunity Proposals
| Ref. No. | Title | Proposers | Dates Allocated | Instrument |
| HCT/cyc-6/001 | Study of initial mass function of faint young open clusters | G.S.D. Babu & S. Sujatha | March 1-3 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-6/002 | CCD photometry of RR Lyrae stars in globular clusters | S. Giridhar & A.A. Ferro | April 1-3 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-6/003 | Study of spectral feature variations in Ap stars | G.S.D. Babu et al. | January 20-22 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-6/004 | Optical spectroscopy of classical, recurrent and symbiotic novae | G.C. Anupama & P.S. Parihar | February 2-3; April 4-5 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-6/006 | Nature of starbursts in emission line galaxies | C.S. Stalin et al. | January 10-11; February 10-11; April 10-11 | HFOSC; NIR camera |
| HCT/cyc-6/007 | CCD UBVRI and near-IR JHK photometry of selected HII regions in the Galactic anitcenter direction | B.C. Bhatt et al. | February 1, 16-17 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-6/009 | Medium resolution spectroscopy of hydrogen deficient stars | G. Pandey & N.K. Rao | February 27-28; March 20-22 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-6/010 | Observations of optical and NIR variability in brown dwarfs | M. Maiti et al. | January 5-6; March 9-11; April 8-9 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-6/011 | Evolution of emission line activity in young stars of intermediate mass | P. Manoj & H.C. Bhatt | 15-16 April | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-6/012 | A whole sky monitoring of lensed quasars: H_0 at cosmological distances | G. Meylan et al | 32 hrs (1 observation per week) | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-6/013 | Search for correlated flux variability of GeV and TeV blazars at radio, optical and TeV wavebands | Gopal-Krishna et al. | January 12-13; February 4-7; April 6-7 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-6/014 | Nearly simultaneous optical and NIR observations of T Tauri stars | P.S. Parihar et al. | January 30-31 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-6/015 | Optical and X-ray studies of extragalactic ultraluminous X-ray sources | D.K. Sahu & V. Agrawal | February 8-9; March 7-8 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-6/016 | Study of dust properties in early-type galaxies | S.K. Pandey et al. | January 14-15; March 12-13 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-6/017 | Study of star formation in BCD galaxies | T.P. Prabhu et al. | January 7-9 (2nd half); February 14-15 | HFOSC; NIR camera |
| HCT/cyc-6/018 | Survey observations of high-mass starforming regions for low-mass young stellar objects | K. Ogura et al. | January 7-9 (1st half) | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-6/019 | Optical variability nature of the peculiar QSO SDSS J153259.96-003944.1 at z=4.62 | C.S. Stalin & R. Srianand | April 12-14 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-6/020 | Parameters of the hot subdwarf of the double-lined spectroscopic binary PG 1544+488 | A. Ahmad et al. | April 17-20 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-6/021 | Slitless spectroscopy of Galactic star forming regions beyond 1 Kpc | P.S. Parihar & D.K. Ojha | February 12-13 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-6/022 | Optical broadband and narrowband imaging of Galactic starforming regions | G. Maheswar | January 16-17 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-6/023 | Study of carbon stars at intermediate resolution | N.K. Rao et al. | January 28-29; March 17-19 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-6/024 | Low resolution spectroscopy of field stars: A search for metal-poor objects | A. Goswami | January 1-2; March 29-31 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-6/025 | Optical imaging and H-alpha slitless spectroscopy survey of the fields around COROT prime targets | S. Messina et al. | March 4-6 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-6/026 | Search for variable stars in open clusters | A. Subramaniam & D.K. Sahu | January 18-19; February 18-20 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-6/027 | Search for micro-lensing events towards M31 galaxy | A. Subramaniam et al. | January 23-27 (1-2 hr during preventive maintenance) | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-6/028 | UBV photometric catalogue and a database of reddening and distance to open clusters | A. Subramaniam et al. | January 3-4 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-6/029 | A near-IR study of Galactic star forming regions | D.K. Ojha et al. | March 14-16 | NIR Camera |
| Preventive Maintenance | January 23-27; February 22-26; March 23-27 | |||
| Autoguider installation | April 21-30 | |||
| Target of Opportunity Proposals | ||||
| HCT/cyc-6/005 | Optical and near-IR observations of low redshift supernovae | G.C. Anupama & D.K. Sahu | ||
| HCT/cyc-6/008 | Optical and near-IR follow-up of the optical afterglows of GRB events | G.C. Anupama, R. Sagar, D. Bhattacharya et al. | ||
| Ref. No. | Title | Proposers | Dates Allocated | Instrument |
| HCT/cyc-7/001 | Optical spectroscopy of classical, recurrent and symbiotic novae | G.C. Anupama et al. | May 3-4; June 15-16 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-7/003 | Observation of optical and NIR variability in brown dwarfs | M. Maiti et al. | May 9-11; June 5-7; July 9-10 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-7/004 | CCD photometry of RR Lyrae stars in globular clusters | S. Giridhar & A.A. Ferro | May 14-16 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-7/006 | Recovery of old novae via optical imaging | U.S. Kamath | June 11-12; July 1-2 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-7/007 | Nearly simultaneous optical and NIR observations of selected T Tauri stars | P.S. Parihar et al. | June 26; August 10-11 | HFOSC; NIR Camera |
| HCT/cyc-7/008 | A near-IR and optical study of galactic star forming regions | D.K. Ojha et al. | May 12-13; June 13-14 | NIR Camera |
| HCT/cyc-7/009 | Slitless spectroscopy of galactic star forming regions beyond one kiloparsec | P.S. Parihar & D.K. Ojha | June 17; July 17-18 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-7/010 | Search for correlated flux variability of GeV and TeV blazars and radio quiet QSOs at radio, optical and TeV wavebands | Gopal-Krishna et al. | June 8-10 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-7/012 | Study of star formation in blue compact dwarf galaxies | T.P. Prabhu et al. | May 7-8; July 6-8; August 3-5 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-7/013 | A whole sky monitoring of lensed quasars: H_0 at cosmological distances | G. Meylan et al. | 32 hrs (1 observation per week) | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-7/014; HCT/cyc-7/015 | Broad and narrow band imaging study of galactic star forming regions | G. Maheswar | June 28-30; July 11-13 | HFOSC; NIR Camera |
| HCT/cyc-7/016 | Optical monitoring of high redshift quasars with peculiar optical spectra | C.S. Stalin & R. Srianand | May 5-6; June 3-4 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-7/017 | The solar-like magnetic activity in time | S. Messina et al. | August 26-29 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-7/019 | Himalayan asteroseismology: combining pressure and gravity modes to probe the structure of BAL090100001 | A. Ahmad et al. | August 12-16 (tentative) | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-7/020 | Optical imaging and H-alpha slitless spectroscopy survey of the fields around COROT prime targets | S. Messina et al. | June 18-19; July 24-25 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-7/021 | optical and x-ray studies of extragalactic ultra-luminous x-ray sources | D.K. Sahu & V. Agrawal | June 1-2; August 1-2 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-7/022 | low resolution spectroscopy of field stars: a search for metal-poor objects | A. Goswami | May 19; July 26 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-7/023 | Study of carbon stars at intermediate resolution | N.K. Rao et al. | May 17-18; July 27-28; August 24-25 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-7/024 | Wide field photometry of open star clusters | A. Subramaniam et al. | July 31; August 8-9 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-7/025 | Study of individual emission line stars in selected open clusters | A. Subramaniam et al. | June 27; July 29-30 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-7/026 | BVI photometry of old unstudied open cluster | A. Subramaniam & G. Carraro | July 14-15; August 30-31 | HFOSC |
| Target of Opportunity Proposals | ||||
| Follow-up of the optical afterglows of GRB events | Observatory Programme | |||
| HCT/cyc-7/002 | Optical and near-IR observations of low redshift supernovae | G.C. Anupama et al. | ||
| HCT/cyc-7/018 | Monitoring blazars as a part of the whole earth telescope | P. Shastri et al. | ||
| Maintenance | ||||
| Autoguider Installation & HFOSC Maintenance | May 20-29 | |||
| IAO Network Upgradation | May 30-31 | |||
| Preventive Maintenance | June 20-24; July 19-23; August 17-21 | |||
| Ref. No. | Title | Proposers | Dates Allocated | Instrument |
| HCT/cyc-8/001 | Light curve observations of the Karin family members in support of Spitzer Space Telescope observations | A.K. Sen et al. | Nov 25-26 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-8/002 | Study of initial mass function of faint young open clusters | G.S.D. Babu et al. | Nov 11-12; Dec 22-23 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-8/003 | Investigation of the 1.1d break in the "rotation activity connection" at photospheric level | S. Messina et al. | Nov 19-20; Dec 10-11 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-8/004 | Optical imaging and H-alpha slitless spectroscopy survey of fields around COROT prime targets | S. Messina et al. | Sep 10-11 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-8/005 | Recovery of old novae via optical imaging | U.S. Kamath | Oct 1-2; Nov 27 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-8/006 | UBVRIJHK photometry of selected HII regions in the Galactic anti-center direction | B.C. Bhatt et al. | Oct 7-10 | HFOSC; NIR camera |
| HCT/cyc-8/007 | Optical photometry of poorly studied open cluster | P. Hasan & S.N. Hasan | Oct 12-14 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-8/008 | Optical monitoring of high redshift quasars with peculiar optical spectra | C.S. Stalin et al. | Oct 5-6; Dec 1-2 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-8/009 | Observations of optical and NIR variability in brown dwarfs | M. Maiti et al. | Sep 1-2; Oct 29-31; Dec 3-4 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-8/010 | Observations of supernovae in the nebular phase | G.C. Anupama et al. | Sep 29-30; Oct 27; Nov 23-24; Dec 27 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-8/011 | A whole sky monitoring of lensed quasars:H_0 at cosmological distances | G. Meylan et al. | 32 hrs (1 observation per week) | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-8/012 | Photometric observations of small clusters associated with bright rimmed clouds | K. Ogura et al. | Sep 25-27 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-8/013 | Near-IR narrow band imaging study of galactic star forming regions | G. Maheswar | Oct 26; Nov 9-10 | NIR Camera |
| HCT/cyc-8/014 | Slitless spectroscopy of galactic star forming regions beyond one kiloparsec | P.S. Parihar & D.K. Ojha | Dec 24-25 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-8/015 | Study of individual emission line stars in selected open clusters | B. Mathew et al. | Sep 12-13; Oct 24-25; Nov 21-22; Dec 7 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-8/016 | Nearly simultaneous optical and NIR observations of selected T Tauri stars | P.S. Parihar et al. | Sep 21-22; Dec 12-13 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-8/018 | Spectrophotometry of Wolf Rayet galaxies | B.B. Sanwal & B. Kumar | Dec 20-21 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-8/019 | Study of star formation in blue compact dwarf galaxies | T.P. Prabhu et al. | Sep 3-4; Nov 3-4; Dec 29 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-8/020 | Study of starformation in the luminous infrared galaxy NGC 1084 | S. Ramya et al. | Sep 5-6; Oct 3-4 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-8/021 | Optical spectroscopy of classical, resurrent & symbiotic novae | G.C. Anupama & J. Mikolajewska | Sep 28; Dec 26 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-8/024 | Coordinated two-station intranight optical monitoring of bright radio quiet QSOs | Gopal-Krishna et al. | Nov 5-6; Dec 5-6 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-8/025 | A near-IR and optical study of galactic star forming regions | D.K. Ojha et al. | Sep 8-9; Nov 28-30 | NIR Camera |
| HCT/cyc-8/026 | Study of dust properties in early type galaxies | S.K. Pandey et al. | Nov 1-2; Dec 30-31 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-8/027 | Intra-night monitoring of gamma-ray blazars coordinated with radio and magic monitoring | Gopal-Krishna et al. | Nov 7-8; Dec 8-9 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-8/028 | Low resolution spectroscopy of field stars: a search for metal-poor objects | A. Goswami | Oct 22-23 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-8/029 | CCD photometry of RR Lyrae stars in globular clusters | S. Giridhar & A.A. Ferro | Sep 23-24 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-8/030 | Study of carbon stars at intermediate resolution | N.K Rao et al. | Oct 20-21; Dec 18-19 | HFOSC |
| HCT/cyc-8/031; HCT/cyc-8/032 | Spectral studies of hydrogen deficient stars | N.K. Rao et al. | Sep 14-15; Oct 11; Dec 18-19 | HFOSC |
| Observatory Programme | ||||
| Follow-up of the optical afterglows of GRB events | ||||
| Target of Opportunity Proposals | ||||
| HCT/cyc-8/022 | Optical and near-IR observations of low redshift supernovae | G.C. Anupama et al. | ||
| HCT/cyc-8/017 | Monitoring blazars as a part of the whole earth telescope | P. Shastri et al. | ||
| Service | ||||
| Site characterization | Sep 7; Oct 28; Dec 28 | |||
| Service observations | Nov 18 | |||
| Maintenance | ||||
| Preventive Maintenance | Sep 16-20; Oct 15-19; Nov 13-17; Dec 14-17 | |||