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Last update of the USG file: Nov 6 15:15:12 2002

Major Instrument Modes: FORS2 - Imaging

RA Range: 20:46, 22:58, 00:14, 02:48, 04:43

Constraint set (Typical seeing, Transparency,Airmass, FLI, Moon distance): 1.0 3THN 2.0 0.6 30

Pre-imaging run?	Yes!	Chilean run?	No!	Special calibrations?	No!
Time critical?	No!	ToO?	No!	Carry-over run?	No!

Special Remarks:
OBs must be executed before August 31st, i.e. one month before the VM run.

 
  
This is a pre-imaging programme, for a VM MXU programme to be carried-out
later on at FORS2. It basically aims to obtain images of 7 rich galaxy
clusters for successive spectroscopy, which will allow the users to derive
rotation curves for the spirals.
For each cluster, 2 or 3 FORS2 fields are obtained with different position
angles. 

Note that this programme was granted 1.6HRS, but the total execution time
specified by the user is 2.5HRS. This is mostly because of the overheads.
Fernando has authorized the execution of these OBs, since there is no
solution: the exp. times are already short. Probably some time can be
saved during the execution if all OBs for a given cluster are executed
just one after the other.

Also note that the VM run is scheduled 1-3 Sep 2002. Pre-imaging has to
be executed at least 1 month before that date.

Information about the progress of this run:

Run status page 69.A-0312A

README of this run:

69.A-0312A.README