README Template 74.1 (please do not delete the README Template Version line!) ESO Programme ID: 167.D-0492 Principal Investigator Name: Claes Fransson Principal Investigator E-mail Address: claes@astro.su.se Principal Investigator Telephone Number: +46 - 8 55 37 85 17 Principal Investigator Postal Address: Stockholm Observatory, AlbaNova University Centre, SE-106 91 Stockholm Sweden Instrument: VIMOS/VLT OPC Priority Class: A (large programme) OPC Approved Total Execution Time: 114h Estimated Total Execution Time (including overheads): 57h (for run D) README File Submission Date: August 26, 2004 File resubmitted: May 19, 2005 Programme Description ===================== This large programme will determine the supernovae rate at high redshifts. The time critical monitoring part has been finished. In order to exploit them in a timely manner it is crucial that these missing OBs are completed as soon as possible, i.e. during summer 2005. They are needed to calculate supernovae peak magnitudes and to estimate photometric redshifts of the host galaxies. This is a Large Program running since period 70 should therefore be given top priority. General Overview ---------------- Deep imaging observations of two separate fields (CDF-S and ELAIS-S) with VIMOS for detection and light curve determination of a number of high redshift supernovae, and for obtaining photometric redshifts of host galaxies. Note on guide stars: For both fields we have selected appropriate guide stars that produce minimal vignetting. For the CDF-field, should the proposed guide star, for any reason, not be possible to use, we suggest as an alternative (Ra 03:33:16.925, Dec -27:53:38.540) which has previously been used successfully. Approved Waiver Request Summary ------------------------------- Waiver requested to use offsets larger than 30 arcsecs submitted and accepted. Submitted 19 Aug 2004, approved 20 Aug 2004. Has been successfully used previously without producing vignetting. Critical Observing Condition Constraints ---------------------------------------- Seeing < 0.8" Different moon phase requirements for different filters (0.2 for I, 0.1 for R, 0.1 for V, 0.0 for B and U). Photometric conditions ideally preferred, but clear conditions acceptable. Time Critical Aspects --------------------- None (the time critical monitoring part of the project is completed) Special Calibration Information ------------------------------- No special calibrations ToO Information --------------- Not a ToO programme Pre-Imaging Requirements ------------------------ Source of preimaging: No preimaging OB Information ============== List of Science OBs ------------------- (for ISAAC imaging, please indicate the magnitude of the brightest star in the field for each OB) ob-name: number of OBs: finding chart: -------- -------------- -------------- elais-p75-*-ob* 6 OBs 167.D-0492D.002.jpg cdf-p75-*-ob* 5 OBS 167.D-0492D.001.jpg Total Number of Submitted Science OBs: 11 List of Calibration OBs with Associated Science OBs --------------------------------------------------- Total Number of Submitted Calibration OBs: 0 OB Compliance Checks ==================== (Y = Yes, N = No, NA = Not Applicable) Do all your OBs comply with the instrument specific requirements listed on the instrument specific Phase 2 Web pages ? [Y/N/NA] Y Do all your Finding Charts comply with the both the general and instrument-specific finding chart requirements? [Y/N/NA] Y If you submitted OBs for standard stars, did you specify the magnitude and spectral type of all standard stars ? [Y/N/NA] NA Have you included OBs for any calibrations that you need but which are not a part of the Calibration Plan? [Y/N/NA] NA [UVES only] Do all your UVES OBs use only the allowed templates listed on the UVES Phase 2 Web pages ? [Y/N/NA] NA [ISAAC only] Did you indicate the magnitude of the brightest star in the field for ISAAC imaging observations? [Y/N/NA] NA [ISAAC only] If you submitted OBs for standard stars, did you use the provided StandardStar templates? [Y/N/NA] NA [FLAMES only] Did you specify the hour angle range for which your Target Setup files are valid ? [Y/N/NA] NA [VIMOS only] Did you specify suitable guide stars for all your OBs using Guidecam? [Y/N/NA] Y [VIMOS only] Did you check that the chosen guide stars are suitable for all the offset positions and that they do not produce unacceptable vignetting of the field of view? [Y/N/NA] Y [MIDI only] Did you indicate for each science star OB the corresponding calibrator star OB name in the ReadMe file as well as in the comments of the OB ? [Y/N/NA] NA [MIDI only] If you use calibrator stars which are not in the CalVin database, did you specify their characteristics in the ReadMe file and in the OBs ? [Y/N/NA] NA If you answered "NO" to any of these questions, please revise your OBs *before* submission.