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Principal Investigator Email Address

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weigelt@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de
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Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

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2.0
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General Description

This program aims for AMBER observations of AGN tori.

* NGC1068 is the highest priority target since it is the brightest object. NGC1365
 is second priority and should be observed if NCG1068 is not feasible (AO may work
 better for NGC1365). Two more objects are provided if it turns out that targets
 for other hour angles are required.

* Even if observations of the primary targets NGC1068 and/or NGC1365 are not successful,
 the other two provided targets can be tried if there
  is time (correlated magnitudes are not well known, and they might be better suited
 than expected)

* Each target is associated with 2 calibrators. Please first use the ones flagged
 with "_1". If time is available, please use both calibrators to improve the calibration.

* OBs of the AGN contain 2MASS coordinates. In case fringes are not found, please
 use the following Radio coordinates instead:

Object       Radio RA         Radio DC
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NGC 1068     02 42 40.724     -00 00 47.37
NGC 1365     03 33 36.35      -36 08 25.9
NGC 7469     23 03 16.616     +08 52 26.02
NGC 424      01 11 27.647     -38 05 00.72

* The coordinates of the NIR cores of AGN are not known with high precision. They
 might be off by up to 0.5-1 arcsec, which  
  translates into an OPD uncertainty of 250-500 microns. To be on the safe side,
 please search at least +/-1 mm plus the
  residual uncertainty from the OPD model.

* If fringes are not detected by Finito, please try also with AMBER alone.

* If fringes are not detected in real-time by the system (neither Finito nor AMBER
 alone), but MACAO and IRIS are guiding, 
  please record data blindly at the OPD offset found for the calibrators. The calibrators
 are very close to the targets (a few degrees).

Waiver Requests

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No Waiver Request was submitted
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Critical Observing Condition Constraints

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n/a
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Time-Critical Aspects

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n/a
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Special Execution Requirements

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n/a
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Special Calibration Information

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n/a
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ToO Information

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n/a
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ToO Activators List

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n/a
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Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

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false
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Pre-imaging Requirements

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n/a
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Source(s) of Pre-imaging

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Pre-imaging sources not listed above

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Do all your OBs comply with the instrument-specific requirements listed on the instrument-specific Phase 2 web page ?

If this is a pre-imaging run, did you select PRE-IMAGING for the Observing Category for each Observing Template ?

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N/A
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Do all your finding charts comply with both the general and instrument-specific Phase 2 Web Pages ?

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N/A
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If you submitted OBs for standard stars, did you specify the magnitude and spectral type of all standard stars in the OBs ?

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N/A
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Have you included OBs for any calibrations that you need but which are not part of the Calibration Plan ?

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N/A
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If you are observing Moving Targets, have you attached suitable ephemeris files to your OBs?

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N/A
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If you have preferences which OBs should be executed first, did you make use of the User Priority field in the OBs ?

If this is a run that requires coordinated observations with other facilities, did you give proper instructions in the Time-Critical Aspects Section ?

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N/A
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Did you indicate for each science star OB the corresponding calibrator star OB (and vice versa) in the 'Instrument Comments' field ?

Did you check that your chosen calibrator is bright enough for the instrument mode used ?

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 ?

Do you use the same DIT for pairs of science target and associated calibrator?

Are the magnitudes of science target and calibrator within +/- 1 mag ?

Did you verify that your coordinates are as accurate as possible (2Mass coordinates recommended) and that they include proper motions if available ?

Did you specify the LST range of the calibrators such that they cover the range from 30 min before the start of the LST range of the science target to 30 min after the end of the LST range of the science target ?

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N/A
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