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Principal Investigator Email Address

• suttenth@eso.org

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 3

General Description

• The program should be easy to execute, no non-standard calibrations/instrument
   settings are required, and the targets are bright for the VLT.
  The observations can be started during twilight and should be finished before 23:30
   local time, since the air mass will then exceed 2.0. The time needed for the program
   was actually overestimated in the proposal, for this reason another target (S719)
   was added with lower priority. In case there is time left, this object can be observed
   to fill the three hours asked for.
  Since the targets are highly variable, there is no sense of giving a B and R band
   magnitude. In any case, the objects are cool and red, therefor the highest admissible
   value for the B-R colour was chosen. Due to their red colour, some of the targets
   might be challenging for the AO.
  The telluric standard (HR 7188) should be observed twice, between science target
   1 and 2, and between science target 3 and 4. There is no prefered sequence of the
   science targets.
  A lamp calibration should be done for each of the settings (34/-1/n, 34/-1/i, 24/1/n,
   and 24/1/i), but only once. The respective template is included in the OBs of the
   object M794, but may be executed at any time. An absolute wavelength calibration
   is not essential, thus the error introduced by the finite grating reproducibility
   is not of importance. The actual DITs and NDITs for the lamp exposures may be adapted
   to the current recommended values.

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• No critical observing conditions. The objects should be preferentially
   observed before around 23:30 local time, since after that the air mass exceeds 2.0.

Time-Critical Aspects

• The telluric standard star should be observed between science target 1
   and 2, and between science target 3 and 4.

Special Execution Requirements

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Special Calibration Information

• The calibration star given (HR 7188) is used as a telluric standard. Its
   spectral type is B9.5V, magnitudes are: B=4.716, V=4.734, H=4.960, Ks=4.753. It
   should be observed twice, ideally between science target 1 and 2, and between science
   target 3 and 4.

ToO Information

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ToO Activators List

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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 ?

• YES

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

• YES

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

• N/A

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

• YES