README web version of /home/usg/OPS/MTS/readme_xml/readme_75018200

Principal Investigator Email Address

• daniel.schaerer@obs.unige.ch

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 24 hours

General Description

• AIM: N-band high spatial resolution imaging of starburst galaxies:
  1) in 3 lines ([ArIII], [SIV], [NeII] - covered with 8 narrow filters) plus a
    broad-band image (here with SiC) - for a subset of galaxies with known (mostly)
   
    compact clusters 
  2) broad-band images (with SiC) for other starburst galaxies 
  OB names for 1) "TARGET-blue-snconst" (NEW april: a"TARGET-blue-snconst-SIVc", 
     "TARGET-blue-snconst-noSIVc") and "TARGET-red_snconst".
  Names for 2): "TARGET-SiC"
  
  "Blind preset observations" with the absolute VLT pointing accuracy are 
  sufficient for our purposes (If needed the images will be aligned later with 
  high resolution radio observations.)
  
  COMMENT on finding charts: in rare cases the FOV shown is smaller than the 
  VISIR field (32.5"x32.5"). In all these cases the mir-IR emission is expected 
  to be rather compact and the object can be targetted "blindly" (cf abov
  
  CALIBRATION: as we need to obtain a relative AND absolute calibration, it is important
  that standard stars are observed AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE IN TIME to the observations
  and of course with ALL FILTERS used in our OBs.
  The standard calibration, taken within the 3 hour limit, should be sufficient for
   this.

Waiver Requests

• Waiver 075.B-0182A.01.WAV to submit phase 2 up to march 7, 2005 was accepted.
  
  Waiver 075.B-0182A.01.WAV to execute some OBs (*SiIVc) which are ~1h32m.

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• none

Time-Critical Aspects

• Obtaining the best (ideally identical) alignment of the observations taken
   with the 
  different OBs of the same target is VERY IMPORTANT! (as we want the best spatial
   resolution
  images possible).
  
  Since we're using "blind preset observations" with the absolute VLT pointing accuracy
  if is desirable to execute all OBs for the same object subsequently.

Special Execution Requirements

• Obtaining the best (ideally identical) alignment of the observations taken
   with the 
  different OBs of the same target is VERY IMPORTANT! (as we want the best spatial
   resolution
  images possible).
  
  Since we're using "blind preset observations" with the absolute VLT pointing accuracy
  if is desirable to execute all OBs for the same object subsequently.

Special Calibration Information

• No SPECIAL CALIBRATION REQUIRED
  
  [IMPORTANT: as we need to obtain a relative AND absolute calibration, it is important
  that standard stars are observed AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE IN TIME to the observations
  and of course with ALL FILTERS used in our OBs.
  
  The standard calibration, taken within the 3 hour limit, are sufficient for this.
  ]

ToO Information

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ToO Activators List

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Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

• false

Pre-imaging Requirements

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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 ?

• YES

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

• N/A

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

• YES

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

• N/A

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

• N/A

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 ?

• N/A

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

• N/A

If the provided finding chart is at a different wavelength than the observations,
 did you clearly describe in the README file how to identify the target?

• YES

Did you specify a guide star brighter than V=12mag within a field of
 r=5arcmin around the science target?

• NO