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Principal Investigator Email Address

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franx@strw.leidenuniv.nl
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Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

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14:57:15.000
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General Description

Please note that our objects have low right ascension (RA=11 hours) and
 are best observed
in March/April. If there is a way to observe these in March, that would be fantastic.

This program focusses on massive red galaxies at z>2. We prepared observations
 for 4 galaxies with a K magnitude between 19. and 19.6. With the HK grating we detect
 continuum emission and emission lines among which OIII, Hbeta, Halpha and NII. The
 lines will be visible after approximately 1 hour. These lines provide crucial information
 about the kinematics, metallicity, reddening and star formation rates of the galaxies.
  

Out targets are compact and small, and so we can apply on-source dithers. To reduce
 the noise in the final frames, we use the average of the two successive frames for
 sky subtraction. This is allowed by out dither pattern, which uses the four quadrants
 of the fov. But please note that this does not hold anymore if the OB is aborted
 after 1/2 or 3/4 of the time.

Because the targets are faint, we apply blind offsets from nearby stars.
Additionally to the required 30 by 30 arcsec finding chart, an extra finding chart
 is attached, in which both the object an the offset star are indicated.

Waiver Requests

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No Waiver Request was submitted
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Critical Observing Condition Constraints

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specified in OBs
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Time-Critical Aspects

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none
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Special Execution Requirements

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none
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Special Calibration Information

We rely on the regular calibrations by the Observatory to correct for
 atmospheric
extinction. These standards will need to be taken at the same airmass as our objects,
 and
would preferably be of A0 type.

ToO Information

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not applicable
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ToO Activators List

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not applicable
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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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not applicable
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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 ?

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 the magnitude of the brightest object in the field in each SINFONI OB?

If you are using the AO: Did you indicate for every OB the magnitude of the guide star, and its distance to the target (if any)?

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N/A
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If you submitted OBs for standard stars, did you use the provided StandardStar templates?

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N/A
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If you are using a specific offset pattern or position angle: did you check carefully the definition in the manual?

Did you make really sure that none of your OBs ever saturates the detector?

If you are using the AO: did you enter the correct Strehl Ratio (on-axis, K-band) AND the seeing value in the constraint set?

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N/A
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Last creation of page: Tue Oct 6 15:40:07 2009
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