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Principal Investigator Email Address

• cdumas@eso.org

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 6h

General Description

• This program aims at collecting separate H+K band spectra of Pluto and
   its satellite Charon for 6 orbital positions of the satellite (for Charon central
   longitudes 30, 90, 150, 210, 270, 330 degree). The Charon longitude can be found
   in the ephemeris file (last column) and is reported as an index in the OB name
  
  Note that Pluto is the AO reference source. Charon, which is about 2 mag fainter
   than Pluto, lies within 0.6" to 0.9" from the planet (for these 6 specific orbital
   positions). 
  
  The science template first collects a quick spectrum of Pluto. The second template
   is offsetted to Charon. For this reason the "PA On Sky" changes for each science
   OB depending on the orbital position of Charon. Five exposures are obtained with
   Charon's positions slightly offsetted between each exposure. 
  
  Pluto			R~13.5	K~12.6
  
  The proper motion and coordinates at the time of the observations are given in the
   ephemerides file and must be copied in the OB. 
  
  Telluric calibration must be done with a Solar Analog star (types G0 to G6 are OK).

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• Seeing better than 1", airmass better than 1.6, clear conditions. See
   Time constraints for additional informations.

Time-Critical Aspects

• This is a time critical observation since the OBs must be executed at
   times when Charon, the satellite of Pluto, is located at specific orbital positions.
   
  
  The ephemerides list all information for the dates when Pluto and Charon can be
   observed from Paranal.

Special Execution Requirements

• Each science OB (named MOV_Charonxxx) must be executed when Charon shows
   its central longitude "xxx", which can be found in the ephemeris file (last column).
  
  Please report comments in the night-log in case the satellite is located partially,
   or completely, out of the field of view for some exposures.

Special Calibration Information

• As part of the normal SINFONI calibration plan, a telluric standard star
   (spectral type G0 to G6) must be obtained for each science OB (H+K grism, 0.025
   platescale). 
  
  Note that a good and nearby solar analog star for telluric calibration is HD 164000
   (G3V, RA=17:59:35.55, DE=-14:11:01.3, V=8.9, H+K=6.7, B-R=1).

ToO Information

• N/A

ToO Activators List

• N/A

Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

• false

Pre-imaging Requirements

• N/A

Source(s) of Pre-imaging

• ---(Empty)---

Pre-imaging sources not listed above

• ---(Empty)---

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?

• YES

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

Did you indicate the magnitude of the brightest object in the field in
 each SINFONI OB?

• YES

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)?

• YES

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

• N/A

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

• YES

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

• YES

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?

• YES