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Principal Investigator Email Address

• epompei@eso.org

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 60h

General Description

• Instrument set-up: Grism #2, slit 1.5", 5"; filter R#608
  
  Weather constraints: CLR/THN, max 0.2 mag of extinction. Moon is not really important,
   but it's IMPORTANT
  		     that observations are executed with Moon distance > 40 deg. and airmass
   < 2.0
  
  Long slit spectroscopy of candidate compact groups.
  For each group, the idea is to observe at least 4 galaxies:
  these are named A, B, C, D, E.. in the finding chart of each
  group, in terms of decreasing brightness.
  The template "rotate_to_slit" has been used for the acquisition:
  for each pointing at least two galaxies should be placed in the
  slit. For example the OB named: PCGxxxxxx+yyyyyy_AB means
  that galaxies A and B should go in the slit.
  
  Many more OBs than the allocated time have been submitted: this
  is to allow the widest possible selection. Please start
  with the southernmost OBs and proceed northward. It is
  important to try to complete a group before starting another one.
  
  Finding charts are provided for each group; the horizontal bar
  in each of them stands for 30"

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• Weather constraints: CLR/THN, max 0.2 mag of extinction. Moon is not really
   important, but it's IMPORTANT
  		     that observations are executed with Moon distance > 40 deg. and airmass
   < 2.0

Time-Critical Aspects

• None

Special Execution Requirements

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Special Calibration Information

• Special OBs have been submitted for calibrations outside
  of calibration plan:
  
  -radial velocity standards. Each time you observe a group, please
  try to get at least 3 radial velocity stars. These are very
  bright and can be executed in twilight, there is no
  need to repeat the observations during the night. A telescope defocus
  of 0.2 at least is needed to avoid saturation in the spectra.
  
  -spectrophotometric standards: only a subset of the EMMI list has
  been chosen, to be executed in slow mode (already set in the OB).
  Please use stars ONLY from this list. Three spectrophotometric standards
  should be observed each time a group observations is done.

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 ?

• 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 ?

• 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