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Principal Investigator Email Address

• cfoellmi@eso.org

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 50

General Description

• This is a simple programme to observe SEVEN Wolf-Rayet WN8 stars. We are
   trying to detect over abundances of Rare-Earth Elements in order to test the hypothesis
   that Wolf-Rayet WN8 stars are the theoretically postulated Thorn-Zytkow Objects.
  
  For each target 1 to 12 one hour OBs have been prepared in order to achieve total
   exposure times ranging from 1 to 12 hours, depending on the magnitude of the target,
   which ranges from 6th to 11th magnitude.
  
  WR16, WR24, WR40 & WR123 are Priority-1 targets, while the remaining 3 are Priority-2.
   However it is more important to get complete data sets for some of the targets than
   to get some data for all of the targets. Therefore if there is a choice to be made,
   choose the target with the fewest remaining unexecuted OBs. Apart from that, the
   OBs can be executed at any time consistent with the constraints.
  
  There is only one OB for WR24, which is not a WN8 but is included as a control.
   It is critical to the science of the project that this OB is completed. It is also
   important that the resulting spectra be of good quality, and therefore for this
   OB the constraints are slightly more restrictive.

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• None

Time-Critical Aspects

• None

Special Execution Requirements

• Please note the following priorities for which targets to observe, all
   other things being equal:
  
  WR24  :: OB WN8-TZO WR24
  WR16  :: OBs WN8-TZO WR16-[1-4]
  WR40  :: OBs WN8-TZO WR40-[1-6]
  WR123 :: OBs WN8-TZO WR123-[1-5]
  WR12  :: OBs WN8-TZO WR12-[1-10]
  WR66  :: OBs WN8-TZO WR66-[1-12]
  WR89  :: OBs WN8-TZO WR89-[1-12]
  
  When choosing to execute an OB for this programme please also bear in mind that
   for the achievement of the SCIENCE GOALS it is better to have complete data sets
   for some targets rather than some data for all targets, therefore, all other things
   being equal please choose the target with the fewest remaining unexecuted OBs.

Special Calibration Information

• None. Calibration Plan is sufficient.

ToO Information

• Not a ToO

ToO Activators List

• Not a ToO

Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

• false

Pre-imaging Requirements

• Not Pre-Imaging

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?

• 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

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 set 'New Preset' flag in all acquisition templates to 'True'?

• YES

If you use any lamp, did you check that it should never be left on at
 the end of any OB?

• N/A