README web version of /home/usg/OPS/MTS/readme_xml/readme_75054900

Principal Investigator Email Address

```
smengel@eso.org
```

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

```
29:58:12
```

General Description

This program aims at obtaining JHK spectra of relatively bright giants
 and supergiants, partly in the Magellanic clouds. It is a filler program which can
 essentially use any kind of observing conditions. Please, do not execute OBs with
 targets of the following magnitudes or only slightly dimmer in seeing better than
 1.4" (because the DIT was adjusted to stay below the non-linearity limit over magnitude
 ranges where those of the following list were the brightest):
6.0, 6.6, 7.1, 8.0, 8.8, 9.6, 10.6, 11.1
If the seeing allows to place multiple targets into the FOV, please do.
Any subset of the target list which is observed is useful, there is no priority
 list.
For one target, we do not have a finding chart, it is the only bright target in
 the FOV.
For some of the FCs, the 8x8" FOV box does not exactly match up with the target.
 Those are high proper motion targets, where the coordinates were determined from
 DSS1, and the FC came from DSS2. But in no case is the difference large enough to
 miss the target, so please ignore the offset and just center the bright star. 
The magnitudes provided in the comments line are sometimes observed (Denis/Kmass)
 K-magnitudes, sometimes from mV+spectyp

Waiver Requests

```
No Waiver Request was submitted
```

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

```
none
```

Time-Critical Aspects

```
none
```

Special Execution Requirements

```
none
```

Special Calibration Information

It would be great if you could select solar type stars for those targets
 in our list which are hot stars, and vice versa.

ToO Information

```
NA
```

ToO Activators List

```
NA
```

Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

```
false
```

Pre-imaging Requirements

```
NA
```

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 ?

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 ?

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
```

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)?

```
N/A
```

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?

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?

```
N/A
```

Last creation of page: Tue Oct 6 15:40:07 2009
If you have comments, please contact usd-help@eso.org