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Principal Investigator Email Address

• m.bremer@bristol.ac.uk

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 9hr 51mins

General Description

• This program consists of z band pre-imaging of 5 fields as part of a large
   program for imaging and spectroscopy. Although this imaging is to a scientific standard
   it will also be used to design MXU spectroscopy masks for program 175.A-0706(A).
   Initially the pre-imaging for the mxu masks to be observed this semester was in
   run 0706(A) but we were told by Mario Van Den Ancker to put all pre-images in run
   0706(B) even though the execution time will now be above that allocated.
  
  We are aware that you recommend 100sec exposures when observing in the z band however
   from previous experience we prefer 120sec exposures. Mario is happy with this as
   the observations are being carried out in the darkest conditions.

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• N/A

Time-Critical Aspects

• N/A

Special Execution Requirements

• All pre-images will eventually be used to design mxu masks however only
   2 of the fields will be observed spectroscopically this semester, therefore these
   fields MUST BE OBSERVED FIRST.  The 4 most important OBs are PRE_J1054-1245a, PRE_j1054-1245B,
   PRE_J1040-1155a, PRE_J1040-1155b. I have prioritised these above the rest of the
   imaging in P2PP.
  
  As a consequence of moving the pre-imaging from run 0706(A) into 0706(B), as requested,
   the only phase II left to do within that run is for the mxu spectroscopy. As these
   OBs can not be finalised until the pre-imaging from 0706(B) has been received, phase
   II for run 0706(A) has not been submitted.

Special Calibration Information

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ToO Information

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ToO Activators List

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Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

• true

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 ?

• YES

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

If you have prepared your finding charts with tools other than FIMS,
 do they comply with the specifications on the FORS2 Phase 2 web page ?

• N/A