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Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)
General Description
This is a Ks-band imaging run of 10 (still undetected) GRB host galaxies.
The targets are expected to be very faint, so we want to coadd many observations
to obtain very deep images of the fields. Care was taken to avoid very bright stars
in the fields. For this reason, the center of the field of view is in some cases
different from the target position. Finding charts show clearly both the target
and the expected FOV positions for each object. In every case, coordinates quoted
in the "Target" field of each OB are those of the center of the required FOV (as
shown in finding charts), rather than those of the target itself. OBs were checked
to ensure that stars inside the FOV are fainter than Ks = 11.0 (the limit required
for Hawaii imaging in this band). The Ks magnitudes of the brightest stars in the
fields (considering jitter) are: 13.6 (HG1-K0, HG1-K1), 12.5 (HG2-K0, HG2-K1), 15.3
(HG3-K0, HG3-K1), 12.4 (HG4-K0, HG4-K1), 14.9 (HG5-K0, HG5-K1), 12.3 (HG6-K0, HG6-K1),
12.5 (HG7-K0, HG7-K1), 13.4 (HG8-K0, HG8-K1), 13.2 (HG9-K0, HG9-K1), 13.6 (HG10-K0,
HG10-K1). They are taken from the 2MASS catalogue and quoted both in Comments section
of OBs and finding charts.
Waiver Requests
A waiver for the delayed submission of Phase 2 material of this run [075.A-0718(B)]
was requested on February 15, 2005, and approved on February 16, 2005. The justification
was the unavailability, at that time, of the whole set of accurate target coordinates
from Swift satellite observations.
Critical Observing Condition Constraints
Time-Critical Aspects
Observations are required to be performed before July 12, 2005 because
the results are needed to program the spectroscopic observations for our visitor
mode run [075.A-0718(C)] of July 30-31. For a few targets (clearly indicated in
the "time interval" section of each OB) that are not observable until late July
this condition is not required.
Special Execution Requirements
Special Calibration Information
ToO Information
ToO Activators List
Is this a Pre-imaging run ?
Pre-imaging Requirements
Source(s) of Pre-imaging
Pre-imaging sources not listed above
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 ?
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 ?
Have you included OBs for any calibrations that you need but which are
not part of the Calibration Plan ?
If you are observing Moving Targets, have you attached suitable ephemeris
files to your OBs?
If you have preferences which OBs should be executed first, did you make
use of the User Priority field in the OBs ?
If this is a run that requires coordinated observations with other facilities,
did you give proper instructions in the Time-Critical Aspects Section ?
If you submitted OBs for standard stars, did you use the provided StandardStar
templates ?
If you are using a specific offset pattern or position angle, did you
check carefully the definition in the manual ?
If you are doing spectroscopy, did you draw the slit on the Finding Charts
?
Did you enter the magnitude of the brightest star in the field-of-view
in each OB ?
If you use the MoveToPixel acquisition, have you given clear instructions
on the FC and in the OB comment section as to how the field should be centered ?
Last creation of page: Tue Oct 6 15:40:08 2009
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