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Principal Investigator Email Address

• simon.lilly@phys.ethz.ch

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 30:17 in this submission (27/01/06).  42:23 submitted (10/2/06)

General Description

• VIMOS spectroscopy of faint galaxies in the COSMOS region.
  Bright observations are single 90 minute OBs, with two different OBs for two mask
   designs at each pointing.
  Faint observations are split into three identical 120 minute OBs.  Please try to
   finish one set of three before starting the next.
  
  PLEASE ENSURE DAYTIME FLAT-FIELDS ARE TAKEN IN THIS CONFIGURATION
  
  20 OBs submitted 28 Jan 06 = total observation time 30:17
  28 OBs submitted 10 Feb 06 = total observation time 42:23 (making 72:40 in total)
  16 OBs submitted 24 Feb 06 = total observation time 24:14 (making 96:54 in total)
   6 OBs submitted 11 May 06 = total observation time 09:05 (making 106:00 in total)
   8 OBs submitted 21 Dec 06 = total observation time 12:07 (making 118:07 in total)
   4 OBs submitted 29 Jan 07, of whch one replaces a cancelled one, = total new observation
   time 04:33 (making 122:40 in total)
   5 OBs submitted 30 Jan 07 = of which three replace cancelled ones = total new observation
   time 03:02 (making 125:42 in total)
   9 OBs submitted 16 Feb 07 = of which one replaces a cancelled one = total new observation
   time 12:07, making 137:49 in total
  16 OBs submitted 21 Feb 07 = new observation time = 24:13, making 162:01, within
   a minute of the nominal 162:00 allocation for this run!

Waiver Requests

• Waiver requests were made and approved in P75 for
  (a) OB durations greater than 1 hour 90 minutes for "bright" and 120 minutes for
   "faint" masks
  (b) non-standard filter/grism combination
  (c) violation of HA constraints
  This is a continuation of that program and uses identical set up and constraints
   etc

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• None

Time-Critical Aspects

• None

Special Execution Requirements

• None

Special Calibration Information

• None

ToO Information

• None

ToO Activators List

• None

Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

• false

Pre-imaging Requirements

• None

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 ?

• 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 specify suitable guide stars for all your OBs using Guidecam
 ?

• YES

Did you check that the chosen guide stars are suitable for all the offset
 positions and that they do not produce unacceptable vignetting of the field of view
 ?

• YES