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Principal Investigator Email Address

• simon.lilly@phys.ethz.ch

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 162:16

General Description

• zCOSMOS OBs are for both bright masks (1x90 minute OB each) and "deep"
   masks (3x120 minute OB each, all identical, using the same mask, and called -part1,
   -part2 and -part3 ).   It would be good if the three OBs for each deep mask were
   completed before the next deep pointing is started.
  
  Within the overall seeing constraint of < 1.20 arcsec, we would greatly appreciate
   it if you could please try to give preference within our program to doing the deep
   masks when the seeing is better, i.e. < 1 arcsec. This is an unoffical request
   based on the fact that zCOSMOS will use a lot of time that is better than the nominal
   seeing limit and follows discussions with Marina Rejkuba at ESO.
  
  Please ensure daytime spectral flats are obtained for calibration.
  
  March 8 2007:  8 OBs submitted totalling 15:47 of allocation of 189:00
  April 6 2007: 27 OBs submitted totalling 54:38, i.e. 70:25 in total
  December 18 2007: 10 OBs submitted totalling 15:22, i.e. 85:47 in total
  March 10 2008: 27 OBs submitted totalling 42:58, i.e. 128:45 in total
  April 21 2008: 9 OBs submitted totalling 18:19, i.e. 147:04 in total
  April 28 2008: 6 OBs submitted totalling 09:13, i.e. 156:17 in total
  May 29 2008; 6 4 OBs submitted totalling 06:09, i.e. 162:26 in total

Waiver Requests

• We have received waivers for:
  (a) OB > 1:05 hrs
  (b) HA > 2:00
  (c) Non-standard grism+filter combination (for bright masks)

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• None

Time-Critical Aspects

• None

Special Execution Requirements

• As noted above, we would appreciate it if, wherever possible, you could
   give preference to our -deep masks when the seeing is better than 1 arcsec, and
   to our bright ones (MR) when it is 1.0-1.2 arcsec.

Special Calibration Information

• Please ensure daytime spectral flats are obtained

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 ?

• 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 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