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Principal Investigator Email Address

• pietrzyn@astrouw.edu.pl

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 11h 59m

General Description

• The main goal of this project is to obtain precise radial velocities at
   six different 
  epochs for several probable planet candidates with UVES (7 fibers + simultaneous
   ThAr). 
  Our targets are located into two FLAMES fields. In both of them there is one cruitial
   
  for our program UVES target (TR-167 and TR-158, respectively). 
  
  In addition, at the same time about 200 "second class" candidates will be observed
   
  in our fields with Medusa+GIRAFFE H572.8/HR11 with the same exposure time as for
   UVES (e.g. 2590 sec). The list of these additional candidates was approved by Dr.
   Fernando Cameron on April 21, 2005. 
  
  For each of our two fields we prepared six OBs (e.g. TR167-N(1-6)) to be executed
   
  on six different nights (see special execution requirements for more details).
  Execution of each OBs takes about one hour.

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• Observing conditions are specified in OBs (seeing < 1", Lunar illumination
   < 0.6, e.g. at least 
  grey time, clear sky).

Time-Critical Aspects

• Our targets can be observed until mid of July. See also special execution
   requirements.

Special Execution Requirements

• Six random phase measurements are necessary for an accurate determination
   of a planetary 
  arbit and mass (this number is determined by the size of the uncertainties on the
   individual 
  velocities, as compared to the orbital amplitude). Taking into account the periods
   of our targets 
  (typically around 5 days) the six observations for a given field should be executed
   on 
  DIFFERENT nights (e.g. during a given night observations of a given field should
   not be repeated).

Special Calibration Information

• No special calibration is needed.

ToO Information

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ToO Activators List

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Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

• false

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 ?

• 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 in your OBs the hour angle range for which your Target
 Setup files are valid ?

• YES

Did you specify in your OBs the magnitudes of FACBs and Guide Star for
 all your fields ?

• YES

Are the FACBs and Guide Star in the brightness ranges specified in the
 FLAMES manual ?

• YES

Did you enter the expected signal to noise in your OBs ?

• YES