README web version of /home/usg/OPS/MTS/readme_xml/readme_75502000

Principal Investigator Email Address

• a.zijlstra@manchester.ac.uk

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 2

General Description

• We request imaging ans spectroscopic (gr 3) observations of RZ Sgr and
   its reflection(?) nebula. Two epochs are requested, a few weeks to a few months
   apart (the precise spacing is not critical). Each epoch contains one imaging OB
   and one spectroscopic OB.
  
  Imaging: BVRI-Ha 300-sec images of the field. The star itself (V=8.4, but red) should
   be placed
  in the gap between the CCDs.
  Spectra: Grism 3, with East-West slit (i.e. EMMI rotated by 90 degrees) with the
   star now centred on the slit. 3 5-sec exposures to get a spectrum of the star (please
   check for saturation) followed by 3 300-sex exposures to get a spectrum of the nebula.
  
  We are looking for evidence that the nebula is reflecting light from the star, in
   which case we will start looking for a light-echo distance. Images and spectra are
   to compare star to nebula, and the epochs are to look for variability in the nebula.
   
  
  The star is a long-period variable which should close to peak brightness but this
   prediction could be off. The star may be magnitudes fainter or brighter than appears
   from the dss-2 finding chart.

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• The observations can be done under poor conditions, but the sky should
   not be
  so bright that the flat fielding suffers

Time-Critical Aspects

• OBs 200744 and 200746 ('eopch 1') should be done first. the remaining
   two should be done a few weeks to a few months later. The precise interval is not
   critical.

Special Execution Requirements

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Special Calibration Information

• standard calibrations only are requested: flat fields and arcs. 
  
  No calabration OBs are included because the observatory-defined
  ones (calibration plan) are not available from within p2pp

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 ?

• 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