README web version of /home/usg/OPS/MTS/readme_xml/readme_75504900

Principal Investigator Email Address

• emason@eso.org

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 06:00:00

General Description

• This is a DDT ToO program aimed to monitor the decline of the new nova
   in the SMC. 
  
  The observations consist of simple UVES observations in DIC1 mode and standard set
   ups. 
  Each OB should be executed only after a ToO trigger which specifies the desired
   exptime
  and number of exposures. 
  We have currently submitted a set of OB with guessed exptime which will be needed.
   
  
  Please note that there are several different types of OBs: 
  1) those having OB name ending with "_Ha" have the set up DIC1 390+580
  2) those having OB name ending in "DIC2_exptime" which have the set up DIC2 437+670
  3) those with OB name ending in "_4640" have the set up DIC1 390+564
  4) those having OB name ending in "_2t" have two science templates: one with the
   DIC1 390+580
  and one with the DIC1 390+564 set up. 
  
  We will use mostly make use of the OBs "DIC1...Ha" and "DIC2", i.e. of those specified
   in points 1 and 2). Whenever asking to execute them consecutively, please set "preset=F"
  in the acquisition template of the second OB to reduce overheads. 
  
  In any case we will specify each time which type of OB we want to execute. 
  
  Please note that the attached finding chart is with no nova (which should be at
   the 
  center of the filed) as no acquisition images with the novae have been saved.  
  The filed ov view of the attached finding chart is 3x3'.

Waiver Requests

• Waiver was submitted for the the OBs which exceed the total execution
   of 1 hr. 
  The request was submitted on the 9th of August, and approved within the same day
   
  by Francesca Prima.
  
  Other 2 requests were submitted to introduce 2 new instrument set ups. 
  the second setup was DIC1 390+564 (approved on the 12 of August)
  while the thrid setup (approved on August 18th) is DIC2 437+760.

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• According to ToO activation. Single triggers will depend on the 
  observed nova decline. 
  
  Sky conditions are quite relaxed.

Time-Critical Aspects

• It is a ToO. Therefore the OBs should be executed at the moment 
  of the activation.

Special Execution Requirements

• ---(Empty)---

Special Calibration Information

• Standard calibration are enough 
  provided that a specphot standard star is observed whenever an OB is executed.

ToO Information

• This is a ToO

ToO Activators List

• Elena Mason, 
  Alessandro Ederoclite, 
  Stefano Bangnulo

Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

• false

Pre-imaging Requirements

• N/A

Source(s) of Pre-imaging

• ---(Empty)---

Pre-imaging sources not listed above

• ---(Empty)---

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

If you need secondary guiding, are there suitable objects within 30 arcsec
 from your target ?

• N/A