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Principal Investigator Email Address

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walter@mpia.de
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Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

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3.0
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General Description

This program is part of a survey of 2 high-redshift quasars (z~6). Due
 to the
faintness of the sources, reference stars are measured, and the sources
themselves are found through well-defined offsets from the reference in the
acquisition run. Afterwards, a slit is centered on the source, where the
position angle is chosen in such a way that the reference star remains
observable through the slit. 
This is a spectroscopic programme consisting of three observing blocks.  Two
blocks are taken with Ks filter, one more block are taken with SZ filter. The
same object and reference star are observed with the same slit width/
orientation in all observing blocks.

Please note:
In K-band, acquisition can be done directly on target without using a blind offset.

Waiver Requests

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No Waiver Request was submitted
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Critical Observing Condition Constraints

No additional critical constraints for this programme.

Time-Critical Aspects

There are no time critical aspects for this programme.

Special Execution Requirements

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N/A
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Special Calibration Information

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Only standard calibration is required.
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ToO Information

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This is not a ToO programme.
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ToO Activators List

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Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

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false
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Pre-imaging Requirements

No pre-imaging is required for this programme.

Source of preimaging: Not applicable

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 ?

If this is a pre-imaging run, did you select PRE-IMAGING for the Observing Category for each Observing Template ?

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N/A
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Do all your finding charts comply with both the general and instrument-specific Phase 2 Web Pages ?

If you submitted OBs for standard stars, did you specify the magnitude and spectral type of all standard stars in the OBs ?

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N/A
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Have you included OBs for any calibrations that you need but which are not part of the Calibration Plan ?

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N/A
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If you are observing Moving Targets, have you attached suitable ephemeris files to your OBs?

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N/A
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If you have preferences which OBs should be executed first, did you make use of the User Priority field in the OBs ?

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N/A
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If this is a run that requires coordinated observations with other facilities, did you give proper instructions in the Time-Critical Aspects Section ?

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N/A
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If you submitted OBs for standard stars, did you use the provided StandardStar templates ?

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N/A
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If you are using a specific offset pattern or position angle, did you check carefully the definition in the manual ?

If you are doing spectroscopy, did you draw the slit on the Finding Charts ?

Did you enter the magnitude of the brightest star in the field-of-view in each OB ?

If you use the MoveToPixel acquisition, have you given clear instructions on the FC and in the OB comment section as to how the field should be centered ?

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N/A
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