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Principal Investigator Email Address

• rpf@phys.soton.ac.uk

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 3

General Description

• This is a simple long-slit (without fims) spectroscopic run consisting
   of 3 identical OBs to
  be executed in 3 different nights between 28 Dec 2005 and 31 March 2006. The goal
   is to obtain time-resolved radial velocities in this time interval to break the
   1-year aliasing in the orbital ephemeris of this black hole binary.
  
  We use fast acquisition by clicking the mouse in the target. Slit is set to parallactic
   angle.
  Note that we have splitted the 2x1.5hr blocks aproved in phase 1 into 3x1hr blocks
   in order to meet the phase 2 requirements. This avoids a waiver request and maximizes
   flexibility in  scheduling the observations.

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• This program can be performed in clear conditions and grey-dark nights
   (i.e. moon illumination approx. < 50 %). Note that there is also a number of
   nights when moon illumination > 50% but moon sets before the target rises above
   airmass < 2 and hence these are also acceptable.
  Due to the crowdeness of the field, seeing should be < 1.5 arcsecs.

Time-Critical Aspects

• The OBs should be executed between 28 Dec and 31 March, when the target
   is visible for > 1hr
  at  airmass < 2. The 3 OBs must be executed in 3 different nights with no time
   restriction, although the earlier the better.

Special Execution Requirements

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Special Calibration Information

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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

If you have prepared your finding charts with tools other than FIMS,
 do they comply with the specifications on the FORS2 Phase 2 web page ?

• N/A