README web version of /home/usg/OPS/MTS/readme_xml/readme_76055801

Principal Investigator Email Address

• kekjaer@eso.org

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 17:01:00.000

General Description

• Infrared observations of SN 1987A.
  
  The finding chart is a MASS K-band image. The SNR is located between the two stars
   in the middle of the FOV as indicated in the finding chart. A high resolution HST
   image is also attached in order to identify the objects in the FOV. We realize that
   this will only help a little.
  
  The positions are from HST which is accurate within 0.4", this should be marginally
   better than the position given in proposal which was obtained from literature. 
  
  We have chosen the parallel mode of the chop/nod, so that the faint extended object
   will be added twice the same place on the chip thereby reducing the S/N. Using the
   parallel mode forces us to use the larger FOV so that the object is not lost in
   the nodding.
  
  All calibrations necessary are included in the calibration plan for VISIR.

Waiver Requests

• Waiver Request submitted 25 Jul 2005 and Approved 27 Jul 2005 thus allowing
   the submittal of OBs longer than 1h under the condition that an OB which has been
   running for more than an hour will not be repeated if it is interupted by worse
   observing conditions.
  We are thus allowed to submit OBs for this programme with duration up to 2 hours.

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• There are no critical observing condition constrains besides the constraints
   mentioned in the OBs (Airmass, seeing and so on)

Time-Critical Aspects

• There is no special time critical aspects associated with the run

Special Execution Requirements

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Special Calibration Information

• All calibrations necessary are included in the calibration plan for VISIR.

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 the provided finding chart is at a different wavelength than the observations,
 did you clearly describe in the README file how to identify the target?

• YES

Did you specify a guide star brighter than V=12mag within a field of
 r=5arcmin around the science target?

• NO