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Principal Investigator Email Address

• akayser@astro.unibas.ch

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 05:50:00

General Description

• This program studies shell structures in the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy.
  Deep imaging with FORS2 in B and R in 3 fields covering the high-density parts ot
   the Fornax dwarf galaxy:
  IN_1: covers inner shell
  Out_1 and Out_2: cover two regions of the larger outer shell
  Furthermore 2 comparison fields are needed:
  In_Comp: comparison field for inner shell
  Out_Comp: comparison field for outer shell
  
  We target a S/N of 20 for R~24.8 and B~25.2
  
  ! For the longer exposures we aim to use a jitter pattern to cover the gap in the
   FORS CCD!

Waiver Requests

• 076.B-0702A.01.WAV
  
  submitted: Thu 28 Jul 2005 01:43:16
  approved: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 10:12:34
  
  We plan to split the exposure time into short (PREIMAGING & science; run 076.B-0702(D))
   and long (science; this run) exposures.  While this approach allows a quick and
   easy execution of the short preimaging OBs (~13 min each), we run into a problem
   with the overhead due to telescope pointing for the long exposures.
  The most efficient way (minimizing the overheads) of observing the deep images at
   5 desired pointings would be to build 5 longer OBs, where each of them would include
   observations
  in two broad band filters. Their execution time is now 1:10:33.

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• none

Time-Critical Aspects

• none

Special Execution Requirements

• ---(Empty)---

Special Calibration Information

• we request calibration according to the standard calibration plan

ToO Information

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ToO Activators List

• ---(Empty)---

Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

• false

Pre-imaging Requirements

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Source(s) of Pre-imaging

• FORS2

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 ?

• YES

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