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Principal Investigator Email Address

• sarzi@astro.ox.ac.uk

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 16h58m

General Description

• This is a spectroscopic programme for the S0 galaxy NGC2865, with SINFONI.
  
  This object has a nearby binary that was successfully used with NAOS/CONICA
  as reference AO star. The perfomance of MACAO with this same star would need
  to be check as very first step in this programme, during the OB "NGC2865 initial
   test"
  
  The binary is located 7".2 to the SW of the galaxy. 
  We provided coordinates for both the galaxy nucleus and the easternmost star in
   
  the binary from HST images. They should enable a very accurate offset from the
  binary to the galaxy nucleus, once the AO is closed and IF the frame is initially
  centered on the easternmost star in the binary (the closest to the galaxy).
  
  The 3x3 IFU is rotated by a PA=-22 to align it with the galaxy major axis.
  Previous NACO imaging shows a very defined nucleus.
  
  A standard OBs include also 2 SINFONI_ifs_cal_NGS, to monitor the performance
  of the AO correction on the AO star every 20m.

Waiver Requests

• 076.B-0885A.01.WAV
  A request for OBs up to 1.5 hours in length was submitted the 01-08-05
  and accepted the 02-08-05

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• Good seeing conditions (<0".6) to ensure the best possible AO correction

Time-Critical Aspects

• There are no time critical aspects

Special Execution Requirements

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Special Calibration Information

• To analyse our extended-source spectroscopic observations, both
  telluric and kinematical standard stars need to be observed with a similar
  spectra resolution. This mean that the stellar light needs to uniformly fill
  each spaxel resolution elements. For this reason the we have included kinematic
  standard stellar templates without AO. 
  
  As for the telluric calibration, we only request to observe one star with and without
   AO correction. This will allow us to understand how to best use the telluric 
  calibration taken each night as part of the night calibration plan.

ToO Information

• This is not a ToO programme.

ToO Activators List

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Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

• false

Pre-imaging Requirements

• No pre-imaging is required for this programme.

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 ?

• YES

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

• YES

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 ?

• YES

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

Did you indicate the magnitude of the brightest object in the field in
 each SINFONI OB?

• YES

If you are using the AO: Did you indicate for every OB the magnitude
 of the guide star, and its distance to the target (if any)?

• YES

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

• YES

If you are using a specific offset pattern or position angle: did you
 check carefully the definition in the manual?

• YES

Did you make really sure that none of your OBs ever saturates the detector?

• YES

If you are using the AO: did you enter the correct Strehl Ratio (on-axis,
 K-band) AND the seeing value in the constraint set?

• YES