README web version of /home/usg/OPS/MTS/readme_xml/readme_76505500

Principal Investigator Email Address

• olivier@obs-besancon.fr

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 1.5 hour

General Description

• Mid-Infrared imaging of Jupiter's southern hemisphere with the intermediate
   field of VISIR (0.127 arcsec/pixel) in parallel with Hubble Space Telescope
  
  The purpose of the observations is to study the new Red Spot which is located in
   Jupiter's southern hemisphere in parallel with Hubble Space Telescope on April 16,
   between 08:00 and 9:45 UT. We follow the strategy adopted during the nights of April
   8, 9, 10 2006. The chop/nod parameters and the exposure times have been tested with
   success during the previous nights.
  
  Jupiter should be covered in 6 filters (see list in the OBs). It is important that
   the reference star adopts the same chop/nod parameters as Jupiter.
  
  Since Jupiter's diameter (about 44 arcsec) is larger than the imager's field, we
   ask for the centering of the frame on the southern hemisphere of Jupiter (increasing
   negative declination compared to the northern hemisphere). In particular, we wishe
   to centre Jupiter's central meridian on the frame and to have its south pole on
   the edge of the field (IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!!!!). In these conditions, the frame should
   cover Jupiter from its south pole to higher latitudes than its equator.
  
  Just after having imaged Jupiter (ABBA...ABBA chop node), the reference star will
   be imaged in a similar sequence

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• No more than a thin cloud layer

Time-Critical Aspects

• The observation schedule is imposed by:
  
  1) the epochs at which the new Red Spot crosses the central meridian of Jupiter
  2) the observations date attributed to our group on HST
  
  The observation date is then:
  April 16 from 08:00 UT to 09:30 UT

Special Execution Requirements

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Special Calibration Information

• Reference Star (see OBs)

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 ?

• N/A

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 ?

• YES

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

• YES

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 ?

• YES

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?

• N/A

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

• N/A