README web version of /home/usg/OPS/MTS/readme_xml/readme_77005002

Principal Investigator Email Address

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nielbock@astro.rub.de
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Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

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5
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General Description

This programme is carried out as compensation for lost observing time
 with TIMMI2 at the ESO 3.6m telescope due to technical problems with the telescope
 dome. In addition to the already succeeded observations with TIMMI2 at 10.4 micron,
 we want to seize the opportunity to benefit from the improved spatial resolution
 of VISIR/VLT and use the SiC filter. All OBs are defined to reach sensitivity limits
 similar to the ones achieved with TIMMI2. The acquisition can be made blindly according
 to the templates defined for the various OBs. Where available, we provided finding
 charts using the previous TIMMI2 observations. Additionally, we also included finding
 charts using 2MASS images at Ks. Instructions as to how to find the targets are
 included in the finding charts as well. Since more information is not available,
 we suggest to use the target position blindly, if having diffculties identifying
 the targets. We defined blind offsets from the nominal source positions in order
 to correct for the chopping/nodding positions on the detector.

Waiver Requests

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No Waiver Request was submitted
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Critical Observing Condition Constraints

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none
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Time-Critical Aspects

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none
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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 ?

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false
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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 ?

If this is a pre-imaging run, did you select PRE-IMAGING for the Observing Category for each Observing Template ?

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N/A
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Do all your finding charts comply with both the general and instrument-specific Phase 2 Web Pages ?

If you submitted OBs for standard stars, did you specify the magnitude and spectral type of all standard stars in the OBs ?

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

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

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N/A
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If you have preferences which OBs should be executed first, did you make use of the User Priority field in the OBs ?

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N/A
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If this is a run that requires coordinated observations with other facilities, did you give proper instructions in the Time-Critical Aspects Section ?

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N/A
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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?

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

Last creation of page: Tue Oct 6 15:40:12 2009
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