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Principal Investigator Email Address

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cmelo@eso.org
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Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

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40:00:12
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General Description

Direct imaging of late-type stars in the K-band. The main goal is to detect
 (sub)stellar companions
around them.  Part of the stars will be observed with the VIS WFS + IB2.21 or the
 NB2.17 filter.
The redder objects will be observed with the IR WFS + Ks band.
The most critical part of the program is not to saturate  the targets.
DITs have been adjusted to reach ~11000 cts in the reference star.
The targets are the brightest objects in the field and they are always used as reference
 stars. 
Their magnitudes are specified in the Finding Charts.
All the OBs are ~30 minutes long except these three, PDS091, id6799_0511S and id9414_0787,
 which are longer.

Waiver Requests

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No Waiver Request was submitted
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Critical Observing Condition Constraints

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N/A
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Time-Critical Aspects

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N/A
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Special Execution Requirements

Is is important not to saturate the targets. A count level slightly out
 of the linearity regime is acceptable.
Note to the NA: We have selected the DITs that provide ~ 11.000 counts in the target
 (according to the ETC).
If the count level is smaller, adjust the DITxNDIT to reach ~11.000 counts.

Special Calibration Information

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N/A
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ToO Information

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N/A
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ToO Activators List

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N/A
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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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N/A
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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 you have PSF reference star OBs, do the names of those OBs begin with PSF_ ?

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N/A
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If there are Finding Charts attached to your OBs, is the field-of-view of at least one of these charts 2' x 2' (with clearly labelled field orientation) ?

Have you clearly marked and labelled your wavefront reference objects R1, R2, R3, ... (as specified in the NAOS Preparation Software) on your Finding Charts ?

Have you specified the magnitude of the brightest object in the field-of-view for each OB ?

Are there objects in any of your fields (including standard stars) which are brighter than the limits specified in the User Manual and on NACO web Pages ?

If the previous answer is yes, have you given a list of OBs and a justification for the brightness limit violation in the general description field ?

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N/A
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