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Principal Investigator Email Address

• kweis@astro.rub.de

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 3.0

General Description

• This observing program is a direct continuation of earlier semesters
  programs 70.D-0607(A), 071.D-168(A),072.D-0524(A),74.D-0141(A). We monitor the
  recovery  of so called spectroscopic event of Eta Carinae over the time from
  April to October 2006.
  Eta Carinae will in this phase continously change its spectrum (and
  brightness).
  During the earlier observations  Eta Carinae has been continously monitored
  during the event (the minimum, as lines dissapear; June/July 2003)
  and now the spectrum should recover.
  
  We are observing 2 different position (called FOS4 (3 times) and STAR (2times))
  with both dic1 and dic2 and short and long exposures.
  OBs are named as follow ETA CAR FOS4 no1 dic1   
  to identify this is observing eta car on position FOS4, it is the first 
  (of 3) observations in the dichroic 1. All other names are analog.
  
  We need not to have exact observing dates but observations 
  should be made in a roughly two-month separation, in
  resonable long time intervals (e.g. NOT one spectrum an 30.April
  the next on 1.May...)
  We observe a special region (FOS4) within the nebula around Eta Car
  which shows the reflected stellar spectrum. 
  To peak up to the FOS4 position we are using an
  offset star north-east of this position.
  A guide star and a finder chart for the guide star is given.
  The guide star's designation is U0300_10504917
  the position 10:45:12.898    -59:44:19.32   V about 12.1.
  
  It would be VERY good (but is not stricktly necessary) if the observation of FOS4
  could follow the observation on the STAR after about 2 weeks, as this is
  the light travel time from STAR to FOS4. Such a timing of the observations would
   help 
  the analysis tremendously.

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• none

Time-Critical Aspects

• Time constraints have NOT been included in the OBs in
  p2pp. This was done because the observations are not critical to a
  certain DATE but more to a special TIME INTERVAL (see also general desciption)
  The spacing between each observing block does not have to be
  absolutely the same each time, but we would like to have a time
  coverage as good as possible, so spacing the observations equally 
  within the 6 month (about every 2 month one taken).
  If possible FOS4 observations should follow STAR observations after about 2 weeks.

Special Execution Requirements

• For observations of one position (STAR or FOS4) both dichroics should
   be observed 
  following each other or at least within the same night as we expect spectral changes
  on short intervalls and across the whole spectrum.

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 ?

• 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 ?

• 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 need secondary guiding, are there suitable objects within 30 arcsec
 from your target ?

• N/A