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Principal Investigator Email Address

• mbu@star.le.ac.uk

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 7

General Description

• We are taking spectra of a known binary star (white dwarf + brown dwarf)
   to search for radial velocity variations. We think the orbital period is between
   ~one hour and ~one year. So, we would like to take 13 observations of the binary
   spread over a 3 month period that the object is visible (1 July 2006 to 30 September
   2006). We would like two of the observations to be made on one night. Otherwise,
   we want the observations to be randomly spread across the semester. We will also
   make one observation of a featureless DC white dwarf (WD0000-345) for correcting
   the detector response curve.
  
  PI mbu@star.le.ac.uk
  
  Total estimated execution time 06:58:10.00

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• Sky transparency: variable, thin cirrus
  Seeing: 1.4
  Airmass: 2.0
  Lunar illumination: 1.0
  Moon angular distance: 30

Time-Critical Aspects

• For main target (WD0145):
  OBs to be done on separate nights, except final two.
  1st OB (WD0145-0) as soon as possible after 1 July 2006
  3rd OB (WD0145-2) after 15 July 2006
  11th, 12th and 13th OBs (WD0145-10, WD0145-11, WD0145-12) after 1 September 2006.
  12th and 13th OBs (WD0145-11, WD0145-12) to be done on same night, but separated
   by at least one hour.
  
  For secondary target (WD0000-345):
  OB to be executed any time after 1 July 2006.

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 ?

• 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 ?

• 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

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

• N/A