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Principal Investigator Email Address

• walter@mpia.de

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 10

General Description

• This program aims to carry out FORS2/MXU spectroscopy of candidate z=6.3
   galaxies in the field of QSO1030, using ten OBs of one hour (including overheads).
   Nineteen i-z dropouts are found in the field, sixteen of which are included in the
   prepared mask. The redshift of the candidates should be confirmed by their Lya emission
   line of a few times 10^-17 erg/s/cm2 at 8850 A. Probably none of the candidate galaxies
   will show up in a through-slit image. Therefore, the mask includes two small rectangular
   2"x2" slits centered on brighter objects to check the mask alignment and rotation.
   There is also a 6"x1" slit in the bottom CCD centered on a brighter object to trace
   the offsets. The latter object may also be visible in the through-slit exposure.
   OBs are carried out with -1",+1" offsets along the direction of the slits to ensure
   proper background subtraction afterwards. Three finding charts are included: one
   of the complete field, one of the top CCD where the reference targets are and one
   zoomed in on the two objects with 2"x2" slits which should be visible and possibly
   centerable in the through-slit image. In case of questions/problems also J. Kurk
   can be contacted (kurk@mpia.de).

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• As speciefied in the OBs: seeing < 1.0", airmass < 1.5, clear sky,
   dark time.

Time-Critical Aspects

• No time critical aspects.

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

• FORS1 before 03/03

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 have prepared your finding charts with tools other than FIMS,
 do they comply with the specifications on the FORS2 Phase 2 web page ?

• N/A