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Principal Investigator Email Address

• matthew@astro.su.se

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 14 hours

General Description

• This is an imaging observing run with 1 science target: ESO338-IG04. Allocated
   14 hours.
  
  We will obtain images in Ks, IB_2.12 and IB_2.18 filters.
  We will use the S27 and S54 cameras, always in FowlerNsamp mode. 
  
  There are 15 OBs, all in imaging mode. 12 for CLEAR condition, 3 for PHOT. As required
   the PHOTOMETRIC observations comprise less than 20% of the allocated observing time
   (2 hours of 14).
  
  CLEAR Observations: 
     4 x IB_2.12 
     4 x IB_2.18
     4 x Ks 
  
  PHOTOMETRIC Observations:
     1 x Ks
     1 x IB_2.12 & IB_2.18
     1 x NICMOS standard star in IB_2.12 & IB_2.18
  The IB Science and Standard OBs must be executed consecutively.
  
  The brightest star in the field is the NGS with magnitude of K=12.6 
  None of the chopping patterns will observe objects brighter than the NGS.

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• Seeing requirement at zenith : 0.8 arcsec.
  
  As required for photometric calibration (outlined in Phase I): 
  
  * 12 of the 14 OBs will be executed under CLEAR sky conditions. 
  * 3 of the 14 OBs will be executed under PHOTOMETRIC conditions. 
  The 2 Intermediate Band calibration OBs executed under PHOT conditions must be carried
   out consecutively.

Time-Critical Aspects

• None

Special Execution Requirements

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Special Calibration Information

• There is one Ks-band OB to be carried out under photometric conditions.
   This will be used to calibrate the remaining (4) Ks-band observations of the science
   target. This calibration falls within the NACO calibration plan. 
  The Ks-band PHOT OB is E338_Ks_Cal
  
  
  There are 2 Intermediate band calibration OBs to be carried out under photometric
   conditions. Calibration of IB filters falls outside of the NACO calibration plan
   and therefore requires separate OBs. One OB to observe the science target in both
   intermediate band filters, the other to observe a NICMOS standard with both IB filters.
  The two Intermediate Band PHOT OBs are  CAL_Std_S234E_IB and E338_IB_Cal
  The Ks-band apparent magnitude of the Calibrtion star is 12.070

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 ?

• YES

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

• YES

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 PSF reference star OBs, do the names of those OBs begin with
 PSF_ ?

• N/A

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)
 ?

• YES

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

• YES

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

• YES

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
 ?

• NO

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 ?

• N/A