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Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)
General Description
High resolution spectroscopy of L-dwarfs.
The OBs are laid out in order to achieve a SNR between 25 and 40 over the spectral
region in each target. Exposures are split into three to facilitate cosmic ray removal.
The desired SNR should be reached after summing all three exposures.
All targets are nearby faint objects, they are very red. Since they are nearby,
many have large proper motions. Not all proper motions are known.
Two Finding Charts are included for each object, one in the I-Band (sometimes in
a different band if no I-Band image was available), and one in the J-Band. In the
J-Band, the objects are much brighter and clearly visible. The J-Band images are
taken between 1999 and 2000, I-band and other images earlier. Objects are clearly
marked in the Charts. The motion of the objects can be easily seen in the Charts
(from I-Band to J-Band) and finding of the relatively bright objects should no problem.
In 2M0828-1309, no IR finding chart is available, and a "bluer" chart is provided.
The position of the target is indicated and should be easy to find in the reder
filter of the UVES camera.
The goal is just to get a nice spectrum.
One telluric reference is added that can be observed any time (only once), preferably
at relatively high air mass.
Waiver Requests
1. Waiver to use the non-standard setting
DIC-2, Non-std setting: 437+830
sent Oct 17, 2006
approved Oct 20, 2006
2. Waiver to use OBs that last longer than an hour
sent Oct 17, 2006
approved Oct 18, 2006
Critical Observing Condition Constraints
Time-Critical Aspects
Special Execution Requirements
Special Calibration Information
One telluric standard, CAL HD42167, Vmag=5.0 is provided.
This OB can be executed any time without any connection to the other OBs.
It should be observed at relatively high air mass (1.5-2.) or so, but this is not
critical.
ToO Information
ToO Activators List
Is this a Pre-imaging run ?
Pre-imaging Requirements
Source(s) of Pre-imaging
Pre-imaging sources not listed above
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 ?
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 ?
Have you included OBs for any calibrations that you need but which are
not part of the Calibration Plan ?
If you are observing Moving Targets, have you attached suitable ephemeris
files to your OBs?
If you have preferences which OBs should be executed first, did you make
use of the User Priority field in the OBs ?
If this is a run that requires coordinated observations with other facilities,
did you give proper instructions in the Time-Critical Aspects Section ?
If you need secondary guiding, are there suitable objects within 30 arcsec
from your target ?
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