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Principal Investigator Email Address

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pietrzyn@hubble.cfm.udec.cl
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Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

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15:59:42
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General Description

We want to observe 5 ISAAC fields through K_s and J_s filters located
in 5 different Local Group Galaxies. In order to reach good S/N
ratio we need relatively long exposure times. To keep OBs for a given
galaxy  reasonably short, each of them was divided into 2 or 3 parts
Pegasus galaxy etc). Please execute all OBs for a given galaxy
one after another together with a set of standard stars. Since all
OBs can not be executed during one night we prepared three sets of
standards (labeled N1, N2 and N3). We hope that our observations
could be obtained on no more than 3 different nights. If an extra
night is necessary please observe less standard stars on each night
(e.g. 3-4 per night). Please note that a accurate calibration onto
the standard system is cruitial for our project. Therefore we would
appreciate if our OBs could be executed as much as possible on these same nights
 (e.g.
maximizing the number of standard stars observed with them) and
if some additional UKIRT standards could be observed on the bright sky.

Most finding charts are based on DSS infrared images (J band). 
Only for faint standard stars:  FS114, FS32 and FS142 finding charts were 
dano based on the ISAAC K band images.

Waiver Requests

The  waiver allowing to execute several OBs together  was granted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

Since our galaxies are located at about 1 Mpc, the crowding will be one
 of the
most important limits. We specified 1 arcsec as the whorst possible conditions
for performing this project. However observations at better seeing would clearly
help to obtain better results.

Time-Critical Aspects

Please execute OBs for a given galaxy together

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 ?

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false
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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 ?

If this is a pre-imaging run, did you select PRE-IMAGING for the Observing Category for each Observing Template ?

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N/A
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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?

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N/A
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If you have preferences which OBs should be executed first, did you make use of the User Priority field in the OBs ?

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N/A
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If this is a run that requires coordinated observations with other facilities, did you give proper instructions in the Time-Critical Aspects Section ?

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N/A
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If you submitted OBs for standard stars, did you use the provided StandardStar templates ?

If you are using a specific offset pattern or position angle, did you check carefully the definition in the manual ?

If you are doing spectroscopy, did you draw the slit on the Finding Charts ?

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N/A
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Did you enter the magnitude of the brightest star in the field-of-view in the 'Instrument Comments' field of each OB ?

If you use the MoveToPixel acquisition, have you given clear instructions on the FC and in the OB comment section as to how the field should be centered ?

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N/A
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