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Principal Investigator Email Address

• kuerster@mpia.de

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 50.0

General Description

• This programme is the continuation of a long-term precision radial velocity
   survey of M dwarfs
  in search for planetary companions, begun in 2000.

Waiver Requests

• We have requested
  (1) that we do not need to submit finding charts
  (2) that we can use lambda=600nm as the central wavelength also for
      spectra taken without the iodine cell
  (3) that we can submit OBs for calibration stars (B-stars) that had
      not been listed in the proposal due to lack of space in the
      target section
  
  Note: we have then not made use of request (3)

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• None

Time-Critical Aspects

• (1) For the star GJ1046 an attempt should be made to carry out as many
   as possible of the 6 submitted OBs in October 2006. This is not a hard requirement,
   but a strong preference.
  (2) Since this is a monitoring programme to find RV variability on a whole range
   of time scales, we have submitted more than one OB per star.
  Please note that in a given night only not more than one OB must be carried out
   for any star. Carrying out two OBs for the same star in consecutive nights is acceptable
   maximally once in period 78, and not the rule. Do not observe series of OBs for
   the same star in a row of consecutive nights, but rather distribute the OBs over
   the semester, visibility permitting. Exception: GJ1046 whose OBs should be concentrated
   on October as far as possible, see (1).

Special Execution Requirements

• See Time-Critical Aspects

Special Calibration Information

• None, standard calibration for UVES iodine cell mode (including flatfields
   through the iodine cell)

ToO Information

• N/A

ToO Activators List

• N/A

Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

• false

Pre-imaging Requirements

• N/A

Source(s) of Pre-imaging

• ---(Empty)---

Pre-imaging sources not listed above

• ---(Empty)---

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 ?

• N/A

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