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Principal Investigator Email Address

• gianluca@mporzio.astro.it

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 55

General Description

• This program is a ToO which deals with very faint and variable IR sources.
    The main aim is to study the spectral continuum of two sources of this class during
   their IR brigthening which follows the X-ray/Gamma-ray activity. Run C is activated
   only in the case of detection/brightening of one of the sources in our sample either
   detected during run A (photometry) or reported through telegrams  (GCN, ATel, IAUC,
   etc.).
   
  Each trigger (total execution time of 5hr) is made up by 5 target OBs. We submitted
   55 OBs for a total execution time of about 55hr. 
  
  Note that for about half of the target list the IR counterpart (target) is not known
   (however we rely upon an X-ray accuracy of better than 0.6\").  For these sources
   we provided OBs without a accurate source position. In these cases, at the moment
   of the ToO activation, we will provide all the relevant information (position, updated
  finding chart, rotator angle, etc.)
  
  IMPORTANT We request to make available the relevant scientific and calibration files
   as soon as possible after the observations through the ftp server at Paranal or
   Garching.
  
  
  Bright Sources
  --------------
   
   OBs                         IR magnitudes
                                within S27
  --------------------------------------------
  ToO_1E1048*                     H > 12
  ToO_1E1841*                     K = 10  Ref1
  ToO_AXJ1844*                    K = 12
  ToO_CXCJ0110*                   K ~ 13
  ToO_RXSJ1708*                   K = 11  Ref1
  ToO_SGR0526*                    K ~ 10
  ToO_SGR1627*                    K > 12
  ToO_SGR1900*                    H = 7   Ref1
  ToO_SGR1806*                    K = 12
  ToO_XTEJ1810*                   K > 12
  --------------------------------------------

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• A number of target have a seeinf constraint whichs is based on our previous
   NACO observation of the given source.

Time-Critical Aspects

• The pointing should be carried out as soon as possible after the trigger.
  When feasible, at least two OBs would be executed each nigth.

Special Execution Requirements

• When feasible, at least two OBs would be executed during each nigth.

Special Calibration Information

• n/a

ToO Information

• This is a ToO program. See the General Overview section for more details.

ToO Activators List

• Below are the e-mail addresses and phone numbers of the people which
  can take decisions and activate the triggers.
                                                                                 
   
   GianLuca Israel -  gianluca@mporzio.astro.it
                      uff  +39-06-94286437
                      mobile +39-348-1348590
                                                                                 
   
  Feel you free to write or call the PI whenever you want (even during
  nighttime).
                                                                                 
   
                                                                                 
   
   Stefano Covino    - covino@merate.mi.astro.it
                       uff  +39-039-9991166
                                                                                 
   
                                                                                 
   
   Roberto Mignani   - rm2@mssl.ucl.ac.uk
                       uff  +44 1483 204267
                                                                                 
   
                                                                                 
   
   Gianni Marconi    - gmarconi@eso.org
                       uff  +56-24633118

Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

• false

Pre-imaging Requirements

• none

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 ?

• 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 ?

• N/A

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