README web version of /home/usg/OPS/MTS/readme_xml/readme_79085100

Principal Investigator Email Address

• Avi.Mandell@gsfc.nasa.gov

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 16.4

General Description

• There are two science targets, with two associated calibration stars.
    With each science target OB, a calibration OB and matching flatfields & darks
   should be taken consecutively.  There are 5 OB sets:  one set with the reference
   wavlength of 4676.1nm, and 4 ob sets with the reference wavelength of 2975.6nm.
    If possible, contiguous observation of all 4 OB sets for each science target with
   the 2975.6 setting will allow optimal reduction and limitation of systematics (example:
    OB sets 1,2,3,4 for HD135344 and HD129685, then flats and darks).  We realize this
   requires large blocks of observing time and may not be possible.

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• The contiguous observation of science and calibration targets is essential
   for accurate telluric line removal. Taking flatfield and dark frames contiguous
   with the science and calibration targets are necessary to remove minute fringing
   effects due to movement of the grating.  Flatfield frames should be exposed up to
   count levels similar to the science and calibration target, and darks should have
   integration times equivalent to the flatfields.

Time-Critical Aspects

• None

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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Do the README file and the instrument comments of the telluric stars
 OBs include the required S/N/pixel of the spectrum of the telluric star, its spectral
 type and allowed spectral range?

• YES

Do any OBs include wavelength or flatfield calibrations?

• YES

If you are observing Moving Targets, have you attached suitable ephemeris
 files to your OBs?

• N/A

If the slit viewer guide star is different from the target, are the RA
 and DEC offsets accurate to within 0.05 arcsec and do they take into account the
 relative proper motion between the two objects?

• N/A

If you have preferences which OBs should be executed first for objects
 at similar RA, did you make use of the User Priority field in the OBs?

• YES