README web version of /home/usg/OPS/MTS/readme_xml/readme_80036501

Principal Investigator Email Address

• jfynbo@astro.ku.dk

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 1h 5m

General Description

• This is a run consisting of a single OB. The data from this OB are needed
   by us
  prior to our VM run (380.A-0365(A) which is on 26-28 December 2007. In this sense
  the run is a "pre-spectroscopy" run.
  
  It would be much appreciated if it would be possible, as soon as the data are taken,
   to place
  them on ftp (par2gar) and send a message to pmoller@eso.org (CoI) who will then
   pick up the
  data.
  
  The observations are simple enough. The target is a point source, H(AB)=18.45. To
   the
  South-East of the target there is a rather bright star (H=9.5), which is too bright
  for direct acq of the target on the slit.
  
  The acq is then done using the bright star as Ref-object. After acq of the ref-target
  I entered an offset to move the slit onto the target. This means moving the telescope
  Nort and West. I hope I got the signs entered correctly in the template. Both the
   ref
  star (U0825_01268158) and the quasar target (U0825_01268003) are USNO sources so
   I
  computed the offset directly from the USNO coords. This should ensure internal
  correctness of few milliarcsecs.
  
  The slit PA is set to 300 deg on the sky during acq. The PA is set in order to cover
  a nearby faint emission-line source which is the actual target. You will probably
  not see this object in the raw data so dont worry about this. As long as the PA
   is
  correct, the object will be on the slit.
  
  The slit is overplotted on the FC. The target is the object at the center of the
  FC where there is a gap in the drawn slit. The Science template will take 5
  exposures where the target is stepped 5 arcsecs along the slit between each.
  
  We require only calibration data as foreseen in the calibration plan.

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• as defined in the OB

Time-Critical Aspects

• This is a "pre-spectroscopy" run for our VM run 26-28 December 2007. The
   run
  has a single OB for which we need to see the data well before the VM run.

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 ?

• true

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 ?

• YES

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

• YES

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 submitted OBs for standard stars, did you use the provided StandardStar
 templates ?

• N/A

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

• YES

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

• YES

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

• YES

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 ?

• N/A