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Principal Investigator Email Address

• jairo.mendez@oapd.inaf.it

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 11:59:59.000

General Description

• This is a long-slit spectroscopy programme aimed to measure the
  kinematic signature (i.e. local minimum in the radial profile of the
  Gauss-Hermite h4 moment) that a peanut-shaped bar produces in face-on
  barred galaxies.
  
  We plan to take:
  
  1) 4x45min LSS spectra along the bar major axis of NGC4262 and NGC4838
     with the galaxy nucleus centered in the slit. 
  
  2) 4x42min LSS spectra along the bar major axis of NGC4477
     with the galaxy nucleus centered in the slit.
  
  3) LSS spectra of 2 bright stars to be used as kinematical templates.
  
  The position angle of the bar major axis of NGC4262 (PA=16.6 deg),
  NGC4477 (PA=13.0deg), and NGC4838 (PA=46.5deg) has been measured 
  from the available surface photometry.
  
  Obtaining the 4 spectra for each sample galaxy is crucial to get the
  required SNR in order to fulfill our scientific aim. Instead of having 2
  spectra for 2 different galaxies, we need to have 4 spectra for the
  same target. Therefore, if it is possible, all the OBs related to the
  same galaxy have to be completed before selecting a new target from
  this programme.
  
  The offset for nodding target galaxies on the slit are specified in
  the repeated spectra. NGC4262 and NGC4838 fit in the field of view
  of "master" CCD of FORS2. NGC4477 fits in the field of view of FORS2.
  
  Spectra of kinematical template stars have to be obtained with the
  slit oriented according to the parallacting angle.
  
  Kinematical template stars are:
  
  name      alpha(2000.0) delta(2000.0) type   B
  --------- ------------- ------------- ------ ----
  SAO101053  14:29:53.688  16:12:31.550 K5III   9.04
  SAO119387  12:25:22.478  05:54:28.950 K0III  10.64
  
  Please check that their spectra have high SNR but do not
  saturate. Indeed exposure times have been estimated with ETC (v.3.1.1)
  to be useful in a wide range of seeing, airmass, and lunar phase.

Waiver Requests

• None

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• None

Time-Critical Aspects

• None

Special Execution Requirements

• NGC4262 and NGC4838 fit the field of view of the "master" CCD of FORS2.
  After centering the galaxy nucleus in the slit, we apply an offset
  of about +200 arcsec in the CCD Y direction to put the galaxy nucleus 
  close to the center of the field of view of the "master" CCD of FORS2.
  On the contrary, NGC4477 fits the field of view of FORS2 and the
  galaxy nucleus is centered on it.

Special Calibration Information

• None

ToO Information

• None

ToO Activators List

• None

Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

• false

Pre-imaging Requirements

• None

Source(s) of Pre-imaging

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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 ?

• YES

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 have prepared your finding charts with tools other than FIMS,
 do they comply with the specifications on the FORS1 Phase 2 web page ?

• N/A