README web version of /home/usg/OPS/MTS/readme_xml/readme_80075900

Principal Investigator Email Address

• uttenthaler@astro.univie.ac.at

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 33

General Description

• The program aims at spectroscopy of LMC and SMC AGB stars in the wavelength
   settings with reference wavelength 2287.0 and 2293.1 nm.
  
  The finding charts are 50"X50" 2MASS K band images, i.e. very close to the observed
   wavelength. Some targets appear asymmetric on these images, thus there might be
   close companions. The target is in any case the brightest of these objects!
  
  There might show up problems in closing the AO loop on the target (they are fain
   in B and R). If closing of the AO loop repeatedly fails, the OB may be executed
   without the AO loop closed as long as the final SNR is >= 50.
  
  There are "split" OBs (named HV 5680-1 and -2, BMB 04-1 and -2, HV 1645-1 and -2,
   and HV 11427-1 and -2). Preferentially, if scheduling permits, these "split" OBs
   should be executed successively, i.e. no other OB inbetween.
  
  We suggest to start out with SMC targets at the beginning of the night when these
   are high in the sky, and turn to LMC targets later on in the night.
  
  The number of telluric standard OBs is sufficient. They should be observed at an
   airmass similar to that of the targets, not necessarily in the same night.
  The SNR/pixel of the telluric standard star should be >= 100 (the ETC gives ~300)
   at the reference wavelength (2287.0 and 2293.1nm), and their spectral types are
   as follows:
  epsilon Tuc: B9IV
  HD 43107:    B8V

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• Conditions should be at least as good as specified in the constraints.

Time-Critical Aspects

• None.

Special Execution Requirements

• The split OBs (named targetname-1 and targetname-2, resp.) should preferentially
   be executed in sequence (i.e. no other OB inbetween).

Special Calibration Information

• None. Just normal daily Calibration Plan.

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?

• NO

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?

• N/A