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Principal Investigator Email Address

• kurk@mpia.de

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 46

General Description

• LR spectroscopy in SZ and SK band of z~6 SDSS QSOs. These have a magnitude
   of z'~20 and will hardly be visible in the short acquisition image. Therefore, a
   nearby reference star is included in the slit (the PAs are set that way). Once the
   star is centered in the dispersion direction in the slit no offset will be necessary
   (apart from the nod throw). Distances to the reference star are in general 40",
   except for J0353+0104 where it is 19.76" which is still larger than the largest
   nod throw plus dithering of 17".
  
  For the acquisition of J0842+1218, a NB filter is used as there is a bright star
   in the FoV (not in the slit).
  
  Note that on the finding charts North is NOT up! On one finding chart North is not
   along lines or columns and one finding chart has North up but East to the right.
   Unfortunately, one cannot correct this in FIMS (although it is possible in skycat
   without plugins).
  
  There are four targets; to be observed 3x in SZ band and 9x in SK band (7x for J0842+1218).
   OBs are numbered and should be executed in order as they have different nod throws
   (30",31",32") to ensure better sky subtraction in case multiple OBs are observed
   in one night. ODs are called -1,-2,-3 for OBs -1,-2,-3, -4,-5,-6, -7,-8,-9, respectively.
  
  We know this is not a constraint that can be selected currently, but low water vapor
   is preferred for this program as the wavelengths of interest are sensitive to telluric
   absorption.
  
  Finally, we strongly prefer one set (e.g., all SK-band OBs of one target) of observations
   be finished before another is commenced. Priorities are set to ensure this. However,
   the current priority system is not versatile enough to indicate our detailed preferences
   (i.e., SK-band observations of another target are preferred above SZ-observations
   of any target but giving SZ-OBs lower priority than all SK-OBs would most probably
   inhibit the SZ-observation of "early" targets).

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• None

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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Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

• false

Pre-imaging Requirements

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Source(s) of Pre-imaging

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Pre-imaging sources not listed above

• SDSS z' band

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 ?

• 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 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