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Principal Investigator Email Address

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b.burningham@herts.ac.uk
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Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

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1.75 hours
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General Description

This a short spectroscopy program aimed at obtaining a Y-band spectrum
 of a high priority target. We require an F type standard at a similar airmass to
 our target. For this reason we have selected HD112694, which has been specified
 as a special calibration.

We would like 12x 300s exposures collected in an ABBA nodding pattern (ie 6 AB cycles
 with DIT = 300s), with a 1 arcsec slit width, centered on 1.06 microns. Giving a
 total of 1 hour integration on our target.

This should be preceded immediately by the OB titled "CAL Telluric standard" with
 the target HD112694

Waiver Requests

WaiverID:  280.C-5067A.01

This waiver request was approved.

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

We require seeing of 0.8 arcsec or greater, and the target to have an
 airmass of < 1.4. We do not have a requirement for moon illumination.

Time-Critical Aspects

These observations are for a project that is highly competitive, with
 publication envisaged in the near future. As such, this project would benefit if
 these observations were carried out as soon as possible.

Special Execution Requirements

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Special Calibration Information

We have specified a specific standard star, HD112694, which should be
 observed immediately before the science target, ULAS J1335.

HD112694 is an F5V star, with J = 8.96.

It is the brightest star in the FOV, thus no finder is attached.

We request night time flats as we need good SNR in our Y band peak. We also request
 a nightime arc because in the past blending of sky lines has hindered dispersion
 correction using sky OH lines. As such an arc frame will ensure a good wavelength
 calibration.

ToO Information

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ToO Activators List

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Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

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false
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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 ?

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

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N/A
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Do all your finding charts comply with both the general and instrument-specific Phase 2 Web Pages ?

If you submitted OBs for standard stars, did you specify the magnitude and spectral type of all standard stars in the OBs ?

Have you included OBs for any calibrations that you need but which are not part of the Calibration Plan ?

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

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N/A
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If you have preferences which OBs should be executed first, did you make use of the User Priority field in the OBs ?

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N/A
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If this is a run that requires coordinated observations with other facilities, did you give proper instructions in the Time-Critical Aspects Section ?

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N/A
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If you submitted OBs for standard stars, did you use the provided StandardStar templates ?

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

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

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

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 ?

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N/A
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