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Principal Investigator Email Address

• olivier.mousis@obs-besancon.fr

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 2

General Description

• Mid-infrared imaging and spectroscopy of Jupiter to measure the temperature,
   cloud and minor constituent fields around around its two giant anticyclonic vortices,
   the Great Red Spot and the ?Little Red Spot? in several epochs around their closest
   approach in July 2008. These two spots are located on the southern hemisphere.
  
  Spectral observation blocks (MR 7.5-9.3 microns) have been generated for non-specified
   targets (likely to be Jovian vortices), which will be specified closer to the dates
   of the observations.  Imaging observation blocks containing seven filters have been
   created to cover the south hemispheres.
  
  In order to get images of both spots at the same time, we will update the time constraints
   before the observing period. Indeed, the drift rates of Oval BA and GRS will be
   checked after the solar conjunction with Jupiter (these rates are actually poorly
   constrained).

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• Weather flag must be set to P.

Time-Critical Aspects

• Will require to specify the periods during which both spots can be imaged
   at the same time.

Special Execution Requirements

• The total integration time on each filter is 60 seconds. Each sequence
   must be repeated two times at each epoch with an offset of few pixels to correct
   for bad pixels. Do not run the acquisition again, just offset the telescope by 3
   pix in RA and 3 pix in DEC, ask the night assistent to do so.
  
  The weather flag must be set to P because Jupiter is bright and would otherwise
   produce striping.
  
  Pointing: The LRS and GRS are available on the same night.  Second chop position
   will be discarded, so ensure chop throw is sufficient to minimize overlap on the
   planet. 
  
  POINTING: For the southern hemisphere imaging, Jupiter should be centered right-left,
   with the southern limb some 3-4 pixels above the bottom of the field of view.

Special Calibration Information

• Imaging of standard stars in all filters.
  
  Observations of bright standard stars for spectral calibration.
  
  Multiple calibration blocks have been created in case observations aren't conducted
   concurrently, but these may not all be necessary.  One spectral calibration per
   wavelength and one image per wavelength is all that is required if all observations
   are conducted on the same night.

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

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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 ?

• 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?

• YES

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 the provided finding chart is at a different wavelength than the observations,
 did you clearly describe in the README file how to identify the target?

• N/A

Did you specify a guide star brighter than V=12mag within a field of
 r=5arcmin around the science target?

• N/A