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Principal Investigator Email Address

• epompei@eso.org

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 05:00:06

General Description

• Simple long-slit spectroscopy along the major axis of three nearby ellipticals.
  Instrument set-up: slit 1.0", grism 600B
  
  We take three spectroscopic exposures of 1300s each, with offset along the slit,
   plus an
  additional short exposure of 120s for the galaxy nucleus, all in the same
  OB.
  
  Finding charts show the slit orientation for each of the three galaxies, the PA
   is already set
  in the acquisition template. Please pay attention when observing NGC 817, since
   there is a bright
  star SW of the galaxy nucleus. This star SHOULD NOT fall in the slit.
  
  Special calibrations OBs (Lick standards) are part of this program; the
  calibrators are bright and can be observed in twilight, however special
  care should be exercised to avoid saturation. More details on the suggested
  strategy are provided in the "special calibration" paragraph.
  Given the brightness of these calibrators, no finding chart has been submitted for
   them.
  
  OBs are longer than 1h each. A waiver has been submitted to forgo the 1h constraint:
  WaiverID:  081.B-0427A.01

Waiver Requests

• Waiver request submitted to allow for longer than 1h OBs - WaiverID: 
   081.B-0427A.01
  
  Approved, see e-mail below:
  st/sub task             : FORS 1/2
  Resolution                : 
     02/13/08 16:20:10     pmoller
        Dear Emanuela,
  
        My apologies. It was my mistake entirely, the PSO approval of
        your waiver request came last week, but got drowned in the
        usual Phase 2 email-tsunami. Your request for 1:20 long OBs
        has been approved, you can go ahead an upload those.

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• X<1.6
  seeing better than 1.2"
  CLR
  Moon distance > 40 degrees

Time-Critical Aspects

• N/A

Special Execution Requirements

• Please avoid to put in the slit the bright star SW of the nucleus of NGC
   817

Special Calibration Information

• Lick standard stars should be observed as part of the program.
  At least one Lick star should be observed together with one
  of the galaxy.
  IMPORTANT:
  The stars are *very* bright targets, please use "BADAO".
  However this may not be enough to avoid saturation: to circumvent this,
  we would like to ask the observer NOT to proper center the star
  on the slit, but to select as center the "side" of the star, by
  clicking on the stellar spikes (select "pick cursor" rather than "pick
  object"). Following this logic, the through slit image must be skipped
  in the Lick standards OBs, while it should be executed for the science targets.
  Twilight observations for the Lick stars are ok.

ToO Information

• N/A

ToO Activators List

• N/A

Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

• false

Pre-imaging Requirements

• N/A

Source(s) of Pre-imaging

• ---(Empty)---

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 ?

• YES

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 ?

• N/A

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 ?

• YES