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Principal Investigator Email Address

• jean-gabriel.cuby@oamp.fr

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 27.5 hrs

General Description

• This is an imaging program with HAWK-I using a NB filter (NB 1.06 micron).
   There are two fields, A1689 and CFHT-LS D4. Having as low background as possible
   is important, therefore the constraints on the Moon. It is important that these
   observations not be executed too close to a Full Moon. Keeping a distance to the
   Moon > 50 degrees is highly desirable. The Moon constraints can however be slightly
   relaxed if this helps to complete the program.
  
  There are also a few science OBs of the same fields using a broad band filter (J,
   Ks). These OBs are important for the programme to provide reference images in the
   broad band filters, allowing color selection of the objects detected in the NB images.
   Ideally these OBs should be executed in photometric conditions. They have higher
   priority than the last NB OBs of a given field.
  
  Ideally, the NB science OBs for A1689 (not for CFHT-LS D4) should be excecuted over
   the largest possible time interval, because this field was not observed at all in
   P81, and, together with the P81 OBs carried over, it should now be observed entirely
   in P83. The reason is to eliminate possible contamination by supernovae: the longer
   the time span, the higher the brightness variation and the easier it is to remove.
  
  There are two calibration OBs using the NB filter which is not supported by the
   calibration plan. While accurate photometry is not critical to the programme, we
   do need reasonable photometric calibration. These OBs need to be executed in photometric
   conditions. They do not need to be executed together with the science OBs.

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• None

Time-Critical Aspects

• None

Special Execution Requirements

• See general description for special requirements wrt Moon and for exectution
   time span for the A1689 OBs

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

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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 ?

• 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 ?

• 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 ?

• YES

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

• N/A

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