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Principal Investigator Email Address

• venemans@ast.cam.ac.uk

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 1 hour

General Description

• June 4, 2008
  
  (i) We have prepared OBs for two of the seven allocated runs. We shall prepare OBs
   for the remaining runs later. See separate waiver request box.
  
  (ii) The targets in this program are generally extremely red i.e. i-z(AB)>2.2
   and often undetectedto i(AB)=23.5 so acquisition must be carried out in z. An exposure
   time of ~60 secs ensures a S/N>20 detection so that acquistion can be done on
   the object itself.
  
  (iii) The finding charts are produced from the UKIDSS WFCAM Y band images and SDSS
   z band images. The Y band has a central wavelength of around 1 micron between z
   and J.

Waiver Requests

• A Waiver Request was approved for an extension of the deadline for OB
   submission because we needed to wait for the results of followup imaging of our
   candidate targets (Support Request Number USD-22053, for ESO reply see below). We
   have prepared OBs for two targets (runs 381.A-0486(A) and 381.A-0486(B)). We shall
   prepare OBs for the remaining runs later.
  
  Support Request Number USD-22053
  ESO response:
        01/24/08 14:36:51     bziegler
        Dear Dr. Venemans,
        I accept your request for a deadline extension for OB submission.
        Just remember that there may be a time delay between your OB submission and
   the
        queueing of your runs on Paranal.
        Sincerely,
        Bodo Ziegler
        ESO User Support Astronomer

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• None

Time-Critical Aspects

• None

Special Execution Requirements

• None

Special Calibration Information

• None

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

• UKIDSS and SDSS

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 ?

• 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 ?

• N/A