README web version of /home/usg/OPS/MTS/readme_xml/readme_81056002

Principal Investigator Email Address

• Thierry.Fouchet@obspm.fr

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 2 hours

General Description

• Observation Goal:  To image Saturn in 6 filters: SIV_2, NeII_1, 7.9, Q1,
   Q2, Q3.  Repeat to capture feature rotation on Saturn's disk.  Saturn aligned so
   both planet and ring ansae sit on the array.

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• Weather flag should be set to P.

Time-Critical Aspects

• Should be conducted in June 2008 to observe changes since April/May 2008.
    Saturn is unavailable after June 15th 2008.  Saturn is available between 1800-2000
   Local time.

Special Execution Requirements

• SEQUENCE TIME:
  The total sequence time for imaging on each filter is 60 seconds. Within the OB,
   each filter is repeated twice 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.
  
  WEATHER FLAG:
  The weather flag must be set to P because Saturn is bright and would othrwise produce
   striping.
  
  POINTING:
  Planet disk should be centred, and rotated anticlockwise by approximately 50 degrees
   so that east and west ring ansae fit diagonally across the array from bottom left
   to top right (50" width) as shown in finding charts.  Position angle and chopping
   angle have been set to 50, but the exact value will depend on the observational
   date.
  
  Second chop position will be discarded, so ensure chop throw is sufficient to prevent
   overlap on the planet and rings.

Special Calibration Information

• Observations of standard star in all filters.
  HD87837  [pos 10:07:54.27  09:59:51.0]  V=4.381,[12]=17.570Jy

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