README web version of /home/usg/OPS/MTS/readme_xml/readme_81081300

Principal Investigator Email Address

• oschuetz@eso.org

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 23.0

General Description

• Goal of this program is to obtain N-band imaging and spectroscopy of new
   
  circumstellar disk candidates (identified by optical spectroscopy). This 
  is the first MIR observation for these targets. All targets are thought 
  to be single stars (or unresolved binaries) and to be the brightest MIR 
  source in the field of view. STD stars were selected from the Cohen-12 or 
  Cohen-81 list of VISIR STD stars. Please contact us, should any problems 
  arise during the observations.

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted.

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• For each spectral setting the STD star needs to be observed together with
   
  the corresponding science OB.  Besides that, the program can be considered 
  a filler.

Time-Critical Aspects

• None.

Special Execution Requirements

• - For each spectral setting the STD star needs to be observed together
   
    with the corresponding science OB. These corresponding OBs have similar 
    names, besides the prefix 'CAL'.
  
  - Fix guide stars were selected for the imaging OBs in case we may later 
    re-observe some targets with high spatial precision. In case that for 
    any reason another guide star will be used during the observations, 
    please just put a short note in the Night Report OB comment line. 
    Thanks.
  
  - It is thought that the targets are single stars and the brightest source
    in the field of view. In case a target turns out as binary, please take 
    the clearly brighter component. In case both components show a similar 
    brightness, please try to contact us. We actually expect none of these 
    targets to be a visual binary.

Special Calibration Information

• - Photometric standard stars are needed from the observatory calibration
    plan (sensitivity measurements) and should be observed in the same 
    filter as the imaging exposures.
  
  - We provide spectroscopic standard stars. These OBs should be executed
    immediately before or after the science spectra.

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 ?

• 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 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?

• YES

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

• YES