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Principal Investigator Email Address

• anne.eggenberger@obs.ujf-grenoble.fr

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 16:58:22.00

General Description

• We have conducted with NACO a large-scale adaptive optics search for stellar
   companions to nearby stars with and without planets. To recognize true companions
   from the many background stars we rely on two-epoch astrometry. This observing run
   aims at completing the second-epoch measurements of the 19 targets from our sample
   that need such measurements. 
  
  In a general way, we wish to keep the peak count below 10000 ADU. PLEASE ADJUST
   DIT*NDIT SUCH THAT THE PEAK COUNT BE BETWEEN 8000 AND 8500 ADU. 
  
  FIELD CENTERING: For the targets listed below, the coordinates of the target field
   have been set such that the field of view be centered between the target and the
   companion candidate. The field centering is (approximately) reported graphically
   on the finding charts. The actual centering is according to the following numbers:
  HD 18194: field centered at 4.5 arcsec, PA = 83 deg from R1;
  HD 168746: field centered at 7 arcsec, PA = 307 deg from R1;
  HD 171587: field centered at 6 arcsec, PA = 246 deg from R1;
  HD 169830: field centered at 11 arcsec, PA = 265 deg from R1 (no high-resolution
   finding chart available);
  HD 204313: field centered at 2.77 arcsec, PA = 206 from R1;
  IDS 21506S5133: field centered at 4.17 arcsec, PA = 350 from R1.
  
  For the other targets, fields are centered on target.
  
  HD 41004 has a companion at sep = 0.54 arcsec and PA = 176 arcsec (Hipparcos Catalog).
   HD 169830 has a tentative companion at sep = 11 arcsec, PA = 265 deg (Raghavan et
   al. 2006). Other companion candidates are indicated on the finding charts.
  
  IDS 21506S5133 and TCC094 are two astromteric calibration fields. At least one of
   those should be observed early in the observing sequence.
  
  No PSF reference star will be observed for this program.

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• None.

Time-Critical Aspects

• None.

Special Execution Requirements

• The astrometric field TCC094 should be observed as early as possible.

Special Calibration Information

• We need standard calibrations, namely darks and flat fields with the instrumental
   configuration used for the observations.

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 ?

• N/A

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 have PSF reference star OBs, do the names of those OBs begin with
 PSF_ ?

• N/A

If there are Finding Charts attached to your OBs, is the field-of-view
 of at least one of these charts 2' x 2' (with clearly labelled field orientation)
 ?

• YES

Have you clearly marked and labelled your wavefront reference objects
 R1, R2, R3, ... (as specified in the NAOS Preparation Software) on your Finding
 Charts ?

• YES

Have you specified the magnitude of the brightest object in the field-of-view
 for each OB ?

• YES

Are there objects in any of your fields (including standard stars) which
 are brighter than the limits specified in the User Manual and on NACO web Pages
 ?

• NO

If the previous answer is yes, have you given a list of OBs and a justification
 for the brightness limit violation in the general description field ?

• N/A