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Principal Investigator Email Address

• michael.gillon@obs.unige.ch

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 6

General Description

• This OB concerns the observation of a secondary eclipse of the exoplanet
   CoRoT-Exo-2b in the BrG filter.
  We join a FC with the star CoRoT-Exo-2 encircled. 
  To reach the sub-mmag precision needed to achieve the goal of this program, an excellent
   sampling of the PSF is needed. This is why the telescope should be slightly defocused
   to FWHM ~ 1.5" if the seeing is below this value.
  Below is a table of the observational windows for this program. A priority 1 window
   should be used, except if really not possible. 
  As 6 hours of continuous observations with HAWK-I are needed, we introduced a waiver
   request that was granted (281.C-5006A.01.WAV).
  
  Night       Begin(UT) End(UT) Priority 
  --------------------------------------
  03to04 Jun  3h58     9h58        3
  10to11 Jun  4h01     10h01       2 
  17to18 Jun  4h03     10h03       3
  24to25 Jun  3h30     9h30        1 
  01to02 Jul  3h       9h          1
  08to09 Jul  2h25     8h25        1 
  15to16 Jul  1h45     7h45        3
  22to23 Jul  1h05     7h05        1
  29to30 Jul  0h24     6h24        1
  05to06 Aug  23h44    5h44        1
  12to13 Aug  23h40    5h40        3
  19to20 Aug  23h42    5h42        2

Waiver Requests

• As 6 hours of continuous observations with HAWK-I are needed, we introduced
   a waiver request that was granted (281.C-5006A.01.WAV).

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• Seeing < 2"
  Photometric night (or at least very clear sky)
  Moon angular distance > 30 degree
  Airmass < 2

Time-Critical Aspects

• Below is a table of the observational windows for this program. A priority
   1 window should be used, except if really not possible.
  
  Night       Begin(UT) End(UT) Priority
  --------------------------------------
  03to04 Jun  3h58     9h58       3
  10to11 Jun  4h01     10h01      2
  17to18 Jun  4h03     10h03      3
  24to25 Jun  3h30     9h30       1
  01to02 Jul  3h       9h         1
  08to09 Jul  2h25     8h25       1
  15to16 Jul  1h45     7h45       3
  22to23 Jul  1h05     7h05       1
  29to30 Jul  0h24     6h24       1
  05to06 Aug  23h44    5h44       1 
  12to13 Aug  23h40    5h40       3 
  19to20 Aug  23h42    5h42       2

Special Execution Requirements

• To reach the sub-mmag precision needed to achieve the goal of this program,
   an excellent sampling of the PSF is needed. This is why the telescope should be
   slightly defocused to FWHM ~ 1.5" if the seeing is below this value.

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 ?

• 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 submitted OBs for standard stars, did you use the provided StandardStar
 templates ?

• N/A

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

• YES

If you are doing spectroscopy, did you draw the slit on the Finding Charts
 ?

• 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