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Principal Investigator Email Address

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pietrzyn@astrouw.edu.pl
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Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

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9:52:52
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General Description

The aim of our project is to obtain J and K band photometry for RR Lyrae
 stars four HAWKI fields in  Fornax galaxy. 
Our target stars are very faint (19.5-20.5 mag), so in order to obtain desired S/N
 ratio (of about 15) we need relatively long exposure times. Therefore, each J,K
 band exposition for a given
field in this galaxy was splited into two 1 hour OBs. Please execute them one after
 another,  and together with a  set of standard OBs. 3 sets of standard stars (e.g.
 for 
3 different nights) were preparated. We do hope that on some nights more than one
 field in a given galaxy could be observed. If it happens that all fields will be
 observed on different nights 
please  observe Fornax-FII* without standard stars. Since the main goal of our project
 is to measure precise distance to Fornax and Carina we have to accurately calibrate
 our data onto the 
UKIRT system. Therefore we would appreciate very much if more than one field in
 a gieven galaxy could be observed on a given night with more standard star OBs or
 some additional UKIRT standards could be observed on the twilight sky. 
All 10x10 arcmin finding charts were dane based on the DSS-IR survey (J band).

Waiver Requests

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No Waiver Request was submitted
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Critical Observing Condition Constraints

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photometric conditions
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Time-Critical Aspects

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no
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Special Execution Requirements

Please note that each J,K band exposition for the Fornax fields are splitted
 into two OBs. 
Please execute them together (one after another) on a given night.

Special Calibration Information

Several sets of standard stars were selected to be observed together 
with our science OBs.

ToO Information

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ToO Activators List

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Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

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false
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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 ?

If this is a pre-imaging run, did you select PRE-IMAGING for the Observing Category for each Observing Template ?

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N/A
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Do all your finding charts comply with both the general and instrument-specific Phase 2 Web Pages ?

If you submitted OBs for standard stars, did you specify the magnitude and spectral type of all standard stars in the OBs ?

Have you included OBs for any calibrations that you need but which are not part of the Calibration Plan ?

If you are observing Moving Targets, have you attached suitable ephemeris files to your OBs?

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N/A
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If you have preferences which OBs should be executed first, did you make use of the User Priority field in the OBs ?

If this is a run that requires coordinated observations with other facilities, did you give proper instructions in the Time-Critical Aspects Section ?

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N/A
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If you submitted OBs for standard stars, did you use the provided StandardStar templates ?

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

Did you enter the magnitude of the brightest star in the field-of-view in the 'Instrument Comments' field of each OB ?

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 ?

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N/A
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