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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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8:58:49
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General Description

The aim of our project is to obtain J and K band photometry for RR Lyrae
 stars in Carina galaxy. Our target stars are very faint (~ 19.6). We selected  six
 fields.
Each science OB, should be 
executed together with preparated standard OBs. Four sets of standard stars (e.g.
 for 
four different nights) were preparated. We do hope that on a given night more than
 one field 
could be observed. If it happens that each  field will be observed on different
 nights 
please  observe Carina-FI and Carina-FV,  without standard stars. Since the main
 goal of our project is to measure a precise distance to  Carina galaxy 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 (also those from the A part of
 this project).
 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

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no
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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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