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Principal Investigator Email Address

• forster@mpe.mpg.de

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 14:59:23.000

General Description

• Information on target and AO TTS:
  
  OB names                 R(TTS)  target  separation  comments
  --------------------------------------------------------------------
  D3a6397_LGSAO-Sky_P82-#   16.8   K=18.1   26 arcsec   H_alpha: line at 1.650um
                                                        integrated flux ~2.0e-16 erg/s/cm2
                                                        major axis FWHM ~ 1.8"
  
  The main characteristics of the observations are as follows.
  
  - The PA is set to 0.0 deg.  The TTS falls within the Field Selector field of view
   (FOV)
    for this PA.  This PA should not be modified without consulting the P.I.
  
  - OBs are named after the target, with "-0", "-1", "-2", etc. appended for different
   OBs.
  - The OBs should be executed in the order corresponding to these suffixes, which
   is also
    reflected in the "priority" field within the OBs.
  - The DIT for the exposures of our faint target is 600s.
  - The brightest spectral feature of the target is H_alpha in emission;
    the observed wavelength, integrated flux, and size of H_alpha are given above.
  - We are using the 100mas scale, with FOV of 3.2"x3.2".
    The source D3a6397 is extended in all directions based on our previous
    seeing-limited mode SINFONI data.  For proper coverage of the entire source and
    proper background subtraction, "sky" exposures away from the source are needed.
    For all but 1 OB, the sequence is "O S O O S O" where each "O" on-source pointing
    is offset by about 0.2" along RA and DEC in four positions around the target
    (giving a "jitter box width" of about 0.4").
    The first OB ("-0") is a little longer, with "O S O O S O O".
    This was dictated by our wish to maximize use of the allocation of 15h 
    while minimizing the overheads dominated by acquisition.
  
  Remarks on the finding charts:
  
  - Two finding charts are provided, following the instructions for SINFONI.
    (1) The first one (SINFONI_D3a6397_LGS_fchart1.jpg) has wider FOV; a large and
   a
        small black square show regions 1' x 1' and 8" x 8" centered on the target;
        the TTS is labeled "R1".  The larger dashed rectangle shows the Strap Field
        Selector FOV of the AO system.
    (2) The second one (SINFONI_D3a6397_LGS_fchart2.jpg) is zoomed in on the target,
        with the large and small solid-line squares showing regions of 8" x 8" and
        3.2" x 3.2" centered on the target.  In addition, two dashed-line squares
   show
        the outline of the jitter box for D3a6397.

Waiver Requests

• One Waiver Request was submitted:
  
  082.A-0396B.01.WAV: for an increase of the OB execution time limit to 1h45.
                      (submitted on July 28, 2008; Approved on July 29, 2008)

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• Transparency constraints:
  - For all OBs, CLEAR sky transparency conditions is acceptable, as specified
    in the proposal.
  
  Moon constraints:
  - Conforming to our proposal, there is no constraint on lunar phase and so 
    the illumination is set to 1.0.
  - The AO reference star is rather faint (V ~ 16.8), however, so we have set the
    constraint for moon distance to 50 degrees, following recommendations from the
    ESO SINFONI P2PP Web pages
     (http://www.eso.org/observing/p2pp/SINFONI/SINFONI-P2PP.html#Requirements).
  
  Seeing constraints:
  - Seeing < 0.8", as specified in the proposal.

Time-Critical Aspects

• None

Special Execution Requirements

• As we explain in the General Description, the OBs should be executed following
   the
  "User priority" flag set in the OBs (reflected also in the suffix for the OB names).
  
  The PA = 0 deg should not be changed without contacting the P.I.

Special Calibration Information

• None

ToO Information

• N/A

ToO Activators List

• N/A

Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

• false

Pre-imaging Requirements

• N/A

Source(s) of Pre-imaging

• ---(Empty)---

Pre-imaging sources not listed above

• ---(Empty)---

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 ?

• 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

Did you indicate the magnitude of the brightest object in the field in
 each SINFONI OB?

• YES

If you are using the AO: Did you indicate for every OB the magnitude
 of the guide star, and its distance to the target (if any)?

• YES

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

Did you make really sure that none of your OBs ever saturates the detector?

• YES

If you are using the AO: did you enter the correct Strehl Ratio (on-axis,
 K-band) AND the seeing value in the constraint set?

• YES