README web version of /home/usg/OPS/MTS/readme_xml/readme_82060400

Principal Investigator Email Address

• etreiste@eso.org

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 7.00

General Description

• This is a simple imaging program of nearby Seyfert Galaxies detected at
   high energies with INTEGRAL.
  The goal of this program is to separate the nuclear and stellar contributions to
   the integrated mid-IR light in the 8-12 microns range and to obtain an indication
   of the nuclear spectral shape.
  
  For six of our eight targets we use the SF imager, while for IGR_J01_SCI and NGC1052_SCI
   we use the IF setup since the sources are larger than ~40" in diameter. The new
   filter set is used since they are broader and not centered on a particular feature.
  
  The finding charts were made using 2MASS K-band images. Most sources are extended
   in long integrations, but have a strong nuclear component which should be bright
   in the VISIR observations, so it is not surprising if in adquisition images they
   appear as point sources. Only in two cases there can be some confusion regarding
   the target. For NGC1142_SCI, there will be two nearby galaxies. Our target is the
   south-east (bottom left on the finding chart) galaxy. For RBS345_SCI, there is a
   faint extended source north-east of the target, while our target, RBS345, will appear
   almost as a point source and should be much brigther.

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• No critical constraints on observing conditions.

Time-Critical Aspects

• There are no time critical constraints.

Special Execution Requirements

• Standard imaging program in several N-band filters.
  Sources RBS345 and MCG-02-08-014 are our faintest sources, so please
  try to execute them on the best sensitivity periods. To separate them, we
  gave user priority 1 to these two sources and priority 2 to the rest.

Special Calibration Information

• Only standard calibrations (one standard star taken in every filter with
   a maximum difference of 2 hours from the observations and 0.2 in airmass) are required.

ToO Information

• This is not a ToO program

ToO Activators List

• This is not a ToO program

Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

• false

Pre-imaging Requirements

• This is not a preimaging run.

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

If the provided finding chart is at a different wavelength than the observations,
 did you clearly describe in the README file how to identify the target?

• YES

Did you specify a guide star brighter than V=12mag within a field of
 r=5arcmin around the science target?

• YES