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Principal Investigator Email Address

• miroslava.dessauges@obs.unige.ch

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 5h49

General Description

• This is a simple FLAMES/ARGUS programme which has been already partially
   executed in P079 (programme ID: 079.A-0067(A)). We want to obtain high signal-to-noise
   ratio spectra in order to derive chemical abundance variations over a spatially
   extended region.
  All the observations are focused on a single field of the GRB980425 host galaxy,
   i.e. on a single Target Setup File generated by FPOSS. Three different filters are
   used: LR03, LR04 and LR05. The spatial resolution we wish to use in the observations
   is the 1:1 scale with a sampling of 0.52 arcsec/microlens.
  There are 1 OB for the setup LR04 and 2 OBs for the setups LR03 and LR05. All OBs,
   expect one, last about 1h.
  The selected guide star in our field has a magnitude R=12.02. Four FACBs were selected
   with magnitudes R=13.49, 13.11, 13.03 and 10.50.

Waiver Requests

• We have submitted a Waiver Request on July 17, 2008 for the OB with the
   exposure time of up to 1h48min. It was approved on July 17, 2008. The Waiver ID
   is 382.B-0633A.01.

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• We have no critical observing condition constraints. However, please,
   note that the observing condition constraints we have specified in our OBs have
   to be considered as UPPER LIMITS. 
  Better conditions, in particular, in the MOON contraint would be highly appreciated.
   Indeed, after a better consideration of the programme, we noticed that a strong
   moon can have much more critical impacts on the weak continuum of our source than
   first expected. Therefore, although we know that we cannot ask for dark time conditions,
   please execute the programme within the best moon constraint you can. Thank you.

Time-Critical Aspects

• We have no time-critical aspects.

Special Execution Requirements

• We would prefer that OBs of each wavelength setup is executed following
   the priority order specified in the OBs:
  LR05 -> highest priority 
  LR03 -> medium priority 
  LR04 -> lowest priority

Special Calibration Information

• When OBs with the same setup are executed during two different nights,
   please, provide a spectrophotometric standard star for each night, in order to ensure
   an accurate flux calibration of our spectra.

ToO Information

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ToO Activators List

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Do all your OBs comply with the instrument-specific requirements listed
 on the instrument-specific Phase 2 web page ?

• YES

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 specify in your OBs the hour angle range for which your Target
 Setup files are valid ?

• YES

Did you specify in your OBs the magnitudes of FACBs and Guide Star for
 all your fields ?

• YES

Are the FACBs and Guide Star in the brightness ranges specified in the
 FLAMES manual ?

• YES

Did you enter the expected signal to noise in your OBs ?

• N/A