README web version of /home/usg/OPS/MTS/readme_xml/readme_82503106
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Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)
General Description
The goal of the observations is to get AMBER observations of the YSO binary
Z CMa (we expect modulation of visibility with wavelength).
The total flux is H=4.6 and K=3.3.
I asked for a waiver request which has been accepted to be able to set seeing constraint
to 0.6" and SkyTran to CLR. Successful observations of Z CMa with FINITO have been
conducted during the 080.C-0560 run last year with seeing worth than 0.6" and since
this is an event which will not last long, we request that the observations be attempted
even if the seeing is worse than 0.6" up to 0.8" and even 1". The observations shall
not be repeated if executed with seeing<=1.0 arcsec.
We chose the A0-K0-G1 configuration, but the program can also be conducted with
any other AT triplets (see Note of Table 15 of P1 proposal).
We want to observe the full Medium_K_1_2.1 band using FINITO with the minimum DIT.
We therefore took 1s for the DIT.
The acquisition should be done of the Z CMa photocenter since the two components
will not be resolved by the individual ATs.
The sequence of acquisition requested is SCI_ZCMa_NW/CAL_HD45420.
Waiver Requests
Critical Observing Condition Constraints
Time-Critical Aspects
Must be observed between the 4th epoch, from 16-feb-2009 and 8-mar-2009,
because we want to follow the decline of the outburst.
We adapted the epochs computed in the initial proposal because of the late approval,
so now the epochs are:
- 1st epoch (run D): 15-dec-2008 to 4-jan-2009
- 2nd epoch (run E): 5-jan-2009 to 25-jan-2009
- 3rd epoch (run F): 26-jan-2009 to 15-feb-2009
- 4th epoch (run G): 16-feb-2009 to 8-mar-2009
- 5th epoch (run H): 9-mar-2009 to 31-mar-2009
Special Execution Requirements
Special Calibration Information
ToO Information
ToO Activators List
Is this a Pre-imaging run ?
Pre-imaging Requirements
Source(s) of Pre-imaging
Pre-imaging sources not listed above
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 ?
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?
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 ?
Did you indicate for each science star OB the corresponding calibrator
star OB (and vice versa) in the 'Instrument Comments' field ?
Did you check that your chosen calibrator is bright enough for the instrument
mode used ?
If you use calibrator stars which are not in the CalVin database, did
you specify their characteristics in the README file and in the OBs ?
Do you use the same DIT for pairs of science target and associated calibrator?
Are the magnitudes of science target and calibrator within +/- 1 mag
?
Did you verify that your coordinates are as accurate as possible (2Mass
coordinates recommended) and that they include proper motions if available ?
Did you specify the LST range of the calibrators such that they cover
the range from 30 min before the start of the LST range of the science target to
30 min after the end of the LST range of the science target ?
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