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Principal Investigator Email Address

• bastian@ast.cam.ac.uk

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 3 hours

General Description

• The purpose of these OBs is to obtain 2.3 micron spectroscopy of stars
   withing 3 candidate star clusters in the Galaxy.  Note, however, that no cluster
   will appear evident in the field of view of the acquisition.  The basic structure
   is as follows.  We will use one of the central bright stars to acquire position.
    From there we will either expose on that star (i.e. take a spectrum) or use the
   "generic offset" option to move to one of our candidate stars and expose.  We will
   then move the slit directly north (or south) to the next candidate star.  The only
   shifts east-west will be from the acquisition star.  Exposures taken before/after
   the current exposure will be used for sky subtraction (hence no sky frames will
   be taken).  Once a template has been completed, we have clicked the 'return to origin'
   option, which should move back to the acquisition star, and from there we will move
   to the next template sequence.
  
  On each finding chart, the base star is indicated, along with the proposed slit
   positions.
  
  Good seeing is not essential for this programme, so even if it is worse than 2",
   the data will still be useful.
  
  For telluric standards, we ask that hot stars be observed.  Two suggestions are:
  Hip093836
  19:6:35.11 -1:20:46.00 B5V K=6.629
  
  Hip100977       
  20:28:24.89 -3:21:27.90 B9V K=6.177
  
  The estimate total exposure for the three OBs is: 00:58:50.00 for OB:cymc7, 00:58:47.00
   for OB:cymc14 and 00:59:35.00 for OB:cymc4

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• These observations are not strongly influenced by bad seeing conditions.
    So even if the seeing is worse than 2", the data will still be useful.

Time-Critical Aspects

• There are no time-critical aspects to this proposal

Special Execution Requirements

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Special Calibration Information

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ToO Information

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ToO Activators List

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Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

• false

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 ?

• 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 ?

• YES

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 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

If you are doing spectroscopy, did you draw the slit on the Finding Charts
 ?

• YES

Did you enter the magnitude of the brightest star in the field-of-view
 in the 'Instrument Comments' field of each OB ?

• YES

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 ?

• YES