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Principal Investigator Email Address

• arichich@eso.org

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 15

General Description

• This program is devoted to Lunar Occultation observations (LOs) using
   ISAAC Burst mode and its specific FastPhot acquisition template (no telescope AO,
   no telescope guiding, just tracking). We have selected a large number of LOs (about
   1000), to be used as a filler. At any time the telescope is idle, when the Moon
   is above 25deg and with the correct phase, there should be one OB available.
  There is only one OB every five minutes, therefore there are no priorities.
  
  The UT time specified in the OB name is the time at which the science template must
   start.  The  occultation will occur 15 second later.
  
  Each OB has an acquisition template of 64x64 pixels or 32x32 pixel (depending on
   the target magnitude), during which the source should be seen and centered by hand
   (to the center of the array: x=512 y=512).  No FCs are provided: the target should
   always be the brightests one in the FoV. 
  
  Please allow at least 2-3 min for the telescope preset and source centering.
  The image quality does not need to be the absolute best (in case time is not enough).
    Only in the case there is enough time  you may try to perform an AO correction
   (likely off target). 
  
  At the specified time of occultation -15 seconds, the science template will start
   automatically. 
  At this time, the ISAAC RTD will go blank. At the end of the template, it will not
   be possible to check the position of the star since this should have disappeared
   behind the Moon. The telescope should be moved as quickly as possible to another
   position, since it will now be staring at the Moon. 
  
  The target stars have K-mag between ~1 and K=11. Of course most are at the faint
   end. Burst mode does not produce conventional images (the raw FITS data need to
   be reformatted), so do not expect to see much there.

Waiver Requests

• 083.D-0060A.01.WAV
  Waiver granted to observe very bright stars with NB filter instead of BB filter

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• See Special Execution Requirements

Time-Critical Aspects

• See Special Execution Requirements

Special Execution Requirements

• Each OB includes in its template the automatic start of the burst mode
   of Isaac
  at the time of the event minus 15 seconds. It is only necessary to load and execute
  the OB at least 2-3 minutes in advance. The name of the OB has the time information.
  
  
  The following OBs are for very bright stars (K mag is given). The night astronomer
  should please change the filter to NB2.07 in BOB - see also Waiver Requests.
  
  BURSTUT090403-234337  (K= 3.130)
  BURSTUT090405-225122  (K= 1.022)
  BURSTUT090406-002307  (K= 2.450)
  BURSTUT090407-000537  (K= 2.377)
  BURSTUT090407-060104  (K= 3.329)
  BURSTUT090527-225650  (K= 3.264)
  BURSTUT090601-004027  (K= 2.846)
  BURSTUT090605-055550  (K= 2.099)
  BURSTUT090605-063930  (K= 2.934)
  BURSTUT090627-235033  (K= 3.329)
  BURSTUT090826-013546  (K= 2.099)

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 ?

• N/A

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 ?

• N/A

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 ?

• N/A

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

• N/A

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

• N/A

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