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Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)
General Description
The overall goal of this proposal is the imaging and spectroscopic characterisation
of Jovian vortices (the Great Red Spot and Oval BA). In order or priority, the
goals of this program are:
1. Imaging of Jupiter's atmosphere in 7 filters: 7.9, PAH1, SIV_2, NeII_1, Q1,
Q2, Q3.
2. Spectroscopy at MR 8 microns for the central meridian of the southern hemisphere,
Great Red Spot (GRS), Little Red Sport (LRS).
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Critical Observing Condition Constraints
Time-Critical Aspects
These observation blocks should be conducted in August 2009 at dates/hours
that will be specified in advance of execution. The GRS and LRS are visible only
at specific hours during the night, so a precise ephemeris about their position
will be supplied before the execution of the OBs.
Please execute the OBs in the following order (Finding charts are included to locate
the targets):
IMAGING OF NORTHERN HEMISPHERE:
1. Mov_img_jup_northA_Aug09 (7 filters, 60s exposures = 38 min).
IMAGING OF GRS IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE (CAN BE ANY NIGHT WHEN FEATURE IS AVAILABLE):
2. Mov_img_jup_south1A_Aug09 (7 filters, 60s exposures = 38 min).
3. Mov_img_jup_south1B_Aug09 (7 filters, 60s exposures = 38 min).
IMAGING OF LRS IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE (CAN BE ANY NIGHT WHEN FEATURE IS AVAILABLE):
4. Mov_img_jup_south2A_Aug09 (7 filters, 60s exposures = 38 min).
5. Mov_img_jup_south2B_Aug09 (7 filters, 60s exposures = 38 min).
GRS SPECTROSCOPY (CAN BE ANY NIGHT WHEN FEATURE IS AVAILABLE):
6. Mov_spect_jup_GRS_Aug09 (20 min)
7. Cal_spect_star1 (20 min)
LRS SPECTROSCOPY (CAN BE ANY NIGHT WHEN FEATURE IS AVAILABLE):
8. Mov_spect_jup_LRS_Aug09 (20 min)
9. Cal_spect_star2 (20 min)
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE SPECTROSCOPY (AT A LOCATION WITH NO PROMINENT VORTICES):
10. Mov_spect_jup_south_Aug09 (20 min)
11. Cal_spect_star3 (20 min)
Special Execution Requirements
Date GRS OvalBA Time Interval Comment
8.01 09:38 04:25 02:00 - 09:48 2
8.02 05:29 02:00 - 09:25 0
8.03 06:02 01:50 - 09:50 0
8.04 07:07 01:52 01:48 - 09:15 0
8.05 02:59 07:38 01:49 - 09:10 1,3
8.06 08:45 04:37 01:40 - 09:05 2
8.07 04:37 09:15 01:35 - 09:02 4
8.08 05:06 01:30 - 09:00 0
8.09 06:15 00:56 01:25 - 08:59 3
8.10 02:09 06:42 01:20 - 08:55 1,3
8.11 07:53 02:33 01:10 - 08:50 2,3
8.12 03:44 08:19 01:00 - 08:50 0
8.13 04:09 24:59 - 08:47 0
8.14 05:22 24:58 - 08:40 0
8.15 01:14 05:46 24:55 - 08:30 1
8.16 07:01 01:37 24:50 - 08:29 3
8.17 02:52 07:23 24:45 - 08:25 4
8.18 08:39 03:13 24:49 - 08:20 1,2
8.19 04:30 24:34 - 08:15 0
8.20 04:50 24:30 - 08:10 0
8.21 06:08 00:41 24:30 - 08:05 3
8.22 01:59 06:27 24:25 - 08:04 0
8.23 07:46 02:17 24:20 - 08:01 2
8.24 03:38 08:03 24:15 - 07:55 3,4
8.25 03:54 24:10 - 07:50 0
8.26 05:16 24:00 - 07:55 0
8.27 01:07 05:31 24:01 - 07:50 1
8.28 06:54 01:21 24:00 - 07:50 2,3
8.29 02:45 07:07 24:00 - 07:40 4
8.30 02:58 23:59 - 07:23 0
8.31 04:24 08:44 23:55 - 07:20 3,4
9.01 00:15 04:35 23:50 - 07:25 1
9.02 06:02 00:25 23:45 - 07:20 2,3
9.03 01:53 06:12 23:45 - 07:10 4
9.04 02:02 23:40 - 07:15 0
9.05 03:23 23:31 - 07:02 0
23:23 1,2
9.06 03:39 23:30 - 07:00 0
23:30 3
9.07 05:10 23:25 - 06:59 0
9.08 01:01 05:16 23:20 - 06:55 0
9.09 06:48 01:07 23:15 - 06:50 2
9.10 02:40 06:53 23:10 - 06:45 3,4
9.11 02:43 23:10 - 06:30 0
9.12 04:18 23:00 - 06:30 0
9.13 24:10 04:20 22:59 - 06:25 0
9.14 05:57 00:11 22:50 - 06:20 2
9.15 01:48 05:57 22:48 - 06:15 4
9.16 01:48 22:35 - 06:10 0
9.17 03:27 07:34 22:35 - 06:05 3,4
23:18 1
9.18 03:25 22:30 - 06:05 0
23:16 3
9.19 05:05 22:30 - 06:00 2,4
9.20 24:57 05:02 22:25 - 05:55 4
9.21 24:53 22:20 - 05:55 4
9.22 02:35 06:39 22:20 - 05:50 0
9.23 02:30 22:15 - 05:45 0
9.24 04:14 22:10 - 05:35 2,4
9.25 24:05 04:07 22:05 - 05:30 4
9.26 05:52 23:58 22:00 - 05:30 1,2
9.27 01:44 05:44 21:55 - 05:25 3,4
9.28 01:35 21:55 - 05:20 0
9.29 03:22 21:50 - 05:15 0
23:14 0
9.30 03:12 21:45 - 05:15 0
23:03 0
The columns are as follows:
Date (Month.Day)
UT crossing time of GRS
UT crossing time of Oval BA
Total time for Jupiter above 1.7 airmass
Comments, which are numbered as:
0 = there is at least 1.5 hours of viewing time either side of the feature(s) on
this
date (this is optimal for a particular feature).
1 = GRS c.merid crossing less than 1.5 hours into the viewing interval
2 = GRS c.merid crossing less than 1.5 hours before end of the viewing interval
3 = BA c.merid crossing less than 1.5 hours into the viewing interval
4 = BA c.merid crossing less than 1.5 hours before end of the viewing interval
Within a single MOV_img block, the total integration time on each filter is 60 seconds.
IMAGING SEQUENCE: Our first priority is to survery the southern hemisphere, with
particular emphasis on the Little Red Spot (LRS) and the Great Red Spot (GRS), together
with imaging of a calibration star. We note that the LRS and GRS are not available
on the same hemisphere; thus observations of each may be separated by 6 hours or
on different nights.
WEATHER FLAG: The weather flag must be set to P because Jupiter is bright and would
otherwise produce prominent horizontal striping.
POINTING: The second chop position will be discarded, so ensure chop throw is sufficient
to minimize overlap on the planet's southern hemisphere. This can be set at 20 arcsec.
For southern hemisphere imaging, Jupiter should be centered right-left, with the
southern limb some 3-4 pixels above the bottom of the field of view, chopping to
the south to avoid the planet. For northern hemisphere imaging, the northern limb
should be 3-4 pixels below the top of the FOV, chopping to the north to avoid the
planet.
POINTING FOR SPECTROSCOPY: Rotate slit so that it lies north-south across the target
(see finding charts).
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 ?
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?
Did you specify a guide star brighter than V=12mag within a field of
r=5arcmin around the science target?
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