README web version of /home/usg/OPS/MTS/readme_xml/readme_83017100

Principal Investigator Email Address

• Nuno.Santos@astro.up.pt

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 4.939

General Description

• This program aims at measuring the RV of HD192263 at time critical moments,
   the RV maxima and minima, in order to confirm the presence of a planet orbiting
   it. Each observation of a HD192263 OB is to be followed by the observation of a
   CAL_HD192263 OB, corresponding to the RV standard HD192310. It is imperative that
   the RV standard is measured right after the science target, so that the instrumental
   setup does not change between them, and the calculation of a relative RV is meaningful.
   
  This program comprises measurements in eight nights, and in each of these nights
   both a science OB and calibration OB are to be done consecutivelly, as requested.
   Four of the measurements are to be done during (or close to) RV maximum (labeled
   with odd numbers) of the putative planetary orbit while the other four at the minimum
   (labeled with even numbers). A set of five intervals -- each one corresponding to
   3 days -- is given in order to provide some flexibility of choice to the astronomer
   on duty.
  
  REM: OBS HAVE BEEN CHANGES FOLLOWING A WAIVER ON THE 24TH OF SEPTEMBER: THE OBS
   THAT WERE NOT EXECUTED BY THIS DATE MAY STILL BE EXECUTED ON THE LAST THREE NIGHTS
   OF P83 (IF POSSIBLE NOT ALL THE SAME NIGHT). IF NO OB IS EXECUTED DURING THESE LAST
   DAYS OF P83 THE FIRST OBSERVATIONS WILL BE MOSTLY USELESS.

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• In order to provide the reduce the photocenter errors effect on RV, this
   observations are to be performed in the worst possible seeing. Still, this is not
   to be taken as a too stringent condition, as the time-critical aspects provide much
   stringer constraints.

Time-Critical Aspects

• The intervals correspond to the optical orbit extreme RV (4 maxima and
   4 minima should be observed during P83). Each interval is comprised of 3 days during
   which the observations are conclusive.
  Note: It is recommended that only one group of observations (each composed of 1
   science OB and one RV standard OB) is done per nigh. However, this is not absolutelly
   required.

Special Execution Requirements

• I underline that each and every scientific OB is to be followed imediatelly
   by a calibration OB. This is imperative in order to achieve the proposed scientific
   goal.

Special Calibration Information

• (The same than the Special execution requirements) I underline that each
   and every scientific OB is to be followed imediatelly by a calibration OB. This
   is imperative in order to achieve the  proposed scientific goal.

ToO Information

• This program does not include ToO observations.

ToO Activators List

• This program does not include ToO observations.

Do the README file and the instrument comments of the telluric stars
 OBs include the required S/N/pixel of the spectrum of the telluric star, its spectral
 type and allowed spectral range?

• N/A

Do any OBs include wavelength or flatfield calibrations?

• YES

If you are observing Moving Targets, have you attached suitable ephemeris
 files to your OBs?

• N/A

If the slit viewer guide star is different from the target, are the RA
 and DEC offsets accurate to within 0.05 arcsec and do they take into account the
 relative proper motion between the two objects?

• N/A

If you have preferences which OBs should be executed first for objects
 at similar RA, did you make use of the User Priority field in the OBs?

• N/A