README web version of /home/usg/OPS/MTS/readme_xml/readme_83041904
Principal Investigator Email Address
Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)
General Description
This is a standard MIDI observation, the target has been resolved on similar
baselines, and is expected to show ~0.3-0.5
visibility amplitude. Note that there is a very strong and broad silicate absorption
around 9.8, where we don't expect to
get fringe data (SNR too low). This shouldn't affect the fringe tracking however.
Acquisition should be done in a narrowband
filter close to 8 micron for this absorption feature, but I believe this is standard
anyway. Within the 2arcsec diameter FOV,
the source will be the brightest.
I use 8000 frames phot exposure (more than the recomended 6000) for the science
target, because of the deep silicate absorption
feature.
Waiver Requests
Critical Observing Condition Constraints
Time-Critical Aspects
Special Execution Requirements
Special Calibration Information
If the observing efficiency is high enough to brackt the science observations
with two calibrator measurments, please do so
to increase the calibration precision. For this reason, two cal-OB's are given.
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 ?
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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