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Principal Investigator Email Address

• gworseck@ucolick.org

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 27.2

General Description

• We want to obtain high-resolution spectra of two quasars with UVES. Our
   aim is to reach a total S/N=20 in their Lyman alpha forest spectra, observable with
   the blue arm of UVES in the 437nm setup. Due to the UVES detector upgrade the red
   arm is not available within the target visibility period. Therefore, our programme
   has been split into two runs for operational reasons. Both runs have identical science
   goals and observing strategy.
  All OBs for a given target have the same instrument setup and observational constraints.
   The constraints meet Phase I specifications. Both targets are faint and require
   several long integrations. Most OBs have execution times of 1h (1x3000s science
   exposure + 600s overhead). The exposure time of the last OB (#14) has been adjusted
   to fill the allocated time on target. We do not require calibrations other than
   those provided by the UVES calibration plan.

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• According to the UVES ETC the observing conditions set in the constraints
   box will yield the S/N specified in the User Comments field. Due to the faintness
   of the targets, we have to combine several low-S/N exposures to obtain a S/N=20
   in the wavelength range of interest. In case of degrading observing conditions it
   should be checked that the data approximately meets our S/N requirement.

Time-Critical Aspects

• N/A

Special Execution Requirements

• We have no target priorities (no ranks applied). However, we prefer to
   have the observations of one target completed before observing the next, because
   the data quality (total S/N=20) is critical to reach our science goals.

Special Calibration Information

• N/A

ToO Information

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ToO Activators List

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Do all your OBs comply with the instrument-specific requirements listed
 on the instrument-specific Phase 2 web page ?

• YES

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 specified the S/N ratio at given wavelength in the User Comments
 field of each OB?

• YES

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 need secondary guiding, are there suitable objects within 30 arcsec
 from your target ?

• N/A