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Principal Investigator Email Address

• A.J.Levan@warwick.ac.uk

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• n/a

General Description

• This is a target-of-opportunity program aimed at imaging and spectroscopy
   of the afterglow of short gamma-ray bursts. 
  It contains RRM OBs for FORS2 (run A); ToO-Hard OBs for FORS2 and ISAAC (runs B
   and D respectively) and ToO-Soft OBs for FORS2 and ISAAC (runs C and E).
  
  The aim of this program is to identify the afterglows of short GRBs, and study their
   lightcurves in multiple colours (imaging), and whenever possible to acquire a redshift
   throuh FORS2 low resolution spectroscopy. 
  For a given target multiple observations may be requested with OBs taken from the
   list of submitted OBs, and afterglows may be followed up over several nights.

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• n/a

Time-Critical Aspects

• n/a

Special Execution Requirements

• n/a

Special Calibration Information

• FORS2 imaging and spectroscopy and ISAAC imaging is covered by the ESO
   standard calibration plan, so no special calibration is required.

ToO Information

• Coordinates and a findingchart for the targets will be submitted together
   with the ToO/RRM 
  request. This request will contain OBs that will be selected from the list of submitted
   OBs. 
  A given request may contain more than one OB. 
  
  Please make the data (both science and calibration) available through ftp a.s.a.p.,
   so we can analyze the data and immediately determine our strategy for following
   nights.
  
  Considering the fact that this is a ToO program, the observing strategy may change
   a bit, 
  possibly leading to slight changes in the prepared OBs. We will communicate these
   clearly to 
  the observer. 
  
  Note that, to be able to deal with different ToO strategies, we have submitted more
   OBs than
  our allocated time allows for. We will, however, take care not to override the total
   allocated 
  time.

ToO Activators List

• Andrew Levan                A.J.Levan@warwick.ac.uk
  Klaas Wiersema              kw113@star.le.ac.uk 
  Evert Rol                   er45@star.le.ac.uk 
  Nial Tanvir                 nrt3@star.le.ac.uk
  Daniele Malesani            malesani@astro.ku.dk
  Paul Vreeswijk              pmv@astro.ku.dk
  Pall Jakobsson              P.Jakobsson@herts.ac.uk

Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

• false

Pre-imaging Requirements

• n/a

Source(s) of Pre-imaging

• ---(Empty)---

Pre-imaging sources not listed above

• ---(Empty)---

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 have prepared your finding charts with tools other than FIMS,
 do they comply with the specifications on the FORS1 Phase 2 web page ?

• N/A