README web version of /home/usg/OPS/MTS/readme_xml/readme_83070000

Principal Investigator Email Address

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pedro.figueira@unige.ch
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Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

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8.997
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General Description

This program has as objective the measurement of the jitter of active
 stars in the infra-red. To do so stars of different spectral type are measured and
 their values compared with the ones from RV standards. In order to calculate relative
 RVs in a meaningful way, the OBs must be done sequentially, in the order: GJ803
 -- HD10700 (RV std) -- HD203019 -- HD20794 (RV std) -- HD17925, and with no gaps
 in between. 
By proceeding this way the observations can be done in a monolythic block observable
 at low airmass during the months of August and September. There are 8 sets of observation
 (numbered from 0 to 7) and only one set (once again, with the 5 targets in the aforementioned
 sequence) can be done per night. The 8 sets should be done in consecutive nights
 but, even though recomended,  this is not absolutely necessary.
This program is particullarly well suited for bad seeing periods, as the loss of
 expendable photons is more than compensated by the reduced guiding and photocenter
 errors.
I would kindly ask the astronomer on duty to inform me upon data acquisition for
 this program, so that the targets can be followed with the CORALIE spectrograph
 in the same period.

Waiver Requests

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No Waiver Request was submitted
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Critical Observing Condition Constraints

This program should be done at the worst seeing conditions possible, in
 order to reduce photocenter-induced errors. Still, aware that the astronomer on
 duty has to manipulate programs following diverse constraints, I leave this as a
 recomendation more than an absolute need.

Time-Critical Aspects

There are no time-critical aspect other than the ones imposed by the simultaneous
 observation of all targets at low airmass.

Special Execution Requirements

In order to calculate relative RVs in a meaningful way, the OBs must be
 done sequentially, in the order: GJ803 -- HD10700 (RV std) -- HD203019 -- HD20794
 (RV std) -- HD17925, and with no gaps in between. There are 8 sets of observation
 (numbered from 0 to 7) and only one set (once again, with the 5 targets in the aforementioned
 sequence) can be done per night. The 8 sets should be done in consecutive nights
 but, even though recomended,  this is not absolutely necessary.

Special Calibration Information

(The same as special execution requirements.) In order to calculate relative
 RVs in a meaningful way, the OBs must be done sequentially, in the order: GJ803
 -- HD10700 (RV std) -- HD203019 -- HD20794 (RV std) -- HD17925, and with no gaps
 in between. There are 8 sets of observation (numbered from 0 to 7) and only one
 set (once again, with the 5 targets in the aforementioned sequence) can be done
 per night. The 8 sets should be done in consecutive nights but, even though recomended,
  this is not absolutely necessary.

ToO Information

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This program includes no ToO.
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ToO Activators List

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This program includes no ToO.
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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?

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N/A
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Do any OBs include wavelength or flatfield calibrations?

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

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N/A
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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?

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N/A
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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?

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N/A
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