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Principal Investigator Email Address

• buschkamp@mpe.mpg.de

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 29:58:27.000

General Description

• Targets
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  Prio   Name          OB-Naming           K_vega mag    H_beta calc wavelength  
      Offset Star K_vega mag
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1      ID7           SINS-ID7_H -*       19.61         1.5677 micron           
      14.8
  2      ZC-782941     SINS-782941_H -*    19.65         1.5470 micron           
      13.11
  3      D3a-12556     SINS-12556_J -*     19.29         1.2613 micron           
      15.3
  4      D3a-6004      SINS-6004_H -*      19.10         1.6468 micron           
      14.1
  
  
  
  Program description
  -------------------
  The program aims at detecting faint emission lines in high redshift galaxies.
  
  The dither pattern is chosen to fit the object as well as sky for the next pointing
  on the detector. Therefore an alternating pattern is used.
  From dither-pair to dither-pair as well as between the OBs this dither
  patter varies with small offsets of 0.5 arcsec in RA and DEC around the target.
  
  
  Main characteristics of the observations
  ----------------------------------------
  
  - OBs are named after the target, with \"-0\", \"-1\", \"-2\", etc. appended for
   different OBs.
  - The DITs for our exposures of our faint targets are 600s.
  - We are using the 250mas scale, with a FOV of 8\"x8\".
  
  
  Priority of the targets
  -----------------------
  
  The priority of the targets is reflected by the \"User priority\" flag.
  The OBs of a specific target should be executed according to increasing suffix of
   the OBs.
  
  
  Finder Charts
  -------------
  
  All OBs have two findercharts attached (the OBs for target D3a6004 have three),
   showing
  the required 2x2 arcmin field (chart 1) as well as a close up view indicating
  the dither pattern with the SINFONI-FOV (chart 2).
  For target D3a-6004 the blind offset star falls out of the mandatory
  2x2arcmin field. It therefore has a third chart (chart 1a) attached which shows
  the blind offset star (marked as R1).

Waiver Requests

• One Waiver Request was submitted:
  
  084.A-0853A.01.WAV : for an increase of the OB execution time limit to 1h25.
  The request was submitted on July 28, 2009 and approved on July 29, 2009.

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• Transparency constraints:
  - For all OBs, CLEAR sky transparency conditions is acceptable, as specified
    in the proposal.
  
  Moon constraints:
  - Conforming to our proposal, there is no constraint on lunar phase and so 
    the illumination is set to 1.0.
  
  Seeing constraints:
  - Seeing < 0.8\", as specified in the proposal.

Time-Critical Aspects

• None

Special Execution Requirements

• As explained in the General Description, the priority of the targets is
   reflected by the \"User priority\" flag.
  The OBs of a specific target should be executed according to increasing suffix of
   the OBs.

Special Calibration Information

• None

ToO Information

• N/A

ToO Activators List

• N/A

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 ?

• 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 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 ?

• YES

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

Did you indicate the magnitude of the brightest object in the field in
 each SINFONI OB?

• YES

If you are using the AO: Did you indicate for every OB the magnitude
 of the guide star, and its distance to the target (if any)?

• N/A

If you submitted OBs for standard stars, did you use the provided StandardStar
 templates?

• N/A

If you are using a specific offset pattern or position angle: did you
 check carefully the definition in the manual?

• YES

Did you make really sure that none of your OBs ever saturates the detector?

• YES

If you are using the AO: did you enter the correct Strehl Ratio (on-axis,
 K-band) AND the seeing value in the constraint set?

• N/A