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Principal Investigator Email Address

• kw113@star.le.ac.uk

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 0.3hrs

General Description

• This program is aimed at FORS2 imaging observations of the optical afterglows
   of GRBs.
  The aim is to follow the lightcurve an initially bright optical afterglow at late
   times, to constrain the total energy output of the GRB.
  There are two runs in this programme:
  
  Run (A) is for the first obervation of the afterglow, typically 4 - 6 days after
   the burst (requested within a ~24hr time scale, so ToO-hard status), and is for
   one observation of one target. 
  Run (B) is for the late time observations (>7 days after burst), and will be
   triggered in ToO-soft mode. We aim to observe one target between 2 and 4 times in
   this run.
  
  The choice of filters will depend on the redshift of the source. Observations will
   be triggered by one of the people in the activators list.

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

• n/a

ToO Information

• Coordinates and a findingchart for the targets will be submitted together
   with the ToO request.
  This request will contain OBs that will be selected from the list of submitted OBs.
  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 may 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

• Klaas Wiersema              kw113@star.le.ac.uk 
  Evert Rol                   evert.astro@googlemail.com
  Nial Tanvir                 nrt3@star.le.ac.uk 
  Andrew Levan                A.J.Levan@warwick.ac.uk
  Daniele Malesani            malesani@astro.ku.dk
  Johan Fynbo                 jfynbo@astro.ku.dk
  Paul Vreeswijk              pmv@astro.ku.dk 
  Palli Jakobsson             pja@raunvis.hi.is

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