## an example for imaging with AO ## 1. Object/field name : AP 13B 2. Right ascension of the target field in format HHMMSS.SSS 042900.140 3. Declination of the target field in format (+/-)DDMMSS.SS +215521.50 4. Equinox of position in format YYYY.Y 2000.0 5. Are photometric conditions necessary? (Yes/No) Yes 6. Observation mode (Imaging/Grism/Echelle) imaging i. For imaging, do you need AO188? (Yes/No) Yes ii. NGS, or LGS? LGS 7. Magnitude/range of magnitudes in a specified NIR band. J=19, H=17, K=15.3, L(3.6 micron)=13.6 8. What is the maximum acceptable seeing size (in arcseconds) in the specified NIR band? In case of using AO188, please provide the maximum acceptable FWHM of the point-spread function after the AO correction. 0.2 arcseconds 9. Please describe the AO guide stars as follows. i. R (or, V if not available) magnitude of your AO guide star. R=12 ii. Separation between the target and the AO guide star 10 arcseconds (see the finding chart) iii. Whether the AO guide star is a point source or not. If you use an extended object or a star associated with nebulosity, you must describe a FWHM of its spatial distribution or contrast between the star and nebulousity. point source 10. Filter(s)/Band configuration for observation. If more than one filter is to be used, separate them with commas. J, H, K, LP 11. Pixel scale of camera detector array for imaging, or Grism spectroscopy (20MAS/52MAS). 52MAS (JHK), 20MAS (LP) 12. Slit width for Grism/Echelle spectroscopy. A value must be given for each band configuration specified in item 10, separated by commas. N/A 13. Field position angle (PA) for imaging, or slit PA for Grism/Echelle spectroscopy. 90 degree 14. Single frame exposure time in seconds. 5, 2, 2, 0.5 15. Number of coadds at each dithering position. 2, 5, 5, 20 16. Dither patterns. S5*1, S5*1, S5*1, S5*1 17. Dithering size in arcseconds ("DITH" in the above figures). 9, 9, 9, 4.5 18. Type of target. Use "OBJ" for objects, "STD" for standards. OBJ 19. Name of the target, to be written in the OBJECT field of the image FITS header. AP 13B # an example for imaging without AO with a standard star# 1. Object/field name : FS 140 2. Right ascension of the target field in format HHMMSS.SSS 052900.140 3. Declination of the target field in format (+/-)DDMMSS.SS +210002.50 4. Equinox of position in format YYYY.Y 2000.0 5. Are photometric conditions necessary? (Yes/No) Yes 6. Observation mode (Imaging/Grism/Echelle) imaging i. For imaging, do you need AO188? (Yes/No) No ii. NGS, or LGS? 7. Magnitude/range of magnitudes in a specified NIR band. J=10.8, H=10.4, K=10.4, Lp=10.3 8. What is the maximum acceptable seeing size (in arcseconds) in the specified NIR band? 0.7 arcsecond 9. Please describe the AO guide stars as follows. N/A i. R (or, V if not available) magnitude of your AO guide star. ii. Separation between the target and the AO guide star iii. Whether the AO guide star is a point source or not. If you use an extended object or a star associated with nebulosity, you must describe a FWHM of its spatial distribution or contrast between the star and nebulousity. 10. Filter(s) for observation. J, H, K, LP 11. Pixel scale of camera detector array for imaging, or Grism spectroscopy (20MAS/52MAS). 52MAS (JHK), 20MAS (LP) 12. Slit width for Grism/Echelle spectroscopy. A value must be given for each band configuration specified in item 10, separated by commas. N/A 13. Field position angle (PA) for imaging, or slit PA for Grism/Echelle spectroscopy. 90 degree 14. Single frame exposure time in seconds. 2, 2, 5, 0.5 15. Number of coadds at each dithering position. 3, 3, 1, 10 16. Dither pattern. S5*1, S5*1, S5*1, S5*1 17. Dithering size in arcseconds ("DITH" in the above figures). 9, 9, 9, 4.5 18. Type of target. Use "OBJ" for objects, "STD" for standards. STD 19. Name of the target, to be written in the OBJECT field of the image FITS header. FS140 ## an example for Grism with AO ## 1. Object/field name : AP 13B 2. Right ascension of the target field in format HHMMSS.SSS 042900.140 3. Declination of the target field in format (+/-)DDMMSS.SS +215521.50 4. Equinox of position in format YYYY.Y 2000.0 5. Are photometric conditions necessary? (Yes/No) No 6. Observation mode (Imaging/Grism/Echelle) Grism i. For imaging, do you need AO188? (Yes/No) ii. NGS, or LGS? LGS 7. Magnitude/range of magnitudes in a specified NIR band. J=19, H=17, K=15.3, L(3.6 micron)=13.6 8. What is the maximum acceptable seeing size (in arcseconds) in the specified NIR band? In case of using AO188, please provide the maximum acceptable FWHM of the point-spread function after the AO correction. 0.3 arcseconds 9. Please describe the AO guide stars as follows. i. R (or, V if not available) magnitude of your AO guide star. R=12 ii. Separation between the target and the AO guide star 10 arcseconds (see the finding chart) iii. Whether the AO guide star is a point source or not. If you use an extended object or a star associated with nebulosity, you must describe a FWHM of its spatial distribution or contrast between the star and nebulousity. point source 10. Filter(s)/Band configuration for observation. If more than one filter is to be used, separate them with commas. J, H, K 11. Pixel scale of camera detector array for imaging, or Grism spectroscopy (20MAS/52MAS). 52MAS (J, H, K) 12. Slit width for Grism/Echelle spectroscopy. A value must be given for each band configuration specified in item 10, separated by commas. 0.23, 0.23, 0.23 13. Field position angle (PA) for imaging, or slit PA for Grism/Echelle spectroscopy. 90 degree 14. Single frame exposure time in seconds. 20, 20, 30 15. Number of coadds at each dithering position. 1, 1, 1 16. Dither patterns. ABBA*2, ABBA*2, ABBA 17. Dithering size in arcseconds ("DITH" in the above figures). 5, 5, 5 18. Type of target. Use "OBJ" for objects, "STD" for standards. OBJ 19. Name of the target, to be written in the OBJECT field of the image FITS header. AP 13B ## an example for Echelle with AO ## 1. Object/field name : AP 13B 2. Right ascension of the target field in format HHMMSS.SSS 042900.140 3. Declination of the target field in format (+/-)DDMMSS.SS +215521.50 4. Equinox of position in format YYYY.Y 2000.0 5. Are photometric conditions necessary? (Yes/No) No 6. Observation mode (Imaging/Grism/Echelle) Echelle i. For imaging, do you need AO188? (Yes/No) ii. NGS, or LGS? LGS 7. Magnitude/range of magnitudes in a specified NIR band. J=19, H=17, K=15.3, L(3.6 micron)=13.6 8. What is the maximum acceptable seeing size (in arcseconds) in the specified NIR band? In case of using AO188, please provide the maximum acceptable FWHM of the point-spread function after the AO correction. 0.3 arcseconds 9. Please describe the AO guide stars as follows. i. R (or, V if not available) magnitude of your AO guide star. R=12 ii. Separation between the target and the AO guide star 10 arcseconds (see the finding chart) iii. Whether the AO guide star is a point source or not. If you use an extended object or a star associated with nebulosity, you must describe a FWHM of its spatial distribution or contrast between the star and nebulousity. point source 10. Filter(s)/Band configuration for observation. If more than one filter is to be used, separate them with commas. K*, MCO 11. Pixel scale of camera detector array for imaging, or Grism spectroscopy (20MAS/52MAS). N/A 12. Slit width for Grism/Echelle spectroscopy. A value must be given for each band configuration specified in item 10, separated by commas. 0.27, 0.27 13. Field position angle (PA) for imaging, or slit PA for Grism/Echelle spectroscopy. 90 degree 14. Single frame exposure time in seconds. 30, 60 15. Number of coadds at each dithering position. 1, 1 16. Dither patterns. ABBA*2, ABBA*2 17. Dithering size in arcseconds ("DITH" in the above figures). 3.5, 3.5 18. Type of target. Use "OBJ" for objects, "STD" for standards. OBJ 19. Name of the target, to be written in the OBJECT field of the image FITS header. AP 13B # LGS Target List # RA, Dec, and target name must be separated by tab (not space) . # HH:MM:SS.SSS [+/-]DD:MM:SS.SS Target name and additional 04:29:00.000 +21:55:21.50 AP 13B 04:29:00.000 +21:54:00.00 AP 13B TT Guide star