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Triggering the NOT
What do I do?
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If the object is visible, call immediately the observing room of the NOT telescope
- Use one of the following email templates to execute the observation and modify the
bold printed tags:
To: staff@not.iac.es, observer@not.iac.es, grb@dark-cosmology.dk
Subject: Activation of the ToO program (51-504) of P. Jakobsson for GRB ??????
Email content:
Dear NOT observer and staff.
This is a trigger of the GRB ToO programme (PI: Palli Jakobsson).
For further details, please see:
http://www.not.iac.es/observing/too/P51/P51-504/
Please reply to grb@dark-cosmology.dk to acknowledge the reception
of this request. The target information and the observing strategy
are reported below.
Please let us know if you carry out time-critical observations.
For any questions please do not hesitate to contact me on my mobile
phone <***** insert your phone# *****>.
Thank you for your collaboration,
<***** insert your name *****> (on behalf of the Nordic GRB team)
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The purpose of the observation is to < monitor [search for]> the optical
afterglow of GRB ??????. Please execute these observations as soon as
possible. [Please execute these observations around ?? UT when the
object becomes visible at the NOT.]
Target information, including a link to a La Palma visibility plot and
a finding chart (note that the GRB afterglow is a new object in the
field, and therefore does not appear on the chart):
< ***** insert the link to the correct webpage. Look at the
GRB alert email, click on "More finding charts" and then on
"GE" for the appropriate burst ***** >
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The burst is localised to the following position:
RA(J2000) = < ***** COORDINATE ***** >
Dec(J2000) = < ***** COORDINATE ***** >
Current uncertainty radius = < ***** ERROR RADIUS ***** >
We ask for the following observations with NOTCam:
- J band: [Ncycles] 9-point cycles with [NDIT] x [DIT] s exposures = Ncycles * 9 * (NDIT * DIT) = xx min
- H band: [Ncycles] 9-point cycles with [NDIT] x [DIT] s exposures = Ncycles * 9 * (NDIT * DIT) = xx min
- Ks band: [Ncycles] 9-point cycles with [NDIT| x [DIT] s exposures = Ncycles * 9 * (NDIT * DIT) = xx min
(Ncycles is the number of dither cycles with 9 positions in the dither pattern, NDIT the
number of samplings, and DIT the individual exposure time)
Please make sure that auto-guiding is activated.
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Detailed instructions for executing the observations on the sequencer:
[TRIGGER PERSON: add GRB name
and coordinates]:
tcs.enter-object GRB?????? hh mm ss ±deg mm ss 2000 0 0 0
tcs.ag-off
tcs.guide-object GRB??????
rempath /data/service/51/504
remsave_on
notcam.setup-ima wf 201
notcam.9point frame DIT NDIT GRB?????? 15 2 Ncycles
notcam.setup-ima wf 203
notcam.9point frame DIT NDIT GRB?????? 15 2 Ncycles
notcam.setup-ima wf 207
notcam.9point frame DIT NDIT GRB?????? 15 2 Ncycles
remsave_off
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For calibration we request (TRIGGER PERSON: edit accordingly):
- J-band twilight flats
- H-band twilight flats
- Ks-band twilight flats
Please ensure that all calibration data are transferred to our FTP account
by activating remsave before the calibration data are obtained:
rempath /data/service/calib
remsave_on
When the calibration files have been acquired, please turn off remsave:
remsave_off
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