Re: parallel orbits

From: Daniel Stern (stern@thisvi.jpl.nasa.gov)
Date: Wed Jan 24 2007 - 14:42:16 PST

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    for the Bootes clusters, parallels could be quite valuable as there are a
    wide range of follow-up programs going on in that field. i'm not sure
    they'd be as valuable for the other clusters.

    On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Kyle Dawson wrote:

    > Hi All,
    > We will be asking for some NICMOS orbits to schedule as target of
    > oppurtunity for high z SNe (probably around 20 orbits?). These NICMOS
    > visits leave the option of scheduling parallel observations with ACS,
    > effectively sampling a random area of sky offset from the SN target by
    > about 8 arcminutes. We did not schedule any parallel observations in
    > cycle 14, does anyone have a strong opinion that we should ask for these
    > parallels in the current proposal? At LBL, we prefer not to request
    > parallels as it simplifies observations and keeps the proposal concise.
    >
    > -Kyle
    >



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