Target of Opportunity Proposals in Period 65

This list of OPC approved Target of Opportunity Proposals (ToOs) is updated every observing period. The ESO ToO Policy is available from a separate document.

65.H-0212

Covino, S., Cimatti, di Serego Alighieri, Ghisellini, Haardt, Israel, G.L., Lazzati, Pasquini, Saracco, Stella, Tagliaferri, Vanzi, Vietri, Ricker:

'Variable Polarization of Gamma Ray Burst Optical Afterglows:
Evidence of Beaming'

Obs. Run
Telescope / InstrumentTime Allocated
A
UT1-ANTU / FORS112h

 

65.H-0215

Lazzati, Campana, Celotti, Chincarini, Cimatti, Covini, S., di Serego Alighieri, Ghisellini, Haardt, Israel, G.L., Pasquini, Saracco, Stella, Tagliaferri, Vanzi, Vietri::

'Disclosing the Connection between Gamma-Ray Bursts and Supernovae''

Obs. Run
Telescope / InstrumentTime Allocated
A
UT2-KUEYEN/ FORS2
6h
B
UT1-ANTU / ISAAC3h

 

65.H-0247

Chaty, Mirabel, Marti, Rodriguez, Ogley:

'ToO Infrared and Optical Observations of Galactic Hard X-Ray Sources'

Obs. Run
Telescope / InstrumentTime Allocated
A
NTT / SOFI13h
B
NTT/ EMMI5h

 

65.H-0426

Della Valle, Pasquini, Cappellaro, Turatto:

'Searching for Progenitors of type Ia Supernovae'

Obs. Run
Telescope / InstrumentTime Allocated
A
UT2-KUEYEN/ UVES12h
B
1.5m/ FEROS1n

 

65.H-0468

Lundqvist, Leibundgut, Baron, Fransson, Nomoto:

'Early evolution of a bright supernova'

Obs. Run
Telescope / InstrumentTime Allocated
A
UT2-KUEYEN/ UVES9.5h

 

165.H-0464

van den Heuvel, Frontera, Hjorth, Castro-Tirado, Greiner, Vreeswijk, Rol, Pedersen, Pian, Gorosabel, Palazzi, Masetti, Kouveliotou, Wijers, Fruchter, Wiklind, Jaunsen, Courbin, Augusteijn, Boer, Atteia, Ricker, Piro, Heise, Hurley, Danziger (Large Programme with ToO status):

'The Physics of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) and the Nature of their Hosts'

Obs. Run
Telescope / InstrumentTime Allocated
A
UT1-ANTU/ FORS120h
B
UT2-KUEYEN/ FORS25h
C
UT1-ANTU/ ISAAC20h
D
UT2-KUEYEN/ UVES5h
E
NTT/ SOFI30h
G
1.5mD/ DFOSC0.6n
H
2.2m/ WFI6h
I
3.6m/ EFOSC218h