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*  Tips for Preparing an Observing List for 0.9m Service Observing  *
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1.  If two programs are submitted (i.e., photometric and
    non-photometric), clearly designate the two and make them able to
    "stand alone".  Thus, the observer can work off the photometric
    list if the weather is photometric and completely disregard the
    non-photometric program that night.  If a particular target should
    be observed under either condition, it should be included in both
    lists.

2.  If a program is submitted that requires a given target or standard
    to be observed more than once per night (i.e., at different
    airmasses), it is best to structure the observing list in a
    time-sequential order and therefore list that object multiple
    times.  This methodology has alleviated missing observations of
    standards at necessary airmasses in the past and thus better
    ensures the quality and usefulness of the data.

3.  If you require that exposure times need to be adjusted based on
    the observing conditions, it is easiest to generate a finder with
    a clearly marked target and state an acceptable range in peak
    counts for that target (a fair limit is ~50,000 counts, to avoid
    saturation at ~64,000 and to leave a little bit of breathing
    room).  For instance, if you are doing precision astrometry and
    require at least 30,000 counts on a target, you could set an
    acceptable range of, say, 30,000 - 40,000 counts and the observer
    will adjust the exposure time to meet that requirement.

4.  Finders are more quickly and easily accessed by the observer if
    they are electronic and POSTED ON THE WEB.  For example, if the
    observer must use the paper copy of Landolt standards, he must
    flip through several pages to locate the correct finder, which
    takes time.  Googling Landolt standards will routinely yield the
    latest website giving finder charts (the website keeps moving, so
    we don't list it here).

5.  Access to electronic finders for science targets is highly
    encouraged to ensure the target is in the field.  Since the
    upgrade of the telescope control system at the 0.9m in 2005, the
    pointing is superb such that the target is usually within the
    center ~1 arcmin of the CCD (providing the coordinates given are
    accurate).  Finders are not strictly required, but without them,
    we cannot guarantee the target is in the field of view.