Phase I Checklist

• Instrument configuration
  • Did you choose the appropriate grating and filter?
• Guiding configuration
  • Did you choose the appropriate guiding options with NIFS?
• Observing time
  • Did you confirm the exposure time and S/N using the NIFS Integration Time Calculator?
  • Are overheads included in the time requested in your proposal?
• Observing conditions 
  • Is the expected image quality (scaled to the airmass of your target) sufficient for your program? What is the minimum image quality necessary for the science?
  • What level of cloud cover is acceptable? Is photometric weather required?