13441( 2) - 20-Jun-2013 12:41:54 - [ 1] HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVING PROGRAM 13441 Version: 2 Check-in Time: 20-Jun-2013 12:41:54 STScI Edit Number: 0 Title Co-latitudinal Radial Veloctiy Profile Confirmation Via Differential Proper Motion of the Bipolar Egg Nebula ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Type Cycle GO 21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Investigators Contact? PI: Ms. Rachael Tomasino University of Denver Y CoI: Dr. Toshiya Ueta University of Denver N CoI: Dr. Djazia Ladjal University of Denver N CoI: Dr. Hyosun Kim Academia Sinica, Institute of Astronomy N and Astrophysics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abstract Requesting the use of ACS/WFC for one orbit to obtain a deep 3rd epoch exposure of the Cygnus Egg Nebula. The proposed observation of the Egg will not only yield multi-epoch snapshots of the circumstellar arcs but also determine the co-latitudinal velocity field that helps break the degeneracy in model fitting. Full 3-D model calculations, done by CoI Kim, have already quantified the co-latitudinal dependence due to the binary orbital motion, relating the orbital speed of the binary stars to the resulting structural pattern in the circumstellar density distributions. We will be able to constrain the orbital properties of the Egg Nebula via a new set of specific model fitting. The duplication of the epoch 2 observation (PI: W. Sparks) is by design and with a baseline between the 2nd and 3rd epoch of more than 11 years, there is a lower limit shift of 1.32 pixels for the slower moving arcs and it will be more than enough to perform a differential proper-motion study. The Cygnus Egg Nebula is a proto-planetary nebula, which means that the circumstellar density structure still retains valuable clues pertaining to the early asymptotic giant branch mass loss history and initial development of their aspherical shell structure. One of the most peculiar characteristics of the circumstellar shell structure of the Egg Nebula is the co-presence of the nebula's signature bipolar lobes and rather circular concentric arcs superposed on top of each other. There is no consensus among researchers on their origins, especially because of the paradox due to the co-presence of the circular arcs and bipolar lobes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Observations Description ------------------------ For this proposed study, we request the use of one orbit to image the Egg Nebula with ACS/WFC using F606W (with CLEAR2). We will duplicate the ACS/WFC observations on 2002 October 16 (CAL/ACS-9586; PI: W. Sparks) because this observation set uses the longest exposure time among all the previous observations of the Egg Nebula (i.e., to secure the maximum depth) while securing a long enough time interval (~ 11 yr) for the differential proper-motion investigation. However, we will not perform imaging polarimetry part of the CAL/ACS-9586 as we found that the scattering in the Egg Nebula cannot be explained by a simple single-scattering of the single central source and that the data are not particularly useful in the differential proper-motion 13441( 2) - 20-Jun-2013 12:41:54 - [ 2] investigation. The WFPC2 observation set of GTO/WF2-6221 does not provide long enough exposure than the CAL/ACS set. While the most recent WFC3 observation set of GO-11580 goes deeper in some filters, there will not be long enough time interval [mere 4 yr] to be suitable for the differential proper-motion measurements. Hence, our choice of ACS/WFC is justified. It is important to have a cleanest and deepest image possible, because we want to capture the concentric arcs to the faintest ends as possible. The previous CAL/ACS observations spent a total exposure time of 1469 sec. Including the science exposure overhead times (5.5 min for ACQ, 4/2.5 min for set-up, and 0.5 min for each dither slew), we determine that to maximize the estimated 50 minutes of available observing time in one orbit, we will perform 4-point dither (to remove of pixel anomalies and the chip gap and to improve the image sampling) with each exposure 565 sec, which will yield the total exposure time of 2260 sec. Hence, our choice of exposure time and dithering parameters is justified. By using the same instrument, filter, and aperture as the previous CAL/ACS obser- vations but increasing the exposure time it will result in a deeper image with a better signal-to-noise ratio. We want to make sure that we gain about equal or better signal-to-noise ratio provided that the image fidelity of ACS/WFC has been degraded over time from years of use in space: hence we will use one full orbit. Moreover, the better signal-to-noise ratio image will provide better constraints for model fitting with 3-D hydrodynamical model calculations as has been performed for AFGL 3068 (Kim & Taam 2012b). Real Time Justification ----------------------- Calibration Justification ------------------------- Additional Comments ------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13441( 2) - 20-Jun-2013 12:41:54 - [ 3] TARGET LIST Fixed Targets ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tar| Target | Target | Target |Coord | Radial | Flux data No | Name | Description | Position |Eqnx | Vel. | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 V1610-CYG STAR, CIRCUMSTELLAR RA=21H02M18.8400S, J2000 V = 17 MATTER, EJECTA, DEC=+36D41'41.10" POST-AGB STAR, PROTOPLANETARY DISK Reference Frame: ICRS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13441( 2) - 20-Jun-2013 12:41:54 - [ 4] Patterns ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pattern_Number: 1 Primary_Pattern Secondary_Pattern Pattern_Type ACS-WFC-DITHER-BOX Pattern_Purpose DITHER Number_Of_Points 4 Point_Spacing 0.265 Line_Spacing 0.187 Coordinate_Frame POS-TARG Pattern_Orient 20.67 Angle_Between_Sides 69.05 Center_Pattern NO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13441( 2) - 20-Jun-2013 12:41:54 - [ 5] Visit: 01 Visit Requirements: On Hold Comments: Additional Comments: Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exp | Target | Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Central| Optional |Num| Time | Special Num | Name | Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Waveln.| Parameters |Exp| (Total) | Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 V1610-CYG ACS/WFC ACCUM WFC F606W 1 500 S PATTERN 1 1 see below (2260 S) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sub Exposures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target | Exp |Instr | Oper. | Aper |Spectral|Cent.|Primary |Secondary |Iteration |CR-SPLIT |Orbit |Duration Name | Num |Config | Mode | or FOV |Element |Wave.|Pattern Pos |Pattern Pos |Num |Num |Number | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ V1610-CYG 1 ACS/WFC ACCUM WFC F606W 1 none none none 1 565.0 S V1610-CYG 1 ACS/WFC ACCUM WFC F606W 2 none none none 1 565.0 S V1610-CYG 1 ACS/WFC ACCUM WFC F606W 3 none none none 1 565.0 S V1610-CYG 1 ACS/WFC ACCUM WFC F606W 4 none none none 1 565.0 S 13441( 2) - 20-Jun-2013 12:41:54 - [ 6] Summary Form for Proposal 13441 Item Used in this proposal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apertures WFC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Configurations ACS/WFC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opmodes ACCUM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Optional Parameters ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Requirements PATTERN 1 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spectral Elements F606W ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Target Names V1610-CYG ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------