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\caption{The sample and the journal of observations$^{{a}}$.}
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Name & $z$ & $V$ & $M_{\rm B}$ & Date & $T_{\rm exp}$ & Seeing\  & \ \ \ $\varepsilon$ \\
& & & & & min &~arcsec\  &\\
(1) & (2) & (3) & (4) & (5) & (6) & (7) & \ \ (8) \\
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HS 0010+3611   & 0.530  & 18.2 & $-$24.4 & 27/08/2004 & 45  & 0.80 & 0.05\\
1E 0112+3256   & 0.764  & 18.9 & $-$26.0 & 27/08/2004 & 55  & 0.80 & 0.22\\
PB 6708        & 0.868  & 18.6 & $-$26.6 & 24/01/2005 & 64  & 0.95 & 0.08\\
KUV 03086-0447 & 0.755  & 17.5 & $-$25.7 & 23/01/2005 & 106 & 0.95 & 0.03\\
US 3828        & 0.515  & 16.9 & $-$25.1 & 22/01/2005 & 92  & 0.95 & 0.06\\
MS 08287+6614  & 0.610  & 18.0 & $-$26.3 & 23/01/2005 & 73  & 0.85 & 0.10\\
TON 392        & 0.654  & 16.0 & $-$25.6 & 24/01/2005 & 44  & 1.00 & 0.11\\
US 971         & 0.703  & 18.1 & $-$27.1 & 22/01/2005 & 61  & 0.80 & 0.07\\
HE 0955-0009   & 0.597  & 16.9 & $-$25.4 & 23/01/2005 & 104 & 0.90 & 0.04\\
HE 1100-1109   & 0.994  & 17.5 & $-$25.2 & 22/01/2005 & 73  & 0.90 & 0.10\\
CSO 769        & 0.850  & 16.9 & $-$24.4 & 23/01/2005 & 53  & 0.85 & 0.15\\
HS 1623+7313   & 0.621  & 16.3 & $-$27.0 & 28/08/2004 & 75  & 0.85 & 0.04\\
HS 2138+1313   & 0.810  & 18.1 & $-$24.9 & 28/08/2004 & 60  & 1.00 & 0.16\\
LBQS 2249-0154 & 0.832  & 18.7 & $-$26.0 & 28/08/2004 & 64  & 0.90 & 0.10\\
ZC 2351+010B   & 0.810  & 17.5 & $-$26.7 & 28/08/2004 & 40  & 1.00 & 0.16\\
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$^a$ Column (1) gives the name of the object; 
(2) the redshift; (3) the\protect  $V$-band apparent magnitude; (4) the $B$-band absolute 
magnitude; (5) the date of observation; (6) total exposure time; (7) seeing {\it FWHM} (arcsec); and 
(8) the average ellipticity of the field stars.
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