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Table 1.

KiDS observing strategy: observing condition constraints and exposure times.

Filter Max. lunar Min. moon Max. seeing Max. airmass Sky transp. Dithers Total Exp.
illumination distance (deg) (arcsec) time (s)
u 0.4 90 1.1 1.2 CLEAR 4 1000
g 0.4 80 0.9 1.6 CLEAR 5 900
r 0.4 60 0.8 1.3 CLEAR 5 1800
i 1.0 60 1.1 2.0 CLEAR 5 1200

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