\begin{table}%t1 %\centering \par \caption{\label{tbl_fields}Main characteristics of the seven fields towards the GB observed with {\em Spitzer} as part of programme 2345.} \vspace*{-1.5mm} \begin{tabular}{lcccrcc} \hline\hline \noalign{\smallskip} Field name & RA range (h m s) & Dec range ($\degr\ \arcm\ \arcs$) & $l$ centre & $b$ centre & Date IRAC obs & Date MIPS obs \\ \hline Bulge 1 & 17 51 14.2 \dots 17 52 36.7 & $-$29 15 22 \dots $-$29 34 15 & 0.30 & $-$1.42 & 2005 03 30 & 2005 04 09 \\ Bulge 2 & 17 55 02.1 \dots 17 56 24.2 & $-$29 26 25 \dots $-$29 45 13 & 0.56 & $-$2.23 & 2005 03 31 & 2005 04 10 \\ Bulge 3 & 17 58 50.7 \dots 18 00 13.3 & $-$29 41 08 \dots $-$29 59 59 & 0.76 & $-$3.07 & 2005 03 30 & 2005 04 10 \\ Bulge 4 & 17 50 16.1 \dots 17 51 36.4 & $-$26 08 56 \dots $-$26 27 51 & 2.87 & 0.35 & 2005 03 30 & 2005 04 09 \\ Bulge N~1 & 17 48 51.9 \dots 17 50 14.8 & $-$29 17 42 \dots $-$29 36 42 & 0.00 & $-$1.00 & 2005 03 30 & 2005 04 08 \\ Bulge N~2 & 17 47 55.8 \dots 17 49 16.3 & $-$28 28 41 \dots $-$28 46 19 & 0.63 & $-$0.36 & $-$ & 2005 04 13 \\ NGC~6522 & 18 02 30.4 \dots 18 03 53.5 & $-$29 49 26 \dots $-$30 08 24 & 1.03 & $-$3.83 & 2005 03 30 & 2005 04 10 \\ \hline \end{tabular} \vspace*{-2mm} \end{table}