COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Experiment: BM229 VLBA format 7 mm ~ 0200-1800 LST Exp. Code: BM229I Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 6.04 March 2006 PI: Alan P. Marscher Address: Dept. of Astronomy, Boston University 725 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 02215 Phone: (617)353-5029 (office) or (508)788-8317 (home) EMAIL: marscher@bu.edu Fax: (617)353-5704 Phone during observation: (617)353-5029 (office) or (508)788-8317 (home) Observing mode: continuum Notes: Use all available antennas Program sources: 3C273, 3C279, 1510-089, BL Lac Calibrators: CTA102, 3C446, 3C454.3 Can use 3C279 or 3C454.3 as a fringe finder Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 2 BM229 VLBA format 7 mm ~ 0200-1800 LST UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 10 Apr 2006 Day 100 --- Next scan frequencies: 43201.49 43201.49 43209.49 43209.49 43217.49 43217.49 43225.49 43225.49 Next BBC frequencies: 801.49 801.49 809.49 809.49 817.49 817.49 825.49 825.49 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 03 39 32 3C273 06 30 39 1.0 88.2 -6.0 D -70.2 0 1 1 0 03 39 32 03 49 30 --- 06 40 39 3.3 89.1 -5.8 -70.3 0 F 1 3989 03 39 45 03 59 29 3C273 06 50 39 5.7 89.9 -5.6 -70.3 588 1 1 3989 03 59 29 04 09 27 --- 07 00 39 8.0 90.7 -5.5 -70.3 598 F 1 7978 03 59 42 04 19 25 3C273 07 10 39 10.4 91.6 -5.3 -70.2 588 1 1 7978 04 19 25 04 29 24 --- 07 20 39 12.7 92.5 -5.1 -70.2 598 F 1 11967 04 19 38 04 29 24 3C279 07 20 39 3.7 97.5 -5.6 -69.6 -24 1 1 11967 04 29 24 04 39 22 --- 07 30 39 6.0 98.4 -5.4 -69.3 574 F 1 15956 04 29 24 04 39 22 3C273 07 30 39 15.1 93.3 -5.0 -70.0 -24 1 2 15956 04 39 22 04 49 20 --- 07 40 39 17.4 94.2 -4.8 -69.9 574 R 1 15255 04 39 22 04 49 20 3C279 07 40 39 8.3 99.3 -5.3 -69.0 -24 1 2 15255 04 49 20 04 59 19 --- 07 50 39 10.6 100.2 -5.1 -68.6 574 R 1 11266 04 49 20 05 01 18 3C273 07 52 39 20.2 95.3 -4.6 -69.6 94 1 2 11266 05 01 18 05 07 18 --- 07 58 39 21.6 95.9 -4.5 -69.5 359 R 1 8872 05 01 31 05 07 18 3C279 07 58 39 12.5 101.0 -5.0 -68.2 -24 1 2 8872 05 07 18 05 13 17 --- 08 04 39 13.9 101.5 -4.9 -67.9 335 R 1 6479 05 07 18 05 19 16 3C273 08 10 39 24.4 97.0 -4.3 -69.1 332 1 2 6479 05 19 16 05 26 14 --- 08 17 39 26.1 97.7 -4.2 -68.9 419 R 1 3686 05 19 29 05 26 14 3C279 08 17 39 16.9 102.8 -4.6 -67.2 -24 1 2 3686 05 26 14 05 33 13 --- 08 24 39 18.5 103.5 -4.5 -66.9 394 R 1 894 05 26 14 05 39 12 3C273 08 30 39 29.1 99.1 -4.0 -68.4 332 1 3 894 05 39 12 05 46 11 --- 08 37 39 30.7 99.8 -3.9 -68.1 419 F 1 1898 05 39 25 05 46 11 3C279 08 37 39 21.4 104.9 -4.3 -66.1 -25 1 3 1898 05 46 11 05 53 10 --- 08 44 39 23.0 105.7 -4.2 -65.6 394 F 1 4691 05 46 11 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 3 BM229 VLBA format 7 mm ~ 0200-1800 LST UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 10 Apr 2006 Day 100 --- 05 59 09 3C273 08 50 39 33.7 101.3 -3.6 -67.4 332 1 3 4691 05 59 09 06 06 08 --- 08 57 39 35.3 102.1 -3.5 -67.0 419 F 1 7483 05 59 22 06 06 08 3C279 08 57 39 26.0 107.2 -4.0 -64.6 -25 1 3 7483 06 06 08 06 13 07 --- 09 04 39 27.5 108.0 -3.9 -64.1 394 F 1 10275 06 06 08 06 19 06 3C273 09 10 39 38.3 103.7 -3.3 -66.2 331 1 3 10275 06 19 06 06 26 05 --- 09 17 39 39.9 104.6 -3.2 -65.6 419 F 1 13068 06 19 19 06 26 05 3C279 09 17 39 30.4 109.7 -3.6 -63.0 -25 1 3 13068 06 26 05 06 33 03 --- 09 24 39 32.0 110.6 -3.5 -62.3 394 F 1 15860 06 26 05 06 39 02 3C273 09 30 39 42.9 106.4 -3.0 -64.5 331 1 4 15860 06 39 02 06 46 01 --- 09 37 39 44.4 107.5 -2.9 -63.9 419 R 1 16547 06 39 15 06 46 01 3C279 09 37 39 34.8 112.4 -3.3 -60.9 -25 1 4 16547 06 46 01 06 53 00 --- 09 44 39 36.3 113.5 -3.2 -60.2 394 R 1 13755 06 46 01 06 53 00 1510-089 09 44 39 4.2 101.3 -5.5 -69.2 -70 1 4 13755 06 53 00 06 58 59 --- 09 50 39 5.6 101.8 -5.4 -68.9 289 R 1 11362 06 53 00 07 00 59 3C273 09 52 39 47.8 110.0 -2.6 -62.2 29 1 4 11362 07 00 59 07 06 58 --- 09 58 39 49.1 111.0 -2.5 -61.5 359 R 1 8968 07 01 12 07 06 58 3C279 09 58 39 39.3 115.7 -3.0 -58.4 -26 1 4 8968 07 06 58 07 12 57 --- 10 04 39 40.6 116.8 -2.9 -57.6 333 R 1 6575 07 06 58 07 12 57 1510-089 10 04 39 8.8 103.1 -5.1 -68.2 -70 1 4 6575 07 12 57 07 18 56 --- 10 10 39 10.2 103.6 -5.0 -67.8 289 R 1 4181 07 12 57 07 18 56 3C273 10 10 39 51.7 113.3 -2.3 -59.8 -89 1 4 4181 07 18 56 07 25 55 --- 10 17 39 53.2 114.8 -2.2 -58.7 330 R 1 1389 07 18 56 07 25 55 3C279 10 17 39 43.3 119.2 -2.6 -55.7 -26 1 5 1389 07 25 55 07 32 54 --- 10 24 39 44.7 120.5 -2.5 -54.5 393 F 1 1403 07 25 55 07 32 54 1510-089 10 24 39 13.4 105.0 -4.8 -67.0 -69 1 5 1403 07 32 54 07 38 53 --- 10 30 39 14.7 105.6 -4.7 -66.6 290 F 1 3797 07 32 54 07 38 53 3C273 10 30 39 56.0 117.8 -2.0 -56.4 -88 1 5 3797 07 38 53 07 45 51 --- 10 37 39 57.4 119.6 -1.9 -55.0 330 F 1 6589 07 38 53 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 4 BM229 VLBA format 7 mm ~ 0200-1800 LST UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 10 Apr 2006 Day 100 --- 07 45 51 3C279 10 37 39 47.3 123.3 -2.3 -52.2 -26 1 5 6589 07 45 51 07 52 50 --- 10 44 39 48.7 124.9 -2.2 -50.8 393 F 1 9382 07 45 51 07 52 50 1510-089 10 44 39 17.9 107.1 -4.5 -65.6 -68 1 5 9382 07 52 50 07 58 49 --- 10 50 39 19.2 107.7 -4.4 -65.2 291 F 1 11775 07 52 50 07 58 49 3C273 10 50 39 60.0 123.3 -1.6 -51.9 -88 1 5 11775 07 58 49 08 05 48 --- 10 57 39 61.4 125.6 -1.5 -50.0 331 F 1 14567 07 58 49 08 05 48 3C279 10 57 39 51.1 128.2 -2.0 -48.0 -27 1 5 14567 08 05 48 08 12 47 --- 11 04 39 52.4 130.1 -1.9 -46.3 392 F 1 17360 08 05 48 08 12 47 1510-089 11 04 39 22.4 109.3 -4.1 -64.1 -66 1 6 17360 08 12 47 08 18 46 --- 11 10 39 23.7 110.0 -4.0 -63.6 293 R 1 14966 08 12 47 08 18 46 3C273 11 10 39 63.8 130.3 -1.3 -45.9 -86 1 6 14966 08 18 46 08 25 45 --- 11 17 39 65.0 133.2 -1.2 -43.4 333 R 1 12174 08 18 46 08 25 45 3C279 11 17 39 54.7 134.0 -1.6 -42.9 -27 1 6 12174 08 25 45 08 32 44 --- 11 24 39 55.8 136.3 -1.5 -40.8 392 R 1 9382 08 25 45 08 32 44 1510-089 11 24 39 26.8 111.7 -3.8 -62.3 -64 1 6 9382 08 32 44 08 38 43 --- 11 30 39 28.1 112.5 -3.7 -61.7 295 R 1 6988 08 32 44 08 38 43 3C273 11 30 39 67.1 139.3 -1.0 -37.9 -84 1 6 6988 08 38 43 08 45 42 --- 11 37 39 68.2 143.0 -0.9 -34.5 335 R 1 4196 08 38 43 08 45 42 3C279 11 37 39 57.9 140.9 -1.3 -36.6 -27 1 6 4196 08 45 42 08 52 40 --- 11 44 39 58.9 143.6 -1.2 -34.2 392 R 1 1403 08 45 42 08 52 40 1510-089 11 44 39 31.1 114.5 -3.5 -60.2 -62 1 7 1403 08 52 40 08 58 39 --- 11 50 39 32.4 115.3 -3.4 -59.5 297 F 1 990 08 52 40 09 00 39 3C273 11 52 39 70.1 152.0 -0.6 -26.2 38 1 7 990 09 00 39 09 06 38 --- 11 58 39 70.7 156.1 -0.5 -22.4 359 F 1 3383 09 00 52 09 06 38 3C279 11 58 39 60.7 149.5 -1.0 -28.7 -26 1 7 3383 09 06 38 09 12 37 --- 12 04 39 61.4 152.2 -0.9 -26.1 333 F 1 5777 09 06 38 09 12 37 1510-089 12 04 39 35.3 117.5 -3.1 -57.7 -58 1 7 5777 09 12 37 09 18 36 --- 12 10 39 36.6 118.5 -3.0 -56.9 301 F 1 8170 09 12 37 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 5 BM229 VLBA format 7 mm ~ 0200-1800 LST UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 10 Apr 2006 Day 100 --- 09 18 36 3C273 12 10 39 71.6 164.9 -0.3 -14.2 -76 1 7 8170 09 18 36 09 25 35 --- 12 17 39 72.0 170.4 -0.2 -9.0 343 F 1 10963 09 18 36 09 25 35 3C279 12 17 39 62.6 158.6 -0.6 -20.2 -25 1 7 10963 09 25 35 09 32 34 --- 12 24 39 63.2 162.2 -0.5 -16.8 394 F 1 13755 09 25 35 09 32 34 1510-089 12 24 39 39.4 121.0 -2.8 -54.8 -54 1 7 13755 09 32 34 09 38 33 --- 12 30 39 40.6 122.1 -2.7 -53.8 305 F 1 16149 09 32 34 09 38 33 3C273 12 30 39 72.2 181.0 0.0 0.9 -69 1 8 16149 09 38 33 09 45 32 --- 12 37 39 72.1 186.7 0.1 6.3 350 R 1 16259 09 38 33 09 45 32 3C279 12 37 39 64.0 169.3 -0.3 -10.2 -22 1 8 16259 09 45 32 09 52 31 --- 12 44 39 64.2 173.2 -0.2 -6.4 397 R 1 13467 09 45 32 09 52 31 1510-089 12 44 39 43.4 124.9 -2.5 -51.4 -48 1 8 13467 09 52 31 09 58 30 --- 12 50 39 44.5 126.2 -2.4 -50.3 311 R 1 11073 09 52 31 09 58 30 3C273 12 50 39 71.5 196.9 0.4 15.9 -60 1 8 11073 09 58 30 10 05 29 --- 12 57 39 70.9 202.0 0.5 20.7 359 R 1 8281 09 58 30 10 05 29 3C279 12 57 39 64.4 180.6 0.0 0.6 -20 1 8 8281 10 05 29 10 12 27 --- 13 04 39 64.3 184.7 0.1 4.4 399 R 1 5489 10 05 29 10 12 27 1510-089 13 04 39 47.1 129.5 -2.1 -47.4 -43 1 8 5489 10 12 27 10 18 26 --- 13 10 39 48.2 131.0 -2.0 -46.0 316 R 1 3095 10 12 27 10 18 26 3C273 13 10 39 69.6 210.8 0.7 28.8 -59 1 8 3095 10 18 26 10 25 25 --- 13 17 39 68.7 215.0 0.8 32.7 360 R 1 303 10 18 26 10 25 25 3C279 13 17 39 63.9 192.0 0.4 11.3 -21 1 9 303 10 25 25 10 32 24 --- 13 24 39 63.5 195.8 0.5 14.9 398 F 1 3095 10 25 25 10 32 24 1510-089 13 24 39 50.6 134.8 -1.8 -42.6 -47 1 9 3095 10 32 24 10 38 23 --- 13 30 39 51.6 136.5 -1.7 -41.0 312 F 1 5489 10 32 24 10 38 23 3C273 13 30 39 66.8 221.9 1.0 39.0 -63 1 9 5489 10 38 23 10 45 22 --- 13 37 39 65.6 225.2 1.1 42.0 356 F 1 8281 10 38 23 10 45 22 3C279 13 37 39 62.4 202.6 0.7 21.3 -21 1 9 8281 10 45 22 10 52 21 --- 13 44 39 61.8 206.0 0.8 24.5 398 F 1 11073 10 45 22 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 6 BM229 VLBA format 7 mm ~ 0200-1800 LST UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 10 Apr 2006 Day 100 --- 10 52 21 1510-089 13 44 39 53.8 141.0 -1.5 -36.9 -49 1 9 11073 10 52 21 10 58 20 --- 13 50 39 54.6 143.0 -1.4 -35.0 310 F 1 13467 10 52 21 11 08 18 1510-089 14 00 39 56.0 146.7 -1.2 -31.6 590 1 9 13467 11 08 18 11 18 17 --- 14 10 39 57.2 150.6 -1.0 -27.9 598 F 1 17456 11 08 31 11 28 15 1510-089 14 20 39 58.3 154.7 -0.9 -24.0 590 1 10 17456 11 28 15 11 38 13 --- 14 30 39 59.2 159.1 -0.7 -19.8 598 R 1 13467 11 28 28 11 48 12 1510-089 14 40 39 60.0 163.8 -0.5 -15.4 589 1 10 13467 11 48 12 11 58 10 --- 14 50 39 60.5 168.6 -0.4 -10.8 598 R 1 9478 11 48 25 12 10 08 1510-089 15 02 39 61.0 174.6 -0.2 -5.1 708 1 10 9478 12 10 08 12 18 07 --- 15 10 39 61.1 178.7 0.0 -1.2 479 R 1 6286 12 10 21 12 18 07 BLLAC 15 10 39 4.0 46.2 -6.9 -66.7 -120 1 10 6286 12 18 07 12 24 06 --- 15 16 39 5.1 46.7 -6.8 -67.7 239 R 1 3893 12 18 07 12 30 05 1510-089 15 22 39 61.0 184.8 0.2 4.6 241 1 10 3893 12 30 05 12 38 03 --- 15 30 39 60.8 188.8 0.3 8.4 479 R 1 702 12 30 18 12 40 03 BLLAC 15 32 39 7.8 47.7 -6.5 -70.3 8 1 11 702 12 40 03 12 48 02 --- 15 40 39 9.2 48.2 -6.4 -71.6 479 F 1 2490 12 40 16 12 48 02 1510-089 15 40 39 60.3 193.8 0.5 13.1 -108 1 11 2490 12 48 02 12 58 00 --- 15 50 39 59.6 198.5 0.6 17.6 490 F 1 6479 12 48 02 12 58 00 BLLAC 15 50 39 11.0 48.8 -6.2 -73.2 -106 1 11 6479 12 58 00 13 03 59 --- 15 56 39 12.1 49.1 -6.1 -74.1 253 F 1 8872 12 58 00 13 09 58 1510-089 16 02 39 58.6 204.0 0.8 22.8 250 1 11 8872 13 09 58 13 17 57 --- 16 10 39 57.8 207.4 1.0 26.0 479 F 1 12063 13 10 11 13 17 57 BLLAC 16 10 39 14.6 49.8 -5.9 -76.3 -111 1 11 12063 13 17 57 13 27 55 --- 16 20 39 16.4 50.2 -5.7 -77.9 487 F 1 16052 13 17 57 13 27 55 1510-089 16 20 39 56.6 211.4 1.1 29.8 -113 1 12 16052 13 27 55 13 37 54 --- 16 30 39 55.4 215.2 1.3 33.3 485 R 1 15159 13 27 55 13 37 54 BLLAC 16 30 39 18.2 50.6 -5.5 -79.4 -116 1 12 15159 13 37 54 13 45 52 --- 16 38 39 19.6 50.9 -5.4 -80.7 363 R 1 11967 13 37 54 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 7 BM229 VLBA format 7 mm ~ 0200-1800 LST UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 10 Apr 2006 Day 100 --- 13 49 52 CTA102 16 42 39 6.2 79.7 -5.8 -71.0 207 1 12 11967 13 49 52 13 53 51 --- 16 46 39 7.1 80.0 -5.8 -71.2 239 R 1 10372 13 50 05 13 53 51 3C454.3 16 46 39 3.7 74.1 -6.1 -70.4 -13 1 12 10372 13 53 51 13 57 50 --- 16 50 39 4.6 74.4 -6.1 -70.7 226 R 1 8776 13 53 51 13 57 50 BLLAC 16 50 39 21.8 51.2 -5.2 -82.6 -40 1 12 8776 13 57 50 14 05 49 --- 16 58 39 23.3 51.4 -5.1 -83.9 438 R 1 5585 13 57 50 14 05 49 3C446 16 58 39 5.9 97.4 -5.5 -69.5 -41 1 12 5585 14 05 49 14 09 48 --- 17 02 39 6.9 97.8 -5.4 -69.3 199 R 1 3989 14 05 49 14 09 48 CTA102 17 02 39 10.9 81.3 -5.5 -71.8 -17 1 12 3989 14 09 48 14 13 48 --- 17 06 39 11.8 81.6 -5.4 -71.9 222 R 1 2393 14 09 48 14 13 48 3C454.3 17 06 39 8.2 75.7 -5.8 -71.7 -13 1 12 2393 14 13 48 14 17 47 --- 17 10 39 9.1 76.0 -5.7 -71.9 226 R 1 798 14 13 48 14 17 47 BLLAC 17 10 39 25.5 51.6 -4.9 -85.8 -39 1 13 798 14 17 47 14 25 46 --- 17 18 39 27.0 51.7 -4.7 -87.1 440 F 1 2393 14 17 47 14 25 46 3C446 17 18 39 10.6 99.2 -5.1 -68.8 -39 1 13 2393 14 25 46 14 29 45 --- 17 22 39 11.5 99.6 -5.1 -68.6 201 F 1 3989 14 25 46 14 29 45 CTA102 17 22 39 15.5 82.8 -5.2 -72.5 -17 1 13 3989 14 29 45 14 33 44 --- 17 26 39 16.4 83.1 -5.1 -72.6 222 F 1 5585 14 29 45 14 33 44 3C454.3 17 26 39 12.8 77.2 -5.5 -72.8 -13 1 13 5585 14 33 44 14 37 44 --- 17 30 39 13.7 77.5 -5.4 -73.0 226 F 1 7180 14 33 44 14 37 44 BLLAC 17 30 39 29.2 51.8 -4.5 -89.1 -37 1 13 7180 14 37 44 14 45 42 --- 17 38 39 30.7 51.8 -4.4 -90.4 442 F 1 10372 14 37 44 14 45 42 3C446 17 38 39 15.2 101.1 -4.8 -67.9 -39 1 13 10372 14 45 42 14 49 42 --- 17 42 39 16.2 101.5 -4.7 -67.7 200 F 1 11967 14 45 42 14 49 42 CTA102 17 42 39 20.2 84.4 -4.8 -73.0 -17 1 13 11967 14 49 42 14 53 41 --- 17 46 39 21.1 84.7 -4.8 -73.1 222 F 1 13563 14 49 42 14 53 41 3C454.3 17 46 39 17.4 78.6 -5.1 -73.8 -13 1 13 13563 14 53 41 14 57 41 --- 17 50 39 18.3 78.9 -5.1 -74.0 226 F 1 15158 14 53 41 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 8 BM229 VLBA format 7 mm ~ 0200-1800 LST UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 10 Apr 2006 Day 100 --- 14 59 40 BLLAC 17 52 39 33.3 51.7 -4.2 -92.8 84 1 14 15158 14 59 40 15 07 39 --- 18 00 39 34.7 51.6 -4.0 -94.2 479 R 1 16850 14 59 53 15 07 39 3C446 18 00 39 20.3 103.3 -4.4 -66.8 -40 1 14 16850 15 07 39 15 10 38 --- 18 03 39 21.0 103.6 -4.4 -66.6 139 R 1 15654 15 07 39 15 10 38 CTA102 18 03 39 25.1 86.0 -4.5 -73.5 -18 1 14 15654 15 10 38 15 13 38 --- 18 06 39 25.8 86.2 -4.4 -73.5 162 R 1 14457 15 10 38 15 13 38 3C454.3 18 06 39 22.0 80.0 -4.8 -74.7 -14 1 14 14457 15 13 38 15 17 37 --- 18 10 39 23.0 80.3 -4.7 -74.9 226 R 1 12861 15 13 38 15 17 37 BLLAC 18 10 39 36.6 51.4 -3.9 -96.0 -33 1 14 12861 15 17 37 15 25 36 --- 18 18 39 38.1 51.2 -3.7 -97.5 445 R 1 9670 15 17 37 15 25 36 3C446 18 18 39 24.4 105.3 -4.1 -65.6 -42 1 14 9670 15 25 36 15 29 35 --- 18 22 39 25.3 105.7 -4.1 -65.4 197 R 1 8074 15 25 36 15 29 35 CTA102 18 22 39 29.6 87.4 -4.2 -73.8 -18 1 14 8074 15 29 35 15 33 35 --- 18 26 39 30.5 87.8 -4.1 -73.8 221 R 1 6479 15 29 35 15 33 35 3C454.3 18 26 39 26.7 81.3 -4.5 -75.6 -14 1 14 6479 15 33 35 15 37 34 --- 18 30 39 27.6 81.6 -4.4 -75.7 226 R 1 4883 15 33 35 15 37 34 BLLAC 18 30 39 40.2 50.8 -3.5 -99.8 -31 1 14 4883 15 37 34 15 45 33 --- 18 38 39 41.7 50.4 -3.4 -101.4 447 R 1 1692 15 37 34 15 45 33 3C446 18 38 39 28.9 107.6 -3.8 -64.2 -44 1 14 1692 15 45 33 15 49 32 --- 18 42 39 29.8 108.1 -3.7 -63.8 195 R 1 96 15 45 33 ----------- Tape Change ------------ 15 49 32 CTA102 18 42 39 34.3 89.0 -3.8 -73.9 -19 2 1 96 15 49 32 15 53 31 --- 18 46 39 35.2 89.4 -3.8 -73.9 221 F 1 1692 15 49 32 15 53 31 3C454.3 18 46 39 31.3 82.7 -4.1 -76.3 -14 2 1 1692 15 53 31 15 57 31 --- 18 50 39 32.3 82.9 -4.1 -76.5 226 F 1 3287 15 53 31 15 57 31 BLLAC 18 50 39 43.9 49.7 -3.2 -103.8 -29 2 1 3287 15 57 31 16 05 29 --- 18 58 39 45.3 49.2 -3.1 -105.6 449 F 1 6479 15 57 31 16 05 29 3C446 18 58 39 33.4 110.3 -3.5 -62.4 -47 2 1 6479 16 05 29 16 09 29 --- 19 02 39 34.2 110.8 -3.4 -62.0 193 F 1 8074 16 05 29 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 9 BM229 VLBA format 7 mm ~ 0200-1800 LST UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 10 Apr 2006 Day 100 --- 16 09 29 CTA102 19 02 39 39.0 90.7 -3.5 -73.9 -19 2 1 8074 16 09 29 16 13 28 --- 19 06 39 39.9 91.1 -3.4 -73.9 220 F 1 9670 16 09 29 16 13 28 3C454.3 19 06 39 36.0 84.0 -3.8 -77.0 -14 2 1 9670 16 13 28 16 17 27 --- 19 10 39 36.9 84.3 -3.7 -77.1 226 F 1 11266 16 13 28 16 17 27 BLLAC 19 10 39 47.4 48.3 -2.9 -108.3 -30 2 1 11266 16 17 27 16 25 26 --- 19 18 39 48.8 47.6 -2.7 -110.1 449 F 1 14457 16 17 27 16 25 26 3C446 19 18 39 37.7 113.2 -3.1 -60.2 -50 2 1 14457 16 25 26 16 29 25 --- 19 22 39 38.6 113.8 -3.1 -59.8 190 F 1 16053 16 25 26 16 29 25 CTA102 19 22 39 43.7 92.5 -3.2 -73.8 -20 2 2 16053 16 29 25 16 33 25 --- 19 26 39 44.6 92.9 -3.1 -73.7 219 R 1 17552 16 29 25 16 33 25 3C454.3 19 26 39 40.7 85.4 -3.5 -77.5 -14 2 2 17552 16 33 25 16 37 24 --- 19 30 39 41.6 85.6 -3.4 -77.6 225 R 1 15956 16 33 25 16 37 24 BLLAC 19 30 39 50.9 46.3 -2.5 -113.1 -32 2 2 15956 16 37 24 16 45 23 --- 19 38 39 52.2 45.3 -2.4 -115.2 446 R 1 12765 16 37 24 16 45 23 3C446 19 38 39 42.0 116.5 -2.8 -57.7 -53 2 2 12765 16 45 23 16 49 22 --- 19 42 39 42.8 117.3 -2.7 -57.1 186 R 1 11169 16 45 23 16 49 22 CTA102 19 42 39 48.4 94.5 -2.8 -73.3 -21 2 2 11169 16 49 22 16 53 22 --- 19 46 39 49.3 95.0 -2.8 -73.2 218 R 1 9574 16 49 22 16 53 22 3C454.3 19 46 39 45.4 86.7 -3.1 -78.0 -14 2 2 9574 16 53 22 16 57 21 --- 19 50 39 46.3 87.0 -3.1 -78.1 225 R 1 7978 16 53 22 16 59 21 BLLAC 19 52 39 54.5 43.3 -2.2 -119.2 85 2 2 7978 16 59 21 17 07 19 --- 20 00 39 55.8 42.0 -2.0 -121.6 479 R 1 4787 16 59 34 17 07 19 3C446 20 00 39 46.5 120.8 -2.4 -54.2 -59 2 2 4787 17 07 19 17 11 19 --- 20 04 39 47.3 121.7 -2.4 -53.5 181 R 1 3191 17 07 19 17 11 19 CTA102 20 04 39 53.5 97.0 -2.5 -72.5 -22 2 2 3191 17 11 19 17 15 18 --- 20 08 39 54.5 97.5 -2.4 -72.3 217 R 1 1596 17 11 19 17 15 18 3C454.3 20 08 39 50.6 88.4 -2.8 -78.3 -14 2 2 1596 17 15 18 17 19 17 --- 20 12 39 51.5 88.7 -2.7 -78.4 226 R 1 0 17 15 18 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 10 BM229 VLBA format 7 mm ~ 0200-1800 LST UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 10 Apr 2006 Day 100 --- 17 19 17 BLLAC 20 12 39 57.7 39.8 -1.8 -125.5 -39 2 3 0 17 19 17 17 27 16 --- 20 20 39 58.8 38.1 -1.7 -128.3 440 F 1 3191 17 19 17 17 27 16 3C446 20 20 39 50.5 125.4 -2.1 -50.3 -64 2 3 3191 17 27 16 17 31 15 --- 20 24 39 51.2 126.4 -2.0 -49.4 175 F 1 4787 17 27 16 17 31 15 CTA102 20 24 39 58.2 99.8 -2.1 -71.3 -24 2 3 4787 17 31 15 17 35 15 --- 20 28 39 59.1 100.4 -2.1 -71.0 216 F 1 6383 17 31 15 17 35 15 3C454.3 20 28 39 55.3 90.0 -2.4 -78.4 -14 2 3 6383 17 35 15 17 39 14 --- 20 32 39 56.2 90.3 -2.4 -78.4 226 F 1 7978 17 35 15 17 39 14 BLLAC 20 32 39 60.5 35.2 -1.5 -132.8 -43 2 3 7978 17 39 14 17 47 13 --- 20 40 39 61.6 33.1 -1.4 -136.0 436 F 1 11169 17 39 14 17 47 13 3C446 20 40 39 54.2 130.9 -1.8 -45.5 -71 2 3 11169 17 47 13 17 51 12 --- 20 44 39 54.9 132.1 -1.7 -44.5 168 F 1 12765 17 47 13 17 51 12 CTA102 20 44 39 62.8 103.1 -1.8 -69.4 -25 2 3 12765 17 51 12 17 55 11 --- 20 48 39 63.7 103.9 -1.7 -68.9 214 F 1 14361 17 51 12 17 55 11 3C454.3 20 48 39 60.0 91.8 -2.1 -78.3 -14 2 3 14361 17 55 11 17 59 11 --- 20 52 39 60.9 92.2 -2.0 -78.2 225 F 1 15956 17 55 11 17 59 11 BLLAC 20 52 39 63.0 29.5 -1.2 -141.2 -48 2 4 15956 17 59 11 18 07 09 --- 21 00 39 63.9 26.9 -1.0 -144.9 431 R 1 16053 17 59 11 18 07 09 3C446 21 00 39 57.6 137.4 -1.4 -39.7 -80 2 4 16053 18 07 09 18 11 09 --- 21 04 39 58.2 138.9 -1.4 -38.4 160 R 1 14457 18 07 09 18 11 09 CTA102 21 04 39 67.3 107.5 -1.5 -66.5 -27 2 4 14457 18 11 09 18 15 08 --- 21 08 39 68.2 108.5 -1.4 -65.7 212 R 1 12861 18 11 09 18 15 08 3C454.3 21 08 39 64.7 93.9 -1.8 -77.8 -16 2 4 12861 18 15 08 18 19 07 --- 21 12 39 65.6 94.4 -1.7 -77.6 224 R 1 11266 18 15 08 18 19 07 BLLAC 21 12 39 65.1 22.5 -0.8 -150.9 -54 2 4 11266 18 19 07 18 27 06 --- 21 20 39 65.8 19.3 -0.7 -155.1 425 R 1 8074 18 19 07 18 27 06 3C446 21 20 39 60.5 145.3 -1.1 -32.6 -90 2 4 8074 18 27 06 18 31 05 --- 21 24 39 61.0 147.0 -1.0 -31.0 149 R 1 6479 18 27 06 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 11 BM229 VLBA format 7 mm ~ 0200-1800 LST UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask. blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Tapes: Drive, Index, Start footage / Direction, Head Group, End footage. For disks, the footages are really the GBytes TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. Automatic tape allocation specified. Tape positions are just estimates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Tapes TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell (see above) SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 10 Apr 2006 Day 100 --- 18 31 05 CTA102 21 24 39 71.7 113.6 -1.1 -61.7 -28 2 4 6479 18 31 05 18 35 05 --- 21 28 39 72.6 115.1 -1.1 -60.5 211 R 1 4883 18 31 05 18 35 05 3C454.3 21 28 39 69.3 96.6 -1.4 -76.7 -18 2 4 4883 18 35 05 18 39 04 --- 21 32 39 70.3 97.3 -1.4 -76.4 221 R 1 3288 18 35 05 18 39 04 BLLAC 21 32 39 66.6 14.2 -0.5 -161.8 -61 2 4 3288 18 39 04 18 47 03 --- 21 40 39 67.0 10.6 -0.4 -166.5 417 R 1 96 18 39 04 18 47 03 3C446 21 40 39 62.9 154.5 -0.8 -24.0 -102 2 5 96 18 47 03 18 51 02 --- 21 44 39 63.3 156.5 -0.7 -22.1 137 F 1 1692 18 47 03 18 51 02 CTA102 21 44 39 75.9 122.9 -0.8 -53.8 -31 2 5 1692 18 51 02 18 55 02 --- 21 48 39 76.7 125.5 -0.7 -51.5 208 F 1 3288 18 51 02 18 55 02 3C454.3 21 48 39 74.0 100.4 -1.1 -74.5 -23 2 5 3288 18 55 02 18 59 01 --- 21 52 39 74.9 101.4 -1.0 -73.8 217 F 1 4883 18 55 02 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: /home/arana/cwalker/sched/setups/v7mm-128-8-1.set Matches group v7mm_c8 in /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Setup group: 10 Station: VLBA_MK Total bit rate: 128 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 1 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 8 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 2.00 Tape used at high density at 80.000 ips. Time per pass is 44.00 minutes. 1st LO= 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 Net SB= U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BBC SB= U U U U U U U U IF = A C A C A C A C VLBA FE= 7mm omit 7mm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 7.6 11.6 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 10 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 43201.49 43201.49 43209.49 43209.49 43217.49 43217.49 43225.49 43225.49 BBC fr= 801.49 801.49 809.49 809.49 817.49 817.49 825.49 825.49 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 1 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S5 S7 S1 S3 S5 S7 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S6 S8 S2 S4 S6 S8 PCALFR1= 510 510 510 510 6510 6510 6510 6510 PCALFR2= 510 510 510 510 6510 6510 6510 6510 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27 barrel=roll_auto SOURCE LIST -- BM229 VLBA format 7 mm ~ 0200-1800 LST Catalog positions marked with *. Precession of date coordinates is based on stop time of first scan. Names used in schedule marked with *. Short names used in VLA and SNAP files marked with +. Observation date used in B1950/J2000 coordinate conversion (PRECDATE): 1979.900 No adjustments are made for rates (DRA, DDEC). Scan hours are for recording scans only. Baseline hours are only counted for scans above horizon at both ends. Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) J1229+0203 12 26 33.245836 * 12 29 06.699732 12 29 27.099260 0.30 1226+023 02 19 43.30565 * 02 03 08.59815 02 00 55.81267 0.20 * 3C273 /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba 3C273B VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro J1229+02 3.042 scan hours, 112.164 baseline hours above horizon. J1256-0547 12 53 35.831291 * 12 56 11.166559 12 56 31.756044 0.20 1253-055 -05 31 07.99586 *-05 47 21.52472 -05 49 33.02494 0.30 * 3C279 /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J1256-05 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 3.042 scan hours, 116.044 baseline hours above horizon. J1512-0905 15 10 08.900180 * 15 12 50.532928 15 13 11.781730 0.20 * 1510-089 -08 54 47.61950 *-09 05 59.82965 -09 07 36.46642 0.30 J1512-09 /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 3.025 scan hours, 96.419 baseline hours above horizon. J2202+4216 22 00 39.362507 * 22 02 43.291374 22 02 57.160102 0.27 2200+420 42 02 08.59081 * 42 16 39.97995 42 18 08.90115 0.40 * BLLAC /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J2202+42 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro VR42220 3.191 scan hours, 117.901 baseline hours above horizon. J2225-0457 22 23 11.077768 * 22 25 47.259295 22 26 05.873685 0.20 2223-052 -05 12 17.79946 *-04 57 01.39082 -04 55 17.07173 0.30 * 3C446 /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J2225-04 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 1.197 scan hours, 31.156 baseline hours above horizon. J2232+1143 22 30 07.803949 * 22 32 36.408907 22 32 53.875073 0.31 2230+114 11 28 22.81081 * 11 43 50.90409 11 45 33.31045 0.20 * CTA102 /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J2232+11 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 1.197 scan hours, 44.399 baseline hours above horizon. J2253+1608 22 51 29.519744 * 22 53 57.747943 22 54 15.021538 0.31 2251+158 15 52 54.34806 * 16 08 53.56089 16 10 40.19640 0.20 * 3C454.3 /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J2253+16 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 1.064 scan hours, 44.276 baseline hours above horizon. The solar corona can cause unstable phases for sources too close to the Sun. SCHED provides warnings at individual scans for distances less than 10 degrees. The distance from the Sun to each source in this schedule is: Source Sun distance (deg) 3C273 164.8 3C279 174.8 1510-089 150.9 BLLAC 54.4 3C446 44.2 CTA102 40.2 3C454.3 35.4 Barry Clark estimates from predictions by Ketan Desai of IPM scattering sizes that the Sun will cause amplitude reductions on the longest VLBA baselines at a solar distance of 60deg F^(-0.6) where F is in GHz. For common VLBI bands, this is: 327 MHz 117. deg 610 MHz 81. deg 1.6 GHz 45. deg 2.3 GHz 36. deg 5.0 GHz 23. deg 8.4 GHz 17. deg 15.0 GHz 12. deg 22.0 GHz 9. deg 43.0 GHz 6. deg