COVER LETTER: Special note for this session: The third run of this sequence was seriously degraded so the program committee has allowed me to get a second 3-day sequence which I will do in conjunction with the 12-16 day observation. The first of that pair will be April 18. The second should be on April 21. Normal cover letter for this project: This 6 session project samples different possible frame rates for a 7mm movie of M87. It is needed prior to full movie observations because the rate of changes near the core is not known. It is likely that they have been severly undersampled by previous observations. Each session will use the same schedule. The sessions should fall in the following windows (days) after the first: 0, 3, 6, 12-16, 31-39, 80-100. The program committee has asked me to coordinate with Phillip Hicks on the scheduling. I will do so. I propose to use long range forcasts to identify a 6 day window in which to start, and then, at 12, 31, and 80 days, identify a day within the 5, 9, and 21 day windows that follow in which to do a session. Here is the key information from the time allocation email: ------------------ PROPOSAL STATUS ( 01/06/05 ): Approved for dynamic scheduling, high priority Proposal Selection Committee - December 3, 2004: We ask Phillip Hicks to seek permission from Craig Walker before starting the observing sequence, rather than having Phillip be responsible for making the long-term weather forecast. CURRENT TIME ALLOCATION: 6 times 10.0 hrs dynamically scheduled centered at LST 12.5 with 128 Mbits/sec recording --------------------- I apologize for the long delay in starting this project, but it will take my attention once started and, for personal reasons, I did not feel I was in a position to provide that over the last year. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEGIN = PROJECT_INFO PROJECT_CODE = bw082e TITLE = bw082 M87 movie pilot. Walker, Ly, Junor, Hardee PI_NAME = R.C. Walker PI_ADDRESS = NRAO, P.O. Box O PI_ADDRESS = Socorro, NM 87801 PI_ADDRESS = USA PI_PHONE = +1-505-835-7247 (w) / +1-505-835-3972 (h) PI_OBS_PHONE = +1-505-835-7247 (w) / +1-505-835-3972 (h) PI_EMAIL = cwalker@nrao.edu PI_FAX = +1-505-835-7027 START = 2006-111/00:46:38 STOP = 2006-111/10:43:16 CORRELATOR = SOCORRO END = PROJECT_INFO BEGIN = STATION_SETUP STATION = VLBA RECORD_SCANS = 67 RECORD_HOURS = 8.93 FE = 7mm omit 7mm omit NUM_CHANNELS = 4 FORMAT = VLBA1:4 SPEEDUP = 2.00 IF = A C A C BBC_SB = U U U U NET_SB = U U U U POL = R L R L BEGIN = FREQUENCY_SET LO_SUM = 43127.49 43127.49 43135.49 43135.49 BBC_FREQUENCY = 727.49 727.49 735.49 735.49 BANDWIDTH = 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 END = FREQUENCY_SET END = STATION_SETUP BEGIN = STATION_INFO STATION_ID = SC STATION_NAME = VLBA_SC AUTO_ALLOCATE = ON AUTO_REVERSE = ON TAPES = 1 PASSES = 12 DISK = 0.0 START = 2006-111/00:46:38 STOP = 2006-111/10:43:16 END = STATION_INFO BEGIN = STATION_INFO STATION_ID = HN STATION_NAME = VLBA_HN AUTO_ALLOCATE = ON AUTO_REVERSE = ON TAPES = 0 PASSES = 0 DISK = 533.5 START = 2006-111/00:46:38 STOP = 2006-111/10:43:16 END = STATION_INFO BEGIN = STATION_INFO STATION_ID = NL STATION_NAME = VLBA_NL AUTO_ALLOCATE = ON AUTO_REVERSE = ON TAPES = 1 PASSES = 14 DISK = 0.0 START = 2006-111/00:46:38 STOP = 2006-111/10:43:16 END = STATION_INFO BEGIN = STATION_INFO STATION_ID = FD STATION_NAME = VLBA_FD AUTO_ALLOCATE = ON AUTO_REVERSE = ON TAPES = 0 PASSES = 0 DISK = 561.4 START = 2006-111/00:46:38 STOP = 2006-111/10:43:16 END = STATION_INFO BEGIN = STATION_INFO STATION_ID = LA STATION_NAME = VLBA_LA AUTO_ALLOCATE = ON AUTO_REVERSE = ON TAPES = 0 PASSES = 0 DISK = 561.4 START = 2006-111/00:46:38 STOP = 2006-111/10:43:16 END = STATION_INFO BEGIN = STATION_INFO STATION_ID = PT STATION_NAME = VLBA_PT AUTO_ALLOCATE = ON AUTO_REVERSE = ON TAPES = 1 PASSES = 14 DISK = 0.0 START = 2006-111/00:46:38 STOP = 2006-111/10:43:16 END = STATION_INFO BEGIN = STATION_INFO STATION_ID = KP STATION_NAME = VLBA_KP AUTO_ALLOCATE = ON AUTO_REVERSE = ON TAPES = 0 PASSES = 0 DISK = 561.4 START = 2006-111/00:46:38 STOP = 2006-111/10:43:16 END = STATION_INFO BEGIN = STATION_INFO STATION_ID = OV STATION_NAME = VLBA_OV AUTO_ALLOCATE = ON AUTO_REVERSE = ON TAPES = 1 PASSES = 14 DISK = 0.0 START = 2006-111/00:46:38 STOP = 2006-111/10:43:16 END = STATION_INFO BEGIN = STATION_INFO STATION_ID = BR STATION_NAME = VLBA_BR AUTO_ALLOCATE = ON AUTO_REVERSE = ON TAPES = 0 PASSES = 0 DISK = 555.7 START = 2006-111/00:46:38 STOP = 2006-111/10:43:16 END = STATION_INFO BEGIN = STATION_INFO STATION_ID = MK STATION_NAME = VLBA_MK AUTO_ALLOCATE = ON AUTO_REVERSE = ON TAPES = 1 PASSES = 11 DISK = 0.0 START = 2006-111/00:46:38 STOP = 2006-111/10:43:16 END = STATION_INFO BEGIN = SOURCE_INFO SOURCE_NAME = OJ287 SOURCE_RA = 08h54m48.874930s SOURCE_DEC = 20d06'30.64086" END = SOURCE_INFO BEGIN = SOURCE_INFO SOURCE_NAME = J1159+2914 SOURCE_RA = 11h59m31.833910s SOURCE_DEC = 29d14'43.82684" END = SOURCE_INFO BEGIN = SOURCE_INFO SOURCE_NAME = 3C274 SOURCE_RA = 12h30m49.423381s SOURCE_DEC = 12d23'28.04383" END = SOURCE_INFO BEGIN = SOURCE_INFO SOURCE_NAME = 3C279 SOURCE_RA = 12h56m11.166559s SOURCE_DEC = -05d47'21.52472" END = SOURCE_INFO BEGIN = SOURCE_INFO SOURCE_NAME = J1310+3220 SOURCE_RA = 13h10m28.663850s SOURCE_DEC = 32d20'43.78290" END = SOURCE_INFO BEGIN = SOURCE_INFO SOURCE_NAME = 1726+455 SOURCE_RA = 17h27m27.650804s SOURCE_DEC = 45d30'39.73133" END = SOURCE_INFO BEGIN = SOURCE_INFO SOURCE_NAME = 1751+288 SOURCE_RA = 17h53m42.473641s SOURCE_DEC = 28d48'04.93887" END = SOURCE_INFO BEGIN = CORRELATOR_PARAMETERS POLARIZATION = YES TIME_AVERAGE = 2.000 FFT_SIZE = 256 SPECTRAL_AVERAGE = 8 WINDOW = UNIFORM OUTPUT_TAPE = DAT SHIPPING = aoc DATA_OUTPUT_RATE = 56.32 DATA_SET_SIZE = 837.8 SOURCE_POS_ORIGIN = STANDARD END = CORRELATOR_PARAMETERS