COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_BR (Code Br ) Experiment: bw088 M87 movie. Walker, Ly, Junor, Hardee Exp. Code: bw088f Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 6.05 June 2006 PI: R.C. Walker Address: NRAO, P.O. Box O Socorro, NM 87801 USA Phone: +1-505-835-7247 (w) / +1-505-835-3972 (h) EMAIL: cwalker@nrao.edu Fax: +1-505-835-7027 Phone during observation: +1-505-835-7247 (w) / +1-505-835-3972 (h) Observing mode: VLBA Notes: COVER LETTER: This 18 session project is designed to provide a movie of jet component motions near the black hole in M87. Here is the key information from the time allocation email: PROPOSAL STATUS ( 01/10/2007 ): Approved for dynamic scheduling, high priority CURRENT TIME ALLOCATION: 18 times 10.0 hrs dynamically scheduled centered at LST 12.5 with 256 Mbits/sec recording Note request for 32 output spectral channels per baseband. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schedule for VLBA_BR (Code Br ) Page 2 bw088 M87 movie. Walker, Ly, Junor, Hardee 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 23 Apr 2007 Day 113 --- Next scan frequencies: 43119.49 43119.49 43135.49 43135.49 Next BBC frequencies: 719.49 719.49 735.49 735.49 Next scan bandwidths: 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 00 39 44 3C274 06 43 45 11.2 84.0 -5.8 -42.8 0 1 1 0 00 39 14 00 59 40 --- 07 03 45 14.6 87.6 -5.5 -43.1 1197 F 1 40 00 39 32 01 03 06 3C274 07 07 11 15.1 88.3 -5.4 -43.1 199 1 1 40 01 02 36 01 23 03 --- 07 27 11 18.5 92.0 -5.1 -43.1 1197 F 1 79 01 02 54 01 27 58 OJ287 07 32 07 57.3 141.9 -1.4 -26.0 211 1 1 79 01 27 28 01 31 57 --- 07 36 07 57.7 143.5 -1.3 -25.0 239 F 1 88 01 27 46 01 34 00 3C274 07 38 10 20.3 94.1 -4.9 -43.0 42 1 1 88 01 33 30 01 53 57 --- 07 58 10 23.6 97.9 -4.6 -42.6 1197 F 1 127 01 33 48 01 57 25 3C274 08 01 39 24.2 98.6 -4.5 -42.5 201 1 1 127 01 56 55 02 02 24 --- 08 06 39 25.0 99.6 -4.4 -42.3 299 F 1 138 01 57 13 02 02 24 M84 08 06 39 26.3 100.4 -4.3 -42.3 -9 1 1 138 02 02 24 02 03 04 --- 08 07 19 26.4 100.5 -4.3 -42.3 31 F 1 139 02 02 24 02 03 04 3C274 08 07 19 25.1 99.8 -4.4 -42.3 -9 1 1 139 02 03 04 02 03 34 --- 08 07 49 25.2 99.9 -4.4 -42.3 21 F 1 140 02 03 04 02 03 34 M84 08 07 49 26.5 100.6 -4.3 -42.3 -9 1 1 140 02 03 34 02 04 14 --- 08 08 29 26.6 100.8 -4.3 -42.3 31 F 1 142 02 03 34 02 04 14 3C274 08 08 29 25.3 100.0 -4.4 -42.3 -9 1 1 142 02 04 14 02 04 44 --- 08 08 59 25.4 100.1 -4.4 -42.3 21 F 1 143 02 04 14 02 04 44 M84 08 08 59 26.7 100.9 -4.3 -42.2 -9 1 1 143 02 04 44 02 05 24 --- 08 09 39 26.8 101.0 -4.3 -42.2 31 F 1 144 02 04 44 02 05 24 3C274 08 09 39 25.5 100.2 -4.4 -42.3 -9 1 1 144 02 05 24 02 05 54 --- 08 10 09 25.6 100.3 -4.4 -42.2 21 F 1 145 02 05 24 02 05 54 M84 08 10 09 26.9 101.1 -4.3 -42.2 -9 1 1 145 02 05 54 02 06 33 --- 08 10 49 27.0 101.2 -4.2 -42.2 31 F 1 146 02 05 54 02 06 42 3C274 08 10 58 25.7 100.5 -4.3 -42.2 0 1 1 146 02 06 33 02 11 42 --- 08 15 58 26.5 101.5 -4.3 -42.0 299 F 1 156 02 06 33 Schedule for VLBA_BR (Code Br ) Page 3 bw088 M87 movie. Walker, Ly, Junor, Hardee 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 23 Apr 2007 Day 113 --- 02 11 46 3C274 08 16 02 26.6 101.5 -4.3 -42.0 0 1 1 156 02 11 42 02 31 43 --- 08 36 02 29.8 105.7 -3.9 -41.1 1197 F 1 195 02 11 42 02 32 27 3C279 08 36 47 11.9 112.9 -4.3 -38.2 2 1 1 195 02 31 57 02 34 27 --- 08 38 47 12.2 113.3 -4.3 -38.0 120 F 1 200 02 32 15 02 35 11 3C274 08 39 31 30.4 106.4 -3.9 -41.0 2 1 1 200 02 34 41 02 55 08 --- 08 59 31 33.5 110.8 -3.5 -39.7 1197 F 1 239 02 34 59 02 55 52 3C279 09 00 15 15.4 117.7 -3.9 -36.4 2 1 1 239 02 55 22 02 57 52 --- 09 02 15 15.7 118.1 -3.9 -36.3 120 F 1 244 02 55 40 02 59 51 OJ287 09 04 15 61.9 184.5 0.2 3.2 21 1 1 244 02 59 21 03 04 50 --- 09 09 15 61.8 187.0 0.2 5.0 299 F 1 255 02 59 39 03 06 32 3C274 09 10 57 35.3 113.4 -3.3 -38.8 43 1 1 255 03 06 02 03 26 29 --- 09 30 57 38.3 118.2 -3.0 -37.0 1197 F 1 294 03 06 20 03 27 13 3C279 09 31 42 19.9 124.4 -3.4 -33.6 1 1 1 294 03 26 43 03 29 13 --- 09 33 42 20.2 124.9 -3.4 -33.4 120 F 1 299 03 27 01 03 29 58 3C274 09 34 27 38.8 119.1 -2.9 -36.7 1 1 1 299 03 29 28 03 49 54 --- 09 54 27 41.6 124.3 -2.6 -34.4 1197 F 1 339 03 29 46 03 50 39 3C279 09 55 11 23.0 129.7 -3.0 -31.1 1 1 1 339 03 50 09 03 52 38 --- 09 57 11 23.3 130.2 -3.0 -30.8 120 F 1 343 03 50 27 03 53 23 3C274 09 57 56 42.1 125.2 -2.6 -33.9 1 1 1 343 03 52 53 03 58 22 --- 10 02 56 42.8 126.6 -2.5 -33.3 299 F 1 354 03 53 11 03 58 22 M84 10 02 56 44.0 127.9 -2.4 -32.7 -8 1 1 354 03 58 22 03 59 02 --- 10 03 36 44.1 128.1 -2.4 -32.6 32 F 1 355 03 58 22 03 59 02 3C274 10 03 36 42.9 126.8 -2.5 -33.2 -8 1 1 355 03 59 02 03 59 32 --- 10 04 06 43.0 126.9 -2.5 -33.1 22 F 1 356 03 59 02 03 59 32 M84 10 04 06 44.1 128.2 -2.4 -32.5 -8 1 1 356 03 59 32 04 00 12 --- 10 04 46 44.2 128.4 -2.3 -32.4 32 F 1 358 03 59 32 04 00 12 3C274 10 04 46 43.0 127.1 -2.4 -33.0 -8 1 1 358 04 00 12 04 00 42 --- 10 05 16 43.1 127.3 -2.4 -32.9 22 F 1 358 04 00 12 Schedule for VLBA_BR (Code Br ) Page 4 bw088 M87 movie. Walker, Ly, Junor, Hardee 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 23 Apr 2007 Day 113 --- 04 00 42 M84 10 05 16 44.3 128.5 -2.3 -32.4 -8 1 1 358 04 00 42 04 01 21 --- 10 05 56 44.4 128.7 -2.3 -32.3 32 F 1 360 04 00 42 04 01 21 3C274 10 05 56 43.2 127.5 -2.4 -32.8 -8 1 1 360 04 01 21 04 01 51 --- 10 06 26 43.3 127.6 -2.4 -32.8 22 F 1 361 04 01 21 04 01 51 M84 10 06 26 44.4 128.9 -2.3 -32.2 -8 1 1 361 04 01 51 04 02 31 --- 10 07 06 44.5 129.1 -2.3 -32.1 32 F 1 362 04 01 51 04 02 40 3C274 10 07 15 43.4 127.8 -2.4 -32.7 1 1 1 362 04 02 31 04 07 39 --- 10 12 15 44.0 129.3 -2.3 -31.9 299 F 1 372 04 02 31 04 07 45 BLANKSKY 10 12 20 44.2 129.2 -2.3 -32.0 0 1 1 372 04 07 39 04 09 45 --- 10 14 20 44.4 129.7 -2.3 -31.7 120 F 1 376 04 07 39 04 09 50 3C274 10 14 26 44.3 129.9 -2.3 -31.6 0 1 1 376 04 09 45 04 29 47 --- 10 34 26 46.8 135.9 -1.9 -28.4 1197 F 1 415 04 09 45 04 30 31 3C279 10 35 10 27.8 139.4 -2.4 -25.9 0 1 1 415 04 30 01 04 32 31 --- 10 37 10 28.0 139.9 -2.3 -25.6 120 F 1 420 04 30 19 04 33 15 3C274 10 37 55 47.2 137.0 -1.9 -27.8 0 1 1 420 04 32 45 04 53 12 --- 10 57 55 49.3 143.6 -1.6 -23.9 1197 F 1 459 04 33 03 04 53 56 3C279 10 58 39 30.2 145.5 -2.0 -22.3 0 1 1 459 04 53 26 04 55 56 --- 11 00 39 30.3 146.0 -1.9 -22.0 120 F 1 464 04 53 44 04 58 12 OJ287 11 02 55 52.0 233.7 2.1 35.0 71 1 1 464 04 57 42 05 02 11 --- 11 06 55 51.4 235.0 2.2 35.6 239 F 1 473 04 58 00 05 04 01 3C274 11 08 45 50.3 147.4 -1.4 -21.6 45 1 1 473 05 03 31 05 23 57 --- 11 28 45 51.9 154.8 -1.0 -16.9 1197 F 1 512 05 03 49 05 24 42 3C279 11 29 30 32.7 154.0 -1.5 -17.1 0 1 1 512 05 24 12 05 26 41 --- 11 31 30 32.9 154.5 -1.4 -16.8 120 F 1 517 05 24 30 05 27 26 3C274 11 32 14 52.2 156.1 -1.0 -16.1 0 1 1 517 05 26 56 05 47 23 --- 11 52 14 53.3 163.9 -0.6 -10.9 1197 F 1 557 05 27 14 05 48 07 3C279 11 52 59 34.3 160.7 -1.1 -12.8 0 1 1 557 05 47 37 05 50 07 --- 11 54 59 34.4 161.3 -1.0 -12.4 120 F 1 562 05 47 55 Schedule for VLBA_BR (Code Br ) Page 5 bw088 M87 movie. Walker, Ly, Junor, Hardee 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 23 Apr 2007 Day 113 --- 05 50 51 3C274 11 55 43 53.5 165.3 -0.6 -10.0 0 1 1 562 05 50 21 05 55 50 --- 12 00 43 53.7 167.4 -0.5 -8.6 299 F 1 572 05 50 39 05 55 50 M84 12 00 43 54.3 169.6 -0.4 -7.1 -7 1 1 572 05 55 50 05 56 30 --- 12 01 23 54.4 169.9 -0.4 -6.9 32 F 1 573 05 55 50 05 56 30 3C274 12 01 23 53.7 167.6 -0.5 -8.4 -7 1 1 573 05 56 30 05 57 00 --- 12 01 53 53.7 167.8 -0.5 -8.3 22 F 1 574 05 56 30 05 57 00 M84 12 01 53 54.4 170.1 -0.4 -6.8 -7 1 1 574 05 57 00 05 57 40 --- 12 02 33 54.4 170.4 -0.4 -6.6 32 F 1 576 05 57 00 05 57 40 3C274 12 02 33 53.7 168.1 -0.5 -8.1 -7 1 1 576 05 57 40 05 58 10 --- 12 03 03 53.7 168.3 -0.5 -8.0 22 F 1 577 05 57 40 05 58 10 M84 12 03 03 54.4 170.6 -0.4 -6.4 -7 1 1 577 05 58 10 05 58 50 --- 12 03 43 54.4 170.9 -0.4 -6.2 32 F 1 578 05 58 10 05 58 50 3C274 12 03 43 53.8 168.6 -0.5 -7.8 -7 1 1 578 05 58 50 05 59 20 --- 12 04 13 53.8 168.8 -0.4 -7.6 22 F 1 579 05 58 50 05 59 20 M84 12 04 13 54.4 171.1 -0.4 -6.1 -7 1 1 579 05 59 20 06 00 00 --- 12 04 53 54.5 171.4 -0.3 -5.9 32 F 1 580 05 59 20 06 00 09 3C274 12 05 02 53.8 169.1 -0.4 -7.4 1 1 1 580 06 00 00 06 05 08 --- 12 10 02 53.9 171.2 -0.4 -6.0 299 F 1 590 06 00 00 06 05 12 3C274 12 10 07 53.9 171.2 -0.4 -6.0 0 1 1 590 06 05 08 06 25 09 --- 12 30 07 54.2 179.5 0.0 -0.3 1197 F 1 629 06 05 08 06 25 52 3C279 12 30 50 35.7 172.1 -0.4 -5.3 0 1 1 629 06 25 22 06 27 52 --- 12 32 50 35.8 172.7 -0.4 -4.9 120 F 1 634 06 25 40 06 28 35 3C274 12 33 33 54.2 181.0 0.0 0.7 0 1 1 634 06 28 05 06 48 31 --- 12 53 33 53.9 189.3 0.4 6.3 1197 F 1 673 06 28 23 06 49 13 3C279 12 54 15 36.0 179.3 0.0 -0.5 0 1 1 673 06 48 43 06 51 13 --- 12 56 15 36.0 179.9 0.0 -0.1 120 F 1 678 06 49 01 06 53 15 J1635+3808 12 58 17 50.0 83.7 -3.6 -57.5 52 1 1 678 06 52 45 06 57 14 =1633+38 13 02 17 50.7 84.4 -3.6 -57.6 239 F 1 687 06 53 03 Schedule for VLBA_BR (Code Br ) Page 6 bw088 M87 movie. Walker, Ly, Junor, Hardee 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 23 Apr 2007 Day 113 --- 06 59 13 3C274 13 04 17 53.6 193.7 0.6 9.3 40 1 1 687 06 58 43 07 19 10 --- 13 24 17 52.5 201.6 0.9 14.6 1197 F 1 726 06 59 01 07 19 50 3C279 13 24 57 35.7 188.7 0.5 5.8 0 1 1 726 07 19 10 07 21 49 --- 13 26 57 35.6 189.3 0.5 6.2 120 F 1 731 07 19 10 07 22 29 3C274 13 27 36 52.3 202.9 0.9 15.4 0 1 1 731 07 21 49 07 42 26 --- 13 47 36 50.8 210.4 1.3 20.2 1197 F 1 771 07 21 49 07 43 05 3C279 13 48 15 34.9 195.7 0.9 10.5 1 1 1 771 07 42 26 07 45 04 --- 13 50 15 34.8 196.3 0.9 10.9 120 F 1 776 07 42 26 07 45 44 BLANKSKY 13 50 55 50.7 211.7 1.3 21.0 2 1 1 776 07 45 04 07 47 44 --- 13 52 55 50.5 212.4 1.4 21.5 120 F 1 782 07 45 04 07 47 49 3C274 13 53 01 50.4 212.3 1.4 21.4 0 1 1 782 07 47 44 07 52 49 --- 13 58 01 49.9 214.1 1.4 22.5 299 F 1 791 07 47 44 07 52 49 M84 13 58 01 49.8 216.4 1.5 24.0 -8 1 1 791 07 52 49 07 53 28 --- 13 58 41 49.7 216.7 1.6 24.1 32 F 1 793 07 52 49 07 53 28 3C274 13 58 41 49.8 214.3 1.5 22.7 -8 1 1 793 07 53 28 07 53 58 --- 13 59 11 49.8 214.5 1.5 22.8 22 F 1 794 07 53 28 07 53 58 M84 13 59 11 49.7 216.8 1.6 24.2 -8 1 1 794 07 53 58 07 54 38 --- 13 59 51 49.6 217.1 1.6 24.4 32 F 1 795 07 53 58 07 54 38 3C274 13 59 51 49.7 214.8 1.5 22.9 -8 1 1 795 07 54 38 07 55 08 --- 14 00 21 49.7 214.9 1.5 23.0 22 F 1 796 07 54 38 07 55 08 M84 14 00 21 49.6 217.2 1.6 24.5 -7 1 1 796 07 55 08 07 55 48 --- 14 01 01 49.5 217.5 1.6 24.6 32 F 1 797 07 55 08 07 55 48 3C274 14 01 01 49.6 215.2 1.5 23.2 -7 1 1 797 07 55 48 07 56 18 --- 14 01 31 49.6 215.3 1.5 23.3 22 F 1 798 07 55 48 07 56 18 M84 14 01 31 49.5 217.6 1.6 24.7 -7 1 1 798 07 56 18 07 56 58 --- 14 02 11 49.4 217.8 1.6 24.8 32 F 1 799 07 56 18 07 57 07 3C274 14 02 20 49.5 215.6 1.5 23.4 1 1 1 799 07 56 58 08 02 06 --- 14 07 20 49.0 217.3 1.6 24.5 299 F 1 809 07 56 58 Schedule for VLBA_BR (Code Br ) Page 7 bw088 M87 movie. Walker, Ly, Junor, Hardee 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 23 Apr 2007 Day 113 --- 08 02 10 3C274 14 07 24 49.0 217.3 1.6 24.5 0 1 1 809 08 02 06 08 22 07 --- 14 27 24 46.8 223.9 1.9 28.3 1197 F 1 848 08 02 06 08 22 51 3C279 14 28 08 32.4 207.3 1.5 17.9 9 1 1 848 08 22 21 08 24 50 --- 14 30 08 32.3 207.8 1.6 18.3 120 F 1 853 08 22 39 08 25 34 3C274 14 30 52 46.4 225.0 2.0 28.9 10 1 1 853 08 25 04 08 45 31 --- 14 50 52 43.9 230.9 2.3 32.0 1197 F 1 893 08 25 22 08 46 15 3C279 14 51 36 30.4 213.7 1.9 21.9 11 1 1 893 08 45 45 08 48 15 --- 14 53 36 30.2 214.2 2.0 22.2 120 F 1 897 08 46 03 08 50 33 J1635+3808 14 55 55 69.4 109.8 -1.7 -52.9 54 1 1 897 08 50 03 08 54 33 =1633+38 14 59 55 70.0 111.2 -1.6 -52.3 239 F 1 906 08 50 21 08 56 49 3C274 15 02 12 42.4 234.1 2.5 33.6 48 1 1 906 08 56 19 09 16 46 --- 15 22 12 39.6 239.4 2.8 36.0 1197 F 1 946 08 56 37 09 17 23 3C279 15 22 49 27.2 221.8 2.4 26.6 6 1 1 946 09 16 46 09 19 23 --- 15 24 49 27.0 222.3 2.5 26.8 120 F 1 951 09 16 46 09 19 59 3C274 15 25 25 39.2 240.3 2.9 36.4 6 1 1 951 09 19 23 09 39 55 --- 15 45 25 36.2 245.2 3.2 38.3 1197 F 1 990 09 19 23 09 40 32 3C279 15 46 02 24.5 227.5 2.8 29.6 7 1 1 990 09 39 55 09 42 32 --- 15 48 02 24.3 227.9 2.9 29.9 120 F 1 996 09 39 55 09 43 09 3C274 15 48 39 35.7 245.9 3.3 38.6 8 1 1 996 09 42 32 09 48 08 --- 15 53 39 35.0 247.1 3.4 39.0 299 F 1 1006 09 42 32 09 48 08 M84 15 53 39 34.5 248.8 3.5 39.7 -7 1 1 1006 09 48 08 09 48 48 --- 15 54 19 34.4 249.0 3.5 39.7 33 F 1 1008 09 48 08 09 48 48 3C274 15 54 19 34.9 247.3 3.4 39.1 -7 1 1 1008 09 48 48 09 49 18 --- 15 54 49 34.8 247.4 3.4 39.1 23 F 1 1009 09 48 48 09 49 18 M84 15 54 49 34.3 249.1 3.5 39.7 -7 1 1 1009 09 49 18 09 49 57 --- 15 55 29 34.2 249.2 3.5 39.8 33 F 1 1010 09 49 18 09 49 57 3C274 15 55 29 34.7 247.5 3.4 39.1 -7 1 1 1010 09 49 57 09 50 27 --- 15 55 59 34.6 247.6 3.4 39.2 23 F 1 1011 09 49 57 Schedule for VLBA_BR (Code Br ) Page 8 bw088 M87 movie. Walker, Ly, Junor, Hardee 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 23 Apr 2007 Day 113 --- 09 50 27 M84 15 55 59 34.1 249.3 3.5 39.8 -7 1 1 1011 09 50 27 09 51 07 --- 15 56 39 34.0 249.5 3.5 39.9 33 F 1 1012 09 50 27 09 51 07 3C274 15 56 39 34.5 247.8 3.4 39.2 -7 1 1 1012 09 51 07 09 51 37 --- 15 57 09 34.4 247.9 3.4 39.3 23 F 1 1013 09 51 07 09 51 37 M84 15 57 09 33.9 249.6 3.5 39.9 -7 1 1 1013 09 51 37 09 52 17 --- 15 57 49 33.8 249.7 3.5 40.0 33 F 1 1014 09 51 37 09 52 25 3C274 15 57 57 34.3 248.1 3.4 39.3 1 1 1 1014 09 52 17 09 57 25 --- 16 02 57 33.5 249.2 3.5 39.7 299 F 1 1024 09 52 17 09 57 29 3C274 16 03 02 33.5 249.2 3.5 39.7 0 1 1 1024 09 57 25 10 17 26 --- 16 23 02 30.3 253.6 3.9 41.0 1197 F 1 1063 09 57 25 10 17 59 3C279 16 23 35 19.6 236.0 3.4 33.8 6 1 1 1063 10 17 26 10 19 59 --- 16 25 35 19.3 236.5 3.5 34.0 120 F 1 1068 10 17 26 10 20 32 3C274 16 26 09 29.8 254.3 3.9 41.1 6 1 1 1068 10 19 59 10 35 30 --- 16 41 09 27.4 257.4 4.2 41.8 898 F 1 1098 10 19 59 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: bw088.set Matches group v7mm_c8 in /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Setup group: 9 Station: VLBA_BR Total bit rate: 256 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 32.000 Number of channels: 4 Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 42400.00 Net SB= U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 BBC SB= U U U U IF = 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: 9 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 43119.49 43119.49 43135.49 43135.49 BBC fr= 719.49 719.49 735.49 735.49 Bandwd= 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 The following pulse cal sets were used with this setup: Pulse cal detection set: 1 PCAL = 1MHZ PCALXB1= S1 S3 S1 S3 S1 S2 S3 S4 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S2 S4 M1 M2 M3 M4 PCALFR1= 510 510 13510 13510 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 510 510 13510 13510 0 0 0 0 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19 barrel=roll_off SOURCE LIST -- bw088 M87 movie. Walker, Ly, Junor, Hardee 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) * BLANKSKY 12 28 17.595540 * 12 30 49.423381 12 31 13.140835 0.00 12 50 01.74793 * 12 33 28.04383 12 30 55.27865 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Blank sky 10 arcmin from M87 0.066 scan hours, 2.992 baseline hours above horizon. J0854+2006 08 51 57.250618 * 08 54 48.874930 08 55 14.573968 0.21 0851+202 20 17 58.41741 * 20 06 30.64086 20 04 54.71257 0.40 J0854+20 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba * OJ287 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.216 scan hours, 9.125 baseline hours above horizon. J1225+1253 12 22 31.582015 * 12 25 03.743331 12 25 27.499613 0.32 * M84 13 09 49.76862 * 12 53 13.13923 12 50 40.29220 0.31 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.222 scan hours, 6.948 baseline hours above horizon. J1230+1223 12 28 17.569279 * 12 30 49.423381 12 31 13.142348 0.31 1228+126 12 40 01.74901 * 12 23 28.04383 12 20 55.25040 0.20 * 3C274 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J1230+12 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 7.853 scan hours, 300.162 baseline hours above horizon. J1256-0547 12 53 35.831291 * 12 56 11.166559 12 56 35.268462 0.20 1253-055 -05 31 07.99586 *-05 47 21.52472 -05 49 54.76539 0.30 * 3C279 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J1256-05 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.665 scan hours, 22.771 baseline hours above horizon. * J1635+3808 16 33 30.625096 * 16 35 15.492971 16 35 32.475903 0.26 1633+38 38 14 10.08280 * 38 08 04.50057 38 06 50.56654 0.40 1633+382 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J1635+38 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.133 scan hours, 5.984 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) BLANKSKY 146.4 OJ287 97.9 M84 145.2 3C274 146.5 3C279 162.6 J1635+3808 118.0 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