COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_LA (Code La ) 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_LA (Code La ) 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 07 37 30 20.6 89.3 -4.9 -56.1 0 1 1 0 00 39 14 00 59 40 --- 07 57 30 24.6 92.3 -4.6 -56.1 1197 F 1 40 00 39 32 01 03 06 3C274 08 00 56 25.3 92.8 -4.5 -56.1 199 1 1 40 01 02 36 01 23 03 --- 08 20 56 29.3 95.9 -4.2 -55.7 1197 F 1 79 01 02 54 01 23 46 3C279 08 21 40 13.5 107.6 -4.6 -51.0 6 1 1 79 01 23 16 01 25 46 --- 08 23 40 13.9 107.9 -4.5 -50.9 120 F 1 84 01 23 34 01 27 58 OJ287 08 25 52 73.0 155.7 -0.5 -20.8 8 1 1 84 01 27 28 01 31 57 --- 08 29 52 73.3 158.8 -0.4 -18.2 239 F 1 93 01 27 46 01 34 00 3C274 08 31 55 31.6 97.7 -4.0 -55.4 33 1 1 93 01 33 30 01 53 57 --- 08 51 55 35.6 101.0 -3.7 -54.6 1197 F 1 132 01 33 48 01 54 41 3C279 08 52 39 19.4 112.7 -4.1 -48.8 6 1 1 132 01 54 11 01 56 40 --- 08 54 39 19.8 113.1 -4.0 -48.6 120 F 1 137 01 54 29 01 57 25 3C274 08 55 24 36.3 101.6 -3.6 -54.4 6 1 1 137 01 56 55 02 02 24 --- 09 00 24 37.2 102.5 -3.5 -54.2 299 F 1 148 01 57 13 02 02 24 M84 09 00 24 38.7 103.1 -3.4 -54.2 -9 1 1 148 02 02 24 02 03 04 --- 09 01 04 38.8 103.2 -3.4 -54.1 31 F 1 149 02 02 24 02 03 04 3C274 09 01 04 37.4 102.6 -3.5 -54.1 -9 1 1 149 02 03 04 02 03 34 --- 09 01 34 37.5 102.7 -3.5 -54.1 21 F 1 150 02 03 04 02 03 34 M84 09 01 34 38.9 103.3 -3.4 -54.1 -9 1 1 150 02 03 34 02 04 14 --- 09 02 14 39.0 103.4 -3.4 -54.1 31 F 1 151 02 03 34 02 04 14 3C274 09 02 14 37.6 102.8 -3.5 -54.1 -9 1 1 151 02 04 14 02 04 44 --- 09 02 44 37.7 102.9 -3.5 -54.0 21 F 1 152 02 04 14 02 04 44 M84 09 02 44 39.1 103.5 -3.4 -54.0 -9 1 1 152 02 04 44 02 05 24 --- 09 03 24 39.3 103.6 -3.4 -54.0 31 F 1 153 02 04 44 02 05 24 3C274 09 03 24 37.8 103.1 -3.5 -54.0 -9 1 1 153 02 05 24 02 05 54 --- 09 03 54 37.9 103.1 -3.5 -54.0 21 F 1 154 02 05 24 Schedule for VLBA_LA (Code La ) 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 05 54 M84 09 03 54 39.4 103.7 -3.4 -53.9 -9 1 1 154 02 05 54 02 06 33 --- 09 04 34 39.5 103.8 -3.3 -53.9 31 F 1 156 02 05 54 02 06 42 3C274 09 04 43 38.1 103.3 -3.4 -53.9 0 1 1 156 02 06 33 02 11 42 --- 09 09 43 39.1 104.2 -3.4 -53.6 299 F 1 166 02 06 33 02 11 46 3C274 09 09 47 39.1 104.2 -3.4 -53.6 0 1 1 166 02 11 42 02 31 43 --- 09 29 47 43.0 108.1 -3.0 -52.1 1197 F 1 204 02 11 42 02 32 27 3C279 09 30 32 26.3 119.7 -3.4 -45.1 5 1 1 204 02 31 57 02 34 27 --- 09 32 32 26.6 120.1 -3.4 -44.9 120 F 1 209 02 32 15 02 35 11 3C274 09 33 16 43.7 108.9 -3.0 -51.8 4 1 1 209 02 34 41 02 55 08 --- 09 53 16 47.5 113.3 -2.6 -49.7 1197 F 1 249 02 34 59 02 55 52 3C279 09 54 00 30.3 124.5 -3.0 -42.2 4 1 1 249 02 55 22 02 57 52 --- 09 56 00 30.7 124.9 -3.0 -42.0 120 F 1 254 02 55 40 02 59 51 OJ287 09 58 00 69.1 225.5 1.0 38.0 37 1 1 254 02 59 21 03 04 50 --- 10 03 00 68.4 228.0 1.1 39.9 299 F 1 264 02 59 39 03 06 32 3C274 10 04 43 49.6 116.0 -2.4 -48.3 21 1 1 264 03 06 02 03 26 29 --- 10 24 43 53.1 121.4 -2.1 -45.1 1197 F 1 304 03 06 20 03 27 13 3C279 10 25 27 35.3 131.6 -2.5 -37.5 3 1 1 304 03 26 43 03 29 13 --- 10 27 27 35.6 132.1 -2.5 -37.2 120 F 1 309 03 27 01 03 29 58 3C274 10 28 12 53.7 122.4 -2.1 -44.5 2 1 1 309 03 29 28 03 49 54 --- 10 48 12 57.0 128.8 -1.7 -40.4 1197 F 1 348 03 29 46 03 50 39 3C279 10 48 56 38.7 137.6 -2.1 -33.4 2 1 1 348 03 50 09 03 52 38 --- 10 50 56 39.0 138.1 -2.1 -33.0 120 F 1 353 03 50 27 03 53 23 3C274 10 51 41 57.6 130.0 -1.7 -39.5 1 1 1 353 03 52 53 03 58 22 --- 10 56 41 58.3 131.8 -1.6 -38.3 299 F 1 364 03 53 11 03 58 22 M84 10 56 41 59.6 133.3 -1.5 -37.3 -9 1 1 364 03 58 22 03 59 02 --- 10 57 21 59.7 133.6 -1.5 -37.1 31 F 1 365 03 58 22 03 59 02 3C274 10 57 21 58.4 132.0 -1.6 -38.1 -9 1 1 365 03 59 02 03 59 32 --- 10 57 51 58.5 132.2 -1.6 -38.0 21 F 1 366 03 59 02 Schedule for VLBA_LA (Code La ) 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 --- 03 59 32 M84 10 57 51 59.8 133.8 -1.5 -36.9 -8 1 1 366 03 59 32 04 00 12 --- 10 58 31 59.9 134.0 -1.4 -36.7 31 F 1 367 03 59 32 04 00 12 3C274 10 58 31 58.6 132.4 -1.5 -37.8 -8 1 1 367 04 00 12 04 00 42 --- 10 59 01 58.7 132.6 -1.5 -37.7 21 F 1 368 04 00 12 04 00 42 M84 10 59 01 59.9 134.2 -1.4 -36.6 -8 1 1 368 04 00 42 04 01 21 --- 10 59 41 60.0 134.5 -1.4 -36.4 31 F 1 369 04 00 42 04 01 21 3C274 10 59 41 58.8 132.9 -1.5 -37.5 -8 1 1 369 04 01 21 04 01 51 --- 11 00 11 58.9 133.1 -1.5 -37.4 21 F 1 370 04 01 21 04 01 51 M84 11 00 11 60.1 134.7 -1.4 -36.3 -8 1 1 370 04 01 51 04 02 31 --- 11 00 51 60.2 134.9 -1.4 -36.1 31 F 1 372 04 01 51 04 02 40 3C274 11 01 00 59.0 133.4 -1.5 -37.1 0 1 1 372 04 02 31 04 07 39 --- 11 06 00 59.7 135.3 -1.4 -35.8 299 F 1 382 04 02 31 04 07 45 BLANKSKY 11 06 05 59.8 135.1 -1.4 -35.9 0 1 1 382 04 07 39 04 09 45 --- 11 08 05 60.1 135.9 -1.4 -35.3 120 F 1 386 04 07 39 04 09 50 3C274 11 08 11 60.0 136.2 -1.4 -35.1 0 1 1 386 04 09 45 04 29 47 --- 11 28 11 62.6 144.8 -1.1 -28.6 1197 F 1 424 04 09 45 04 30 31 3C279 11 28 55 43.6 149.2 -1.5 -24.7 0 1 1 424 04 30 01 04 32 31 --- 11 30 55 43.8 149.8 -1.4 -24.2 120 F 1 429 04 30 19 04 33 15 3C274 11 31 40 63.0 146.4 -1.0 -27.3 0 1 1 429 04 32 45 04 53 12 --- 11 51 40 64.9 156.7 -0.7 -19.2 1197 F 1 469 04 33 03 04 53 56 3C279 11 52 24 45.7 156.8 -1.1 -18.7 0 1 1 469 04 53 26 04 55 56 --- 11 54 24 45.9 157.5 -1.0 -18.2 120 F 1 474 04 53 44 04 58 12 OJ287 11 56 40 47.4 260.9 3.0 58.5 61 1 1 474 04 57 42 05 02 11 --- 12 00 40 46.6 261.6 3.1 58.7 239 F 1 482 04 58 00 05 04 01 3C274 12 02 30 65.7 162.7 -0.5 -14.3 38 1 1 482 05 03 31 05 23 57 --- 12 22 30 66.5 174.7 -0.1 -4.4 1197 F 1 522 05 03 49 05 24 42 3C279 12 23 15 47.7 167.6 -0.6 -10.1 1 1 1 522 05 24 12 05 26 41 --- 12 25 15 47.7 168.4 -0.5 -9.5 120 F 1 527 05 24 30 Schedule for VLBA_LA (Code La ) 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 27 26 3C274 12 25 59 66.5 176.8 -0.1 -2.7 1 1 1 527 05 26 56 05 47 23 --- 12 45 59 66.3 189.0 0.2 7.5 1197 F 1 566 05 27 14 05 48 07 3C279 12 46 44 48.3 176.3 -0.2 -3.0 2 1 1 566 05 47 37 05 50 07 --- 12 48 44 48.4 177.1 -0.1 -2.4 120 F 1 571 05 47 55 05 50 51 3C274 12 49 28 66.2 191.1 0.3 9.2 3 1 1 571 05 50 21 05 55 50 --- 12 54 28 66.0 194.1 0.4 11.7 299 F 1 582 05 50 39 05 55 50 M84 12 54 28 66.2 197.7 0.5 14.7 -8 1 1 582 05 55 50 05 56 30 --- 12 55 08 66.1 198.1 0.5 15.0 31 F 1 583 05 55 50 05 56 30 3C274 12 55 08 66.0 194.5 0.4 12.0 -8 1 1 583 05 56 30 05 57 00 --- 12 55 38 65.9 194.8 0.4 12.2 21 F 1 584 05 56 30 05 57 00 M84 12 55 38 66.1 198.4 0.5 15.2 -8 1 1 584 05 57 00 05 57 40 --- 12 56 18 66.0 198.8 0.5 15.6 31 F 1 585 05 57 00 05 57 40 3C274 12 56 18 65.9 195.2 0.4 12.5 -8 1 1 585 05 57 40 05 58 10 --- 12 56 48 65.9 195.4 0.4 12.8 21 F 1 586 05 57 40 05 58 10 M84 12 56 48 66.0 199.1 0.5 15.8 -8 1 1 586 05 58 10 05 58 50 --- 12 57 28 66.0 199.5 0.5 16.1 31 F 1 588 05 58 10 05 58 50 3C274 12 57 28 65.8 195.8 0.4 13.1 -8 1 1 588 05 58 50 05 59 20 --- 12 57 58 65.8 196.1 0.4 13.3 21 F 1 589 05 58 50 05 59 20 M84 12 57 58 65.9 199.8 0.5 16.3 -8 1 1 589 05 59 20 06 00 00 --- 12 58 38 65.9 200.1 0.6 16.6 31 F 1 590 05 59 20 06 00 09 3C274 12 58 47 65.8 196.6 0.5 13.7 1 1 1 590 06 00 00 06 05 08 --- 13 03 47 65.4 199.4 0.5 16.1 299 F 1 600 06 00 00 06 05 12 3C274 13 03 52 65.4 199.5 0.5 16.1 0 1 1 600 06 05 08 06 25 09 --- 13 23 52 63.7 210.2 0.9 24.7 1197 F 1 639 06 05 08 06 25 52 3C279 13 24 35 47.9 190.4 0.5 8.5 5 1 1 639 06 25 22 06 27 52 --- 13 26 35 47.8 191.1 0.5 9.1 120 F 1 643 06 25 40 06 28 35 3C274 13 27 18 63.4 211.9 0.9 26.0 6 1 1 643 06 28 05 06 48 31 --- 13 47 18 61.0 221.0 1.3 33.0 1197 F 1 683 06 28 23 Schedule for VLBA_LA (Code La ) 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 49 13 3C279 13 48 00 46.7 198.8 0.9 15.3 7 1 1 683 06 48 43 06 51 13 --- 13 50 00 46.5 199.5 0.9 15.8 120 F 1 688 06 49 01 06 53 15 J1635+3808 13 52 02 57.5 73.5 -2.7 -81.3 32 1 1 688 06 52 45 06 57 14 =1633+38 13 56 02 58.3 73.7 -2.7 -81.7 239 F 1 696 06 53 03 06 59 13 3C274 13 58 02 59.5 225.3 1.4 36.2 12 1 1 696 06 58 43 07 19 10 --- 14 18 02 56.4 232.5 1.8 41.2 1197 F 1 736 06 59 01 07 19 50 3C279 14 18 42 44.1 209.1 1.4 23.4 9 1 1 736 07 19 10 07 21 49 --- 14 20 42 43.9 209.7 1.4 23.8 120 F 1 741 07 19 10 07 22 29 3C274 14 21 21 55.9 233.6 1.8 42.0 10 1 1 741 07 21 49 07 42 26 --- 14 41 21 52.5 239.6 2.2 45.8 1197 F 1 781 07 21 49 07 43 05 3C279 14 42 00 41.6 216.2 1.8 28.8 11 1 1 781 07 42 26 07 45 04 --- 14 44 00 41.4 216.8 1.8 29.2 120 F 1 786 07 42 26 07 45 44 BLANKSKY 14 44 40 52.0 240.7 2.2 46.5 12 1 1 786 07 45 04 07 47 44 --- 14 46 40 51.7 241.3 2.3 46.8 120 F 1 791 07 45 04 07 47 49 3C274 14 46 46 51.5 241.1 2.3 46.6 0 1 1 791 07 47 44 07 52 49 --- 14 51 46 50.6 242.4 2.3 47.4 299 F 1 801 07 47 44 07 52 49 M84 14 51 46 49.9 244.5 2.4 48.7 -7 1 1 801 07 52 49 07 53 28 --- 14 52 26 49.8 244.6 2.4 48.8 33 F 1 802 07 52 49 07 53 28 3C274 14 52 26 50.5 242.6 2.4 47.5 -7 1 1 802 07 53 28 07 53 58 --- 14 52 56 50.4 242.7 2.4 47.6 23 F 1 803 07 53 28 07 53 58 M84 14 52 56 49.7 244.8 2.5 48.8 -7 1 1 803 07 53 58 07 54 38 --- 14 53 36 49.6 244.9 2.5 48.9 33 F 1 805 07 53 58 07 54 38 3C274 14 53 36 50.3 242.9 2.4 47.7 -7 1 1 805 07 54 38 07 55 08 --- 14 54 06 50.2 243.0 2.4 47.8 23 F 1 806 07 54 38 07 55 08 M84 14 54 06 49.5 245.1 2.5 49.0 -7 1 1 806 07 55 08 07 55 48 --- 14 54 46 49.4 245.2 2.5 49.1 32 F 1 807 07 55 08 07 55 48 3C274 14 54 46 50.1 243.2 2.4 47.8 -7 1 1 807 07 55 48 07 56 18 --- 14 55 16 50.0 243.3 2.4 47.9 23 F 1 808 07 55 48 Schedule for VLBA_LA (Code La ) 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 --- 07 56 18 M84 14 55 16 49.3 245.3 2.5 49.1 -7 1 1 808 07 56 18 07 56 58 --- 14 55 56 49.2 245.5 2.5 49.2 32 F 1 809 07 56 18 07 57 07 3C274 14 56 05 49.9 243.5 2.4 48.0 1 1 1 809 07 56 58 08 02 06 --- 15 01 05 48.9 244.8 2.5 48.7 299 F 1 819 07 56 58 08 02 10 3C274 15 01 09 48.9 244.8 2.5 48.7 0 1 1 819 08 02 06 08 22 07 --- 15 21 09 45.2 249.4 2.8 51.0 1197 F 1 858 08 02 06 08 22 51 3C279 15 21 53 36.2 226.9 2.4 36.6 20 1 1 858 08 22 21 08 24 50 --- 15 23 53 35.9 227.4 2.5 36.9 120 F 1 863 08 22 39 08 25 34 3C274 15 24 37 44.5 250.2 2.9 51.4 21 1 1 863 08 25 04 08 45 31 --- 15 44 37 40.7 254.2 3.2 53.1 1197 F 1 902 08 25 22 08 46 15 3C279 15 45 21 32.6 232.5 2.8 40.3 22 1 1 902 08 45 45 08 48 15 --- 15 47 21 32.3 232.9 2.8 40.6 120 F 1 907 08 46 03 08 50 33 J1635+3808 15 49 40 80.5 72.3 -0.8 -100.8 25 1 1 907 08 50 03 08 54 33 =1633+38 15 53 40 81.3 71.3 -0.7 -102.4 239 F 1 916 08 50 21 08 56 49 3C274 15 55 57 38.5 256.4 3.4 53.8 7 1 1 916 08 56 19 09 16 46 --- 16 15 57 34.5 259.9 3.7 54.9 1197 F 1 955 08 56 37 09 17 23 3C279 16 16 34 27.4 239.1 3.3 44.4 17 1 1 955 09 16 46 09 19 23 --- 16 18 34 27.0 239.5 3.4 44.6 120 F 1 960 09 16 46 09 19 59 3C274 16 19 10 33.8 260.5 3.8 55.0 16 1 1 960 09 19 23 09 39 55 --- 16 39 10 29.8 263.7 4.1 55.6 1197 F 1 1000 09 19 23 09 40 32 3C279 16 39 47 23.2 243.5 3.7 46.9 17 1 1 1000 09 39 55 09 42 32 --- 16 41 47 22.9 243.9 3.8 47.1 120 F 1 1005 09 39 55 09 43 09 3C274 16 42 24 29.2 264.2 4.2 55.7 17 1 1 1005 09 42 32 09 48 08 --- 16 47 24 28.2 265.0 4.3 55.8 299 F 1 1016 09 42 32 09 48 08 M84 16 47 24 27.3 266.4 4.4 56.1 -8 1 1 1016 09 48 08 09 48 48 --- 16 48 04 27.1 266.5 4.4 56.2 32 F 1 1017 09 48 08 09 48 48 3C274 16 48 04 28.0 265.1 4.3 55.8 -8 1 1 1017 09 48 48 09 49 18 --- 16 48 34 27.9 265.2 4.3 55.9 22 F 1 1018 09 48 48 Schedule for VLBA_LA (Code La ) 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 49 18 M84 16 48 34 27.0 266.6 4.4 56.2 -8 1 1 1018 09 49 18 09 49 57 --- 16 49 14 26.9 266.7 4.4 56.2 32 F 1 1020 09 49 18 09 49 57 3C274 16 49 14 27.8 265.3 4.3 55.9 -8 1 1 1020 09 49 57 09 50 27 --- 16 49 44 27.7 265.4 4.3 55.9 22 F 1 1021 09 49 57 09 50 27 M84 16 49 44 26.8 266.7 4.4 56.2 -8 1 1 1021 09 50 27 09 51 07 --- 16 50 24 26.7 266.8 4.4 56.2 32 F 1 1022 09 50 27 09 51 07 3C274 16 50 24 27.6 265.5 4.3 55.9 -8 1 1 1022 09 51 07 09 51 37 --- 16 50 54 27.4 265.6 4.3 55.9 22 F 1 1023 09 51 07 09 51 37 M84 16 50 54 26.6 266.9 4.4 56.2 -8 1 1 1023 09 51 37 09 52 17 --- 16 51 34 26.4 267.0 4.4 56.2 32 F 1 1024 09 51 37 09 52 25 3C274 16 51 42 27.3 265.7 4.3 55.9 1 1 1 1024 09 52 17 09 57 25 --- 16 56 42 26.3 266.5 4.4 56.0 299 F 1 1034 09 52 17 09 57 29 3C274 16 56 47 26.3 266.5 4.4 56.0 0 1 1 1034 09 57 25 10 17 26 --- 17 16 47 22.2 269.5 4.8 56.1 1197 F 1 1073 09 57 25 10 17 59 3C279 17 17 20 16.2 250.1 4.3 50.1 14 1 1 1073 10 17 26 10 19 59 --- 17 19 20 15.8 250.5 4.4 50.2 120 F 1 1078 10 17 26 10 20 32 3C274 17 19 54 21.6 269.9 4.8 56.2 14 1 1 1078 10 19 59 10 35 30 --- 17 34 54 18.5 272.1 5.1 56.1 898 F 1 1108 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: 5 Station: VLBA_LA 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: 5 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