COVER LETTER: This is part of a 4 session to a 10 session project is designed to provide a fast movie of jet component motions near the black hole in M87. It was proposed after the every-three-week movie made with BW088 was determined to be undersampled. Here is the key information from the time allocation email for the original 10 sessions. The extension was requested after experiencing lots of failures in the first 7 epochs. PROPOSAL STATUS ( 12/31/2007 ): Approved for dynamic scheduling, high priority CURRENT TIME ALLOCATION: 10 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEGIN = PROJECT_INFO PROJECT_CODE = bw090n TITLE = bw090 M87 fast movie. 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 = 2008-096/01:47:31 STOP = 2008-096/11:44:43 CORRELATOR = SOCORRO END = PROJECT_INFO BEGIN = STATION_SETUP STATION = VLBA RECORD_SCANS = 88 RECORD_HOURS = 8.08 FE = 7mm omit 7mm omit NUM_CHANNELS = 4 FORMAT = VLBA1:4 SPEEDUP = 1.00 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 = 43119.49 43119.49 43135.49 43135.49 BBC_FREQUENCY = 719.49 719.49 735.49 735.49 BANDWIDTH = 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 END = FREQUENCY_SET END = STATION_SETUP BEGIN = STATION_SETUP STATION = VLBA RECORD_SCANS = 25 RECORD_HOURS = 0.42 FE = 7mm omit 7mm omit NUM_CHANNELS = 8 FORMAT = VLBA1:2 SPEEDUP = 1.00 IF = C C C C C C C C BBC_SB = U U U U U U U U NET_SB = U U U U U U U U POL = L L L L L L L L BEGIN = FREQUENCY_SET LO_SUM = 42908.00 42922.00 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