COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Experiment: BN021 - VLBA fmt 6cm phase ref monitoring of LLAGNs Exp. Code: bn021ee Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: Release of 18 Sept. 2003 PI: Neil Nagar Address: Postbus 800 9700 AV Groningen The Netherlands Phone: 1 EMAIL: nagar@astro.rug.nl Fax: Phone during observation: 1 Observing mode: continuum Notes: Target coordinates from previous VLBA observations Fringe finders: J0927+3902; also try J1159+2914 Phase-referencing used for all sources This subscript for NGC4203 (mainly) and NGC4278. Run up to 6 tim Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 2 BN021 - VLBA fmt 6cm phase ref monitoring of LLAGNs 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. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 11 Aug 2004 Day 224 --- Next scan frequencies: 4971.49 4979.49 4987.49 4995.49 Next BBC frequencies: 871.49 879.49 887.49 895.49 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 20 49 52 J1159+2914 07 50 39 33.2 67.4 -4.2 -84.4 0 1 1 0 20 49 52 20 51 51 =1156+295 07 52 39 33.6 67.4 -4.1 -84.6 120 F 1 798 20 51 51 J1217+3007 07 52 39 29.8 65.9 -4.4 -83.1 -14 1 1 798 20 51 51 20 52 51 =1215+303 07 53 39 30.0 65.9 -4.4 -83.2 46 F 1 1197 20 52 51 NGC4203 07 53 39 30.9 62.5 -4.4 -85.4 -8 1 1 1197 20 52 51 20 54 51 --- 07 55 39 31.3 62.5 -4.3 -85.6 111 F 1 1995 20 54 51 J1159+2914 07 55 39 34.3 67.5 -4.1 -84.9 -12 1 1 1995 20 54 51 20 55 51 =1156+295 07 56 39 34.5 67.5 -4.1 -85.0 48 F 1 2393 20 55 51 J1217+3007 07 56 39 30.6 66.0 -4.4 -83.6 -14 1 1 2393 20 55 51 20 56 51 =1215+303 07 57 39 30.8 66.1 -4.3 -83.7 46 F 1 2792 20 56 51 NGC4278 07 57 39 30.3 67.0 -4.4 -82.9 -7 1 1 2792 20 56 51 20 58 50 --- 07 59 39 30.7 67.0 -4.3 -83.2 113 F 1 3590 20 58 50 J1159+2914 07 59 39 35.1 67.6 -4.0 -85.4 -15 1 1 3590 20 58 50 20 59 50 =1156+295 08 00 39 35.4 67.6 -4.0 -85.5 45 F 1 3989 20 59 50 J1217+3007 08 00 39 31.5 66.1 -4.3 -84.0 -14 1 1 3989 20 59 50 21 00 50 =1215+303 08 01 39 31.7 66.2 -4.3 -84.1 46 F 1 4388 21 00 50 NGC4203 08 01 39 32.5 62.6 -4.2 -86.4 -8 1 1 4388 21 00 50 21 02 50 --- 08 03 39 33.0 62.6 -4.2 -86.6 111 F 1 5186 21 02 50 J1159+2914 08 03 39 36.0 67.7 -3.9 -85.8 -12 1 1 5186 21 02 50 21 03 49 =1156+295 08 04 39 36.2 67.7 -3.9 -85.9 48 F 1 5585 21 03 49 J1217+3007 08 04 39 32.3 66.2 -4.2 -84.5 -14 1 1 5585 21 03 49 21 04 49 =1215+303 08 05 39 32.6 66.3 -4.2 -84.6 46 F 1 5984 21 04 49 NGC4278 08 05 39 32.0 67.2 -4.2 -83.8 -7 1 1 5984 21 04 49 21 06 49 --- 08 07 39 32.4 67.2 -4.2 -84.0 113 F 1 6781 21 06 49 J1159+2914 08 07 39 36.9 67.8 -3.9 -86.2 -15 1 1 6781 21 06 49 21 07 49 =1156+295 08 08 39 37.1 67.8 -3.9 -86.4 45 F 1 7180 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 3 BN021 - VLBA fmt 6cm phase ref monitoring of LLAGNs 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. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 11 Aug 2004 Day 224 --- 21 07 49 J1217+3007 08 08 39 33.2 66.3 -4.2 -84.9 -14 1 1 7180 21 07 49 21 08 49 =1215+303 08 09 39 33.4 66.4 -4.1 -85.0 46 F 1 7579 21 08 49 NGC4203 08 09 39 34.2 62.7 -4.1 -87.4 -8 1 1 7579 21 08 49 21 10 48 --- 08 11 39 34.6 62.7 -4.1 -87.7 111 F 1 8377 21 10 48 J1159+2914 08 11 39 37.8 67.8 -3.8 -86.7 -12 1 1 8377 21 10 48 21 11 48 =1156+295 08 12 39 38.0 67.8 -3.8 -86.8 48 F 1 8776 21 11 48 J1217+3007 08 12 39 34.1 66.4 -4.1 -85.4 -14 1 1 8776 21 11 48 21 12 48 =1215+303 08 13 39 34.3 66.4 -4.1 -85.5 46 F 1 9175 21 12 48 NGC4278 08 13 39 33.7 67.4 -4.1 -84.7 -7 1 1 9175 21 12 48 21 14 48 --- 08 15 39 34.2 67.5 -4.1 -84.9 113 F 1 9973 21 14 48 J1159+2914 08 15 39 38.6 67.9 -3.7 -87.1 -15 1 1 9973 21 14 48 21 15 48 =1156+295 08 16 39 38.8 67.9 -3.7 -87.3 45 F 1 10372 21 15 48 J1217+3007 08 16 39 34.9 66.5 -4.0 -85.8 -14 1 1 10372 21 15 48 21 16 47 =1215+303 08 17 39 35.1 66.5 -4.0 -85.9 46 F 1 10771 21 16 47 NGC4203 08 17 39 35.9 62.8 -4.0 -88.5 -8 1 1 10771 21 16 47 21 18 47 --- 08 19 39 36.3 62.8 -3.9 -88.7 111 F 1 11568 21 18 47 J1159+2914 08 19 39 39.5 67.9 -3.7 -87.6 -12 1 1 11568 21 18 47 21 19 47 =1156+295 08 20 39 39.7 67.9 -3.7 -87.7 47 F 1 11967 21 19 47 J1217+3007 08 20 39 35.8 66.6 -4.0 -86.3 -14 1 1 11967 21 19 47 21 20 47 =1215+303 08 21 39 36.0 66.6 -3.9 -86.4 46 F 1 12366 21 20 47 NGC4278 08 21 39 35.5 67.6 -4.0 -85.5 -7 1 1 12366 21 20 47 21 22 46 --- 08 23 39 35.9 67.6 -3.9 -85.8 113 F 1 13164 21 22 46 J1159+2914 08 23 39 40.4 68.0 -3.6 -88.1 -15 1 1 13164 21 22 46 21 23 46 =1156+295 08 24 39 40.6 68.0 -3.6 -88.2 45 F 1 13563 21 23 46 J1217+3007 08 24 39 36.7 66.6 -3.9 -86.7 -14 1 1 13563 21 23 46 21 24 46 =1215+303 08 25 39 36.9 66.7 -3.9 -86.9 46 F 1 13962 21 24 46 J1207+2754 08 25 39 39.0 69.6 -3.7 -86.3 -10 1 1 13962 21 24 46 21 25 46 =1204+281 08 26 39 39.2 69.6 -3.7 -86.4 50 F 1 14361 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 4 BN021 - VLBA fmt 6cm phase ref monitoring of LLAGNs 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. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 11 Aug 2004 Day 224 --- 21 25 46 J1228+3128 08 26 39 34.9 64.8 -4.0 -86.7 -15 1 1 14361 21 25 46 21 26 46 =1225+317 08 27 39 35.1 64.9 -4.0 -86.8 45 F 1 14760 21 26 46 J1214+3309 08 27 39 38.2 62.9 -3.8 -89.9 -12 1 1 14760 21 26 46 21 27 46 =1211+334 08 28 39 38.4 62.9 -3.8 -90.1 48 F 1 15159 21 27 46 J1228+3706 08 28 39 35.4 58.0 -4.0 -90.9 -12 1 1 15159 21 27 46 21 28 45 =1226+373 08 29 39 35.6 58.0 -4.0 -91.0 48 F 1 15557 21 30 47 J0927+3902 08 31 41 67.3 29.0 -0.9 -144.1 52 1 1 15557 21 30 47 21 33 47 =0923+392 08 34 41 67.7 27.7 -0.9 -145.7 180 F 1 16754 21 33 47 J1159+2914 08 34 41 42.8 68.0 -3.4 -89.4 -56 1 2 16754 21 33 47 21 36 16 =1156+295 08 37 11 43.3 68.1 -3.4 -89.7 94 R 1 17449 21 36 16 J1217+3007 08 37 11 39.4 66.8 -3.7 -88.2 -14 1 2 17449 21 36 16 21 37 16 =1215+303 08 38 11 39.6 66.8 -3.7 -88.3 46 R 1 17050 21 37 16 NGC4203 08 38 11 40.2 62.8 -3.6 -91.3 -9 1 2 17050 21 37 16 21 39 16 --- 08 40 11 40.6 62.8 -3.6 -91.6 111 R 1 16252 21 39 16 J1159+2914 08 40 11 44.0 68.1 -3.3 -90.0 -13 1 2 16252 21 39 16 21 40 15 =1156+295 08 41 11 44.2 68.1 -3.3 -90.1 47 R 1 15853 21 40 15 J1217+3007 08 41 11 40.2 66.8 -3.6 -88.7 -14 1 2 15853 21 40 15 21 41 15 =1215+303 08 42 11 40.4 66.8 -3.6 -88.8 46 R 1 15454 21 41 15 NGC4203 08 42 11 41.0 62.8 -3.6 -91.8 -9 1 2 15454 21 41 15 21 43 15 --- 08 44 11 41.4 62.7 -3.5 -92.1 111 R 1 14656 21 43 15 J1159+2914 08 44 11 44.9 68.1 -3.3 -90.5 -13 1 2 14656 21 43 15 21 44 15 =1156+295 08 45 11 45.1 68.0 -3.2 -90.6 47 R 1 14257 21 44 15 J1217+3007 08 45 11 41.1 66.8 -3.5 -89.2 -14 1 2 14257 21 44 15 21 45 15 =1215+303 08 46 11 41.3 66.9 -3.5 -89.3 46 R 1 13858 21 45 15 NGC4203 08 46 11 41.9 62.7 -3.5 -92.4 -9 1 2 13858 21 45 15 21 47 14 --- 08 48 11 42.3 62.7 -3.5 -92.7 111 R 1 13061 21 47 14 J1159+2914 08 48 11 45.7 68.0 -3.2 -91.0 -13 1 2 13061 21 47 14 21 48 14 =1156+295 08 49 11 45.9 68.0 -3.2 -91.1 47 R 1 12662 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 5 BN021 - VLBA fmt 6cm phase ref monitoring of LLAGNs 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. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 11 Aug 2004 Day 224 --- 21 48 14 J1217+3007 08 49 11 42.0 66.9 -3.5 -89.7 -14 1 2 12662 21 48 14 21 49 14 =1215+303 08 50 11 42.2 66.9 -3.5 -89.8 46 R 1 12263 21 49 14 NGC4203 08 50 11 42.7 62.7 -3.4 -93.0 -9 1 2 12263 21 49 14 21 51 14 --- 08 52 11 43.1 62.6 -3.4 -93.3 111 R 1 11465 21 51 14 J1159+2914 08 52 11 46.6 68.0 -3.1 -91.5 -13 1 2 11465 21 51 14 21 52 14 =1156+295 08 53 11 46.8 68.0 -3.1 -91.7 47 R 1 11066 21 52 14 J1217+3007 08 53 11 42.8 66.9 -3.4 -90.2 -14 1 2 11066 21 52 14 21 53 13 =1215+303 08 54 11 43.0 66.9 -3.4 -90.3 46 R 1 10667 21 53 13 NGC4203 08 54 11 43.5 62.6 -3.4 -93.6 -9 1 2 10667 21 53 13 21 55 13 --- 08 56 11 43.9 62.6 -3.3 -93.9 111 R 1 9869 21 55 13 J1159+2914 08 56 11 47.5 68.0 -3.1 -92.0 -13 1 2 9869 21 55 13 21 56 13 =1156+295 08 57 11 47.7 68.0 -3.0 -92.2 47 R 1 9470 21 56 13 J1217+3007 08 57 11 43.7 66.9 -3.3 -90.7 -14 1 2 9470 21 56 13 21 57 13 =1215+303 08 58 11 43.9 66.8 -3.3 -90.8 46 R 1 9072 21 57 13 NGC4203 08 58 11 44.4 62.5 -3.3 -94.2 -9 1 2 9072 21 57 13 21 59 12 --- 09 00 11 44.8 62.5 -3.3 -94.5 111 R 1 8274 21 59 12 J1159+2914 09 00 11 48.3 67.9 -3.0 -92.6 -13 1 2 8274 21 59 12 22 00 12 =1156+295 09 01 11 48.6 67.9 -3.0 -92.7 47 R 1 7875 22 00 12 J1217+3007 09 01 11 44.6 66.8 -3.3 -91.2 -14 1 2 7875 22 00 12 22 01 12 =1215+303 09 02 11 44.8 66.8 -3.3 -91.3 46 R 1 7476 22 01 12 NGC4203 09 02 11 45.2 62.4 -3.2 -94.8 -9 1 2 7476 22 01 12 22 03 12 --- 09 04 11 45.6 62.4 -3.2 -95.1 111 R 1 6678 22 03 12 J1159+2914 09 04 11 49.2 67.8 -2.9 -93.1 -13 1 2 6678 22 03 12 22 04 12 =1156+295 09 05 11 49.4 67.8 -2.9 -93.2 47 R 1 6279 22 04 12 J1217+3007 09 05 11 45.4 66.8 -3.2 -91.7 -14 1 2 6279 22 04 12 22 05 11 =1215+303 09 06 11 45.6 66.8 -3.2 -91.9 46 R 1 5880 22 05 11 NGC4203 09 06 11 46.0 62.3 -3.2 -95.4 -9 1 2 5880 22 05 11 22 07 11 --- 09 08 11 46.4 62.3 -3.1 -95.8 111 R 1 5082 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 6 BN021 - VLBA fmt 6cm phase ref monitoring of LLAGNs 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. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 11 Aug 2004 Day 224 --- 22 07 11 J1159+2914 09 08 11 50.1 67.8 -2.9 -93.7 -13 1 2 5082 22 07 11 22 08 11 =1156+295 09 09 11 50.3 67.7 -2.8 -93.8 47 R 1 4684 22 08 11 J1217+3007 09 09 11 46.3 66.8 -3.1 -92.3 -14 1 2 4684 22 08 11 22 09 11 =1215+303 09 10 11 46.5 66.7 -3.1 -92.4 46 R 1 4285 22 09 11 NGC4203 09 10 11 46.9 62.2 -3.1 -96.1 -9 1 2 4285 22 09 11 22 11 10 --- 09 12 11 47.3 62.1 -3.1 -96.4 111 R 1 3487 22 11 10 J1159+2914 09 12 11 51.0 67.7 -2.8 -94.2 -13 1 2 3487 22 11 10 22 12 10 =1156+295 09 13 11 51.2 67.6 -2.8 -94.4 46 R 1 3088 22 12 10 J1217+3007 09 13 11 47.1 66.7 -3.1 -92.8 -14 1 2 3088 22 12 10 22 13 10 =1215+303 09 14 11 47.4 66.7 -3.1 -92.9 46 R 1 2689 22 13 10 J1207+2754 09 14 11 49.7 69.9 -2.9 -91.8 -11 1 2 2689 22 13 10 22 14 10 =1204+281 09 15 11 49.9 69.9 -2.9 -91.9 49 R 1 2290 22 14 10 J1228+3128 09 15 11 45.2 64.9 -3.2 -93.0 -15 1 2 2290 22 14 10 22 15 10 =1225+317 09 16 11 45.5 64.9 -3.2 -93.2 44 R 1 1891 22 15 10 J1214+3309 09 16 11 48.3 62.0 -3.0 -97.2 -12 1 2 1891 22 15 10 22 16 10 =1211+334 09 17 11 48.5 62.0 -3.0 -97.3 48 R 1 1492 22 16 10 J1228+3706 09 17 11 45.0 56.9 -3.2 -98.9 -13 1 2 1492 22 16 10 22 17 09 =1226+373 09 18 11 45.2 56.8 -3.2 -99.1 47 R 1 1093 22 17 09 J1159+2914 09 18 11 52.3 67.5 -2.7 -95.1 -20 1 2 1093 22 17 09 22 18 09 =1156+295 09 19 11 52.5 67.5 -2.7 -95.2 40 R 1 694 22 18 09 J1217+3007 09 19 11 48.4 66.6 -3.0 -93.6 -14 1 2 694 22 18 09 22 19 09 =1215+303 09 20 11 48.7 66.6 -3.0 -93.8 46 R 1 296 22 19 09 NGC4203 09 20 11 48.9 61.8 -2.9 -97.7 -9 1 3 296 22 19 09 22 21 09 --- 09 22 11 49.4 61.7 -2.9 -98.1 111 F 1 1093 22 21 09 J1159+2914 09 22 11 53.1 67.4 -2.6 -95.7 -14 1 3 1093 22 21 09 22 22 09 =1156+295 09 23 11 53.3 67.3 -2.6 -95.8 46 F 1 1492 22 22 09 J1217+3007 09 23 11 49.3 66.5 -2.9 -94.2 -14 1 3 1492 22 22 09 22 23 08 =1215+303 09 24 11 49.5 66.5 -2.9 -94.4 46 F 1 1891 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 7 BN021 - VLBA fmt 6cm phase ref monitoring of LLAGNs 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. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 11 Aug 2004 Day 224 --- 22 23 08 NGC4278 09 24 11 49.1 67.8 -2.9 -93.1 -7 1 3 1891 22 23 08 22 25 08 --- 09 26 11 49.5 67.8 -2.9 -93.3 113 F 1 2689 22 25 08 J1159+2914 09 26 11 54.0 67.2 -2.6 -96.3 -15 1 3 2689 22 25 08 22 26 08 =1156+295 09 27 11 54.2 67.2 -2.5 -96.4 45 F 1 3088 22 26 08 J1217+3007 09 27 11 50.2 66.4 -2.8 -94.8 -14 1 3 3088 22 26 08 22 27 08 =1215+303 09 28 11 50.4 66.4 -2.8 -94.9 46 F 1 3487 22 27 08 NGC4203 09 28 11 50.6 61.4 -2.8 -99.1 -9 1 3 3487 22 27 08 22 29 07 --- 09 30 11 51.0 61.3 -2.8 -99.5 110 F 1 4285 22 29 07 J1159+2914 09 30 11 54.9 67.0 -2.5 -96.9 -14 1 3 4285 22 29 07 22 30 07 =1156+295 09 31 11 55.1 67.0 -2.5 -97.1 46 F 1 4684 22 30 07 J1217+3007 09 31 11 51.0 66.3 -2.8 -95.4 -14 1 3 4684 22 30 07 22 31 07 =1215+303 09 32 11 51.2 66.2 -2.8 -95.5 46 F 1 5082 22 31 07 NGC4278 09 32 11 50.8 67.6 -2.8 -94.2 -7 1 3 5082 22 31 07 22 33 07 --- 09 34 11 51.3 67.6 -2.8 -94.5 113 F 1 5880 22 33 07 J1159+2914 09 34 11 55.7 66.9 -2.4 -97.6 -15 1 3 5880 22 33 07 22 34 07 =1156+295 09 35 11 55.9 66.8 -2.4 -97.7 45 F 1 6279 22 34 07 J1217+3007 09 35 11 51.9 66.1 -2.7 -96.0 -14 1 3 6279 22 34 07 22 35 06 =1215+303 09 36 11 52.1 66.1 -2.7 -96.2 46 F 1 6678 22 35 06 NGC4203 09 36 11 52.2 61.0 -2.7 -100.6 -9 1 3 6678 22 35 06 22 37 06 --- 09 38 11 52.7 60.9 -2.6 -100.9 110 F 1 7476 22 37 06 J1159+2914 09 38 11 56.6 66.6 -2.4 -98.2 -14 1 3 7476 22 37 06 22 38 06 =1156+295 09 39 11 56.8 66.6 -2.3 -98.4 46 F 1 7875 22 38 06 J1217+3007 09 39 11 52.7 66.0 -2.6 -96.6 -14 1 3 7875 22 38 06 22 39 06 =1215+303 09 40 11 53.0 65.9 -2.6 -96.8 46 F 1 8274 22 39 06 NGC4278 09 40 11 52.6 67.4 -2.7 -95.3 -7 1 3 8274 22 39 06 22 41 06 --- 09 42 11 53.0 67.3 -2.6 -95.6 113 F 1 9072 22 41 06 J1159+2914 09 42 11 57.5 66.4 -2.3 -98.9 -15 1 3 9072 22 41 06 22 42 05 =1156+295 09 43 11 57.7 66.3 -2.3 -99.1 45 F 1 9470 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 8 BN021 - VLBA fmt 6cm phase ref monitoring of LLAGNs 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. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 11 Aug 2004 Day 224 --- 22 42 05 J1217+3007 09 43 11 53.6 65.8 -2.6 -97.3 -14 1 3 9470 22 42 05 22 43 05 =1215+303 09 44 11 53.8 65.8 -2.6 -97.4 46 F 1 9869 22 43 05 NGC4203 09 44 11 53.9 60.4 -2.5 -102.1 -10 1 3 9869 22 43 05 22 45 05 --- 09 46 11 54.3 60.3 -2.5 -102.5 110 F 1 10667 22 45 05 J1159+2914 09 46 11 58.3 66.1 -2.2 -99.6 -14 1 3 10667 22 45 05 22 46 05 =1156+295 09 47 11 58.5 66.1 -2.2 -99.8 46 F 1 11066 22 46 05 J1217+3007 09 47 11 54.5 65.6 -2.5 -97.9 -14 1 3 11066 22 46 05 22 47 05 =1215+303 09 48 11 54.7 65.6 -2.5 -98.1 46 F 1 11465 22 47 05 NGC4278 09 48 11 54.3 67.1 -2.5 -96.6 -7 1 3 11465 22 47 05 22 49 04 --- 09 50 11 54.7 67.0 -2.5 -96.9 113 F 1 12263 22 49 04 J1159+2914 09 50 11 59.2 65.8 -2.2 -100.4 -15 1 3 12263 22 49 04 22 50 04 =1156+295 09 51 11 59.4 65.8 -2.1 -100.6 45 F 1 12662 22 50 04 J1217+3007 09 51 11 55.3 65.4 -2.4 -98.6 -14 1 3 12662 22 50 04 22 51 04 =1215+303 09 52 11 55.5 65.3 -2.4 -98.8 46 F 1 13061 22 51 04 J1207+2754 09 52 11 58.1 68.7 -2.3 -97.2 -11 1 3 13061 22 51 04 22 52 04 =1204+281 09 53 11 58.3 68.7 -2.2 -97.3 49 F 1 13459 22 52 04 J1228+3128 09 53 11 53.3 63.6 -2.6 -99.0 -16 1 3 13459 22 52 04 22 53 04 =1225+317 09 54 11 53.5 63.5 -2.6 -99.2 44 F 1 13858 22 53 04 J1214+3309 09 54 11 56.1 59.6 -2.3 -104.3 -11 1 3 13858 22 53 04 22 54 03 =1211+334 09 55 11 56.3 59.5 -2.3 -104.5 49 F 1 14257 22 54 03 J1228+3706 09 55 11 52.4 54.4 -2.6 -106.6 -14 1 3 14257 22 54 03 22 55 03 =1226+373 09 56 11 52.6 54.3 -2.5 -106.8 46 F 1 14656 22 55 03 J1159+2914 09 56 11 60.5 65.3 -2.1 -101.5 -22 1 3 14656 22 55 03 22 56 03 =1156+295 09 57 11 60.7 65.3 -2.0 -101.7 38 F 1 15055 22 56 03 J1217+3007 09 57 11 56.6 65.0 -2.3 -99.7 -14 1 3 15055 22 56 03 22 57 03 =1215+303 09 58 11 56.8 65.0 -2.3 -99.8 46 F 1 15454 22 57 03 NGC4203 09 58 11 56.7 59.2 -2.3 -105.0 -10 1 3 15454 22 57 03 22 59 03 --- 10 00 11 57.1 59.0 -2.3 -105.4 110 F 1 16252 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 9 BN021 - VLBA fmt 6cm phase ref monitoring of LLAGNs 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. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 11 Aug 2004 Day 224 --- 22 59 03 J1159+2914 10 00 11 61.3 65.0 -2.0 -102.3 -14 1 3 16252 22 59 03 23 00 02 =1156+295 10 01 11 61.5 64.9 -2.0 -102.6 45 F 1 16651 23 00 02 J1217+3007 10 01 11 57.5 64.8 -2.3 -100.4 -14 1 3 16651 23 00 02 23 01 02 =1215+303 10 02 11 57.7 64.7 -2.3 -100.6 46 F 1 17050 23 01 02 NGC4203 10 02 11 57.5 58.8 -2.2 -105.9 -10 1 4 17050 23 01 02 23 03 02 --- 10 04 11 57.9 58.6 -2.2 -106.3 110 R 1 17353 23 03 02 J1159+2914 10 04 11 62.2 64.6 -1.9 -103.2 -14 1 4 17353 23 03 02 23 04 02 =1156+295 10 05 11 62.4 64.5 -1.9 -103.4 45 R 1 16954 23 04 02 J1217+3007 10 05 11 58.3 64.5 -2.2 -101.1 -14 1 4 16954 23 04 02 23 05 02 =1215+303 10 06 11 58.5 64.4 -2.2 -101.3 46 R 1 16555 23 05 02 NGC4203 10 06 11 58.3 58.4 -2.2 -106.8 -10 1 4 16555 23 05 02 23 07 01 --- 10 08 11 58.7 58.2 -2.1 -107.3 110 R 1 15757 23 07 01 J1159+2914 10 08 11 63.0 64.1 -1.9 -104.1 -15 1 4 15757 23 07 01 23 08 01 =1156+295 10 09 11 63.2 64.0 -1.8 -104.3 45 R 1 15358 23 08 01 J1217+3007 10 09 11 59.2 64.1 -2.1 -101.9 -14 1 4 15358 23 08 01 23 09 01 =1215+303 10 10 11 59.4 64.0 -2.1 -102.1 46 R 1 14959 23 09 01 NGC4203 10 10 11 59.1 57.9 -2.1 -107.8 -10 1 4 14959 23 09 01 23 11 01 --- 10 12 11 59.5 57.7 -2.1 -108.3 110 R 1 14161 23 11 01 J1159+2914 10 12 11 63.9 63.6 -1.8 -105.0 -15 1 4 14161 23 11 01 23 12 00 =1156+295 10 13 11 64.1 63.5 -1.8 -105.2 45 R 1 13762 23 12 00 J1217+3007 10 13 11 60.0 63.8 -2.1 -102.8 -14 1 4 13762 23 12 00 23 13 00 =1215+303 10 14 11 60.2 63.7 -2.1 -103.0 46 R 1 13363 23 13 00 NGC4203 10 14 11 59.9 57.4 -2.0 -108.8 -10 1 4 13363 23 13 00 23 15 00 --- 10 16 11 60.3 57.1 -2.0 -109.3 109 R 1 12566 23 15 00 J1159+2914 10 16 11 64.7 63.1 -1.7 -106.0 -15 1 4 12566 23 15 00 23 16 00 =1156+295 10 17 11 64.9 62.9 -1.7 -106.2 45 R 1 12167 23 16 00 J1217+3007 10 17 11 60.8 63.4 -2.0 -103.6 -14 1 4 12167 23 16 00 23 17 00 =1215+303 10 18 11 61.0 63.2 -2.0 -103.8 46 R 1 11768 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) Page 10 BN021 - VLBA fmt 6cm phase ref monitoring of LLAGNs 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. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Wed 11 Aug 2004 Day 224 --- 23 17 00 NGC4203 10 18 11 60.7 56.8 -2.0 -109.8 -10 1 4 11768 23 17 00 23 18 59 --- 10 20 11 61.1 56.5 -1.9 -110.3 109 R 1 10970 23 18 59 J1159+2914 10 20 11 65.5 62.5 -1.7 -107.0 -15 1 4 10970 23 18 59 23 19 59 =1156+295 10 21 11 65.7 62.3 -1.6 -107.3 45 R 1 10571 23 19 59 J1217+3007 10 21 11 61.7 62.9 -1.9 -104.5 -14 1 4 10571 23 19 59 23 20 59 =1215+303 10 22 11 61.9 62.8 -1.9 -104.7 46 R 1 10172 23 20 59 NGC4203 10 22 11 61.5 56.2 -1.9 -110.9 -10 1 4 10172 23 20 59 23 22 59 --- 10 24 11 61.9 55.9 -1.9 -111.4 109 R 1 9374 23 22 59 J1159+2914 10 24 11 66.4 61.9 -1.6 -108.1 -15 1 4 9374 23 22 59 23 23 58 =1156+295 10 25 11 66.6 61.7 -1.6 -108.4 45 R 1 8975 23 23 58 J1217+3007 10 25 11 62.5 62.4 -1.9 -105.4 -14 1 4 8975 23 23 58 23 24 58 =1215+303 10 26 11 62.7 62.3 -1.9 -105.6 46 R 1 8577 23 24 58 NGC4203 10 26 11 62.3 55.6 -1.8 -112.0 -10 1 4 8577 23 24 58 23 26 58 --- 10 28 11 62.7 55.2 -1.8 -112.6 109 R 1 7779 23 26 58 J1159+2914 10 28 11 67.2 61.2 -1.5 -109.2 -15 1 4 7779 23 26 58 23 27 58 =1156+295 10 29 11 67.4 61.0 -1.5 -109.5 45 R 1 7380 23 27 58 J1217+3007 10 29 11 63.3 61.9 -1.8 -106.4 -14 1 4 7380 23 27 58 23 28 58 =1215+303 10 30 11 63.6 61.8 -1.8 -106.6 46 R 1 6981 23 28 58 NGC4203 10 30 11 63.1 54.9 -1.8 -113.2 -11 1 4 6981 23 28 58 23 30 57 --- 10 32 11 63.4 54.5 -1.7 -113.8 109 R 1 6183 23 30 57 J1159+2914 10 32 11 68.0 60.4 -1.5 -110.4 -15 1 4 6183 23 30 57 23 31 57 =1156+295 10 33 11 68.2 60.2 -1.4 -110.7 45 R 1 5784 23 31 57 J1217+3007 10 33 11 64.2 61.4 -1.7 -107.4 -14 1 4 5784 23 31 57 23 32 57 =1215+303 10 34 11 64.4 61.2 -1.7 -107.6 46 R 1 5385 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/setups/v6cm-128-4-2-L.set Matches group v6cm_2 in /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Setup group: 1 Station: VLBA Total bit rate: 128 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 4 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 2.00 Tape speeds: Low density - 133.330 ips, High density - 80.00 ips Time per pass for 17600 ft, High density tapes is: 00:44:00 1st LO= 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 Net SB= U U U U Pol. = LCP LCP LCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 BBC SB= U U U U IF = C C C C VLBA FE= 6cm omit 6cm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 4.1 15.4 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 1 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 4971.49 4979.49 4987.49 4995.49 BBC fr= 871.49 879.49 887.49 895.49 Bandwd= 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 S1 S3 S1 S2 S3 S4 PCALXB2= S2 S4 S2 S4 M1 M2 M3 M4 PCALFR1= 510 510 6510 6510 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 510 510 6510 6510 0 0 0 0 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19 barrel=roll_auto SOURCE LIST -- BN021 - VLBA fmt 6cm phase ref monitoring of LLAGNs 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). Source Source position (RA/Dec) (B1950) (J2000) (Date) * NGC4278 12 17 36.159718 * 12 20 06.825400 12 20 19.463474 29 33 29.26303 * 29 16 50.71500 29 15 33.74930 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * NGC4203 12 12 33.939703 * 12 15 05.051900 12 15 17.705884 33 28 30.45674 * 33 11 50.35900 33 10 33.85857 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J0927+3902 09 23 55.319195 * 09 27 03.013916 09 27 18.303874 0923+392 39 15 23.56655 * 39 02 20.85195 39 01 21.21539 4C39.25 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J0927+39 ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report * J1159+2914 11 56 57.786211 * 11 59 31.833912 11 59 44.678033 1156+295 29 31 25.73884 * 29 14 43.82694 29 13 26.57704 J1159+29 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report * J1207+2754 12 04 55.101439 * 12 07 27.900475 12 07 40.668704 1204+281 28 11 40.43094 * 27 54 58.84997 27 53 41.42247 J1207+27 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib. Survey - ICRF Frame - reduced by GSFC group - Aug 2001 * J1214+3309 12 11 32.805775 * 12 14 04.115811 12 14 16.782461 1211+334 33 26 25.95157 * 33 09 45.59525 33 08 29.06502 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib. Survey - ICRF Frame - reduced by GSFC group - Aug 2001 * J1217+3007 12 15 21.141984 * 12 17 52.081985 12 18 04.734315 1215+303 30 23 39.94026 * 30 07 00.63625 30 05 43.74167 J1217+30 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report * J1228+3128 12 25 56.067929 * 12 28 24.966017 12 28 37.488824 1225+317 31 45 12.51974 * 31 28 37.62894 31 27 21.32969 J1228+31 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib. Survey - ICRF Frame - reduced by GSFC group - Aug 2001 * J1228+3706 12 26 19.753178 * 12 28 47.423660 12 28 59.837985 1226+373 37 22 46.76035 * 37 06 12.09578 37 04 56.66372 J1228+37 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report 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) NGC4278 42.1 NGC4203 42.0 J0927+3902 24.1 J1159+2914 37.7 J1207+2754 39.2 J1214+3309 41.7 J1217+3007 41.8 J1228+3128 44.3 J1228+3706 45.7 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