COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_BR (Code Br ) Experiment: bw088 M87 movie. Walker, Ly, Junor, Hardee Exp. Code: bw088l 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 26 Aug 2007 Day 238 --- 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 16 24 19 OJ287 06 43 45 51.5 125.1 -2.2 -35.6 0 1 1 0 16 23 49 16 26 19 --- 06 45 45 51.7 125.7 -2.2 -35.2 120 F 1 5 16 24 07 16 28 22 3C274 06 47 48 11.9 84.7 -5.7 -42.9 38 1 1 5 16 27 52 16 48 19 --- 07 07 48 15.2 88.4 -5.4 -43.1 1197 F 1 44 16 28 10 16 50 24 OJ287 07 09 54 54.8 133.7 -1.8 -30.9 40 1 1 44 16 49 54 16 52 24 --- 07 11 54 55.1 134.4 -1.7 -30.5 120 F 1 49 16 50 12 16 54 30 3C274 07 14 01 16.3 89.5 -5.3 -43.1 42 1 1 49 16 54 00 17 14 27 --- 07 34 01 19.6 93.3 -5.0 -43.0 1197 F 1 89 16 54 18 17 17 54 3C274 07 37 29 20.2 94.0 -4.9 -43.0 200 1 1 89 17 17 24 17 37 51 --- 07 57 29 23.5 97.8 -4.6 -42.6 1197 F 1 128 17 17 42 17 39 50 OJ287 07 59 28 59.8 153.3 -0.9 -18.6 40 1 1 128 17 39 20 17 41 49 --- 08 01 28 59.9 154.2 -0.9 -18.0 120 F 1 133 17 39 38 17 43 46 3C274 08 03 25 24.5 99.0 -4.5 -42.4 40 1 1 133 17 43 16 17 48 46 --- 08 08 25 25.3 100.0 -4.4 -42.3 299 F 1 144 17 43 34 17 48 46 M84 08 08 25 26.6 100.8 -4.3 -42.3 -9 1 1 144 17 48 46 17 49 25 --- 08 09 05 26.7 100.9 -4.3 -42.2 31 F 1 145 17 48 46 17 49 25 3C274 08 09 05 25.4 100.1 -4.4 -42.3 -9 1 1 145 17 49 25 17 49 55 --- 08 09 35 25.5 100.2 -4.4 -42.3 21 F 1 146 17 49 25 17 49 55 M84 08 09 35 26.8 101.0 -4.3 -42.2 -9 1 1 146 17 49 55 17 50 35 --- 08 10 15 26.9 101.1 -4.3 -42.2 31 F 1 147 17 49 55 17 50 35 3C274 08 10 15 25.6 100.3 -4.3 -42.2 -9 1 1 147 17 50 35 17 51 05 --- 08 10 45 25.7 100.4 -4.3 -42.2 21 F 1 148 17 50 35 17 51 05 M84 08 10 45 27.0 101.2 -4.2 -42.2 -9 1 1 148 17 51 05 17 51 45 --- 08 11 25 27.1 101.4 -4.2 -42.2 31 F 1 150 17 51 05 17 51 45 3C274 08 11 25 25.8 100.6 -4.3 -42.2 -9 1 1 150 17 51 45 17 52 15 --- 08 11 55 25.9 100.7 -4.3 -42.2 21 F 1 151 17 51 45 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 26 Aug 2007 Day 238 --- 17 52 15 M84 08 11 55 27.2 101.5 -4.2 -42.1 -9 1 1 151 17 52 15 17 52 55 --- 08 12 35 27.3 101.6 -4.2 -42.1 31 F 1 152 17 52 15 17 53 04 3C274 08 12 44 26.0 100.8 -4.3 -42.1 0 1 1 152 17 52 55 17 58 03 --- 08 17 44 26.8 101.9 -4.2 -42.0 299 F 1 162 17 52 55 18 02 47 3C274 08 22 29 27.6 102.8 -4.1 -41.8 276 1 1 162 18 02 17 18 22 44 --- 08 42 29 30.8 107.0 -3.8 -40.8 1197 F 1 201 18 02 35 18 24 17 OJ287 08 44 02 61.9 174.4 -0.2 -4.0 25 1 1 201 18 23 47 18 26 16 --- 08 46 02 61.9 175.4 -0.2 -3.3 120 F 1 206 18 24 05 18 27 51 3C274 08 47 37 31.7 108.1 -3.7 -40.5 28 1 1 206 18 27 21 18 47 48 --- 09 07 37 34.8 112.6 -3.4 -39.1 1197 F 1 246 18 27 39 18 48 32 3C279 09 08 21 16.6 119.4 -3.8 -35.8 1 1 1 246 18 48 02 18 50 31 --- 09 10 21 16.9 119.8 -3.8 -35.6 120 F 1 251 18 48 20 18 51 16 3C274 09 11 05 35.3 113.4 -3.3 -38.8 1 1 1 251 18 50 46 19 11 12 --- 09 31 05 38.3 118.3 -3.0 -37.0 1197 F 1 290 18 51 04 19 12 57 OJ287 09 32 51 60.9 198.4 0.6 13.0 46 1 1 290 19 12 27 19 14 57 --- 09 34 51 60.8 199.4 0.7 13.6 120 F 1 295 19 12 45 19 16 47 3C274 09 36 41 39.1 119.7 -2.9 -36.4 50 1 1 295 19 16 17 19 36 43 --- 09 56 41 42.0 124.9 -2.6 -34.1 1197 F 1 335 19 16 35 19 37 28 3C279 09 57 25 23.3 130.3 -3.0 -30.8 1 1 1 335 19 36 58 19 39 27 --- 09 59 25 23.6 130.7 -3.0 -30.6 120 F 1 339 19 37 16 19 40 12 3C274 10 00 10 42.4 125.9 -2.5 -33.6 1 1 1 339 19 39 42 19 45 11 --- 10 05 10 43.1 127.2 -2.4 -32.9 299 F 1 350 19 40 00 19 45 11 M84 10 05 10 44.3 128.5 -2.3 -32.4 -8 1 1 350 19 45 11 19 45 51 --- 10 05 50 44.4 128.7 -2.3 -32.3 32 F 1 351 19 45 11 19 45 51 3C274 10 05 50 43.2 127.4 -2.4 -32.9 -8 1 1 351 19 45 51 19 46 21 --- 10 06 20 43.3 127.6 -2.4 -32.8 22 F 1 352 19 45 51 19 46 21 M84 10 06 20 44.4 128.9 -2.3 -32.2 -8 1 1 352 19 46 21 19 47 01 --- 10 07 00 44.5 129.0 -2.3 -32.1 32 F 1 354 19 46 21 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 26 Aug 2007 Day 238 --- 19 47 01 3C274 10 07 00 43.3 127.8 -2.4 -32.7 -8 1 1 354 19 47 01 19 47 31 --- 10 07 30 43.4 127.9 -2.4 -32.6 22 F 1 354 19 47 01 19 47 31 M84 10 07 30 44.6 129.2 -2.3 -32.0 -8 1 1 354 19 47 31 19 48 10 --- 10 08 10 44.7 129.4 -2.3 -31.9 32 F 1 356 19 47 31 19 48 10 3C274 10 08 10 43.5 128.1 -2.4 -32.5 -8 1 1 356 19 48 10 19 48 40 --- 10 08 40 43.6 128.2 -2.4 -32.5 22 F 1 357 19 48 10 19 48 40 M84 10 08 40 44.7 129.5 -2.3 -31.9 -8 1 1 357 19 48 40 19 49 20 --- 10 09 20 44.8 129.7 -2.3 -31.8 32 F 1 358 19 48 40 19 49 29 3C274 10 09 29 43.7 128.5 -2.4 -32.3 1 1 1 358 19 49 20 19 54 28 --- 10 14 29 44.3 129.9 -2.3 -31.6 299 F 1 368 19 49 20 19 56 28 BLANKSKY 10 16 29 44.7 130.4 -2.2 -31.4 113 1 1 368 19 55 58 19 58 28 --- 10 18 29 45.0 131.0 -2.2 -31.1 120 F 1 373 19 56 16 20 00 19 OJ287 10 20 20 57.1 218.9 1.4 26.5 47 1 1 373 19 59 49 20 02 19 --- 10 22 20 56.9 219.7 1.5 27.0 120 F 1 378 20 00 07 20 04 08 3C274 10 24 10 45.5 132.8 -2.1 -30.1 46 1 1 378 20 03 38 20 24 05 --- 10 44 10 47.9 139.0 -1.8 -26.6 1197 F 1 417 20 03 56 20 24 49 3C279 10 44 54 28.8 141.9 -2.2 -24.4 0 1 1 417 20 24 19 20 26 49 --- 10 46 54 29.0 142.4 -2.2 -24.1 120 F 1 422 20 24 37 20 27 33 3C274 10 47 39 48.2 140.2 -1.7 -25.9 0 1 1 422 20 27 03 20 47 30 --- 11 07 39 50.2 147.0 -1.4 -21.8 1197 F 1 462 20 27 21 20 49 21 OJ287 11 09 30 51.1 235.7 2.2 36.0 46 1 1 462 20 48 51 20 51 21 --- 11 11 30 50.8 236.3 2.3 36.3 120 F 1 466 20 49 09 20 53 10 3C274 11 13 20 50.7 149.1 -1.3 -20.6 45 1 1 466 20 52 40 21 13 07 --- 11 33 20 52.2 156.5 -1.0 -15.8 1197 F 1 506 20 52 58 21 13 51 3C279 11 34 05 33.1 155.3 -1.4 -16.3 0 1 1 506 21 13 21 21 15 51 --- 11 36 05 33.2 155.9 -1.3 -15.9 120 F 1 511 21 13 39 21 16 36 3C274 11 36 49 52.5 157.9 -0.9 -14.9 0 1 1 511 21 16 06 21 36 32 --- 11 56 49 53.5 165.8 -0.6 -9.7 1197 F 1 550 21 16 24 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 26 Aug 2007 Day 238 --- 21 38 38 OJ287 11 58 55 43.8 249.1 3.1 41.6 64 1 1 550 21 38 08 21 40 38 --- 12 00 55 43.5 249.6 3.1 41.8 120 F 1 555 21 38 26 21 42 44 3C274 12 03 02 53.7 168.3 -0.5 -8.0 66 1 1 555 21 42 14 21 47 43 --- 12 08 02 53.9 170.4 -0.4 -6.6 299 F 1 566 21 42 32 21 47 43 M84 12 08 02 54.5 172.7 -0.3 -5.0 -8 1 1 566 21 47 43 21 48 23 --- 12 08 42 54.5 173.0 -0.3 -4.8 32 F 1 567 21 47 43 21 48 23 3C274 12 08 42 53.9 170.6 -0.4 -6.4 -8 1 1 567 21 48 23 21 48 53 --- 12 09 12 53.9 170.8 -0.4 -6.2 22 F 1 568 21 48 23 21 48 53 M84 12 09 12 54.6 173.2 -0.3 -4.7 -8 1 1 568 21 48 53 21 49 33 --- 12 09 52 54.6 173.4 -0.3 -4.5 32 F 1 569 21 48 53 21 49 33 3C274 12 09 52 53.9 171.1 -0.4 -6.1 -8 1 1 569 21 49 33 21 50 03 --- 12 10 22 54.0 171.3 -0.3 -5.9 22 F 1 570 21 49 33 21 50 03 M84 12 10 22 54.6 173.7 -0.3 -4.3 -8 1 1 570 21 50 03 21 50 43 --- 12 11 02 54.6 173.9 -0.2 -4.2 32 F 1 572 21 50 03 21 50 43 3C274 12 11 02 54.0 171.6 -0.3 -5.7 -8 1 1 572 21 50 43 21 51 13 --- 12 11 32 54.0 171.8 -0.3 -5.6 22 F 1 573 21 50 43 21 51 13 M84 12 11 32 54.6 174.1 -0.2 -4.0 -8 1 1 573 21 51 13 21 51 52 --- 12 12 12 54.6 174.4 -0.2 -3.8 32 F 1 574 21 51 13 21 52 01 3C274 12 12 21 54.0 172.1 -0.3 -5.4 1 1 1 574 21 51 52 21 57 01 --- 12 17 21 54.1 174.2 -0.2 -3.9 299 F 1 584 21 51 52 21 57 44 3C279 12 18 05 35.4 168.2 -0.6 -7.9 0 1 1 584 21 57 14 21 59 44 --- 12 20 05 35.4 168.8 -0.6 -7.5 120 F 1 589 21 57 32 22 00 27 3C274 12 20 48 54.2 175.7 -0.2 -3.0 0 1 1 589 21 59 57 22 20 24 --- 12 40 48 54.2 184.0 0.2 2.7 1197 F 1 628 22 00 15 22 22 28 OJ287 12 42 52 36.7 259.0 3.8 44.2 68 1 1 628 22 21 58 22 26 27 --- 12 46 52 36.1 259.9 3.9 44.4 239 F 1 637 22 22 16 22 28 30 3C274 12 48 55 54.0 187.4 0.3 5.0 69 1 1 637 22 28 00 22 48 27 --- 13 08 55 53.4 195.6 0.6 10.6 1197 F 1 676 22 28 18 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 26 Aug 2007 Day 238 --- 22 49 08 3C279 13 09 36 36.0 184.0 0.2 2.7 0 1 1 676 22 48 38 22 51 07 --- 13 11 36 35.9 184.6 0.3 3.1 120 F 1 681 22 48 56 22 51 48 3C274 13 12 17 53.2 196.9 0.7 11.5 0 1 1 681 22 51 18 23 11 44 --- 13 32 17 52.0 204.7 1.0 16.6 1197 F 1 721 22 51 36 23 12 24 3C279 13 32 56 35.4 191.1 0.6 7.4 0 1 1 721 23 11 44 23 14 23 --- 13 34 56 35.4 191.7 0.6 7.8 120 F 1 726 23 11 44 23 15 02 3C274 13 35 35 51.8 206.0 1.1 17.4 0 1 1 726 23 14 23 23 34 59 --- 13 55 35 50.1 213.3 1.4 22.0 1197 F 1 766 23 14 23 23 35 39 3C279 13 56 15 34.5 198.1 1.0 12.0 2 1 1 766 23 34 59 23 37 38 --- 13 58 15 34.4 198.7 1.0 12.4 120 F 1 771 23 34 59 23 38 19 BLANKSKY 13 58 56 50.0 214.5 1.5 22.8 4 1 1 771 23 37 49 23 40 19 --- 14 00 56 49.8 215.2 1.5 23.2 120 F 1 776 23 38 07 23 40 24 3C274 14 01 02 49.6 215.2 1.5 23.2 0 1 1 776 23 40 19 23 45 24 --- 14 06 02 49.1 216.9 1.6 24.2 299 F 1 786 23 40 19 23 45 24 M84 14 06 02 49.0 219.2 1.7 25.6 -7 1 1 786 23 45 24 23 46 04 --- 14 06 42 48.9 219.4 1.7 25.7 32 F 1 787 23 45 24 23 46 04 3C274 14 06 42 49.1 217.1 1.6 24.3 -7 1 1 787 23 46 04 23 46 33 --- 14 07 12 49.0 217.3 1.6 24.4 22 F 1 788 23 46 04 23 46 33 M84 14 07 12 48.9 219.5 1.7 25.8 -7 1 1 788 23 46 33 23 47 13 --- 14 07 52 48.8 219.8 1.7 26.0 32 F 1 789 23 46 33 23 47 13 3C274 14 07 52 48.9 217.5 1.6 24.6 -7 1 1 789 23 47 13 23 47 43 --- 14 08 22 48.9 217.7 1.6 24.7 22 F 1 790 23 47 13 23 47 43 M84 14 08 22 48.7 219.9 1.7 26.1 -7 1 1 790 23 47 43 23 48 23 --- 14 09 02 48.7 220.2 1.7 26.2 32 F 1 791 23 47 43 23 48 23 3C274 14 09 02 48.8 217.9 1.6 24.8 -7 1 1 791 23 48 23 23 48 53 --- 14 09 32 48.8 218.1 1.6 24.9 22 F 1 792 23 48 23 23 48 53 M84 14 09 32 48.6 220.3 1.7 26.3 -7 1 1 792 23 48 53 23 49 33 --- 14 10 12 48.5 220.5 1.7 26.4 32 F 1 794 23 48 53 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 26 Aug 2007 Day 238 --- 23 49 42 3C274 14 10 21 48.7 218.3 1.7 25.1 1 1 1 794 23 49 33 23 54 41 --- 14 15 21 48.2 220.0 1.7 26.1 299 F 1 804 23 49 33 --- Start: Sun 26 Aug 2007 Day 238 -- Stop: Mon 27 Aug 2007 Day 239 --- 23 56 41 3C274 14 17 21 48.0 220.7 1.8 26.4 114 1 1 804 23 56 11 00 16 37 --- 14 37 21 45.6 227.0 2.1 30.0 1197 F 1 843 23 56 29 00 17 22 3C279 14 38 05 31.6 210.0 1.7 19.6 10 1 1 843 00 16 52 00 19 21 --- 14 40 05 31.4 210.6 1.7 20.0 120 F 1 848 00 17 10 00 20 06 3C274 14 40 50 45.2 228.0 2.2 30.5 11 1 1 848 00 19 36 00 40 03 --- 15 00 50 42.6 233.8 2.5 33.4 1197 F 1 888 00 19 54 00 40 45 3C279 15 01 33 29.5 216.3 2.1 23.4 11 1 1 888 00 40 15 00 42 45 --- 15 03 33 29.3 216.9 2.1 23.7 120 F 1 892 00 40 33 00 43 27 3C274 15 04 15 42.2 234.7 2.6 33.9 10 1 1 892 00 42 57 01 03 24 --- 15 24 15 39.4 240.0 2.9 36.3 1197 F 1 932 00 43 15 01 04 01 3C279 15 24 52 27.0 222.3 2.5 26.8 6 1 1 932 01 03 24 01 06 00 --- 15 26 52 26.8 222.8 2.5 27.1 120 F 1 937 01 03 24 01 06 36 3C274 15 27 27 38.9 240.8 2.9 36.6 5 1 1 937 01 06 00 01 26 33 --- 15 47 27 35.9 245.7 3.3 38.5 1197 F 1 977 01 06 00 01 27 09 3C279 15 48 04 24.3 227.9 2.9 29.9 7 1 1 977 01 26 33 01 29 09 --- 15 50 04 24.0 228.4 2.9 30.1 120 F 1 982 01 26 33 01 29 46 3C274 15 50 41 35.4 246.4 3.3 38.8 8 1 1 982 01 29 09 01 34 45 --- 15 55 41 34.6 247.6 3.4 39.2 299 F 1 993 01 29 09 01 34 45 M84 15 55 41 34.1 249.3 3.5 39.8 -7 1 1 993 01 34 45 01 35 25 --- 15 56 21 34.0 249.4 3.5 39.9 33 F 1 994 01 34 45 01 35 25 3C274 15 56 21 34.5 247.7 3.4 39.2 -7 1 1 994 01 35 25 01 35 55 --- 15 56 51 34.5 247.8 3.4 39.3 23 F 1 995 01 35 25 01 35 55 M84 15 56 51 34.0 249.5 3.5 39.9 -7 1 1 995 01 35 55 01 36 34 --- 15 57 31 33.8 249.7 3.5 39.9 33 F 1 996 01 35 55 01 36 34 3C274 15 57 31 34.4 248.0 3.4 39.3 -7 1 1 996 01 36 34 01 37 04 --- 15 58 01 34.3 248.1 3.4 39.3 23 F 1 997 01 36 34 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 27 Aug 2007 Day 239 --- 01 37 04 M84 15 58 01 33.8 249.8 3.5 40.0 -7 1 1 997 01 37 04 01 37 44 --- 15 58 41 33.7 249.9 3.6 40.0 33 F 1 998 01 37 04 01 37 44 3C274 15 58 41 34.2 248.3 3.5 39.4 -7 1 1 998 01 37 44 01 38 14 --- 15 59 11 34.1 248.4 3.5 39.4 23 F 1 999 01 37 44 01 38 14 M84 15 59 11 33.6 250.1 3.6 40.1 -7 1 1 999 01 38 14 01 38 54 --- 15 59 51 33.5 250.2 3.6 40.1 33 F 1 1001 01 38 14 01 39 02 3C274 15 59 59 34.0 248.6 3.5 39.5 1 1 1 1001 01 38 54 01 44 02 --- 16 04 59 33.2 249.7 3.6 39.8 299 F 1 1011 01 38 54 01 44 06 3C274 16 05 04 33.2 249.7 3.6 39.9 0 1 1 1011 01 44 02 02 04 03 --- 16 25 04 30.0 254.1 3.9 41.1 1197 F 1 1049 01 44 02 02 04 36 3C279 16 25 37 19.3 236.5 3.5 34.0 6 1 1 1049 02 04 03 02 06 35 --- 16 27 37 19.0 236.9 3.5 34.2 120 F 1 1054 02 04 03 02 07 08 3C274 16 28 10 29.5 254.7 3.9 41.2 6 1 1 1054 02 06 35 02 22 06 --- 16 43 10 27.1 257.8 4.2 41.9 898 F 1 1084 02 06 35 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 12.186750 0.00 12 50 01.74793 * 12 33 28.04383 12 31 01.38047 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 14.491228 0.21 0851+202 20 17 58.41741 * 20 06 30.64086 20 04 53.57790 0.40 J0854+20 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba * OJ287 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.332 scan hours, 13.230 baseline hours above horizon. J1225+1253 12 22 31.582015 * 12 25 03.743331 12 25 26.541420 0.32 * M84 13 09 49.76862 * 12 53 13.13923 12 50 46.17931 0.31 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.222 scan hours, 6.951 baseline hours above horizon. J1230+1223 12 28 17.569279 * 12 30 49.423381 12 31 12.189952 0.31 1228+126 12 40 01.74901 * 12 23 28.04383 12 21 01.35336 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, 300.164 baseline hours above horizon. J1256-0547 12 53 35.831291 * 12 56 11.166559 12 56 34.423255 0.20 1253-055 -05 31 07.99586 *-05 47 21.52472 -05 49 49.43124 0.30 * 3C279 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J1256-05 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.499 scan hours, 17.186 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 32.0 OJ287 22.8 M84 30.6 3C274 32.0 3C279 42.0 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