From observe@nrao.edu Sat Dec 31 09:32:28 2005 Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 16:32:21 +0000 From: VLA Operations To: vlbiobs@nrao.edu, emomjian@naic.edu Subject: 2005-12-31_0901_BM238A.txt ************************************************************************ Filename: 2005-12-31_0901_BM238A Program: BM238A Subarray(s): 1 Observer(s): E. Momjian Operator(s): Sam Gilmore Date: 12/31/2005 Configuration: D User #: 600 Decommissioned: 24 Source File(s): 454M238 VLBI Ref. Ant: 10 Observing Mode: Phased Array VLBI Antenna Pad: DE8 Email Address: vlbiobs@nrao.edu, emomjian@naic.edu API (Atmospheric Phase Interferometer) information can be found at: http://www.vla.nrao.edu/astro/guides/api/ Adobe PDF version of this log is located at: http://www.vla.nrao.edu/operators/logs/ Visibility data is updated each day at IAT/UT midnight and is available from the online archive at: http://e2e.nrao.edu/archive/ ** Weather Information ** Time (IAT) Dew Pt Temp Wind Bar. Press API 31Dec 09:01:43 -12.7 0.5 W at 5.0 m/s 784.5 4.3 31Dec 11:19:12 -13.2 0.0 SW at 4.2 m/s 784.4 3.3 31Dec 15:09:19 -14.4 3.1 W at 6.6 m/s 784.7 2.2 31Dec 16:09:18 -12.9 5.7 W at 5.1 m/s 785.3 29.2 Operator comments for the above weather entries 31Dec 09:01:43 Sky clear. 31Dec 11:19:12 Sky cover 30%. Stratiform clouds. 31Dec 15:09:19 Sky cover 60%. Stratiform clouds. 31Dec 16:09:18 Sky cover 70%. Stratiform clouds. ** Visibility Tape Information ** Tape # Time of Final Record: DM0075 ** Monitor Tape Information ** Tape # File # Time of Final Record: N21454 5 Total # of antennas used = 27 ** Operator Comments ** START TIME END TIME FORM # #ANTS DOWNTIME (in minutes) 31Dec 9:01:43 Starting program BM238A. 31Dec 9:01:43 The band(s) used is(are): L 31Dec 9:02:30 On source 3C286 with all available antennas. 31Dec 9:02:30 Antenna(s) : 20 do not have good baseline positions determined for them because they were moved to their present location recently. Please check for any significant errors and let the Data Analysts (email - analysts@nrao.edu) know what you find. Thank you. 31Dec 09:01:43 31Dec 16:30:28 C112151 1.00 448.8 Antenna 13 (Data: Lost): EVLA Antenna is being used for EVLA testing. 31Dec 09:01:43 31Dec 16:30:28 T100268 1.00 448.8 Antenna 14 (Data: Lost): EVLA Antenna is being used for EVLA testing. 31Dec 09:01:43 31Dec 16:30:28 T100312 1.00 448.8 Antenna 16 (Data: Lost): EVLA Antenna is being used for EVLA testing. 31Dec 09:01:43 31Dec 16:30:28 T100329 1.00 448.8 Antenna 18 (Data: Lost): EVLA Antenna is being used for EVLA testing. 31Dec 9:02:30 SHADOWING IS OCCURRING! Some antennas are blocking the view of your radio source from other antennas. You may have to edit your data. Observing data: Corrupted. 31Dec 9:09:00 Inspected the VLB instrumentation. No problems found. 31Dec 10:09:00 Inspected the VLB instrumentation. No problems found. 31Dec 11:03:00 Inspected the VLB instrumentation. No problems found. 31Dec 12:10:00 Inspected the VLB instrumentation. No problems found. 31Dec 13:20:00 Inspected the VLB instrumentation. No problems found. 31Dec 15:00:00 Your new operator(s) is(are): Jim Campbell 31Dec 15:00:00 Ran a backup on the Modcomp partition. 31Dec 15:00:00 Inspected the VLB instrumentation. No problems found. End Time Total Program Time % Downtime Total Downtime (in minutes) (in minutes) 12/31/05 16:30:28 12116.3 14.8% 1795.0