COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_BR (Code Br ) Experiment: bw088 M87 movie. Walker, Ly, Junor, Hardee Exp. Code: bw088r 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 10 Dec 2007 Day 344 --- 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 09 27 33 OJ287 06 43 45 51.4 125.1 -2.2 -35.6 0 1 1 0 09 27 03 09 29 32 --- 06 45 45 51.7 125.7 -2.2 -35.2 120 F 1 5 09 27 21 09 31 36 3C274 06 47 48 11.9 84.7 -5.7 -42.9 38 1 1 5 09 31 06 09 51 32 --- 07 07 48 15.2 88.4 -5.4 -43.1 1197 F 1 44 09 31 24 09 53 38 OJ287 07 09 54 54.8 133.6 -1.8 -30.9 40 1 1 44 09 53 08 09 55 37 --- 07 11 54 55.1 134.4 -1.7 -30.5 120 F 1 49 09 53 26 09 57 44 3C274 07 14 01 16.3 89.5 -5.3 -43.1 43 1 1 49 09 57 14 10 17 40 --- 07 34 01 19.6 93.3 -5.0 -43.0 1197 F 1 89 09 57 32 10 21 08 3C274 07 37 29 20.2 94.0 -4.9 -43.0 200 1 1 89 10 20 38 10 41 04 --- 07 57 29 23.5 97.8 -4.6 -42.6 1197 F 1 128 10 20 56 10 43 03 OJ287 07 59 28 59.8 153.3 -0.9 -18.6 40 1 1 128 10 42 33 10 45 03 --- 08 01 28 59.9 154.1 -0.9 -18.1 120 F 1 133 10 42 51 10 47 00 3C274 08 03 25 24.5 99.0 -4.5 -42.4 40 1 1 133 10 46 30 10 51 59 --- 08 08 25 25.3 100.0 -4.4 -42.3 299 F 1 144 10 46 48 10 51 59 M84 08 08 25 26.6 100.8 -4.3 -42.3 -9 1 1 144 10 51 59 10 52 39 --- 08 09 05 26.7 100.9 -4.3 -42.2 31 F 1 145 10 51 59 10 52 39 3C274 08 09 05 25.4 100.1 -4.4 -42.3 -9 1 1 145 10 52 39 10 53 09 --- 08 09 35 25.5 100.2 -4.4 -42.3 21 F 1 146 10 52 39 10 53 09 M84 08 09 35 26.8 101.0 -4.3 -42.2 -9 1 1 146 10 53 09 10 53 49 --- 08 10 15 26.9 101.1 -4.3 -42.2 31 F 1 147 10 53 09 10 53 49 3C274 08 10 15 25.6 100.3 -4.3 -42.2 -9 1 1 147 10 53 49 10 54 19 --- 08 10 45 25.7 100.4 -4.3 -42.2 21 F 1 148 10 53 49 10 54 19 M84 08 10 45 27.0 101.2 -4.2 -42.2 -9 1 1 148 10 54 19 10 54 59 --- 08 11 25 27.1 101.4 -4.2 -42.2 31 F 1 150 10 54 19 10 54 59 3C274 08 11 25 25.8 100.6 -4.3 -42.2 -9 1 1 150 10 54 59 10 55 29 --- 08 11 55 25.9 100.7 -4.3 -42.2 21 F 1 151 10 54 59 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 10 Dec 2007 Day 344 --- 10 55 29 M84 08 11 55 27.2 101.5 -4.2 -42.1 -9 1 1 151 10 55 29 10 56 08 --- 08 12 35 27.3 101.6 -4.2 -42.1 31 F 1 152 10 55 29 10 56 17 3C274 08 12 44 26.0 100.8 -4.3 -42.1 0 1 1 152 10 56 08 11 01 17 --- 08 17 44 26.8 101.9 -4.2 -42.0 299 F 1 162 10 56 08 11 06 00 3C274 08 22 29 27.6 102.8 -4.1 -41.8 276 1 1 162 11 05 30 11 25 57 --- 08 42 29 30.8 107.0 -3.8 -40.8 1197 F 1 201 11 05 48 11 27 30 OJ287 08 44 02 61.9 174.4 -0.2 -4.0 25 1 1 201 11 27 00 11 29 30 --- 08 46 02 61.9 175.4 -0.2 -3.3 120 F 1 206 11 27 18 11 31 05 3C274 08 47 37 31.6 108.1 -3.7 -40.5 28 1 1 206 11 30 35 11 51 01 --- 09 07 37 34.8 112.6 -3.4 -39.1 1197 F 1 246 11 30 53 11 51 45 3C279 09 08 21 16.6 119.4 -3.8 -35.8 1 1 1 246 11 51 15 11 53 45 --- 09 10 21 16.9 119.8 -3.8 -35.6 120 F 1 251 11 51 33 11 54 29 3C274 09 11 05 35.3 113.4 -3.3 -38.8 1 1 1 251 11 53 59 12 14 26 --- 09 31 05 38.3 118.2 -3.0 -37.0 1197 F 1 290 11 54 17 12 16 11 OJ287 09 32 51 60.9 198.4 0.6 13.0 46 1 1 290 12 15 41 12 18 11 --- 09 34 51 60.8 199.3 0.7 13.6 120 F 1 295 12 15 59 12 20 00 3C274 09 36 40 39.1 119.7 -2.9 -36.4 50 1 1 295 12 19 30 12 39 57 --- 09 56 40 42.0 124.9 -2.6 -34.1 1197 F 1 335 12 19 48 12 40 41 3C279 09 57 25 23.3 130.3 -3.0 -30.8 1 1 1 335 12 40 11 12 42 41 --- 09 59 25 23.6 130.7 -3.0 -30.6 120 F 1 339 12 40 29 12 43 25 3C274 10 00 09 42.4 125.9 -2.5 -33.6 1 1 1 339 12 42 55 12 48 24 --- 10 05 09 43.1 127.2 -2.4 -32.9 299 F 1 350 12 43 13 12 48 24 M84 10 05 09 44.3 128.5 -2.3 -32.4 -8 1 1 350 12 48 24 12 49 04 --- 10 05 49 44.4 128.7 -2.3 -32.3 32 F 1 351 12 48 24 12 49 04 3C274 10 05 49 43.2 127.4 -2.4 -32.9 -8 1 1 351 12 49 04 12 49 34 --- 10 06 19 43.2 127.6 -2.4 -32.8 22 F 1 352 12 49 04 12 49 34 M84 10 06 19 44.4 128.8 -2.3 -32.2 -8 1 1 352 12 49 34 12 50 14 --- 10 06 59 44.5 129.0 -2.3 -32.1 32 F 1 354 12 49 34 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 10 Dec 2007 Day 344 --- 12 50 14 3C274 10 06 59 43.3 127.8 -2.4 -32.7 -8 1 1 354 12 50 14 12 50 44 --- 10 07 29 43.4 127.9 -2.4 -32.6 22 F 1 354 12 50 14 12 50 44 M84 10 07 29 44.6 129.2 -2.3 -32.0 -8 1 1 354 12 50 44 12 51 24 --- 10 08 09 44.7 129.4 -2.3 -31.9 32 F 1 356 12 50 44 12 51 24 3C274 10 08 09 43.5 128.1 -2.4 -32.5 -8 1 1 356 12 51 24 12 51 54 --- 10 08 39 43.6 128.2 -2.4 -32.5 22 F 1 357 12 51 24 12 51 54 M84 10 08 39 44.7 129.5 -2.3 -31.9 -8 1 1 357 12 51 54 12 52 34 --- 10 09 19 44.8 129.7 -2.3 -31.8 32 F 1 358 12 51 54 12 52 43 3C274 10 09 28 43.7 128.5 -2.4 -32.3 1 1 1 358 12 52 34 12 57 42 --- 10 14 28 44.3 129.9 -2.3 -31.6 299 F 1 368 12 52 34 12 59 41 BLANKSKY 10 16 28 44.7 130.4 -2.2 -31.4 113 1 1 368 12 59 11 13 01 41 --- 10 18 28 45.0 131.0 -2.2 -31.1 120 F 1 373 12 59 29 13 03 32 OJ287 10 20 20 57.1 218.9 1.4 26.5 47 1 1 373 13 03 02 13 05 32 --- 10 22 20 56.9 219.6 1.5 27.0 120 F 1 378 13 03 20 13 07 22 3C274 10 24 10 45.5 132.8 -2.1 -30.1 46 1 1 378 13 06 52 13 27 18 --- 10 44 10 47.8 139.0 -1.8 -26.6 1197 F 1 417 13 07 10 13 28 02 3C279 10 44 54 28.8 141.9 -2.2 -24.5 0 1 1 417 13 27 32 13 30 02 --- 10 46 54 29.0 142.4 -2.2 -24.2 120 F 1 422 13 27 50 13 30 47 3C274 10 47 39 48.2 140.2 -1.7 -25.9 0 1 1 422 13 30 17 13 50 43 --- 11 07 39 50.2 147.0 -1.4 -21.8 1197 F 1 462 13 30 35 13 52 35 OJ287 11 09 30 51.1 235.7 2.2 36.0 46 1 1 462 13 52 05 13 54 34 --- 11 11 30 50.8 236.3 2.3 36.3 120 F 1 466 13 52 23 13 56 24 3C274 11 13 20 50.7 149.1 -1.3 -20.6 45 1 1 466 13 55 54 14 16 21 --- 11 33 20 52.2 156.5 -1.0 -15.8 1197 F 1 506 13 56 12 14 17 05 3C279 11 34 05 33.1 155.3 -1.4 -16.3 0 1 1 506 14 16 35 14 19 05 --- 11 36 05 33.2 155.8 -1.3 -15.9 120 F 1 511 14 16 53 14 19 49 3C274 11 36 49 52.5 157.9 -0.9 -14.9 0 1 1 511 14 19 19 14 39 46 --- 11 56 49 53.5 165.8 -0.6 -9.7 1197 F 1 550 14 19 37 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 10 Dec 2007 Day 344 --- 14 41 52 OJ287 11 58 55 43.8 249.1 3.1 41.6 64 1 1 550 14 41 22 14 43 51 --- 12 00 55 43.5 249.6 3.1 41.8 120 F 1 555 14 41 40 14 45 57 3C274 12 03 02 53.7 168.3 -0.5 -8.0 66 1 1 555 14 45 27 14 50 57 --- 12 08 02 53.9 170.4 -0.4 -6.6 299 F 1 566 14 45 45 14 50 57 M84 12 08 02 54.5 172.7 -0.3 -5.0 -8 1 1 566 14 50 57 14 51 36 --- 12 08 42 54.5 172.9 -0.3 -4.8 32 F 1 567 14 50 57 14 51 36 3C274 12 08 42 53.9 170.6 -0.4 -6.4 -8 1 1 567 14 51 36 14 52 06 --- 12 09 12 53.9 170.8 -0.4 -6.2 22 F 1 568 14 51 36 14 52 06 M84 12 09 12 54.5 173.2 -0.3 -4.7 -8 1 1 568 14 52 06 14 52 46 --- 12 09 52 54.6 173.4 -0.3 -4.5 32 F 1 569 14 52 06 14 52 46 3C274 12 09 52 53.9 171.1 -0.4 -6.1 -8 1 1 569 14 52 46 14 53 16 --- 12 10 22 54.0 171.3 -0.3 -5.9 22 F 1 570 14 52 46 14 53 16 M84 12 10 22 54.6 173.6 -0.3 -4.3 -8 1 1 570 14 53 16 14 53 56 --- 12 11 02 54.6 173.9 -0.2 -4.2 32 F 1 572 14 53 16 14 53 56 3C274 12 11 02 54.0 171.6 -0.3 -5.7 -8 1 1 572 14 53 56 14 54 26 --- 12 11 32 54.0 171.8 -0.3 -5.6 22 F 1 573 14 53 56 14 54 26 M84 12 11 32 54.6 174.1 -0.2 -4.0 -8 1 1 573 14 54 26 14 55 06 --- 12 12 12 54.6 174.4 -0.2 -3.8 32 F 1 574 14 54 26 14 55 15 3C274 12 12 21 54.0 172.1 -0.3 -5.4 1 1 1 574 14 55 06 15 00 14 --- 12 17 21 54.1 174.2 -0.2 -4.0 299 F 1 584 14 55 06 15 00 58 3C279 12 18 04 35.4 168.2 -0.6 -7.9 0 1 1 584 15 00 28 15 02 57 --- 12 20 04 35.4 168.8 -0.6 -7.5 120 F 1 589 15 00 46 15 03 41 3C274 12 20 48 54.1 175.6 -0.2 -3.0 0 1 1 589 15 03 11 15 23 37 --- 12 40 48 54.2 184.0 0.2 2.7 1197 F 1 628 15 03 29 15 25 41 OJ287 12 42 52 36.7 259.0 3.8 44.2 68 1 1 628 15 25 11 15 29 40 --- 12 46 52 36.1 259.8 3.9 44.4 239 F 1 637 15 25 29 15 31 43 3C274 12 48 55 54.0 187.4 0.3 5.0 69 1 1 637 15 31 13 15 51 40 --- 13 08 55 53.4 195.5 0.6 10.6 1197 F 1 676 15 31 31 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 10 Dec 2007 Day 344 --- 15 52 21 3C279 13 09 36 36.0 184.0 0.2 2.7 0 1 1 676 15 51 51 15 54 21 --- 13 11 36 35.9 184.6 0.3 3.1 120 F 1 681 15 52 09 15 55 01 3C274 13 12 17 53.2 196.9 0.7 11.5 0 1 1 681 15 54 31 16 14 58 --- 13 32 17 52.0 204.7 1.0 16.6 1197 F 1 721 15 54 49 16 15 37 3C279 13 32 56 35.4 191.1 0.6 7.4 0 1 1 721 16 14 58 16 17 37 --- 13 34 56 35.4 191.7 0.6 7.8 120 F 1 726 16 14 58 16 18 15 3C274 13 35 35 51.8 206.0 1.1 17.4 0 1 1 726 16 17 37 16 38 12 --- 13 55 35 50.1 213.3 1.4 22.0 1197 F 1 766 16 17 37 16 38 52 3C279 13 56 15 34.5 198.1 1.0 12.0 2 1 1 766 16 38 12 16 40 52 --- 13 58 15 34.4 198.7 1.0 12.4 120 F 1 771 16 38 12 16 41 32 BLANKSKY 13 58 56 50.0 214.5 1.5 22.8 4 1 1 771 16 41 02 16 43 32 --- 14 00 56 49.8 215.2 1.5 23.2 120 F 1 776 16 41 20 16 43 38 3C274 14 01 02 49.6 215.2 1.5 23.2 0 1 1 776 16 43 32 16 48 37 --- 14 06 02 49.1 216.9 1.6 24.2 299 F 1 786 16 43 32 16 48 37 M84 14 06 02 49.0 219.1 1.7 25.6 -7 1 1 786 16 48 37 16 49 17 --- 14 06 42 48.9 219.4 1.7 25.7 32 F 1 787 16 48 37 16 49 17 3C274 14 06 42 49.1 217.1 1.6 24.3 -7 1 1 787 16 49 17 16 49 47 --- 14 07 12 49.0 217.3 1.6 24.4 22 F 1 788 16 49 17 16 49 47 M84 14 07 12 48.9 219.5 1.7 25.8 -7 1 1 788 16 49 47 16 50 27 --- 14 07 52 48.8 219.8 1.7 26.0 32 F 1 789 16 49 47 16 50 27 3C274 14 07 52 48.9 217.5 1.6 24.6 -7 1 1 789 16 50 27 16 50 57 --- 14 08 22 48.9 217.7 1.6 24.7 22 F 1 790 16 50 27 16 50 57 M84 14 08 22 48.7 219.9 1.7 26.1 -7 1 1 790 16 50 57 16 51 37 --- 14 09 02 48.7 220.1 1.7 26.2 32 F 1 791 16 50 57 16 51 37 3C274 14 09 02 48.8 217.9 1.6 24.8 -7 1 1 791 16 51 37 16 52 06 --- 14 09 32 48.8 218.1 1.6 24.9 22 F 1 792 16 51 37 16 52 06 M84 14 09 32 48.6 220.3 1.7 26.3 -7 1 1 792 16 52 06 16 52 46 --- 14 10 12 48.5 220.5 1.7 26.4 32 F 1 794 16 52 06 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 10 Dec 2007 Day 344 --- 16 52 55 3C274 14 10 20 48.7 218.3 1.7 25.1 1 1 1 794 16 52 46 16 57 54 --- 14 15 20 48.2 220.0 1.7 26.0 299 F 1 804 16 52 46 16 59 54 3C274 14 17 20 48.0 220.6 1.8 26.4 114 1 1 804 16 59 24 17 19 51 --- 14 37 20 45.6 226.9 2.1 29.9 1197 F 1 843 16 59 42 17 20 35 3C279 14 38 05 31.6 210.0 1.7 19.6 10 1 1 843 17 20 05 17 22 35 --- 14 40 05 31.4 210.6 1.7 20.0 120 F 1 848 17 20 23 17 23 19 3C274 14 40 49 45.2 228.0 2.2 30.5 11 1 1 848 17 22 49 17 43 16 --- 15 00 49 42.6 233.7 2.5 33.4 1197 F 1 888 17 23 07 17 43 59 3C279 15 01 32 29.5 216.3 2.1 23.4 11 1 1 888 17 43 29 17 45 58 --- 15 03 32 29.3 216.9 2.1 23.7 120 F 1 892 17 43 47 17 46 41 3C274 15 04 15 42.2 234.7 2.6 33.9 10 1 1 892 17 46 11 18 06 37 --- 15 24 15 39.4 240.0 2.9 36.3 1197 F 1 932 17 46 29 18 07 14 3C279 15 24 51 27.0 222.3 2.5 26.8 6 1 1 932 18 06 37 18 09 14 --- 15 26 51 26.8 222.8 2.5 27.1 120 F 1 937 18 06 37 18 09 49 3C274 15 27 27 38.9 240.8 2.9 36.6 5 1 1 937 18 09 14 18 29 46 --- 15 47 27 35.9 245.6 3.3 38.5 1197 F 1 977 18 09 14 18 30 22 3C279 15 48 04 24.3 227.9 2.9 29.9 7 1 1 977 18 29 46 18 32 22 --- 15 50 04 24.0 228.4 2.9 30.1 120 F 1 982 18 29 46 18 32 59 3C274 15 50 41 35.4 246.4 3.3 38.8 8 1 1 982 18 32 22 18 37 58 --- 15 55 41 34.6 247.6 3.4 39.2 299 F 1 993 18 32 22 18 37 58 M84 15 55 41 34.1 249.3 3.5 39.8 -7 1 1 993 18 37 58 18 38 38 --- 15 56 21 34.0 249.4 3.5 39.9 33 F 1 994 18 37 58 18 38 38 3C274 15 56 21 34.5 247.7 3.4 39.2 -7 1 1 994 18 38 38 18 39 08 --- 15 56 51 34.5 247.8 3.4 39.3 23 F 1 995 18 38 38 18 39 08 M84 15 56 51 34.0 249.5 3.5 39.9 -7 1 1 995 18 39 08 18 39 48 --- 15 57 31 33.9 249.7 3.5 39.9 33 F 1 996 18 39 08 18 39 48 3C274 15 57 31 34.4 248.0 3.4 39.3 -7 1 1 996 18 39 48 18 40 18 --- 15 58 01 34.3 248.1 3.4 39.3 23 F 1 997 18 39 48 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 10 Dec 2007 Day 344 --- 18 40 18 M84 15 58 01 33.8 249.8 3.5 40.0 -7 1 1 997 18 40 18 18 40 58 --- 15 58 41 33.7 249.9 3.6 40.0 33 F 1 998 18 40 18 18 40 58 3C274 15 58 41 34.2 248.2 3.5 39.4 -7 1 1 998 18 40 58 18 41 28 --- 15 59 11 34.1 248.4 3.5 39.4 23 F 1 999 18 40 58 18 41 28 M84 15 59 11 33.6 250.0 3.6 40.0 -7 1 1 999 18 41 28 18 42 07 --- 15 59 51 33.5 250.2 3.6 40.1 33 F 1 1001 18 41 28 18 42 16 3C274 15 59 59 34.0 248.5 3.5 39.5 1 1 1 1001 18 42 07 18 47 15 --- 16 04 59 33.2 249.7 3.6 39.8 299 F 1 1011 18 42 07 18 47 19 3C274 16 05 03 33.2 249.7 3.6 39.8 0 1 1 1011 18 47 15 19 07 16 --- 16 25 03 30.0 254.1 3.9 41.1 1197 F 1 1049 18 47 15 19 07 49 3C279 16 25 37 19.3 236.5 3.5 34.0 6 1 1 1049 19 07 16 19 09 49 --- 16 27 37 19.0 236.9 3.5 34.2 120 F 1 1054 19 07 16 19 10 22 3C274 16 28 10 29.5 254.7 3.9 41.2 6 1 1 1054 19 09 49 19 25 19 --- 16 43 10 27.1 257.8 4.2 41.9 898 F 1 1084 19 09 49 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 /users/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 13.622642 0.00 12 50 01.74793 * 12 33 28.04383 12 30 43.82803 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 17.574480 0.21 0851+202 20 17 58.41741 * 20 06 30.64086 20 04 39.66209 0.40 J0854+20 /users/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 28.032031 0.32 * M84 13 09 49.76862 * 12 53 13.13923 12 50 28.46124 0.31 /users/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 13.625886 0.31 1228+126 12 40 01.74901 * 12 23 28.04383 12 20 43.88498 0.20 * 3C274 /users/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 35.665711 0.20 1253-055 -05 31 07.99586 *-05 47 21.52472 -05 49 56.93767 0.30 * 3C279 /users/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 76.5 OJ287 127.5 M84 77.9 3C274 76.4 3C279 62.9 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