COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) 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_MK (Code Mk ) 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 04 20 39 26.0 76.7 -4.6 -77.1 0 1 1 0 09 27 03 09 29 32 --- 04 22 39 26.4 76.8 -4.5 -77.2 120 F 1 5 09 27 21 09 53 38 OJ287 04 46 49 32.0 78.1 -4.1 -78.6 1429 1 1 5 09 53 08 09 55 37 --- 04 48 49 32.4 78.3 -4.1 -78.8 120 F 1 10 09 53 26 10 43 03 OJ287 05 36 22 43.4 80.7 -3.3 -81.3 2818 1 1 10 10 42 33 10 45 03 --- 05 38 22 43.9 80.8 -3.3 -81.4 120 F 1 14 10 42 51 11 27 30 OJ287 06 20 57 53.8 82.8 -2.6 -83.6 2522 1 1 14 11 27 00 11 29 30 --- 06 22 57 54.3 82.9 -2.5 -83.7 120 F 1 19 11 27 18 12 16 11 OJ287 07 09 45 65.2 84.8 -1.8 -86.1 2773 1 1 19 12 15 41 12 18 11 --- 07 11 45 65.7 84.9 -1.7 -86.2 120 F 1 24 12 15 59 12 20 00 3C274 07 13 35 14.0 81.7 -5.3 -72.4 0 1 1 24 12 19 30 12 39 57 --- 07 33 35 18.6 83.2 -5.0 -73.0 1197 F 1 64 12 19 48 12 43 25 3C274 07 37 04 19.4 83.5 -4.9 -73.1 201 1 1 64 12 42 55 12 48 24 --- 07 42 04 20.6 83.8 -4.8 -73.3 299 F 1 74 12 43 13 12 48 24 M84 07 42 04 22.1 83.8 -4.7 -73.6 -9 1 1 74 12 48 24 12 49 04 --- 07 42 44 22.3 83.8 -4.7 -73.6 31 F 1 76 12 48 24 12 49 04 3C274 07 42 44 20.8 83.9 -4.8 -73.3 -9 1 1 76 12 49 04 12 49 34 --- 07 43 14 20.9 83.9 -4.8 -73.3 21 F 1 77 12 49 04 12 49 34 M84 07 43 14 22.4 83.8 -4.7 -73.6 -9 1 1 77 12 49 34 12 50 14 --- 07 43 54 22.5 83.9 -4.7 -73.6 31 F 1 78 12 49 34 12 50 14 3C274 07 43 54 21.0 84.0 -4.8 -73.3 -9 1 1 78 12 50 14 12 50 44 --- 07 44 24 21.2 84.0 -4.8 -73.3 21 F 1 79 12 50 14 12 50 44 M84 07 44 24 22.6 83.9 -4.7 -73.7 -9 1 1 79 12 50 44 12 51 24 --- 07 45 04 22.8 84.0 -4.7 -73.7 31 F 1 80 12 50 44 12 51 24 3C274 07 45 04 21.3 84.1 -4.8 -73.3 -9 1 1 80 12 51 24 12 51 54 --- 07 45 34 21.4 84.1 -4.8 -73.3 21 F 1 81 12 51 24 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) 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 --- 12 51 54 M84 07 45 34 22.9 84.0 -4.7 -73.7 -9 1 1 81 12 51 54 12 52 34 --- 07 46 14 23.1 84.1 -4.7 -73.7 31 F 1 82 12 51 54 12 52 43 3C274 07 46 23 21.6 84.2 -4.7 -73.4 0 1 1 82 12 52 34 12 57 42 --- 07 51 23 22.8 84.5 -4.7 -73.5 299 F 1 92 12 52 34 12 59 41 BLANKSKY 07 53 23 23.3 84.5 -4.6 -73.6 113 1 1 92 12 59 11 13 01 41 --- 07 55 23 23.8 84.7 -4.6 -73.7 120 F 1 97 12 59 29 13 03 32 OJ287 07 57 15 76.4 86.4 -1.0 -88.7 0 1 1 97 13 03 02 13 05 32 --- 07 59 15 76.8 86.4 -0.9 -88.8 120 F 1 102 13 03 20 13 07 22 3C274 08 01 04 25.1 85.3 -4.5 -73.7 0 1 1 102 13 06 52 13 27 18 --- 08 21 04 29.8 86.8 -4.2 -74.1 1197 F 1 142 13 07 10 13 28 02 3C279 08 21 49 17.8 103.2 -4.6 -67.0 14 1 1 142 13 27 32 13 30 02 --- 08 23 49 18.3 103.4 -4.5 -66.9 120 F 1 146 13 27 50 13 30 47 3C274 08 24 33 30.6 87.1 -4.1 -74.1 14 1 1 146 13 30 17 13 50 43 --- 08 44 33 35.3 88.6 -3.8 -74.3 1197 F 1 186 13 30 35 13 52 35 OJ287 08 46 25 87.9 82.1 -0.1 -97.2 0 1 1 186 13 52 05 13 54 34 --- 08 48 25 88.4 80.0 -0.1 -99.4 120 F 1 191 13 52 23 13 56 24 3C274 08 50 15 36.6 89.1 -3.7 -74.4 0 1 1 191 13 55 54 14 16 21 --- 09 10 15 41.3 90.8 -3.3 -74.4 1197 F 1 230 13 56 12 14 17 05 3C279 09 10 59 28.9 108.8 -3.8 -63.5 14 1 1 230 14 16 35 14 19 05 --- 09 12 59 29.4 109.1 -3.7 -63.4 120 F 1 235 14 16 53 14 19 49 3C274 09 13 44 42.1 91.1 -3.3 -74.4 13 1 1 235 14 19 19 14 39 46 --- 09 33 44 46.8 93.0 -3.0 -74.1 1197 F 1 275 14 19 37 14 41 52 OJ287 09 35 50 80.5 -86.6 0.7 89.9 0 1 1 275 14 41 22 14 43 51 --- 09 37 50 80.0 -86.6 0.7 89.8 120 F 1 280 14 41 40 14 45 57 3C274 09 39 56 48.3 93.6 -2.9 -74.0 0 1 1 280 14 45 27 14 50 57 --- 09 44 56 49.5 94.1 -2.8 -73.9 299 F 1 290 14 45 45 14 50 57 M84 09 44 56 51.0 94.0 -2.7 -74.3 -9 1 1 290 14 50 57 14 51 36 --- 09 45 36 51.1 94.0 -2.7 -74.3 31 F 1 291 14 50 57 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) 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 --- 14 51 36 3C274 09 45 36 49.6 94.2 -2.8 -73.9 -9 1 1 291 14 51 36 14 52 06 --- 09 46 06 49.7 94.2 -2.8 -73.8 21 F 1 292 14 51 36 14 52 06 M84 09 46 06 51.2 94.1 -2.7 -74.3 -9 1 1 292 14 52 06 14 52 46 --- 09 46 46 51.4 94.1 -2.6 -74.3 31 F 1 294 14 52 06 14 52 46 3C274 09 46 46 49.9 94.3 -2.7 -73.8 -9 1 1 294 14 52 46 14 53 16 --- 09 47 16 50.0 94.3 -2.7 -73.8 21 F 1 295 14 52 46 14 53 16 M84 09 47 16 51.5 94.2 -2.6 -74.2 -9 1 1 295 14 53 16 14 53 56 --- 09 47 56 51.7 94.3 -2.6 -74.2 31 F 1 296 14 53 16 14 53 56 3C274 09 47 56 50.2 94.4 -2.7 -73.8 -9 1 1 296 14 53 56 14 54 26 --- 09 48 26 50.3 94.5 -2.7 -73.8 21 F 1 297 14 53 56 14 54 26 M84 09 48 26 51.8 94.3 -2.6 -74.2 -9 1 1 297 14 54 26 14 55 06 --- 09 49 06 51.9 94.4 -2.6 -74.2 31 F 1 298 14 54 26 14 55 15 3C274 09 49 15 50.5 94.6 -2.7 -73.8 0 1 1 298 14 55 06 15 00 14 --- 09 54 15 51.7 95.1 -2.6 -73.6 299 F 1 308 14 55 06 15 00 58 3C279 09 54 59 38.5 115.1 -3.0 -58.9 11 1 1 308 15 00 28 15 02 57 --- 09 56 59 38.9 115.5 -3.0 -58.6 120 F 1 313 15 00 46 15 03 41 3C274 09 57 43 52.5 95.5 -2.6 -73.5 10 1 1 313 15 03 11 15 23 37 --- 10 17 43 57.1 98.0 -2.2 -72.5 1197 F 1 353 15 03 29 15 25 41 OJ287 10 19 47 70.2 274.4 1.4 87.2 0 1 1 353 15 25 11 15 29 40 --- 10 23 47 69.2 274.6 1.5 86.9 239 F 1 361 15 25 29 15 31 43 3C274 10 25 50 59.0 99.1 -2.1 -72.0 0 1 1 361 15 31 13 15 51 40 --- 10 45 50 63.6 102.4 -1.8 -70.2 1197 F 1 401 15 31 31 15 52 21 3C279 10 46 31 49.0 125.4 -2.2 -50.5 6 1 1 401 15 51 51 15 54 21 --- 10 48 31 49.4 125.9 -2.1 -50.0 120 F 1 406 15 52 09 15 55 01 3C274 10 49 12 64.4 103.0 -1.7 -69.8 4 1 1 406 15 54 31 16 14 58 --- 11 09 12 69.0 107.6 -1.4 -66.6 1197 F 1 445 15 54 49 16 15 37 3C279 11 09 51 53.3 131.6 -1.8 -45.0 2 1 1 445 16 14 58 16 17 37 --- 11 11 51 53.7 132.2 -1.7 -44.5 120 F 1 450 16 14 58 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) 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 --- 16 18 15 3C274 11 12 30 69.7 108.6 -1.3 -65.9 1 1 1 450 16 17 37 16 38 12 --- 11 32 30 74.1 115.7 -1.0 -60.2 1197 F 1 490 16 17 37 16 38 52 3C279 11 33 10 57.2 139.2 -1.4 -38.2 0 1 1 490 16 38 12 16 40 52 --- 11 35 10 57.5 139.9 -1.4 -37.5 120 F 1 495 16 38 12 16 41 32 BLANKSKY 11 35 50 74.8 116.7 -0.9 -59.5 0 1 1 495 16 41 02 16 43 32 --- 11 37 50 75.3 117.6 -0.9 -58.6 120 F 1 500 16 41 20 16 43 38 3C274 11 37 56 75.2 118.2 -0.9 -58.1 0 1 1 500 16 43 32 16 48 37 --- 11 42 56 76.2 120.9 -0.8 -55.7 299 F 1 510 16 43 32 16 48 37 M84 11 42 56 77.7 122.7 -0.7 -54.3 -9 1 1 510 16 48 37 16 49 17 --- 11 43 36 77.8 123.2 -0.7 -53.9 31 F 1 511 16 48 37 16 49 17 3C274 11 43 36 76.4 121.3 -0.8 -55.4 -9 1 1 511 16 49 17 16 49 47 --- 11 44 06 76.5 121.6 -0.8 -55.1 21 F 1 512 16 49 17 16 49 47 M84 11 44 06 77.9 123.5 -0.7 -53.6 -9 1 1 512 16 49 47 16 50 27 --- 11 44 46 78.0 124.0 -0.7 -53.2 31 F 1 514 16 49 47 16 50 27 3C274 11 44 46 76.6 122.0 -0.8 -54.7 -9 1 1 514 16 50 27 16 50 57 --- 11 45 16 76.7 122.3 -0.8 -54.5 21 F 1 514 16 50 27 16 50 57 M84 11 45 16 78.1 124.3 -0.7 -52.9 -9 1 1 514 16 50 57 16 51 37 --- 11 45 56 78.2 124.8 -0.7 -52.4 31 F 1 516 16 50 57 16 51 37 3C274 11 45 56 76.8 122.7 -0.8 -54.1 -9 1 1 516 16 51 37 16 52 06 --- 11 46 26 76.9 123.1 -0.7 -53.8 21 F 1 517 16 51 37 16 52 06 M84 11 46 26 78.3 125.2 -0.7 -52.1 -9 1 1 517 16 52 06 16 52 46 --- 11 47 06 78.5 125.7 -0.6 -51.6 31 F 1 518 16 52 06 16 52 55 3C274 11 47 15 77.1 123.6 -0.7 -53.4 0 1 1 518 16 52 46 16 57 54 --- 11 52 15 78.0 127.1 -0.6 -50.2 299 F 1 528 16 52 46 16 59 54 3C274 11 54 15 78.4 128.6 -0.6 -48.8 113 1 1 528 16 59 24 17 19 51 --- 12 14 15 81.5 150.7 -0.3 -28.1 1197 F 1 568 16 59 42 17 20 35 3C279 12 14 59 62.4 157.2 -0.7 -21.5 0 1 1 568 17 20 05 17 22 35 --- 12 16 59 62.6 158.2 -0.7 -20.6 120 F 1 572 17 20 23 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) 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 --- 17 23 19 3C274 12 17 44 81.9 156.0 -0.2 -23.0 0 1 1 572 17 22 49 17 43 16 --- 12 37 44 82.4 192.1 0.1 11.6 1197 F 1 612 17 23 07 17 43 59 3C279 12 38 27 64.0 169.7 -0.3 -9.8 0 1 1 612 17 43 29 17 45 58 --- 12 40 27 64.1 170.8 -0.3 -8.7 120 F 1 617 17 43 47 17 46 41 3C274 12 41 09 82.2 198.1 0.2 17.4 0 1 1 617 17 46 11 18 06 37 --- 13 01 09 79.6 225.1 0.5 43.0 1197 F 1 656 17 46 29 18 07 14 3C279 13 01 46 64.3 183.0 0.1 2.8 0 1 1 656 18 06 37 18 09 14 --- 13 03 46 64.3 184.1 0.1 3.9 120 F 1 661 18 06 37 18 09 49 3C274 13 04 22 79.1 228.1 0.6 45.8 0 1 1 661 18 09 14 18 29 46 --- 13 24 22 75.2 241.7 0.9 58.0 1197 F 1 701 18 09 14 18 30 22 3C279 13 24 58 63.4 195.9 0.5 15.1 0 1 1 701 18 29 46 18 32 22 --- 13 26 58 63.3 197.0 0.5 16.1 120 F 1 706 18 29 46 18 32 59 3C274 13 27 35 74.6 243.3 0.9 59.3 0 1 1 706 18 32 22 18 37 58 --- 13 32 35 73.5 245.5 1.0 61.2 299 F 1 717 18 32 22 18 37 58 M84 13 32 35 72.5 249.2 1.1 64.4 -8 1 1 717 18 37 58 18 38 38 --- 13 33 15 72.3 249.4 1.1 64.6 31 F 1 718 18 37 58 18 38 38 3C274 13 33 15 73.4 245.7 1.0 61.4 -8 1 1 718 18 38 38 18 39 08 --- 13 33 45 73.2 245.9 1.0 61.6 21 F 1 719 18 38 38 18 39 08 M84 13 33 45 72.2 249.6 1.1 64.7 -8 1 1 719 18 39 08 18 39 48 --- 13 34 25 72.1 249.8 1.1 64.9 31 F 1 721 18 39 08 18 39 48 3C274 13 34 25 73.1 246.2 1.1 61.8 -8 1 1 721 18 39 48 18 40 18 --- 13 34 55 73.0 246.4 1.1 62.0 22 F 1 721 18 39 48 18 40 18 M84 13 34 55 72.0 250.0 1.2 65.0 -8 1 1 721 18 40 18 18 40 58 --- 13 35 35 71.8 250.2 1.2 65.2 32 F 1 723 18 40 18 18 40 58 3C274 13 35 35 72.9 246.7 1.1 62.2 -8 1 1 723 18 40 58 18 41 28 --- 13 36 05 72.7 246.9 1.1 62.3 22 F 1 724 18 40 58 18 41 28 M84 13 36 05 71.7 250.3 1.2 65.3 -8 1 1 724 18 41 28 18 42 07 --- 13 36 45 71.6 250.6 1.2 65.5 32 F 1 725 18 41 28 Schedule for VLBA_MK (Code Mk ) 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 --- 18 42 16 3C274 13 36 54 72.6 247.2 1.1 62.6 0 1 1 725 18 42 07 18 47 15 --- 13 41 54 71.5 248.9 1.2 64.0 299 F 1 735 18 42 07 18 47 19 3C274 13 41 58 71.5 249.0 1.2 64.0 0 1 1 735 18 47 15 19 07 16 --- 14 01 58 67.0 254.5 1.5 68.2 1197 F 1 774 18 47 15 19 07 49 3C279 14 02 31 59.7 214.0 1.1 31.9 0 1 1 774 19 07 16 19 09 49 --- 14 04 31 59.4 214.8 1.1 32.7 120 F 1 779 19 07 16 19 10 22 3C274 14 05 04 66.3 255.2 1.6 68.7 0 1 1 779 19 09 49 19 25 19 --- 14 20 04 62.9 258.2 1.8 70.5 898 F 1 809 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: 10 Station: VLBA_MK 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: 10 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