COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_OV (Code Ov ) 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_OV (Code Ov ) 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 49 22 57.7 113.3 -2.1 -51.1 0 1 1 0 09 27 03 09 29 32 --- 06 51 22 58.1 113.9 -2.1 -50.8 120 F 1 5 09 27 21 09 31 36 3C274 06 53 26 11.8 83.4 -5.6 -54.1 25 1 1 5 09 31 06 09 51 32 --- 07 13 26 15.8 86.3 -5.3 -54.4 1197 F 1 44 09 31 24 09 53 38 OJ287 07 15 32 62.3 121.4 -1.7 -46.3 26 1 1 44 09 53 08 09 55 37 --- 07 17 32 62.7 122.1 -1.6 -45.9 120 F 1 49 09 53 26 09 57 44 3C274 07 19 38 17.0 87.2 -5.2 -54.5 29 1 1 49 09 57 14 10 17 40 --- 07 39 38 21.0 90.2 -4.9 -54.6 1197 F 1 89 09 57 32 10 21 08 3C274 07 43 06 21.7 90.7 -4.8 -54.6 200 1 1 89 10 20 38 10 41 04 --- 08 03 06 25.6 93.8 -4.5 -54.4 1197 F 1 128 10 20 56 10 43 03 OJ287 08 05 05 69.7 144.0 -0.8 -29.9 25 1 1 128 10 42 33 10 45 03 --- 08 07 05 69.9 145.2 -0.8 -28.9 120 F 1 133 10 42 51 10 47 00 3C274 08 09 03 26.8 94.8 -4.4 -54.3 25 1 1 133 10 46 30 10 51 59 --- 08 14 03 27.8 95.6 -4.3 -54.2 299 F 1 144 10 46 48 10 51 59 M84 08 14 03 29.3 96.1 -4.2 -54.3 -9 1 1 144 10 51 59 10 52 39 --- 08 14 43 29.4 96.2 -4.2 -54.3 31 F 1 145 10 51 59 10 52 39 3C274 08 14 43 28.0 95.7 -4.3 -54.2 -9 1 1 145 10 52 39 10 53 09 --- 08 15 13 28.1 95.8 -4.3 -54.2 21 F 1 146 10 52 39 10 53 09 M84 08 15 13 29.5 96.3 -4.2 -54.3 -9 1 1 146 10 53 09 10 53 49 --- 08 15 53 29.6 96.4 -4.2 -54.3 31 F 1 147 10 53 09 10 53 49 3C274 08 15 53 28.2 95.9 -4.3 -54.2 -9 1 1 147 10 53 49 10 54 19 --- 08 16 23 28.3 96.0 -4.2 -54.2 21 F 1 148 10 53 49 10 54 19 M84 08 16 23 29.7 96.4 -4.2 -54.2 -9 1 1 148 10 54 19 10 54 59 --- 08 17 03 29.8 96.6 -4.1 -54.2 31 F 1 150 10 54 19 10 54 59 3C274 08 17 03 28.4 96.1 -4.2 -54.1 -9 1 1 150 10 54 59 10 55 29 --- 08 17 33 28.5 96.2 -4.2 -54.1 21 F 1 151 10 54 59 Schedule for VLBA_OV (Code Ov ) 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 17 33 29.9 96.6 -4.1 -54.2 -9 1 1 151 10 55 29 10 56 08 --- 08 18 13 30.1 96.7 -4.1 -54.2 31 F 1 152 10 55 29 10 56 17 3C274 08 18 21 28.7 96.3 -4.2 -54.1 0 1 1 152 10 56 08 11 01 17 --- 08 23 21 29.7 97.1 -4.1 -54.0 299 F 1 162 10 56 08 11 03 16 3C279 08 25 21 13.7 108.5 -4.5 -49.4 82 1 1 162 11 02 46 11 05 16 --- 08 27 21 14.1 108.8 -4.5 -49.2 120 F 1 167 11 03 04 11 06 00 3C274 08 28 06 30.6 97.9 -4.1 -53.8 6 1 1 167 11 05 30 11 25 57 --- 08 48 06 34.5 101.4 -3.7 -53.0 1197 F 1 206 11 05 48 11 27 30 OJ287 08 49 40 72.8 175.5 -0.1 -3.8 11 1 1 206 11 27 00 11 29 30 --- 08 51 40 72.8 177.1 -0.1 -2.5 120 F 1 211 11 27 18 11 31 05 3C274 08 53 14 35.5 102.3 -3.6 -52.8 14 1 1 211 11 30 35 11 51 01 --- 09 13 14 39.4 106.0 -3.3 -51.6 1197 F 1 251 11 30 53 11 51 45 3C279 09 13 58 22.7 117.1 -3.7 -45.4 4 1 1 251 11 51 15 11 53 45 --- 09 15 58 23.0 117.5 -3.7 -45.2 120 F 1 255 11 51 33 11 54 29 3C274 09 16 43 40.0 106.7 -3.2 -51.3 4 1 1 255 11 53 59 12 14 26 --- 09 36 43 43.8 110.9 -2.9 -49.6 1197 F 1 295 11 54 17 12 16 11 OJ287 09 38 28 70.4 211.7 0.7 26.4 32 1 1 295 12 15 41 12 18 11 --- 09 40 28 70.2 212.9 0.8 27.4 120 F 1 300 12 15 59 12 20 00 3C274 09 42 18 44.9 112.2 -2.8 -49.0 36 1 1 300 12 19 30 12 39 57 --- 10 02 18 48.5 116.9 -2.5 -46.6 1197 F 1 339 12 19 48 12 40 41 3C279 10 03 02 30.9 127.2 -2.9 -39.6 3 1 1 339 12 40 11 12 42 41 --- 10 05 02 31.3 127.6 -2.9 -39.3 120 F 1 344 12 40 29 12 43 25 3C274 10 05 47 49.1 117.8 -2.4 -46.1 3 1 1 344 12 42 55 12 48 24 --- 10 10 47 50.0 119.1 -2.3 -45.4 299 F 1 355 12 43 13 12 48 24 M84 10 10 47 51.3 120.2 -2.2 -44.9 -9 1 1 355 12 48 24 12 49 04 --- 10 11 27 51.4 120.3 -2.2 -44.8 31 F 1 356 12 48 24 12 49 04 3C274 10 11 27 50.1 119.3 -2.3 -45.3 -9 1 1 356 12 49 04 12 49 34 --- 10 11 57 50.2 119.5 -2.3 -45.2 21 F 1 357 12 49 04 Schedule for VLBA_OV (Code Ov ) 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 49 34 M84 10 11 57 51.5 120.5 -2.2 -44.7 -9 1 1 357 12 49 34 12 50 14 --- 10 12 37 51.6 120.7 -2.2 -44.6 31 F 1 358 12 49 34 12 50 14 3C274 10 12 37 50.3 119.6 -2.3 -45.1 -9 1 1 358 12 50 14 12 50 44 --- 10 13 07 50.4 119.8 -2.3 -45.0 21 F 1 359 12 50 14 12 50 44 M84 10 13 07 51.7 120.8 -2.2 -44.5 -9 1 1 359 12 50 44 12 51 24 --- 10 13 47 51.8 121.0 -2.2 -44.4 31 F 1 361 12 50 44 12 51 24 3C274 10 13 47 50.5 119.9 -2.3 -44.9 -9 1 1 361 12 51 24 12 51 54 --- 10 14 17 50.6 120.1 -2.3 -44.8 21 F 1 362 12 51 24 12 51 54 M84 10 14 17 51.9 121.1 -2.2 -44.3 -9 1 1 362 12 51 54 12 52 34 --- 10 14 57 52.0 121.3 -2.2 -44.2 31 F 1 363 12 51 54 12 52 43 3C274 10 15 06 50.7 120.3 -2.3 -44.7 0 1 1 363 12 52 34 12 57 42 --- 10 20 06 51.6 121.7 -2.2 -43.9 299 F 1 373 12 52 34 12 59 41 BLANKSKY 10 22 06 52.0 122.1 -2.2 -43.7 113 1 1 373 12 59 11 13 01 41 --- 10 24 06 52.4 122.7 -2.1 -43.4 120 F 1 378 12 59 29 13 03 32 OJ287 10 25 57 63.9 235.3 1.5 44.2 30 1 1 378 13 03 02 13 05 32 --- 10 27 57 63.5 236.0 1.5 44.7 120 F 1 382 13 03 20 13 07 22 3C274 10 29 47 53.2 124.5 -2.0 -42.2 29 1 1 382 13 06 52 13 27 18 --- 10 49 47 56.3 131.0 -1.7 -38.0 1197 F 1 422 13 07 10 13 28 02 3C279 10 50 32 37.9 138.8 -2.1 -31.8 1 1 1 422 13 27 32 13 30 02 --- 10 52 32 38.1 139.3 -2.1 -31.4 120 F 1 427 13 27 50 13 30 47 3C274 10 53 16 56.8 132.2 -1.6 -37.1 1 1 1 427 13 30 17 13 50 43 --- 11 13 16 59.6 139.9 -1.3 -31.7 1197 F 1 466 13 30 35 13 52 35 OJ287 11 15 08 55.1 250.3 2.3 53.0 32 1 1 466 13 52 05 13 54 34 --- 11 17 08 54.8 250.8 2.4 53.2 120 F 1 471 13 52 23 13 56 24 3C274 11 18 58 60.3 142.3 -1.2 -29.9 31 1 1 471 13 55 54 14 16 21 --- 11 38 58 62.5 151.4 -0.9 -22.9 1197 F 1 511 13 56 12 14 17 05 3C279 11 39 42 43.3 153.2 -1.3 -21.1 0 1 1 511 14 16 35 14 19 05 --- 11 41 42 43.5 153.9 -1.2 -20.6 120 F 1 516 14 16 53 Schedule for VLBA_OV (Code Ov ) 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 19 49 3C274 11 42 27 62.8 153.1 -0.8 -21.6 0 1 1 516 14 19 19 14 39 46 --- 12 02 27 64.3 163.6 -0.5 -13.3 1197 F 1 555 14 19 37 14 41 52 OJ287 12 04 33 45.6 260.8 3.2 56.8 55 1 1 555 14 41 22 14 43 51 --- 12 06 33 45.2 261.2 3.2 56.9 120 F 1 560 14 41 40 14 45 57 3C274 12 08 39 64.6 167.1 -0.4 -10.5 57 1 1 560 14 45 27 14 50 57 --- 12 13 39 64.8 169.9 -0.3 -8.2 299 F 1 571 14 45 45 14 50 57 M84 12 13 39 65.5 173.1 -0.2 -5.7 -8 1 1 571 14 50 57 14 51 36 --- 12 14 19 65.5 173.4 -0.2 -5.4 32 F 1 572 14 50 57 14 51 36 3C274 12 14 19 64.8 170.3 -0.3 -7.9 -8 1 1 572 14 51 36 14 52 06 --- 12 14 49 64.8 170.5 -0.3 -7.7 22 F 1 573 14 51 36 14 52 06 M84 12 14 49 65.5 173.7 -0.2 -5.1 -8 1 1 573 14 52 06 14 52 46 --- 12 15 29 65.5 174.1 -0.2 -4.8 32 F 1 574 14 52 06 14 52 46 3C274 12 15 29 64.9 170.9 -0.3 -7.4 -8 1 1 574 14 52 46 14 53 16 --- 12 15 59 64.9 171.2 -0.3 -7.2 22 F 1 575 14 52 46 14 53 16 M84 12 15 59 65.5 174.4 -0.2 -4.6 -8 1 1 575 14 53 16 14 53 56 --- 12 16 39 65.5 174.8 -0.1 -4.2 32 F 1 576 14 53 16 14 53 56 3C274 12 16 39 64.9 171.6 -0.2 -6.8 -8 1 1 576 14 53 56 14 54 26 --- 12 17 09 64.9 171.9 -0.2 -6.6 22 F 1 577 14 53 56 14 54 26 M84 12 17 09 65.5 175.1 -0.1 -4.0 -8 1 1 577 14 54 26 14 55 06 --- 12 17 49 65.5 175.5 -0.1 -3.7 32 F 1 579 14 54 26 14 55 15 3C274 12 17 58 64.9 172.3 -0.2 -6.2 1 1 1 579 14 55 06 15 00 14 --- 12 22 58 65.0 175.2 -0.1 -3.9 299 F 1 589 14 55 06 15 00 58 3C279 12 23 42 46.3 168.1 -0.5 -9.5 0 1 1 589 15 00 28 15 02 57 --- 12 25 42 46.3 168.8 -0.5 -8.9 120 F 1 593 15 00 46 15 03 41 3C274 12 26 26 65.1 177.2 -0.1 -2.3 0 1 1 593 15 03 11 15 23 37 --- 12 46 26 64.9 188.8 0.3 7.1 1197 F 1 633 15 03 29 15 25 41 OJ287 12 48 29 36.9 268.2 3.9 57.9 62 1 1 633 15 25 11 15 29 40 --- 12 52 29 36.1 268.8 4.0 57.9 239 F 1 642 15 25 29 Schedule for VLBA_OV (Code Ov ) 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 31 43 3C274 12 54 33 64.6 193.4 0.4 10.9 60 1 1 642 15 31 13 15 51 40 --- 13 14 33 63.3 204.1 0.7 19.4 1197 F 1 681 15 31 31 15 52 21 3C279 13 15 14 46.7 186.8 0.3 5.4 2 1 1 681 15 51 51 15 54 21 --- 13 17 14 46.7 187.5 0.3 6.0 120 F 1 686 15 52 09 15 55 01 3C274 13 17 54 63.0 205.8 0.8 20.8 2 1 1 686 15 54 31 16 14 58 --- 13 37 54 61.0 215.3 1.1 28.1 1197 F 1 726 15 54 49 16 15 37 3C279 13 38 34 45.8 195.1 0.7 12.0 3 1 1 726 16 14 58 16 17 37 --- 13 40 34 45.7 195.8 0.7 12.6 120 F 1 731 16 14 58 16 18 15 3C274 13 41 13 60.6 216.7 1.2 29.2 3 1 1 731 16 17 37 16 38 12 --- 14 01 13 58.0 224.8 1.5 35.1 1197 F 1 771 16 17 37 16 38 52 3C279 14 01 52 44.3 203.0 1.1 18.2 6 1 1 771 16 38 12 16 40 52 --- 14 03 52 44.2 203.7 1.1 18.7 120 F 1 776 16 38 12 16 41 32 BLANKSKY 14 04 33 57.7 226.3 1.6 36.1 8 1 1 776 16 41 02 16 43 32 --- 14 06 33 57.4 227.0 1.6 36.6 120 F 1 781 16 41 20 16 43 38 3C274 14 06 39 57.2 226.9 1.6 36.5 0 1 1 781 16 43 32 16 48 37 --- 14 11 39 56.5 228.6 1.7 37.7 299 F 1 790 16 43 32 16 48 37 M84 14 11 39 56.0 231.2 1.8 39.5 -8 1 1 790 16 48 37 16 49 17 --- 14 12 19 55.9 231.4 1.8 39.7 32 F 1 792 16 48 37 16 49 17 3C274 14 12 19 56.4 228.9 1.7 37.9 -8 1 1 792 16 49 17 16 49 47 --- 14 12 49 56.3 229.0 1.7 38.0 22 F 1 793 16 49 17 16 49 47 M84 14 12 49 55.8 231.6 1.8 39.8 -8 1 1 793 16 49 47 16 50 27 --- 14 13 29 55.7 231.8 1.8 39.9 32 F 1 794 16 49 47 16 50 27 3C274 14 13 29 56.2 229.3 1.7 38.1 -8 1 1 794 16 50 27 16 50 57 --- 14 13 59 56.1 229.4 1.7 38.3 22 F 1 795 16 50 27 16 50 57 M84 14 13 59 55.6 231.9 1.8 40.0 -8 1 1 795 16 50 57 16 51 37 --- 14 14 39 55.5 232.2 1.8 40.2 32 F 1 796 16 50 57 16 51 37 3C274 14 14 39 56.0 229.7 1.7 38.4 -8 1 1 796 16 51 37 16 52 06 --- 14 15 09 55.9 229.8 1.7 38.5 22 F 1 797 16 51 37 Schedule for VLBA_OV (Code Ov ) 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 06 M84 14 15 09 55.4 232.3 1.8 40.3 -8 1 1 797 16 52 06 16 52 46 --- 14 15 49 55.3 232.5 1.8 40.4 32 F 1 799 16 52 06 16 52 55 3C274 14 15 58 55.8 230.1 1.7 38.7 1 1 1 799 16 52 46 16 57 54 --- 14 20 58 55.1 231.8 1.8 39.8 299 F 1 808 16 52 46 16 59 54 3C274 14 22 58 54.7 232.4 1.9 40.2 113 1 1 808 16 59 24 17 19 51 --- 14 42 58 51.5 238.5 2.2 44.0 1197 F 1 848 16 59 42 17 20 35 3C279 14 43 42 40.2 215.9 1.8 28.0 16 1 1 848 17 20 05 17 22 35 --- 14 45 42 40.0 216.5 1.8 28.4 120 F 1 853 17 20 23 17 23 19 3C274 14 46 27 50.9 239.4 2.3 44.6 17 1 1 853 17 22 49 17 43 16 --- 15 06 27 47.3 244.6 2.6 47.4 1197 F 1 892 17 23 07 17 43 59 3C279 15 07 10 37.3 222.4 2.2 32.7 17 1 1 892 17 43 29 17 45 58 --- 15 09 10 37.0 222.9 2.2 33.0 120 F 1 897 17 43 47 17 46 41 3C274 15 09 52 46.7 245.5 2.6 47.8 17 1 1 897 17 46 11 18 06 37 --- 15 29 52 43.0 250.0 3.0 50.0 1197 F 1 937 17 46 29 18 07 14 3C279 15 30 29 34.0 228.3 2.6 36.7 12 1 1 937 18 06 37 18 09 14 --- 15 32 29 33.7 228.7 2.6 37.0 120 F 1 942 18 06 37 18 09 49 3C274 15 33 05 42.4 250.7 3.0 50.3 12 1 1 942 18 09 14 18 29 46 --- 15 53 05 38.6 254.7 3.4 51.8 1197 F 1 982 18 09 14 18 30 22 3C279 15 53 41 30.4 233.6 3.0 40.1 14 1 1 982 18 29 46 18 32 22 --- 15 55 41 30.1 234.0 3.0 40.4 120 F 1 987 18 29 46 18 32 59 3C274 15 56 18 38.0 255.3 3.4 52.0 15 1 1 987 18 32 22 18 37 58 --- 16 01 18 37.1 256.3 3.5 52.3 299 F 1 997 18 32 22 18 37 58 M84 16 01 18 36.2 257.8 3.6 53.0 -8 1 1 997 18 37 58 18 38 38 --- 16 01 58 36.1 257.9 3.6 53.0 32 F 1 999 18 37 58 18 38 38 3C274 16 01 58 36.9 256.4 3.5 52.4 -8 1 1 999 18 38 38 18 39 08 --- 16 02 28 36.8 256.5 3.5 52.4 22 F 1 1000 18 38 38 18 39 08 M84 16 02 28 36.0 258.0 3.6 53.0 -8 1 1 1000 18 39 08 18 39 48 --- 16 03 08 35.9 258.2 3.6 53.1 32 F 1 1001 18 39 08 Schedule for VLBA_OV (Code Ov ) 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 39 48 3C274 16 03 08 36.7 256.6 3.5 52.5 -8 1 1 1001 18 39 48 18 40 18 --- 16 03 38 36.6 256.7 3.5 52.5 22 F 1 1002 18 39 48 18 40 18 M84 16 03 38 35.8 258.2 3.6 53.1 -8 1 1 1002 18 40 18 18 40 58 --- 16 04 18 35.7 258.4 3.6 53.1 32 F 1 1003 18 40 18 18 40 58 3C274 16 04 18 36.5 256.8 3.6 52.5 -8 1 1 1003 18 40 58 18 41 28 --- 16 04 48 36.4 256.9 3.6 52.6 22 F 1 1004 18 40 58 18 41 28 M84 16 04 48 35.6 258.5 3.7 53.1 -8 1 1 1004 18 41 28 18 42 07 --- 16 05 28 35.4 258.6 3.7 53.2 32 F 1 1006 18 41 28 18 42 16 3C274 16 05 36 36.2 257.1 3.6 52.6 1 1 1 1006 18 42 07 18 47 15 --- 16 10 36 35.3 258.0 3.7 52.9 299 F 1 1015 18 42 07 18 47 19 3C274 16 10 41 35.2 258.0 3.7 52.9 0 1 1 1015 18 47 15 19 07 16 --- 16 30 41 31.3 261.5 4.0 53.7 1197 F 1 1054 18 47 15 19 07 49 3C279 16 31 14 24.1 241.4 3.6 44.6 13 1 1 1054 19 07 16 19 09 49 --- 16 33 14 23.7 241.7 3.6 44.8 120 F 1 1059 19 07 16 19 10 22 3C274 16 33 47 30.7 262.0 4.0 53.8 13 1 1 1059 19 09 49 19 25 19 --- 16 48 47 27.7 264.5 4.3 54.2 898 F 1 1089 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: 8 Station: VLBA_OV 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: 8 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