COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_BR (Code Br ) Experiment: bw088 M87 movie. Walker, Ly, Junor, Hardee Exp. Code: bw088s 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 15 Dec 2007 Day 349 --- 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 07 53 OJ287 06 43 45 51.4 125.1 -2.2 -35.6 0 1 1 0 09 07 23 09 09 53 --- 06 45 45 51.7 125.7 -2.2 -35.2 120 F 1 5 09 07 41 09 11 36 3C274 06 47 28 11.9 84.7 -5.7 -42.9 17 1 1 5 09 11 06 09 31 32 --- 07 07 28 15.2 88.3 -5.4 -43.1 1197 F 1 44 09 11 24 09 33 16 OJ287 07 09 12 54.7 133.4 -1.8 -31.1 18 1 1 44 09 32 46 09 35 16 --- 07 11 12 55.0 134.1 -1.7 -30.7 120 F 1 49 09 33 04 09 36 57 3C274 07 12 54 16.1 89.3 -5.3 -43.1 18 1 1 49 09 36 27 09 56 54 --- 07 32 54 19.4 93.1 -5.0 -43.0 1197 F 1 89 09 36 45 10 00 21 3C274 07 36 22 20.0 93.7 -4.9 -43.0 200 1 1 89 09 59 51 10 20 18 --- 07 56 22 23.3 97.6 -4.6 -42.6 1197 F 1 128 10 00 09 10 21 55 OJ287 07 57 59 59.7 152.6 -1.0 -19.1 18 1 1 128 10 21 25 10 23 55 --- 07 59 59 59.8 153.5 -0.9 -18.5 120 F 1 133 10 21 43 10 25 30 3C274 08 01 35 24.2 98.6 -4.5 -42.5 18 1 1 133 10 25 00 10 30 29 --- 08 06 35 25.0 99.6 -4.4 -42.3 299 F 1 144 10 25 18 10 30 29 M84 08 06 35 26.3 100.4 -4.3 -42.3 -9 1 1 144 10 30 29 10 31 09 --- 08 07 15 26.4 100.5 -4.3 -42.3 31 F 1 145 10 30 29 10 31 09 3C274 08 07 15 25.1 99.7 -4.4 -42.3 -9 1 1 145 10 31 09 10 31 39 --- 08 07 45 25.2 99.8 -4.4 -42.3 21 F 1 146 10 31 09 10 31 39 M84 08 07 45 26.5 100.6 -4.3 -42.3 -9 1 1 146 10 31 39 10 32 19 --- 08 08 25 26.6 100.8 -4.3 -42.3 31 F 1 147 10 31 39 10 32 19 3C274 08 08 25 25.3 100.0 -4.4 -42.3 -9 1 1 147 10 32 19 10 32 49 --- 08 08 55 25.4 100.1 -4.4 -42.3 21 F 1 148 10 32 19 10 32 49 M84 08 08 55 26.7 100.9 -4.3 -42.2 -9 1 1 148 10 32 49 10 33 29 --- 08 09 35 26.8 101.0 -4.3 -42.2 31 F 1 150 10 32 49 10 33 29 3C274 08 09 35 25.5 100.2 -4.4 -42.3 -9 1 1 150 10 33 29 10 33 59 --- 08 10 05 25.6 100.3 -4.4 -42.2 21 F 1 151 10 33 29 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 15 Dec 2007 Day 349 --- 10 33 59 M84 08 10 05 26.9 101.1 -4.3 -42.2 -9 1 1 151 10 33 59 10 34 39 --- 08 10 45 27.0 101.2 -4.2 -42.2 31 F 1 152 10 33 59 10 34 48 3C274 08 10 54 25.7 100.5 -4.3 -42.2 0 1 1 152 10 34 39 10 39 47 --- 08 15 54 26.5 101.5 -4.3 -42.0 299 F 1 162 10 34 39 10 44 31 3C274 08 20 38 27.3 102.4 -4.2 -41.8 276 1 1 162 10 44 01 11 04 27 --- 08 40 38 30.5 106.6 -3.8 -40.9 1197 F 1 201 10 44 19 11 05 56 OJ287 08 42 07 61.8 173.4 -0.2 -4.7 20 1 1 201 11 05 26 11 07 56 --- 08 44 07 61.9 174.4 -0.2 -4.0 120 F 1 206 11 05 44 11 09 24 3C274 08 45 36 31.3 107.7 -3.8 -40.6 22 1 1 206 11 08 54 11 29 21 --- 09 05 36 34.5 112.2 -3.4 -39.3 1197 F 1 246 11 09 12 11 30 05 3C279 09 06 20 16.3 119.0 -3.8 -35.9 1 1 1 246 11 29 35 11 32 04 --- 09 08 20 16.6 119.4 -3.8 -35.8 120 F 1 251 11 29 53 11 32 49 3C274 09 09 04 35.0 113.0 -3.4 -39.0 1 1 1 251 11 32 19 11 52 45 --- 09 29 04 38.0 117.7 -3.0 -37.2 1197 F 1 290 11 32 37 11 54 20 OJ287 09 30 39 61.1 197.3 0.6 12.2 36 1 1 290 11 53 50 11 56 20 --- 09 32 39 61.0 198.3 0.6 12.9 120 F 1 295 11 54 08 11 58 09 3C274 09 34 29 38.8 119.1 -2.9 -36.7 51 1 1 295 11 57 39 12 18 06 --- 09 54 29 41.6 124.3 -2.6 -34.4 1197 F 1 335 11 57 57 12 18 50 3C279 09 55 13 23.0 129.7 -3.0 -31.1 1 1 1 335 12 18 20 12 20 50 --- 09 57 13 23.3 130.2 -3.0 -30.8 120 F 1 339 12 18 38 12 21 35 3C274 09 57 58 42.1 125.3 -2.6 -33.9 1 1 1 339 12 21 05 12 26 34 --- 10 02 58 42.8 126.6 -2.5 -33.2 299 F 1 350 12 21 23 12 26 34 M84 10 02 58 44.0 127.9 -2.4 -32.7 -8 1 1 350 12 26 34 12 27 14 --- 10 03 38 44.1 128.1 -2.4 -32.6 32 F 1 351 12 26 34 12 27 14 3C274 10 03 38 42.9 126.8 -2.5 -33.2 -8 1 1 351 12 27 14 12 27 44 --- 10 04 08 43.0 127.0 -2.5 -33.1 22 F 1 352 12 27 14 12 27 44 M84 10 04 08 44.1 128.2 -2.4 -32.5 -8 1 1 352 12 27 44 12 28 24 --- 10 04 48 44.2 128.4 -2.3 -32.4 32 F 1 354 12 27 44 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 15 Dec 2007 Day 349 --- 12 28 24 3C274 10 04 48 43.0 127.1 -2.4 -33.0 -8 1 1 354 12 28 24 12 28 53 --- 10 05 18 43.1 127.3 -2.4 -32.9 22 F 1 354 12 28 24 12 28 53 M84 10 05 18 44.3 128.6 -2.3 -32.4 -8 1 1 354 12 28 53 12 29 33 --- 10 05 58 44.4 128.7 -2.3 -32.3 32 F 1 356 12 28 53 12 29 33 3C274 10 05 58 43.2 127.5 -2.4 -32.8 -8 1 1 356 12 29 33 12 30 03 --- 10 06 28 43.3 127.6 -2.4 -32.8 22 F 1 357 12 29 33 12 30 03 M84 10 06 28 44.4 128.9 -2.3 -32.2 -8 1 1 357 12 30 03 12 30 43 --- 10 07 08 44.5 129.1 -2.3 -32.1 32 F 1 358 12 30 03 12 30 52 3C274 10 07 17 43.4 127.8 -2.4 -32.7 1 1 1 358 12 30 43 12 35 51 --- 10 12 17 44.0 129.3 -2.3 -31.9 299 F 1 368 12 30 43 12 37 51 BLANKSKY 10 14 17 44.4 129.7 -2.3 -31.7 113 1 1 368 12 37 21 12 39 51 --- 10 16 17 44.7 130.3 -2.2 -31.4 120 F 1 373 12 37 39 12 41 42 OJ287 10 18 08 57.4 218.0 1.4 25.9 47 1 1 373 12 41 12 12 43 41 --- 10 20 08 57.1 218.8 1.4 26.4 120 F 1 378 12 41 30 12 45 31 3C274 10 21 58 45.3 132.1 -2.2 -30.5 46 1 1 378 12 45 01 13 05 28 --- 10 41 58 47.6 138.3 -1.8 -27.0 1197 F 1 417 12 45 19 13 06 12 3C279 10 42 43 28.6 141.3 -2.2 -24.8 0 1 1 417 13 05 42 13 08 12 --- 10 44 43 28.8 141.9 -2.2 -24.5 120 F 1 422 13 06 00 13 08 56 3C274 10 45 27 48.0 139.5 -1.8 -26.4 0 1 1 422 13 08 26 13 28 53 --- 11 05 27 50.0 146.2 -1.4 -22.3 1197 F 1 462 13 08 44 13 30 44 OJ287 11 07 19 51.4 235.1 2.2 35.6 46 1 1 462 13 30 14 13 32 44 --- 11 09 19 51.1 235.7 2.2 35.9 120 F 1 466 13 30 32 13 34 33 3C274 11 11 09 50.5 148.3 -1.3 -21.1 45 1 1 466 13 34 03 13 54 30 --- 11 31 09 52.1 155.7 -1.0 -16.4 1197 F 1 506 13 34 21 13 55 14 3C279 11 31 53 32.9 154.7 -1.4 -16.7 0 1 1 506 13 54 44 13 57 14 --- 11 33 53 33.1 155.2 -1.4 -16.3 120 F 1 511 13 55 02 13 57 59 3C274 11 34 38 52.3 157.0 -0.9 -15.5 0 1 1 511 13 57 29 14 17 55 --- 11 54 38 53.4 164.9 -0.6 -10.3 1197 F 1 550 13 57 47 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 15 Dec 2007 Day 349 --- 14 20 01 OJ287 11 56 44 44.1 248.6 3.0 41.4 64 1 1 550 14 19 31 14 22 00 --- 11 58 44 43.8 249.1 3.1 41.6 120 F 1 555 14 19 49 14 24 06 3C274 12 00 50 53.7 167.4 -0.5 -8.6 66 1 1 555 14 23 36 14 29 06 --- 12 05 50 53.8 169.5 -0.4 -7.2 299 F 1 566 14 23 54 14 29 06 M84 12 05 50 54.5 171.7 -0.3 -5.6 -7 1 1 566 14 29 06 14 29 46 --- 12 06 30 54.5 172.0 -0.3 -5.5 32 F 1 567 14 29 06 14 29 46 3C274 12 06 30 53.8 169.7 -0.4 -7.0 -7 1 1 567 14 29 46 14 30 15 --- 12 07 00 53.9 169.9 -0.4 -6.9 22 F 1 568 14 29 46 14 30 15 M84 12 07 00 54.5 172.2 -0.3 -5.3 -8 1 1 568 14 30 15 14 30 55 --- 12 07 40 54.5 172.5 -0.3 -5.1 32 F 1 569 14 30 15 14 30 55 3C274 12 07 40 53.9 170.2 -0.4 -6.7 -8 1 1 569 14 30 55 14 31 25 --- 12 08 10 53.9 170.4 -0.4 -6.5 22 F 1 570 14 30 55 14 31 25 M84 12 08 10 54.5 172.7 -0.3 -5.0 -8 1 1 570 14 31 25 14 32 05 --- 12 08 50 54.5 173.0 -0.3 -4.8 32 F 1 572 14 31 25 14 32 05 3C274 12 08 50 53.9 170.7 -0.4 -6.3 -8 1 1 572 14 32 05 14 32 35 --- 12 09 20 53.9 170.9 -0.4 -6.2 22 F 1 573 14 32 05 14 32 35 M84 12 09 20 54.6 173.2 -0.3 -4.6 -8 1 1 573 14 32 35 14 33 15 --- 12 10 00 54.6 173.5 -0.3 -4.5 32 F 1 574 14 32 35 14 33 24 3C274 12 10 09 53.9 171.2 -0.4 -6.0 1 1 1 574 14 33 15 14 38 23 --- 12 15 09 54.1 173.3 -0.3 -4.6 299 F 1 584 14 33 15 14 39 07 3C279 12 15 53 35.3 167.6 -0.7 -8.3 0 1 1 584 14 38 37 14 41 06 --- 12 17 53 35.4 168.2 -0.6 -7.9 120 F 1 589 14 38 55 14 41 50 3C274 12 18 37 54.1 174.7 -0.2 -3.6 0 1 1 589 14 41 20 15 01 47 --- 12 38 37 54.2 183.1 0.1 2.1 1197 F 1 628 14 41 38 15 03 51 OJ287 12 40 41 37.1 258.5 3.8 44.1 67 1 1 628 15 03 21 15 07 50 --- 12 44 41 36.4 259.4 3.8 44.3 239 F 1 637 15 03 39 15 09 53 3C274 12 46 44 54.1 186.5 0.3 4.4 69 1 1 637 15 09 23 15 29 50 --- 13 06 44 53.5 194.7 0.6 10.0 1197 F 1 676 15 09 41 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 15 Dec 2007 Day 349 --- 15 30 31 3C279 13 07 25 36.0 183.3 0.2 2.2 0 1 1 676 15 30 01 15 32 30 --- 13 09 25 36.0 183.9 0.2 2.6 120 F 1 681 15 30 19 15 33 11 3C274 13 10 06 53.3 196.0 0.6 10.9 0 1 1 681 15 32 41 15 53 08 --- 13 30 06 52.2 203.9 1.0 16.0 1197 F 1 721 15 32 59 15 53 47 3C279 13 30 45 35.5 190.5 0.6 7.0 0 1 1 721 15 53 08 15 55 47 --- 13 32 45 35.5 191.1 0.6 7.4 120 F 1 726 15 53 08 15 56 26 3C274 13 33 24 51.9 205.1 1.0 16.9 0 1 1 726 15 55 47 16 16 22 --- 13 53 24 50.3 212.5 1.4 21.5 1197 F 1 766 15 55 47 16 17 02 3C279 13 54 04 34.6 197.4 1.0 11.6 2 1 1 766 16 16 22 16 19 02 --- 13 56 04 34.5 198.0 1.0 12.0 120 F 1 771 16 16 22 16 19 42 BLANKSKY 13 56 45 50.2 213.8 1.4 22.3 3 1 1 771 16 19 12 16 21 42 --- 13 58 45 50.0 214.5 1.5 22.8 120 F 1 776 16 19 30 16 21 48 3C274 13 58 50 49.8 214.4 1.5 22.7 0 1 1 776 16 21 42 16 26 47 --- 14 03 50 49.3 216.1 1.5 23.8 299 F 1 786 16 21 42 16 26 47 M84 14 03 50 49.2 218.4 1.6 25.2 -7 1 1 786 16 26 47 16 27 27 --- 14 04 30 49.1 218.6 1.7 25.3 32 F 1 787 16 26 47 16 27 27 3C274 14 04 30 49.3 216.4 1.6 23.9 -7 1 1 787 16 27 27 16 27 57 --- 14 05 00 49.2 216.5 1.6 24.0 22 F 1 788 16 27 27 16 27 57 M84 14 05 00 49.1 218.8 1.7 25.4 -7 1 1 788 16 27 57 16 28 36 --- 14 05 40 49.0 219.0 1.7 25.5 32 F 1 789 16 27 57 16 28 36 3C274 14 05 40 49.2 216.8 1.6 24.1 -7 1 1 789 16 28 36 16 29 06 --- 14 06 10 49.1 216.9 1.6 24.2 22 F 1 790 16 28 36 16 29 06 M84 14 06 10 49.0 219.2 1.7 25.6 -7 1 1 790 16 29 06 16 29 46 --- 14 06 50 48.9 219.4 1.7 25.8 32 F 1 791 16 29 06 16 29 46 3C274 14 06 50 49.1 217.2 1.6 24.4 -7 1 1 791 16 29 46 16 30 16 --- 14 07 20 49.0 217.3 1.6 24.5 22 F 1 792 16 29 46 16 30 16 M84 14 07 20 48.9 219.6 1.7 25.9 -7 1 1 792 16 30 16 16 30 56 --- 14 08 00 48.8 219.8 1.7 26.0 32 F 1 794 16 30 16 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 15 Dec 2007 Day 349 --- 16 31 05 3C274 14 08 09 48.9 217.6 1.6 24.6 1 1 1 794 16 30 56 16 36 04 --- 14 13 09 48.4 219.3 1.7 25.6 299 F 1 804 16 30 56 16 38 04 3C274 14 15 09 48.2 219.9 1.7 26.0 114 1 1 804 16 37 34 16 58 00 --- 14 35 09 45.9 226.3 2.1 29.6 1197 F 1 843 16 37 52 16 58 45 3C279 14 35 54 31.8 209.4 1.7 19.3 10 1 1 843 16 58 15 17 00 44 --- 14 37 54 31.6 210.0 1.7 19.6 120 F 1 848 16 58 33 17 01 29 3C274 14 38 38 45.5 227.3 2.1 30.2 11 1 1 848 17 00 59 17 21 25 --- 14 58 38 42.9 233.1 2.5 33.1 1197 F 1 888 17 01 17 17 22 09 3C279 14 59 21 29.7 215.8 2.0 23.1 11 1 1 888 17 21 39 17 24 08 --- 15 01 21 29.5 216.3 2.1 23.4 120 F 1 892 17 21 57 17 24 51 3C274 15 02 04 42.5 234.1 2.5 33.6 11 1 1 892 17 24 21 17 44 48 --- 15 22 04 39.7 239.4 2.8 36.0 1197 F 1 932 17 24 39 17 45 25 3C279 15 22 42 27.3 221.8 2.4 26.5 6 1 1 932 17 44 48 17 47 25 --- 15 24 42 27.0 222.3 2.5 26.8 120 F 1 937 17 44 48 17 48 01 3C274 15 25 18 39.2 240.2 2.9 36.4 6 1 1 937 17 47 25 18 07 58 --- 15 45 18 36.2 245.1 3.2 38.3 1197 F 1 977 17 47 25 18 08 34 3C279 15 45 55 24.5 227.4 2.8 29.6 7 1 1 977 18 07 58 18 10 34 --- 15 47 55 24.3 227.9 2.9 29.9 120 F 1 982 18 07 58 18 11 11 3C274 15 48 32 35.7 245.9 3.3 38.6 8 1 1 982 18 10 34 18 16 10 --- 15 53 32 35.0 247.1 3.4 39.0 299 F 1 993 18 10 34 18 16 10 M84 15 53 32 34.5 248.8 3.5 39.6 -7 1 1 993 18 16 10 18 16 50 --- 15 54 12 34.4 248.9 3.5 39.7 33 F 1 994 18 16 10 18 16 50 3C274 15 54 12 34.9 247.2 3.4 39.0 -7 1 1 994 18 16 50 18 17 20 --- 15 54 42 34.8 247.3 3.4 39.1 23 F 1 995 18 16 50 18 17 20 M84 15 54 42 34.3 249.0 3.5 39.7 -7 1 1 995 18 17 20 18 18 00 --- 15 55 22 34.2 249.2 3.5 39.8 33 F 1 996 18 17 20 18 18 00 3C274 15 55 22 34.7 247.5 3.4 39.1 -7 1 1 996 18 18 00 18 18 30 --- 15 55 52 34.6 247.6 3.4 39.2 23 F 1 997 18 18 00 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 15 Dec 2007 Day 349 --- 18 18 30 M84 15 55 52 34.1 249.3 3.5 39.8 -7 1 1 997 18 18 30 18 19 09 --- 15 56 32 34.0 249.4 3.5 39.9 33 F 1 998 18 18 30 18 19 09 3C274 15 56 32 34.5 247.8 3.4 39.2 -7 1 1 998 18 19 09 18 19 39 --- 15 57 02 34.4 247.9 3.4 39.3 23 F 1 999 18 19 09 18 19 39 M84 15 57 02 33.9 249.6 3.5 39.9 -7 1 1 999 18 19 39 18 20 19 --- 15 57 42 33.8 249.7 3.5 39.9 33 F 1 1001 18 19 39 18 20 28 3C274 15 57 50 34.3 248.1 3.4 39.3 1 1 1 1001 18 20 19 18 25 27 --- 16 02 50 33.5 249.2 3.5 39.7 299 F 1 1011 18 20 19 18 25 31 3C274 16 02 55 33.5 249.2 3.5 39.7 0 1 1 1011 18 25 27 18 45 28 --- 16 22 55 30.4 253.6 3.9 41.0 1197 F 1 1049 18 25 27 18 46 01 3C279 16 23 28 19.6 236.0 3.4 33.8 6 1 1 1049 18 45 28 18 48 01 --- 16 25 28 19.3 236.4 3.5 34.0 120 F 1 1054 18 45 28 18 48 34 3C274 16 26 01 29.9 254.3 3.9 41.1 6 1 1 1054 18 48 01 19 03 32 --- 16 41 01 27.4 257.4 4.2 41.8 898 F 1 1084 18 48 01 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_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: 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 13.805040 0.00 12 50 01.74793 * 12 33 28.04383 12 30 42.53168 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Blank sky 10 arcmin from M87 0.066 scan hours, 2.393 baseline hours above horizon. J0854+2006 08 51 57.250618 * 08 54 48.874930 08 55 17.753848 0.21 0851+202 20 17 58.41741 * 20 06 30.64086 20 04 39.08484 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, 11.435 baseline hours above horizon. J1225+1253 12 22 31.582015 * 12 25 03.743331 12 25 28.215629 0.32 * M84 13 09 49.76862 * 12 53 13.13923 12 50 27.17329 0.31 /users/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.222 scan hours, 5.735 baseline hours above horizon. J1230+1223 12 28 17.569279 * 12 30 49.423381 12 31 13.808203 0.31 1228+126 12 40 01.74901 * 12 23 28.04383 12 20 42.58965 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, 250.842 baseline hours above horizon. J1256-0547 12 53 35.831291 * 12 56 11.166559 12 56 35.840849 0.20 1253-055 -05 31 07.99586 *-05 47 21.52472 -05 49 58.06792 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, 14.660 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 81.4 OJ287 132.5 M84 82.8 3C274 81.3 3C279 67.9 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