COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_OV (Code Ov ) 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_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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- 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 49 22 57.7 113.3 -2.1 -51.1 0 1 1 0 09 07 23 09 09 53 --- 06 51 22 58.1 113.9 -2.1 -50.8 120 F 1 5 09 07 41 09 11 36 3C274 06 53 05 11.7 83.3 -5.6 -54.0 4 1 1 5 09 11 06 09 31 32 --- 07 13 05 15.7 86.3 -5.3 -54.4 1197 F 1 44 09 11 24 09 33 16 OJ287 07 14 49 62.2 121.2 -1.7 -46.5 4 1 1 44 09 32 46 09 35 16 --- 07 16 49 62.6 121.9 -1.6 -46.0 120 F 1 49 09 33 04 09 36 57 3C274 07 18 31 16.8 87.1 -5.2 -54.5 4 1 1 49 09 36 27 09 56 54 --- 07 38 31 20.8 90.1 -4.9 -54.6 1197 F 1 89 09 36 45 10 00 21 3C274 07 41 59 21.4 90.6 -4.8 -54.6 200 1 1 89 09 59 51 10 20 18 --- 08 01 59 25.4 93.7 -4.5 -54.4 1197 F 1 128 10 00 09 10 21 55 OJ287 08 03 37 69.5 143.2 -0.9 -30.5 3 1 1 128 10 21 25 10 23 55 --- 08 05 37 69.7 144.3 -0.8 -29.6 120 F 1 133 10 21 43 10 25 30 3C274 08 07 12 26.5 94.5 -4.4 -54.3 3 1 1 133 10 25 00 10 30 29 --- 08 12 12 27.5 95.3 -4.3 -54.2 299 F 1 144 10 25 18 10 30 29 M84 08 12 12 28.9 95.8 -4.2 -54.3 -9 1 1 144 10 30 29 10 31 09 --- 08 12 52 29.0 95.9 -4.2 -54.3 31 F 1 145 10 30 29 10 31 09 3C274 08 12 52 27.6 95.4 -4.3 -54.2 -9 1 1 145 10 31 09 10 31 39 --- 08 13 22 27.7 95.5 -4.3 -54.2 21 F 1 146 10 31 09 10 31 39 M84 08 13 22 29.1 96.0 -4.2 -54.3 -9 1 1 146 10 31 39 10 32 19 --- 08 14 02 29.2 96.1 -4.2 -54.3 31 F 1 147 10 31 39 10 32 19 3C274 08 14 02 27.8 95.6 -4.3 -54.2 -9 1 1 147 10 32 19 10 32 49 --- 08 14 32 27.9 95.7 -4.3 -54.2 21 F 1 148 10 32 19 10 32 49 M84 08 14 32 29.3 96.1 -4.2 -54.3 -9 1 1 148 10 32 49 10 33 29 --- 08 15 12 29.5 96.3 -4.2 -54.3 31 F 1 150 10 32 49 10 33 29 3C274 08 15 12 28.0 95.8 -4.3 -54.2 -9 1 1 150 10 33 29 10 33 59 --- 08 15 42 28.1 95.9 -4.3 -54.2 21 F 1 151 10 33 29 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 15 Dec 2007 Day 349 --- 10 33 59 M84 08 15 42 29.6 96.3 -4.2 -54.3 -9 1 1 151 10 33 59 10 34 39 --- 08 16 22 29.7 96.4 -4.2 -54.2 31 F 1 152 10 33 59 10 34 48 3C274 08 16 31 28.3 96.0 -4.2 -54.2 0 1 1 152 10 34 39 10 39 47 --- 08 21 31 29.3 96.8 -4.2 -54.0 299 F 1 162 10 34 39 10 41 46 3C279 08 23 31 13.4 108.2 -4.6 -49.5 82 1 1 162 10 41 16 10 43 46 --- 08 25 31 13.8 108.5 -4.5 -49.4 120 F 1 167 10 41 34 10 44 31 3C274 08 26 16 30.2 97.6 -4.1 -53.9 6 1 1 167 10 44 01 11 04 27 --- 08 46 16 34.2 101.0 -3.7 -53.1 1197 F 1 206 10 44 19 11 05 56 OJ287 08 47 44 72.8 174.0 -0.1 -5.1 5 1 1 206 11 05 26 11 07 56 --- 08 49 44 72.8 175.6 -0.1 -3.7 120 F 1 211 11 05 44 11 09 24 3C274 08 51 13 35.1 101.9 -3.7 -52.9 7 1 1 211 11 08 54 11 29 21 --- 09 11 13 39.0 105.7 -3.3 -51.7 1197 F 1 251 11 09 12 11 30 05 3C279 09 11 57 22.3 116.7 -3.7 -45.6 4 1 1 251 11 29 35 11 32 04 --- 09 13 57 22.7 117.1 -3.7 -45.4 120 F 1 255 11 29 53 11 32 49 3C274 09 14 42 39.7 106.3 -3.3 -51.5 4 1 1 255 11 32 19 11 52 45 --- 09 34 42 43.4 110.5 -2.9 -49.8 1197 F 1 295 11 32 37 11 54 20 OJ287 09 36 17 70.7 210.3 0.7 25.3 22 1 1 295 11 53 50 11 56 20 --- 09 38 17 70.5 211.6 0.7 26.3 120 F 1 300 11 54 08 11 58 09 3C274 09 40 06 44.4 111.7 -2.9 -49.2 37 1 1 300 11 57 39 12 18 06 --- 10 00 06 48.1 116.4 -2.5 -46.9 1197 F 1 339 11 57 57 12 18 50 3C279 10 00 51 30.6 126.7 -2.9 -39.9 3 1 1 339 12 18 20 12 20 50 --- 10 02 51 30.9 127.1 -2.9 -39.6 120 F 1 344 12 18 38 12 21 35 3C274 10 03 36 48.7 117.3 -2.5 -46.4 3 1 1 344 12 21 05 12 26 34 --- 10 08 36 49.6 118.6 -2.4 -45.7 299 F 1 355 12 21 23 12 26 34 M84 10 08 36 50.9 119.5 -2.3 -45.3 -9 1 1 355 12 26 34 12 27 14 --- 10 09 16 51.0 119.7 -2.3 -45.2 31 F 1 356 12 26 34 12 27 14 3C274 10 09 16 49.7 118.7 -2.4 -45.6 -9 1 1 356 12 27 14 12 27 44 --- 10 09 46 49.8 118.9 -2.4 -45.5 21 F 1 357 12 27 14 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 15 Dec 2007 Day 349 --- 12 27 44 M84 10 09 46 51.1 119.9 -2.3 -45.1 -9 1 1 357 12 27 44 12 28 24 --- 10 10 26 51.2 120.1 -2.3 -45.0 31 F 1 358 12 27 44 12 28 24 3C274 10 10 26 49.9 119.0 -2.3 -45.4 -9 1 1 358 12 28 24 12 28 53 --- 10 10 56 50.0 119.2 -2.3 -45.4 21 F 1 359 12 28 24 12 28 53 M84 10 10 56 51.3 120.2 -2.2 -44.9 -9 1 1 359 12 28 53 12 29 33 --- 10 11 36 51.4 120.4 -2.2 -44.8 31 F 1 361 12 28 53 12 29 33 3C274 10 11 36 50.1 119.4 -2.3 -45.3 -9 1 1 361 12 29 33 12 30 03 --- 10 12 06 50.2 119.5 -2.3 -45.2 21 F 1 362 12 29 33 12 30 03 M84 10 12 06 51.5 120.5 -2.2 -44.7 -9 1 1 362 12 30 03 12 30 43 --- 10 12 46 51.6 120.7 -2.2 -44.6 31 F 1 363 12 30 03 12 30 52 3C274 10 12 55 50.3 119.7 -2.3 -45.1 0 1 1 363 12 30 43 12 35 51 --- 10 17 55 51.2 121.1 -2.2 -44.3 299 F 1 373 12 30 43 12 37 51 BLANKSKY 10 19 55 51.6 121.5 -2.2 -44.1 113 1 1 373 12 37 21 12 39 51 --- 10 21 55 52.0 122.0 -2.2 -43.7 120 F 1 378 12 37 39 12 41 42 OJ287 10 23 46 64.2 234.4 1.5 43.6 30 1 1 378 12 41 12 12 43 41 --- 10 25 46 63.9 235.2 1.5 44.1 120 F 1 382 12 41 30 12 45 31 3C274 10 27 36 52.8 123.9 -2.1 -42.6 29 1 1 382 12 45 01 13 05 28 --- 10 47 36 56.0 130.3 -1.7 -38.5 1197 F 1 422 12 45 19 13 06 12 3C279 10 48 20 37.6 138.2 -2.1 -32.2 1 1 1 422 13 05 42 13 08 12 --- 10 50 20 37.8 138.7 -2.1 -31.9 120 F 1 427 13 06 00 13 08 56 3C274 10 51 05 56.5 131.5 -1.7 -37.6 1 1 1 427 13 08 26 13 28 53 --- 11 11 05 59.3 139.0 -1.3 -32.3 1197 F 1 466 13 08 44 13 30 44 OJ287 11 12 56 55.6 249.8 2.3 52.7 31 1 1 466 13 30 14 13 32 44 --- 11 14 56 55.2 250.3 2.3 52.9 120 F 1 471 13 30 32 13 34 33 3C274 11 16 46 60.0 141.3 -1.2 -30.6 31 1 1 471 13 34 03 13 54 30 --- 11 36 46 62.3 150.4 -0.9 -23.8 1197 F 1 511 13 34 21 13 55 14 3C279 11 37 31 43.1 152.5 -1.3 -21.7 0 1 1 511 13 54 44 13 57 14 --- 11 39 31 43.3 153.2 -1.3 -21.2 120 F 1 516 13 55 02 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 15 Dec 2007 Day 349 --- 13 57 59 3C274 11 40 15 62.6 152.1 -0.8 -22.5 0 1 1 516 13 57 29 14 17 55 --- 12 00 15 64.2 162.4 -0.5 -14.3 1197 F 1 555 13 57 47 14 20 01 OJ287 12 02 21 46.1 260.4 3.1 56.7 54 1 1 555 14 19 31 14 22 00 --- 12 04 21 45.7 260.8 3.2 56.8 120 F 1 560 14 19 49 14 24 06 3C274 12 06 28 64.5 165.8 -0.4 -11.5 57 1 1 560 14 23 36 14 29 06 --- 12 11 28 64.7 168.6 -0.3 -9.2 299 F 1 571 14 23 54 14 29 06 M84 12 11 28 65.4 171.8 -0.2 -6.7 -8 1 1 571 14 29 06 14 29 46 --- 12 12 08 65.4 172.2 -0.2 -6.4 32 F 1 572 14 29 06 14 29 46 3C274 12 12 08 64.7 169.0 -0.3 -8.9 -8 1 1 572 14 29 46 14 30 15 --- 12 12 38 64.8 169.3 -0.3 -8.7 22 F 1 573 14 29 46 14 30 15 M84 12 12 38 65.4 172.4 -0.2 -6.2 -8 1 1 573 14 30 15 14 30 55 --- 12 13 18 65.5 172.8 -0.2 -5.8 32 F 1 574 14 30 15 14 30 55 3C274 12 13 18 64.8 169.7 -0.3 -8.4 -8 1 1 574 14 30 55 14 31 25 --- 12 13 48 64.8 170.0 -0.3 -8.2 22 F 1 575 14 30 55 14 31 25 M84 12 13 48 65.5 173.1 -0.2 -5.6 -8 1 1 575 14 31 25 14 32 05 --- 12 14 28 65.5 173.5 -0.2 -5.3 32 F 1 576 14 31 25 14 32 05 3C274 12 14 28 64.8 170.3 -0.3 -7.9 -8 1 1 576 14 32 05 14 32 35 --- 12 14 58 64.8 170.6 -0.3 -7.6 22 F 1 577 14 32 05 14 32 35 M84 12 14 58 65.5 173.8 -0.2 -5.0 -8 1 1 577 14 32 35 14 33 15 --- 12 15 38 65.5 174.2 -0.2 -4.7 32 F 1 579 14 32 35 14 33 24 3C274 12 15 46 64.9 171.1 -0.3 -7.3 1 1 1 579 14 33 15 14 38 23 --- 12 20 46 65.0 173.9 -0.2 -4.9 299 F 1 589 14 33 15 14 39 07 3C279 12 21 30 46.2 167.3 -0.6 -10.1 0 1 1 589 14 38 37 14 41 06 --- 12 23 30 46.2 168.1 -0.6 -9.5 120 F 1 593 14 38 55 14 41 50 3C274 12 24 14 65.1 175.9 -0.1 -3.3 0 1 1 593 14 41 20 15 01 47 --- 12 44 14 64.9 187.5 0.2 6.1 1197 F 1 633 14 41 38 15 03 51 OJ287 12 46 18 37.4 267.8 3.9 57.9 63 1 1 633 15 03 21 15 07 50 --- 12 50 18 36.6 268.5 3.9 57.9 239 F 1 642 15 03 39 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 15 Dec 2007 Day 349 --- 15 09 53 3C274 12 52 22 64.7 192.1 0.4 9.9 61 1 1 642 15 09 23 15 29 50 --- 13 12 22 63.5 203.0 0.7 18.5 1197 F 1 681 15 09 41 15 30 31 3C279 13 13 03 46.8 186.0 0.3 4.8 2 1 1 681 15 30 01 15 32 30 --- 13 15 03 46.7 186.7 0.3 5.4 120 F 1 686 15 30 19 15 33 11 3C274 13 15 43 63.2 204.7 0.7 19.9 2 1 1 686 15 32 41 15 53 08 --- 13 35 43 61.2 214.3 1.1 27.3 1197 F 1 726 15 32 59 15 53 47 3C279 13 36 23 45.9 194.3 0.7 11.4 3 1 1 726 15 53 08 15 55 47 --- 13 38 23 45.8 195.0 0.7 12.0 120 F 1 731 15 53 08 15 56 26 3C274 13 39 02 60.9 215.8 1.1 28.5 3 1 1 731 15 55 47 16 16 22 --- 13 59 02 58.3 224.0 1.5 34.5 1197 F 1 771 15 55 47 16 17 02 3C279 13 59 42 44.5 202.3 1.1 17.7 6 1 1 771 16 16 22 16 19 02 --- 14 01 42 44.3 202.9 1.1 18.2 120 F 1 776 16 16 22 16 19 42 BLANKSKY 14 02 22 58.0 225.5 1.5 35.5 7 1 1 776 16 19 12 16 21 42 --- 14 04 22 57.7 226.2 1.6 36.1 120 F 1 781 16 19 30 16 21 48 3C274 14 04 28 57.5 226.1 1.6 35.9 0 1 1 781 16 21 42 16 26 47 --- 14 09 28 56.8 227.9 1.6 37.2 299 F 1 790 16 21 42 16 26 47 M84 14 09 28 56.3 230.4 1.7 39.0 -8 1 1 790 16 26 47 16 27 27 --- 14 10 08 56.2 230.7 1.7 39.2 32 F 1 792 16 26 47 16 27 27 3C274 14 10 08 56.7 228.1 1.6 37.3 -8 1 1 792 16 27 27 16 27 57 --- 14 10 38 56.6 228.3 1.7 37.5 22 F 1 793 16 27 27 16 27 57 M84 14 10 38 56.1 230.8 1.8 39.3 -8 1 1 793 16 27 57 16 28 36 --- 14 11 18 56.0 231.0 1.8 39.4 32 F 1 794 16 27 57 16 28 36 3C274 14 11 18 56.5 228.5 1.7 37.6 -8 1 1 794 16 28 36 16 29 06 --- 14 11 48 56.5 228.7 1.7 37.7 22 F 1 795 16 28 36 16 29 06 M84 14 11 48 56.0 231.2 1.8 39.5 -8 1 1 795 16 29 06 16 29 46 --- 14 12 28 55.9 231.4 1.8 39.7 32 F 1 796 16 29 06 16 29 46 3C274 14 12 28 56.4 228.9 1.7 37.9 -8 1 1 796 16 29 46 16 30 16 --- 14 12 58 56.3 229.1 1.7 38.0 22 F 1 797 16 29 46 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 15 Dec 2007 Day 349 --- 16 30 16 M84 14 12 58 55.8 231.6 1.8 39.8 -8 1 1 797 16 30 16 16 30 56 --- 14 13 38 55.7 231.8 1.8 39.9 32 F 1 799 16 30 16 16 31 05 3C274 14 13 47 56.2 229.4 1.7 38.2 1 1 1 799 16 30 56 16 36 04 --- 14 18 47 55.4 231.1 1.8 39.3 299 F 1 808 16 30 56 16 38 04 3C274 14 20 47 55.1 231.7 1.8 39.8 113 1 1 808 16 37 34 16 58 00 --- 14 40 47 51.8 237.8 2.2 43.6 1197 F 1 848 16 37 52 16 58 45 3C279 14 41 31 40.5 215.3 1.7 27.6 15 1 1 848 16 58 15 17 00 44 --- 14 43 31 40.2 215.9 1.8 28.0 120 F 1 853 16 58 33 17 01 29 3C274 14 44 16 51.2 238.8 2.2 44.2 17 1 1 853 17 00 59 17 21 25 --- 15 04 16 47.7 244.1 2.6 47.1 1197 F 1 892 17 01 17 17 22 09 3C279 15 04 59 37.6 221.8 2.1 32.3 17 1 1 892 17 21 39 17 24 08 --- 15 06 59 37.3 222.3 2.2 32.6 120 F 1 897 17 21 57 17 24 51 3C274 15 07 42 47.1 244.9 2.6 47.6 17 1 1 897 17 24 21 17 44 48 --- 15 27 42 43.5 249.5 2.9 49.8 1197 F 1 937 17 24 39 17 45 25 3C279 15 28 19 34.3 227.7 2.5 36.3 13 1 1 937 17 44 48 17 47 25 --- 15 30 19 34.0 228.2 2.6 36.6 120 F 1 942 17 44 48 17 48 01 3C274 15 30 56 42.8 250.2 3.0 50.1 13 1 1 942 17 47 25 18 07 58 --- 15 50 56 39.1 254.3 3.3 51.7 1197 F 1 982 17 47 25 18 08 34 3C279 15 51 32 30.7 233.1 2.9 39.8 14 1 1 982 18 07 58 18 10 34 --- 15 53 32 30.4 233.6 2.9 40.1 120 F 1 987 18 07 58 18 11 11 3C274 15 54 09 38.4 254.9 3.4 51.9 15 1 1 987 18 10 34 18 16 10 --- 15 59 09 37.5 255.9 3.5 52.2 299 F 1 998 18 10 34 18 16 10 M84 15 59 09 36.7 257.4 3.6 52.8 -8 1 1 998 18 16 10 18 16 50 --- 15 59 49 36.5 257.6 3.6 52.9 32 F 1 999 18 16 10 18 16 50 3C274 15 59 49 37.3 256.0 3.5 52.3 -8 1 1 999 18 16 50 18 17 20 --- 16 00 19 37.2 256.1 3.5 52.3 22 F 1 1000 18 16 50 18 17 20 M84 16 00 19 36.4 257.6 3.6 52.9 -8 1 1 1000 18 17 20 18 18 00 --- 16 00 59 36.3 257.8 3.6 52.9 32 F 1 1001 18 17 20 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 15 Dec 2007 Day 349 --- 18 18 00 3C274 16 00 59 37.1 256.2 3.5 52.3 -8 1 1 1001 18 18 00 18 18 30 --- 16 01 29 37.0 256.3 3.5 52.4 22 F 1 1002 18 18 00 18 18 30 M84 16 01 29 36.2 257.9 3.6 53.0 -8 1 1 1002 18 18 30 18 19 09 --- 16 02 09 36.1 258.0 3.6 53.0 32 F 1 1003 18 18 30 18 19 09 3C274 16 02 09 36.9 256.4 3.5 52.4 -8 1 1 1003 18 19 09 18 19 39 --- 16 02 39 36.8 256.5 3.5 52.4 22 F 1 1004 18 19 09 18 19 39 M84 16 02 39 36.0 258.1 3.6 53.0 -8 1 1 1004 18 19 39 18 20 19 --- 16 03 19 35.9 258.2 3.6 53.1 32 F 1 1006 18 19 39 18 20 28 3C274 16 03 28 36.6 256.7 3.5 52.5 1 1 1 1006 18 20 19 18 25 27 --- 16 08 28 35.7 257.6 3.6 52.7 299 F 1 1015 18 20 19 18 25 31 3C274 16 08 32 35.7 257.6 3.6 52.8 0 1 1 1015 18 25 27 18 45 28 --- 16 28 32 31.7 261.1 4.0 53.6 1197 F 1 1054 18 25 27 18 46 01 3C279 16 29 05 24.4 240.9 3.5 44.4 13 1 1 1054 18 45 28 18 48 01 --- 16 31 05 24.1 241.3 3.6 44.6 120 F 1 1059 18 45 28 18 48 34 3C274 16 31 39 31.1 261.6 4.0 53.7 13 1 1 1059 18 48 01 19 03 32 --- 16 46 39 28.2 264.1 4.3 54.2 898 F 1 1089 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: 7 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: 7 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