COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_BR (Code Br ) Experiment: bw088 M87 movie. Walker, Ly, Junor, Hardee Exp. Code: bw088t 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 30 Dec 2007 Day 364 --- 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 08 08 54 OJ287 06 43 45 51.4 125.1 -2.2 -35.6 0 1 1 0 08 08 24 08 10 54 --- 06 45 45 51.7 125.7 -2.2 -35.2 120 F 1 5 08 08 42 08 12 57 3C274 06 47 48 11.9 84.7 -5.7 -42.9 38 1 1 5 08 12 27 08 32 54 --- 07 07 48 15.2 88.4 -5.4 -43.1 1197 F 1 44 08 12 45 08 35 00 OJ287 07 09 54 54.8 133.6 -1.8 -30.9 40 1 1 44 08 34 30 08 36 59 --- 07 11 54 55.1 134.3 -1.7 -30.5 120 F 1 49 08 34 48 08 39 05 3C274 07 14 01 16.3 89.5 -5.3 -43.1 42 1 1 49 08 38 35 08 59 02 --- 07 34 01 19.6 93.3 -5.0 -43.0 1197 F 1 89 08 38 53 09 02 29 3C274 07 37 29 20.2 93.9 -4.9 -43.0 200 1 1 89 09 01 59 09 22 26 --- 07 57 29 23.5 97.8 -4.6 -42.6 1197 F 1 128 09 02 17 09 24 25 OJ287 07 59 28 59.8 153.3 -0.9 -18.6 40 1 1 128 09 23 55 09 26 25 --- 08 01 28 59.9 154.1 -0.9 -18.1 120 F 1 133 09 24 13 09 28 22 3C274 08 03 25 24.5 99.0 -4.5 -42.4 40 1 1 133 09 27 52 09 33 21 --- 08 08 25 25.3 100.0 -4.4 -42.3 299 F 1 144 09 28 10 09 33 21 M84 08 08 25 26.6 100.8 -4.3 -42.3 -9 1 1 144 09 33 21 09 34 01 --- 08 09 05 26.7 100.9 -4.3 -42.2 31 F 1 145 09 33 21 09 34 01 3C274 08 09 05 25.4 100.1 -4.4 -42.3 -9 1 1 145 09 34 01 09 34 31 --- 08 09 35 25.5 100.2 -4.4 -42.3 21 F 1 146 09 34 01 09 34 31 M84 08 09 35 26.8 101.0 -4.3 -42.2 -9 1 1 146 09 34 31 09 35 11 --- 08 10 15 26.9 101.1 -4.3 -42.2 31 F 1 147 09 34 31 09 35 11 3C274 08 10 15 25.6 100.3 -4.3 -42.2 -9 1 1 147 09 35 11 09 35 41 --- 08 10 45 25.7 100.4 -4.3 -42.2 21 F 1 148 09 35 11 09 35 41 M84 08 10 45 27.0 101.2 -4.2 -42.2 -9 1 1 148 09 35 41 09 36 20 --- 08 11 25 27.1 101.4 -4.2 -42.2 31 F 1 150 09 35 41 09 36 20 3C274 08 11 25 25.8 100.6 -4.3 -42.2 -9 1 1 150 09 36 20 09 36 50 --- 08 11 55 25.9 100.7 -4.3 -42.2 21 F 1 151 09 36 20 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 30 Dec 2007 Day 364 --- 09 36 50 M84 08 11 55 27.2 101.5 -4.2 -42.1 -9 1 1 151 09 36 50 09 37 30 --- 08 12 35 27.3 101.6 -4.2 -42.1 31 F 1 152 09 36 50 09 37 39 3C274 08 12 44 26.0 100.8 -4.3 -42.1 0 1 1 152 09 37 30 09 42 38 --- 08 17 44 26.8 101.9 -4.2 -42.0 299 F 1 162 09 37 30 09 47 22 3C274 08 22 29 27.6 102.8 -4.1 -41.8 276 1 1 162 09 46 52 10 07 19 --- 08 42 29 30.8 107.0 -3.8 -40.8 1197 F 1 201 09 47 10 10 08 52 OJ287 08 44 02 61.9 174.4 -0.2 -4.0 25 1 1 201 10 08 22 10 10 52 --- 08 46 02 61.9 175.4 -0.2 -3.3 120 F 1 206 10 08 40 10 12 26 3C274 08 47 37 31.6 108.1 -3.7 -40.5 28 1 1 206 10 11 56 10 32 23 --- 09 07 37 34.8 112.6 -3.4 -39.1 1197 F 1 246 10 12 14 10 33 07 3C279 09 08 21 16.6 119.4 -3.8 -35.8 1 1 1 246 10 32 37 10 35 07 --- 09 10 21 16.9 119.8 -3.8 -35.6 120 F 1 251 10 32 55 10 35 51 3C274 09 11 05 35.3 113.4 -3.3 -38.8 1 1 1 251 10 35 21 10 55 48 --- 09 31 05 38.3 118.2 -3.0 -37.0 1197 F 1 290 10 35 39 10 57 33 OJ287 09 32 51 60.9 198.4 0.6 12.9 46 1 1 290 10 57 03 10 59 32 --- 09 34 51 60.8 199.3 0.7 13.6 120 F 1 295 10 57 21 11 01 22 3C274 09 36 40 39.1 119.6 -2.9 -36.4 50 1 1 295 11 00 52 11 21 19 --- 09 56 40 41.9 124.9 -2.6 -34.1 1197 F 1 335 11 01 10 11 22 03 3C279 09 57 25 23.3 130.3 -3.0 -30.8 1 1 1 335 11 21 33 11 24 03 --- 09 59 25 23.5 130.7 -3.0 -30.6 120 F 1 339 11 21 51 11 24 47 3C274 10 00 09 42.4 125.9 -2.5 -33.6 1 1 1 339 11 24 17 11 29 46 --- 10 05 09 43.1 127.2 -2.4 -32.9 299 F 1 350 11 24 35 11 29 46 M84 10 05 09 44.3 128.5 -2.3 -32.4 -8 1 1 350 11 29 46 11 30 26 --- 10 05 49 44.4 128.7 -2.3 -32.3 32 F 1 351 11 29 46 11 30 26 3C274 10 05 49 43.2 127.4 -2.4 -32.9 -8 1 1 351 11 30 26 11 30 56 --- 10 06 19 43.2 127.6 -2.4 -32.8 22 F 1 352 11 30 26 11 30 56 M84 10 06 19 44.4 128.8 -2.3 -32.2 -8 1 1 352 11 30 56 11 31 36 --- 10 06 59 44.5 129.0 -2.3 -32.1 32 F 1 354 11 30 56 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 30 Dec 2007 Day 364 --- 11 31 36 3C274 10 06 59 43.3 127.8 -2.4 -32.7 -8 1 1 354 11 31 36 11 32 06 --- 10 07 29 43.4 127.9 -2.4 -32.6 22 F 1 354 11 31 36 11 32 06 M84 10 07 29 44.6 129.2 -2.3 -32.0 -8 1 1 354 11 32 06 11 32 46 --- 10 08 09 44.7 129.4 -2.3 -31.9 32 F 1 356 11 32 06 11 32 46 3C274 10 08 09 43.5 128.1 -2.4 -32.5 -8 1 1 356 11 32 46 11 33 16 --- 10 08 39 43.6 128.2 -2.4 -32.5 22 F 1 357 11 32 46 11 33 16 M84 10 08 39 44.7 129.5 -2.3 -31.9 -8 1 1 357 11 33 16 11 33 56 --- 10 09 19 44.8 129.7 -2.3 -31.8 32 F 1 358 11 33 16 11 34 04 3C274 10 09 28 43.7 128.5 -2.4 -32.3 1 1 1 358 11 33 56 11 39 04 --- 10 14 28 44.3 129.9 -2.3 -31.6 299 F 1 368 11 33 56 11 41 03 BLANKSKY 10 16 28 44.7 130.4 -2.2 -31.4 113 1 1 368 11 40 33 11 43 03 --- 10 18 28 45.0 131.0 -2.2 -31.1 120 F 1 373 11 40 51 11 44 54 OJ287 10 20 20 57.1 218.9 1.4 26.5 47 1 1 373 11 44 24 11 46 54 --- 10 22 20 56.9 219.6 1.5 26.9 120 F 1 378 11 44 42 11 48 43 3C274 10 24 10 45.5 132.8 -2.1 -30.1 46 1 1 378 11 48 13 12 08 40 --- 10 44 10 47.8 139.0 -1.8 -26.6 1197 F 1 417 11 48 31 12 09 24 3C279 10 44 54 28.8 141.9 -2.2 -24.5 0 1 1 417 12 08 54 12 11 24 --- 10 46 54 29.0 142.4 -2.2 -24.2 120 F 1 422 12 09 12 12 12 08 3C274 10 47 39 48.2 140.2 -1.7 -25.9 0 1 1 422 12 11 38 12 32 05 --- 11 07 39 50.2 147.0 -1.4 -21.8 1197 F 1 462 12 11 56 12 33 56 OJ287 11 09 30 51.1 235.7 2.2 36.0 46 1 1 462 12 33 26 12 35 56 --- 11 11 30 50.8 236.3 2.3 36.3 120 F 1 466 12 33 44 12 37 46 3C274 11 13 20 50.7 149.1 -1.3 -20.6 45 1 1 466 12 37 16 12 57 42 --- 11 33 20 52.2 156.5 -1.0 -15.8 1197 F 1 506 12 37 34 12 58 27 3C279 11 34 05 33.1 155.3 -1.4 -16.3 0 1 1 506 12 57 57 13 00 26 --- 11 36 05 33.2 155.8 -1.3 -15.9 120 F 1 511 12 58 15 13 01 11 3C274 11 36 49 52.5 157.8 -0.9 -14.9 0 1 1 511 13 00 41 13 21 08 --- 11 56 49 53.5 165.8 -0.6 -9.7 1197 F 1 550 13 00 59 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 30 Dec 2007 Day 364 --- 13 23 13 OJ287 11 58 55 43.8 249.1 3.1 41.6 64 1 1 550 13 22 43 13 25 13 --- 12 00 55 43.5 249.6 3.1 41.8 120 F 1 555 13 23 01 13 27 19 3C274 12 03 02 53.7 168.3 -0.5 -8.0 66 1 1 555 13 26 49 13 32 18 --- 12 08 02 53.9 170.4 -0.4 -6.6 299 F 1 566 13 27 07 13 32 18 M84 12 08 02 54.5 172.7 -0.3 -5.0 -8 1 1 566 13 32 18 13 32 58 --- 12 08 42 54.5 172.9 -0.3 -4.8 32 F 1 567 13 32 18 13 32 58 3C274 12 08 42 53.9 170.6 -0.4 -6.4 -8 1 1 567 13 32 58 13 33 28 --- 12 09 12 53.9 170.8 -0.4 -6.2 22 F 1 568 13 32 58 13 33 28 M84 12 09 12 54.5 173.1 -0.3 -4.7 -8 1 1 568 13 33 28 13 34 08 --- 12 09 52 54.6 173.4 -0.3 -4.5 32 F 1 569 13 33 28 13 34 08 3C274 12 09 52 53.9 171.1 -0.4 -6.1 -8 1 1 569 13 34 08 13 34 38 --- 12 10 22 53.9 171.3 -0.3 -5.9 22 F 1 570 13 34 08 13 34 38 M84 12 10 22 54.6 173.6 -0.3 -4.4 -8 1 1 570 13 34 38 13 35 18 --- 12 11 02 54.6 173.9 -0.2 -4.2 32 F 1 572 13 34 38 13 35 18 3C274 12 11 02 54.0 171.6 -0.3 -5.7 -8 1 1 572 13 35 18 13 35 48 --- 12 11 32 54.0 171.8 -0.3 -5.6 22 F 1 573 13 35 18 13 35 48 M84 12 11 32 54.6 174.1 -0.2 -4.0 -8 1 1 573 13 35 48 13 36 28 --- 12 12 12 54.6 174.4 -0.2 -3.8 32 F 1 574 13 35 48 13 36 37 3C274 12 12 21 54.0 172.1 -0.3 -5.4 1 1 1 574 13 36 28 13 41 36 --- 12 17 21 54.1 174.2 -0.2 -4.0 299 F 1 584 13 36 28 13 42 19 3C279 12 18 04 35.4 168.2 -0.6 -7.9 0 1 1 584 13 41 49 13 44 19 --- 12 20 04 35.4 168.8 -0.6 -7.5 120 F 1 589 13 42 07 13 45 03 3C274 12 20 48 54.1 175.6 -0.2 -3.0 0 1 1 589 13 44 33 14 04 59 --- 12 40 48 54.2 184.0 0.2 2.7 1197 F 1 628 13 44 51 14 07 03 OJ287 12 42 52 36.7 259.0 3.8 44.2 68 1 1 628 14 06 33 14 11 02 --- 12 46 52 36.1 259.8 3.9 44.4 239 F 1 637 14 06 51 14 13 05 3C274 12 48 55 54.0 187.4 0.3 5.0 69 1 1 637 14 12 35 14 33 02 --- 13 08 55 53.4 195.5 0.6 10.5 1197 F 1 676 14 12 53 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 30 Dec 2007 Day 364 --- 14 33 43 3C279 13 09 36 36.0 184.0 0.2 2.7 0 1 1 676 14 33 13 14 35 42 --- 13 11 36 35.9 184.6 0.2 3.1 120 F 1 681 14 33 31 14 36 23 3C274 13 12 17 53.2 196.9 0.7 11.4 0 1 1 681 14 35 53 14 56 20 --- 13 32 17 52.0 204.7 1.0 16.6 1197 F 1 721 14 36 11 14 56 59 3C279 13 32 56 35.4 191.1 0.6 7.4 0 1 1 721 14 56 20 14 58 58 --- 13 34 56 35.4 191.7 0.6 7.8 120 F 1 726 14 56 20 14 59 37 3C274 13 35 35 51.8 205.9 1.1 17.4 0 1 1 726 14 58 58 15 19 34 --- 13 55 35 50.1 213.2 1.4 22.0 1197 F 1 766 14 58 58 15 20 14 3C279 13 56 15 34.5 198.1 1.0 12.0 2 1 1 766 15 19 34 15 22 13 --- 13 58 15 34.4 198.7 1.0 12.4 120 F 1 771 15 19 34 15 22 54 BLANKSKY 13 58 56 50.0 214.5 1.5 22.8 4 1 1 771 15 22 24 15 24 54 --- 14 00 56 49.8 215.2 1.5 23.2 120 F 1 776 15 22 42 15 25 00 3C274 14 01 02 49.6 215.2 1.5 23.2 0 1 1 776 15 24 54 15 29 59 --- 14 06 02 49.1 216.9 1.6 24.2 299 F 1 786 15 24 54 15 29 59 M84 14 06 02 49.0 219.1 1.7 25.6 -7 1 1 786 15 29 59 15 30 39 --- 14 06 42 48.9 219.4 1.7 25.7 32 F 1 787 15 29 59 15 30 39 3C274 14 06 42 49.1 217.1 1.6 24.3 -7 1 1 787 15 30 39 15 31 09 --- 14 07 12 49.0 217.3 1.6 24.4 22 F 1 788 15 30 39 15 31 09 M84 14 07 12 48.9 219.5 1.7 25.8 -7 1 1 788 15 31 09 15 31 49 --- 14 07 52 48.8 219.7 1.7 26.0 32 F 1 789 15 31 09 15 31 49 3C274 14 07 52 48.9 217.5 1.6 24.6 -7 1 1 789 15 31 49 15 32 18 --- 14 08 22 48.9 217.7 1.6 24.7 22 F 1 790 15 31 49 15 32 18 M84 14 08 22 48.7 219.9 1.7 26.1 -7 1 1 790 15 32 18 15 32 58 --- 14 09 02 48.7 220.1 1.7 26.2 32 F 1 791 15 32 18 15 32 58 3C274 14 09 02 48.8 217.9 1.6 24.8 -7 1 1 791 15 32 58 15 33 28 --- 14 09 32 48.8 218.1 1.6 24.9 22 F 1 792 15 32 58 15 33 28 M84 14 09 32 48.6 220.3 1.7 26.3 -7 1 1 792 15 33 28 15 34 08 --- 14 10 12 48.5 220.5 1.7 26.4 32 F 1 794 15 33 28 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 30 Dec 2007 Day 364 --- 15 34 17 3C274 14 10 20 48.7 218.3 1.7 25.1 1 1 1 794 15 34 08 15 39 16 --- 14 15 20 48.2 220.0 1.7 26.0 299 F 1 804 15 34 08 15 41 16 3C274 14 17 20 48.0 220.6 1.8 26.4 114 1 1 804 15 40 46 16 01 13 --- 14 37 20 45.6 226.9 2.1 29.9 1197 F 1 843 15 41 04 16 01 57 3C279 14 38 05 31.6 210.0 1.7 19.6 10 1 1 843 16 01 27 16 03 56 --- 14 40 05 31.4 210.6 1.7 20.0 120 F 1 848 16 01 45 16 04 41 3C274 14 40 49 45.2 228.0 2.2 30.5 11 1 1 848 16 04 11 16 24 38 --- 15 00 49 42.6 233.7 2.5 33.4 1197 F 1 888 16 04 29 16 25 21 3C279 15 01 32 29.5 216.3 2.1 23.4 11 1 1 888 16 24 51 16 27 20 --- 15 03 32 29.3 216.9 2.1 23.7 120 F 1 892 16 25 09 16 28 02 3C274 15 04 15 42.2 234.7 2.6 33.9 10 1 1 892 16 27 32 16 47 59 --- 15 24 15 39.4 240.0 2.9 36.3 1197 F 1 932 16 27 50 16 48 36 3C279 15 24 51 27.0 222.3 2.5 26.8 6 1 1 932 16 47 59 16 50 35 --- 15 26 51 26.8 222.8 2.5 27.1 120 F 1 937 16 47 59 16 51 11 3C274 15 27 27 38.9 240.8 2.9 36.6 5 1 1 937 16 50 35 17 11 08 --- 15 47 27 35.9 245.6 3.3 38.5 1197 F 1 977 16 50 35 17 11 44 3C279 15 48 04 24.3 227.9 2.9 29.9 7 1 1 977 17 11 08 17 13 44 --- 15 50 04 24.0 228.4 2.9 30.1 120 F 1 982 17 11 08 17 14 21 3C274 15 50 41 35.4 246.4 3.3 38.8 8 1 1 982 17 13 44 17 19 20 --- 15 55 41 34.6 247.6 3.4 39.2 299 F 1 993 17 13 44 17 19 20 M84 15 55 41 34.1 249.3 3.5 39.8 -7 1 1 993 17 19 20 17 20 00 --- 15 56 21 34.0 249.4 3.5 39.9 33 F 1 994 17 19 20 17 20 00 3C274 15 56 21 34.5 247.7 3.4 39.2 -7 1 1 994 17 20 00 17 20 30 --- 15 56 51 34.5 247.8 3.4 39.2 23 F 1 995 17 20 00 17 20 30 M84 15 56 51 34.0 249.5 3.5 39.9 -7 1 1 995 17 20 30 17 21 10 --- 15 57 31 33.9 249.7 3.5 39.9 33 F 1 996 17 20 30 17 21 10 3C274 15 57 31 34.4 248.0 3.4 39.3 -7 1 1 996 17 21 10 17 21 40 --- 15 58 01 34.3 248.1 3.4 39.3 23 F 1 997 17 21 10 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 30 Dec 2007 Day 364 --- 17 21 40 M84 15 58 01 33.8 249.8 3.5 40.0 -7 1 1 997 17 21 40 17 22 19 --- 15 58 41 33.7 249.9 3.6 40.0 33 F 1 998 17 21 40 17 22 19 3C274 15 58 41 34.2 248.2 3.5 39.4 -7 1 1 998 17 22 19 17 22 49 --- 15 59 11 34.1 248.4 3.5 39.4 23 F 1 999 17 22 19 17 22 49 M84 15 59 11 33.6 250.0 3.6 40.0 -7 1 1 999 17 22 49 17 23 29 --- 15 59 51 33.5 250.2 3.6 40.1 33 F 1 1001 17 22 49 17 23 38 3C274 15 59 59 34.0 248.5 3.5 39.5 1 1 1 1001 17 23 29 17 28 37 --- 16 04 59 33.2 249.7 3.6 39.8 299 F 1 1011 17 23 29 17 28 41 3C274 16 05 03 33.2 249.7 3.6 39.8 0 1 1 1011 17 28 37 17 48 38 --- 16 25 03 30.0 254.1 3.9 41.1 1197 F 1 1049 17 28 37 17 49 11 3C279 16 25 37 19.3 236.5 3.5 34.0 6 1 1 1049 17 48 38 17 51 11 --- 16 27 37 19.0 236.9 3.5 34.2 120 F 1 1054 17 48 38 17 51 44 3C274 16 28 10 29.5 254.7 3.9 41.2 6 1 1 1054 17 51 11 18 06 41 --- 16 43 10 27.1 257.8 4.2 41.9 898 F 1 1084 17 51 11 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 /home/filehost/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 14.320221 0.00 12 50 01.74793 * 12 33 28.04383 12 30 39.13105 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 18.196166 0.21 0851+202 20 17 58.41741 * 20 06 30.64086 20 04 37.48546 0.40 J0854+20 /home/filehost/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 28.732567 0.32 * M84 13 09 49.76862 * 12 53 13.13923 12 50 23.79566 0.31 /home/filehost/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 14.323203 0.31 1228+126 12 40 01.74901 * 12 23 28.04383 12 20 39.18941 0.20 * 3C274 /home/filehost/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 36.347775 0.20 1253-055 -05 31 07.99586 *-05 47 21.52472 -05 50 01.23276 0.30 * 3C279 /home/filehost/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 96.1 OJ287 147.7 M84 97.6 3C274 96.1 3C279 83.2 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