COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_OV (Code Ov ) 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_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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- 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 49 22 57.7 113.3 -2.1 -51.1 0 1 1 0 08 08 24 08 10 54 --- 06 51 22 58.1 113.9 -2.1 -50.8 120 F 1 5 08 08 42 08 12 57 3C274 06 53 26 11.8 83.4 -5.6 -54.1 25 1 1 5 08 12 27 08 32 54 --- 07 13 26 15.8 86.3 -5.3 -54.4 1197 F 1 44 08 12 45 08 35 00 OJ287 07 15 32 62.3 121.4 -1.7 -46.3 26 1 1 44 08 34 30 08 36 59 --- 07 17 32 62.7 122.1 -1.6 -45.9 120 F 1 49 08 34 48 08 39 05 3C274 07 19 38 17.0 87.2 -5.2 -54.5 29 1 1 49 08 38 35 08 59 02 --- 07 39 38 21.0 90.2 -4.9 -54.6 1197 F 1 89 08 38 53 09 02 29 3C274 07 43 06 21.7 90.7 -4.8 -54.6 200 1 1 89 09 01 59 09 22 26 --- 08 03 06 25.6 93.8 -4.5 -54.4 1197 F 1 128 09 02 17 09 24 25 OJ287 08 05 05 69.7 144.0 -0.8 -29.9 25 1 1 128 09 23 55 09 26 25 --- 08 07 05 69.9 145.2 -0.8 -28.9 120 F 1 133 09 24 13 09 28 22 3C274 08 09 03 26.8 94.8 -4.4 -54.3 25 1 1 133 09 27 52 09 33 21 --- 08 14 03 27.8 95.6 -4.3 -54.2 299 F 1 144 09 28 10 09 33 21 M84 08 14 03 29.2 96.1 -4.2 -54.3 -9 1 1 144 09 33 21 09 34 01 --- 08 14 43 29.4 96.2 -4.2 -54.3 31 F 1 145 09 33 21 09 34 01 3C274 08 14 43 27.9 95.7 -4.3 -54.2 -9 1 1 145 09 34 01 09 34 31 --- 08 15 13 28.0 95.8 -4.3 -54.2 21 F 1 146 09 34 01 09 34 31 M84 08 15 13 29.5 96.3 -4.2 -54.3 -9 1 1 146 09 34 31 09 35 11 --- 08 15 53 29.6 96.4 -4.2 -54.3 31 F 1 147 09 34 31 09 35 11 3C274 08 15 53 28.2 95.9 -4.3 -54.2 -9 1 1 147 09 35 11 09 35 41 --- 08 16 23 28.3 96.0 -4.2 -54.2 21 F 1 148 09 35 11 09 35 41 M84 08 16 23 29.7 96.4 -4.2 -54.2 -9 1 1 148 09 35 41 09 36 20 --- 08 17 03 29.8 96.6 -4.1 -54.2 31 F 1 150 09 35 41 09 36 20 3C274 08 17 03 28.4 96.1 -4.2 -54.1 -9 1 1 150 09 36 20 09 36 50 --- 08 17 33 28.5 96.2 -4.2 -54.1 21 F 1 151 09 36 20 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 30 Dec 2007 Day 364 --- 09 36 50 M84 08 17 33 29.9 96.6 -4.1 -54.2 -9 1 1 151 09 36 50 09 37 30 --- 08 18 13 30.1 96.7 -4.1 -54.2 31 F 1 152 09 36 50 09 37 39 3C274 08 18 21 28.7 96.3 -4.2 -54.1 0 1 1 152 09 37 30 09 42 38 --- 08 23 21 29.7 97.1 -4.1 -54.0 299 F 1 162 09 37 30 09 44 38 3C279 08 25 21 13.7 108.5 -4.5 -49.4 82 1 1 162 09 44 08 09 46 38 --- 08 27 21 14.1 108.8 -4.5 -49.2 120 F 1 167 09 44 26 09 47 22 3C274 08 28 06 30.6 97.9 -4.1 -53.8 6 1 1 167 09 46 52 10 07 19 --- 08 48 06 34.5 101.3 -3.7 -53.0 1197 F 1 206 09 47 10 10 08 52 OJ287 08 49 40 72.8 175.5 -0.1 -3.8 11 1 1 206 10 08 22 10 10 52 --- 08 51 40 72.8 177.1 -0.1 -2.5 120 F 1 211 10 08 40 10 12 26 3C274 08 53 14 35.5 102.3 -3.6 -52.8 14 1 1 211 10 11 56 10 32 23 --- 09 13 14 39.4 106.0 -3.3 -51.6 1197 F 1 251 10 12 14 10 33 07 3C279 09 13 58 22.7 117.1 -3.7 -45.4 4 1 1 251 10 32 37 10 35 07 --- 09 15 58 23.0 117.5 -3.7 -45.2 120 F 1 255 10 32 55 10 35 51 3C274 09 16 43 40.0 106.7 -3.2 -51.3 4 1 1 255 10 35 21 10 55 48 --- 09 36 43 43.8 110.9 -2.9 -49.6 1197 F 1 295 10 35 39 10 57 33 OJ287 09 38 28 70.4 211.7 0.7 26.4 32 1 1 295 10 57 03 10 59 32 --- 09 40 28 70.2 212.9 0.8 27.4 120 F 1 300 10 57 21 11 01 22 3C274 09 42 18 44.8 112.2 -2.8 -49.0 36 1 1 300 11 00 52 11 21 19 --- 10 02 18 48.5 116.9 -2.5 -46.6 1197 F 1 339 11 01 10 11 22 03 3C279 10 03 02 30.9 127.2 -2.9 -39.6 3 1 1 339 11 21 33 11 24 03 --- 10 05 02 31.3 127.6 -2.9 -39.3 120 F 1 344 11 21 51 11 24 47 3C274 10 05 47 49.1 117.8 -2.4 -46.1 3 1 1 344 11 24 17 11 29 46 --- 10 10 47 50.0 119.1 -2.3 -45.4 299 F 1 355 11 24 35 11 29 46 M84 10 10 47 51.3 120.1 -2.2 -44.9 -9 1 1 355 11 29 46 11 30 26 --- 10 11 27 51.4 120.3 -2.2 -44.8 31 F 1 356 11 29 46 11 30 26 3C274 10 11 27 50.1 119.3 -2.3 -45.3 -9 1 1 356 11 30 26 11 30 56 --- 10 11 57 50.2 119.5 -2.3 -45.2 21 F 1 357 11 30 26 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 30 Dec 2007 Day 364 --- 11 30 56 M84 10 11 57 51.5 120.5 -2.2 -44.7 -9 1 1 357 11 30 56 11 31 36 --- 10 12 37 51.6 120.7 -2.2 -44.6 31 F 1 358 11 30 56 11 31 36 3C274 10 12 37 50.3 119.6 -2.3 -45.1 -9 1 1 358 11 31 36 11 32 06 --- 10 13 07 50.4 119.8 -2.3 -45.0 21 F 1 359 11 31 36 11 32 06 M84 10 13 07 51.7 120.8 -2.2 -44.5 -9 1 1 359 11 32 06 11 32 46 --- 10 13 47 51.8 121.0 -2.2 -44.4 31 F 1 361 11 32 06 11 32 46 3C274 10 13 47 50.5 119.9 -2.3 -44.9 -9 1 1 361 11 32 46 11 33 16 --- 10 14 17 50.6 120.1 -2.3 -44.8 21 F 1 362 11 32 46 11 33 16 M84 10 14 17 51.9 121.1 -2.2 -44.4 -9 1 1 362 11 33 16 11 33 56 --- 10 14 57 52.0 121.3 -2.2 -44.2 31 F 1 363 11 33 16 11 34 04 3C274 10 15 06 50.7 120.3 -2.3 -44.7 0 1 1 363 11 33 56 11 39 04 --- 10 20 06 51.6 121.7 -2.2 -43.9 299 F 1 373 11 33 56 11 41 03 BLANKSKY 10 22 06 52.0 122.1 -2.2 -43.7 113 1 1 373 11 40 33 11 43 03 --- 10 24 06 52.4 122.7 -2.1 -43.4 120 F 1 378 11 40 51 11 44 54 OJ287 10 25 57 63.9 235.2 1.5 44.1 30 1 1 378 11 44 24 11 46 54 --- 10 27 57 63.5 236.0 1.5 44.7 120 F 1 382 11 44 42 11 48 43 3C274 10 29 47 53.2 124.5 -2.0 -42.2 29 1 1 382 11 48 13 12 08 40 --- 10 49 47 56.3 131.0 -1.7 -38.0 1197 F 1 422 11 48 31 12 09 24 3C279 10 50 32 37.9 138.8 -2.1 -31.8 1 1 1 422 12 08 54 12 11 24 --- 10 52 32 38.1 139.3 -2.1 -31.4 120 F 1 427 12 09 12 12 12 08 3C274 10 53 16 56.8 132.2 -1.6 -37.1 1 1 1 427 12 11 38 12 32 05 --- 11 13 16 59.6 139.9 -1.3 -31.7 1197 F 1 466 12 11 56 12 33 56 OJ287 11 15 08 55.1 250.3 2.3 53.0 32 1 1 466 12 33 26 12 35 56 --- 11 17 08 54.8 250.8 2.4 53.2 120 F 1 471 12 33 44 12 37 46 3C274 11 18 58 60.3 142.3 -1.2 -29.9 31 1 1 471 12 37 16 12 57 42 --- 11 38 58 62.5 151.4 -0.9 -22.9 1197 F 1 511 12 37 34 12 58 27 3C279 11 39 42 43.3 153.2 -1.3 -21.1 0 1 1 511 12 57 57 13 00 26 --- 11 41 42 43.5 153.9 -1.2 -20.6 120 F 1 516 12 58 15 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 30 Dec 2007 Day 364 --- 13 01 11 3C274 11 42 27 62.8 153.1 -0.8 -21.6 0 1 1 516 13 00 41 13 21 08 --- 12 02 27 64.3 163.6 -0.5 -13.3 1197 F 1 555 13 00 59 13 23 13 OJ287 12 04 33 45.6 260.8 3.2 56.8 55 1 1 555 13 22 43 13 25 13 --- 12 06 33 45.2 261.2 3.2 56.9 120 F 1 560 13 23 01 13 27 19 3C274 12 08 39 64.6 167.1 -0.4 -10.5 57 1 1 560 13 26 49 13 32 18 --- 12 13 39 64.8 169.9 -0.3 -8.2 299 F 1 571 13 27 07 13 32 18 M84 12 13 39 65.5 173.0 -0.2 -5.7 -8 1 1 571 13 32 18 13 32 58 --- 12 14 19 65.5 173.4 -0.2 -5.4 32 F 1 572 13 32 18 13 32 58 3C274 12 14 19 64.8 170.2 -0.3 -7.9 -8 1 1 572 13 32 58 13 33 28 --- 12 14 49 64.8 170.5 -0.3 -7.7 22 F 1 573 13 32 58 13 33 28 M84 12 14 49 65.5 173.7 -0.2 -5.1 -8 1 1 573 13 33 28 13 34 08 --- 12 15 29 65.5 174.1 -0.2 -4.8 32 F 1 574 13 33 28 13 34 08 3C274 12 15 29 64.9 170.9 -0.3 -7.4 -8 1 1 574 13 34 08 13 34 38 --- 12 15 59 64.9 171.2 -0.3 -7.2 22 F 1 575 13 34 08 13 34 38 M84 12 15 59 65.5 174.4 -0.2 -4.6 -8 1 1 575 13 34 38 13 35 18 --- 12 16 39 65.5 174.8 -0.1 -4.2 32 F 1 576 13 34 38 13 35 18 3C274 12 16 39 64.9 171.6 -0.2 -6.9 -8 1 1 576 13 35 18 13 35 48 --- 12 17 09 64.9 171.9 -0.2 -6.6 22 F 1 577 13 35 18 13 35 48 M84 12 17 09 65.5 175.1 -0.1 -4.0 -8 1 1 577 13 35 48 13 36 28 --- 12 17 49 65.5 175.5 -0.1 -3.7 32 F 1 579 13 35 48 13 36 37 3C274 12 17 58 64.9 172.3 -0.2 -6.2 1 1 1 579 13 36 28 13 41 36 --- 12 22 58 65.0 175.2 -0.1 -3.9 299 F 1 589 13 36 28 13 42 19 3C279 12 23 42 46.3 168.1 -0.5 -9.5 0 1 1 589 13 41 49 13 44 19 --- 12 25 42 46.3 168.8 -0.5 -8.9 120 F 1 593 13 42 07 13 45 03 3C274 12 26 26 65.1 177.2 -0.1 -2.3 0 1 1 593 13 44 33 14 04 59 --- 12 46 26 64.9 188.8 0.3 7.1 1197 F 1 633 13 44 51 14 07 03 OJ287 12 48 29 36.9 268.2 3.9 57.9 62 1 1 633 14 06 33 14 11 02 --- 12 52 29 36.1 268.8 4.0 57.9 239 F 1 642 14 06 51 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 30 Dec 2007 Day 364 --- 14 13 05 3C274 12 54 33 64.6 193.4 0.4 10.9 60 1 1 642 14 12 35 14 33 02 --- 13 14 33 63.3 204.1 0.7 19.4 1197 F 1 681 14 12 53 14 33 43 3C279 13 15 14 46.7 186.8 0.3 5.4 2 1 1 681 14 33 13 14 35 42 --- 13 17 14 46.7 187.5 0.3 6.0 120 F 1 686 14 33 31 14 36 23 3C274 13 17 54 63.0 205.8 0.8 20.8 2 1 1 686 14 35 53 14 56 20 --- 13 37 54 61.0 215.3 1.1 28.1 1197 F 1 726 14 36 11 14 56 59 3C279 13 38 34 45.8 195.1 0.7 12.0 3 1 1 726 14 56 20 14 58 58 --- 13 40 34 45.7 195.8 0.7 12.6 120 F 1 731 14 56 20 14 59 37 3C274 13 41 13 60.6 216.7 1.2 29.2 3 1 1 731 14 58 58 15 19 34 --- 14 01 13 58.0 224.8 1.5 35.1 1197 F 1 771 14 58 58 15 20 14 3C279 14 01 52 44.3 203.0 1.1 18.2 6 1 1 771 15 19 34 15 22 13 --- 14 03 52 44.2 203.7 1.1 18.7 120 F 1 776 15 19 34 15 22 54 BLANKSKY 14 04 33 57.7 226.3 1.6 36.1 8 1 1 776 15 22 24 15 24 54 --- 14 06 33 57.4 227.0 1.6 36.6 120 F 1 781 15 22 42 15 25 00 3C274 14 06 39 57.2 226.8 1.6 36.5 0 1 1 781 15 24 54 15 29 59 --- 14 11 39 56.5 228.6 1.7 37.7 299 F 1 790 15 24 54 15 29 59 M84 14 11 39 56.0 231.2 1.8 39.5 -8 1 1 790 15 29 59 15 30 39 --- 14 12 19 55.9 231.4 1.8 39.6 32 F 1 792 15 29 59 15 30 39 3C274 14 12 19 56.4 228.9 1.7 37.9 -8 1 1 792 15 30 39 15 31 09 --- 14 12 49 56.3 229.0 1.7 38.0 22 F 1 793 15 30 39 15 31 09 M84 14 12 49 55.8 231.6 1.8 39.8 -8 1 1 793 15 31 09 15 31 49 --- 14 13 29 55.7 231.8 1.8 39.9 32 F 1 794 15 31 09 15 31 49 3C274 14 13 29 56.2 229.3 1.7 38.1 -8 1 1 794 15 31 49 15 32 18 --- 14 13 59 56.1 229.4 1.7 38.3 22 F 1 795 15 31 49 15 32 18 M84 14 13 59 55.6 231.9 1.8 40.0 -8 1 1 795 15 32 18 15 32 58 --- 14 14 39 55.5 232.2 1.8 40.2 32 F 1 796 15 32 18 15 32 58 3C274 14 14 39 56.0 229.7 1.7 38.4 -8 1 1 796 15 32 58 15 33 28 --- 14 15 09 56.0 229.8 1.7 38.5 22 F 1 797 15 32 58 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 30 Dec 2007 Day 364 --- 15 33 28 M84 14 15 09 55.4 232.3 1.8 40.3 -8 1 1 797 15 33 28 15 34 08 --- 14 15 49 55.3 232.5 1.8 40.4 32 F 1 799 15 33 28 15 34 17 3C274 14 15 58 55.8 230.1 1.7 38.7 1 1 1 799 15 34 08 15 39 16 --- 14 20 58 55.1 231.8 1.8 39.8 299 F 1 808 15 34 08 15 41 16 3C274 14 22 58 54.7 232.4 1.9 40.2 113 1 1 808 15 40 46 16 01 13 --- 14 42 58 51.5 238.5 2.2 44.0 1197 F 1 848 15 41 04 16 01 57 3C279 14 43 42 40.2 215.9 1.8 28.0 16 1 1 848 16 01 27 16 03 56 --- 14 45 42 40.0 216.5 1.8 28.4 120 F 1 853 16 01 45 16 04 41 3C274 14 46 27 50.9 239.4 2.3 44.6 17 1 1 853 16 04 11 16 24 38 --- 15 06 27 47.3 244.6 2.6 47.4 1197 F 1 892 16 04 29 16 25 21 3C279 15 07 10 37.3 222.4 2.2 32.7 17 1 1 892 16 24 51 16 27 20 --- 15 09 10 37.0 222.9 2.2 33.0 120 F 1 897 16 25 09 16 28 02 3C274 15 09 52 46.7 245.4 2.6 47.8 17 1 1 897 16 27 32 16 47 59 --- 15 29 52 43.0 250.0 3.0 50.0 1197 F 1 937 16 27 50 16 48 36 3C279 15 30 29 34.0 228.3 2.6 36.7 12 1 1 937 16 47 59 16 50 35 --- 15 32 29 33.7 228.7 2.6 37.0 120 F 1 942 16 47 59 16 51 11 3C274 15 33 05 42.4 250.7 3.0 50.3 12 1 1 942 16 50 35 17 11 08 --- 15 53 05 38.6 254.7 3.4 51.8 1197 F 1 982 16 50 35 17 11 44 3C279 15 53 41 30.4 233.6 3.0 40.1 14 1 1 982 17 11 08 17 13 44 --- 15 55 41 30.1 234.0 3.0 40.4 120 F 1 987 17 11 08 17 14 21 3C274 15 56 18 38.0 255.3 3.4 52.0 15 1 1 987 17 13 44 17 19 20 --- 16 01 18 37.1 256.3 3.5 52.3 299 F 1 997 17 13 44 17 19 20 M84 16 01 18 36.2 257.8 3.6 53.0 -8 1 1 997 17 19 20 17 20 00 --- 16 01 58 36.1 257.9 3.6 53.0 32 F 1 999 17 19 20 17 20 00 3C274 16 01 58 36.9 256.4 3.5 52.4 -8 1 1 999 17 20 00 17 20 30 --- 16 02 28 36.8 256.5 3.5 52.4 22 F 1 1000 17 20 00 17 20 30 M84 16 02 28 36.0 258.0 3.6 53.0 -8 1 1 1000 17 20 30 17 21 10 --- 16 03 08 35.9 258.2 3.6 53.1 32 F 1 1001 17 20 30 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sun 30 Dec 2007 Day 364 --- 17 21 10 3C274 16 03 08 36.7 256.6 3.5 52.5 -8 1 1 1001 17 21 10 17 21 40 --- 16 03 38 36.6 256.7 3.5 52.5 22 F 1 1002 17 21 10 17 21 40 M84 16 03 38 35.8 258.2 3.6 53.1 -8 1 1 1002 17 21 40 17 22 19 --- 16 04 18 35.7 258.4 3.6 53.1 32 F 1 1003 17 21 40 17 22 19 3C274 16 04 18 36.5 256.8 3.6 52.5 -8 1 1 1003 17 22 19 17 22 49 --- 16 04 48 36.4 256.9 3.6 52.5 22 F 1 1004 17 22 19 17 22 49 M84 16 04 48 35.6 258.5 3.7 53.1 -8 1 1 1004 17 22 49 17 23 29 --- 16 05 28 35.4 258.6 3.7 53.2 32 F 1 1006 17 22 49 17 23 38 3C274 16 05 36 36.2 257.1 3.6 52.6 1 1 1 1006 17 23 29 17 28 37 --- 16 10 36 35.3 258.0 3.7 52.9 299 F 1 1015 17 23 29 17 28 41 3C274 16 10 41 35.2 258.0 3.7 52.9 0 1 1 1015 17 28 37 17 48 38 --- 16 30 41 31.3 261.5 4.0 53.7 1197 F 1 1054 17 28 37 17 49 11 3C279 16 31 14 24.1 241.4 3.6 44.6 13 1 1 1054 17 48 38 17 51 11 --- 16 33 14 23.7 241.7 3.6 44.8 120 F 1 1059 17 48 38 17 51 44 3C274 16 33 47 30.7 262.0 4.0 53.8 13 1 1 1059 17 51 11 18 06 41 --- 16 48 47 27.7 264.5 4.3 54.2 898 F 1 1089 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: 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 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