COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_PT (Code Pt ) 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_PT (Code Pt ) 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 07 30 00 66.4 121.5 -1.4 -48.6 0 1 1 0 08 08 24 08 10 54 --- 07 32 00 66.7 122.3 -1.4 -48.0 120 F 1 5 08 08 42 08 12 57 3C274 07 34 04 19.8 88.3 -5.0 -57.7 24 1 1 5 08 12 27 08 32 54 --- 07 54 04 23.9 91.1 -4.6 -57.7 1197 F 1 44 08 12 45 08 35 00 OJ287 07 56 10 70.7 133.6 -1.0 -39.6 26 1 1 44 08 34 30 08 36 59 --- 07 58 10 71.0 134.7 -1.0 -38.7 120 F 1 49 08 34 48 08 39 05 3C274 08 00 16 25.2 92.0 -4.5 -57.7 29 1 1 49 08 38 35 08 59 02 --- 08 20 16 29.3 95.0 -4.2 -57.4 1197 F 1 89 08 38 53 08 59 46 3C279 08 21 00 13.8 107.1 -4.6 -52.5 7 1 1 89 08 59 16 09 01 45 --- 08 23 00 14.2 107.4 -4.6 -52.4 120 F 1 94 08 59 34 09 02 29 3C274 08 23 44 30.1 95.5 -4.1 -57.3 6 1 1 94 09 01 59 09 22 26 --- 08 43 44 34.2 98.6 -3.8 -56.7 1197 F 1 133 09 02 17 09 24 25 OJ287 08 45 43 75.6 170.9 -0.2 -8.0 30 1 1 133 09 23 55 09 26 25 --- 08 47 43 75.7 172.8 -0.1 -6.3 120 F 1 138 09 24 13 09 28 22 3C274 08 49 40 35.4 99.6 -3.7 -56.5 30 1 1 138 09 27 52 09 33 21 --- 08 54 40 36.4 100.4 -3.6 -56.3 299 F 1 149 09 28 10 09 33 21 M84 08 54 40 37.8 100.9 -3.5 -56.3 -9 1 1 149 09 33 21 09 34 01 --- 08 55 20 38.0 101.0 -3.5 -56.3 31 F 1 150 09 33 21 09 34 01 3C274 08 55 20 36.5 100.6 -3.6 -56.2 -9 1 1 150 09 34 01 09 34 31 --- 08 55 50 36.6 100.6 -3.6 -56.2 21 F 1 151 09 34 01 09 34 31 M84 08 55 50 38.1 101.1 -3.5 -56.2 -9 1 1 151 09 34 31 09 35 11 --- 08 56 30 38.2 101.2 -3.5 -56.2 31 F 1 152 09 34 31 09 35 11 3C274 08 56 30 36.8 100.8 -3.6 -56.2 -9 1 1 152 09 35 11 09 35 41 --- 08 57 00 36.9 100.8 -3.6 -56.2 21 F 1 153 09 35 11 09 35 41 M84 08 57 00 38.3 101.3 -3.5 -56.2 -9 1 1 153 09 35 41 09 36 20 --- 08 57 40 38.4 101.4 -3.5 -56.2 31 F 1 154 09 35 41 Schedule for VLBA_PT (Code Pt ) 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 20 3C274 08 57 40 37.0 100.9 -3.6 -56.1 -9 1 1 154 09 36 20 09 36 50 --- 08 58 10 37.1 101.0 -3.6 -56.1 21 F 1 155 09 36 20 09 36 50 M84 08 58 10 38.5 101.5 -3.5 -56.1 -9 1 1 155 09 36 50 09 37 30 --- 08 58 50 38.7 101.6 -3.4 -56.1 31 F 1 157 09 36 50 09 37 39 3C274 08 58 59 37.3 101.2 -3.5 -56.1 0 1 1 157 09 37 30 09 42 38 --- 09 03 59 38.3 102.0 -3.5 -55.8 299 F 1 167 09 37 30 09 44 38 3C279 09 05 59 22.5 114.6 -3.8 -49.1 82 1 1 167 09 44 08 09 46 38 --- 09 07 59 22.9 114.9 -3.8 -48.9 120 F 1 171 09 44 26 09 47 22 3C274 09 08 44 39.2 102.9 -3.4 -55.5 6 1 1 171 09 46 52 10 07 19 --- 09 28 44 43.2 106.6 -3.0 -54.1 1197 F 1 211 09 47 10 10 08 52 OJ287 09 30 17 73.8 210.8 0.6 26.8 18 1 1 211 10 08 22 10 10 52 --- 09 32 17 73.6 212.3 0.6 28.0 120 F 1 216 10 08 40 10 12 26 3C274 09 33 52 44.2 107.6 -3.0 -53.7 19 1 1 216 10 11 56 10 32 23 --- 09 53 52 48.1 111.9 -2.6 -51.7 1197 F 1 255 10 12 14 10 33 07 3C279 09 54 36 31.2 123.9 -3.0 -43.6 4 1 1 255 10 32 37 10 35 07 --- 09 56 36 31.6 124.3 -3.0 -43.3 120 F 1 260 10 32 55 10 35 51 3C274 09 57 21 48.8 112.7 -2.6 -51.3 4 1 1 260 10 35 21 10 55 48 --- 10 17 21 52.5 117.7 -2.2 -48.5 1197 F 1 300 10 35 39 10 57 33 OJ287 10 19 06 66.6 237.9 1.4 48.2 19 1 1 300 10 57 03 10 59 32 --- 10 21 06 66.3 238.7 1.4 48.7 120 F 1 305 10 57 21 11 01 22 3C274 10 22 56 53.5 119.2 -2.1 -47.6 24 1 1 305 11 00 52 11 21 19 --- 10 42 56 57.0 125.2 -1.8 -43.7 1197 F 1 344 11 01 10 11 22 03 3C279 10 43 40 39.1 135.4 -2.2 -35.7 2 1 1 344 11 21 33 11 24 03 --- 10 45 40 39.3 135.9 -2.2 -35.3 120 F 1 349 11 21 51 11 24 47 3C274 10 46 25 57.6 126.3 -1.7 -42.9 2 1 1 349 11 24 17 11 29 46 --- 10 51 25 58.4 128.0 -1.7 -41.8 299 F 1 360 11 24 35 11 29 46 M84 10 51 25 59.7 129.5 -1.6 -40.9 -9 1 1 360 11 29 46 11 30 26 --- 10 52 05 59.8 129.7 -1.6 -40.7 31 F 1 361 11 29 46 Schedule for VLBA_PT (Code Pt ) 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 26 3C274 10 52 05 58.6 128.3 -1.7 -41.6 -9 1 1 361 11 30 26 11 30 56 --- 10 52 35 58.6 128.4 -1.6 -41.5 21 F 1 362 11 30 26 11 30 56 M84 10 52 35 59.9 129.9 -1.5 -40.5 -9 1 1 362 11 30 56 11 31 36 --- 10 53 15 60.0 130.1 -1.5 -40.4 31 F 1 363 11 30 56 11 31 36 3C274 10 53 15 58.7 128.7 -1.6 -41.3 -9 1 1 363 11 31 36 11 32 06 --- 10 53 45 58.8 128.9 -1.6 -41.2 21 F 1 364 11 31 36 11 32 06 M84 10 53 45 60.1 130.3 -1.5 -40.2 -9 1 1 364 11 32 06 11 32 46 --- 10 54 25 60.2 130.6 -1.5 -40.1 31 F 1 365 11 32 06 11 32 46 3C274 10 54 25 58.9 129.1 -1.6 -41.0 -9 1 1 365 11 32 46 11 33 16 --- 10 54 55 59.0 129.3 -1.6 -40.9 21 F 1 366 11 32 46 11 33 16 M84 10 54 55 60.3 130.8 -1.5 -39.9 -9 1 1 366 11 33 16 11 33 56 --- 10 55 35 60.4 131.0 -1.5 -39.7 31 F 1 368 11 33 16 11 34 04 3C274 10 55 44 59.1 129.6 -1.6 -40.7 0 1 1 368 11 33 56 11 39 04 --- 11 00 44 59.9 131.4 -1.5 -39.4 299 F 1 378 11 33 56 11 41 03 BLANKSKY 11 02 44 60.4 132.0 -1.5 -39.0 113 1 1 378 11 40 33 11 43 03 --- 11 04 44 60.7 132.7 -1.4 -38.4 120 F 1 382 11 40 51 11 44 54 OJ287 11 06 35 57.7 252.4 2.2 57.0 25 1 1 382 11 44 24 11 46 54 --- 11 08 35 57.3 252.9 2.2 57.2 120 F 1 387 11 44 42 11 48 43 3C274 11 10 25 61.4 135.2 -1.3 -36.6 25 1 1 387 11 48 13 12 08 40 --- 11 30 25 64.1 144.2 -1.0 -29.7 1197 F 1 427 11 48 31 12 09 24 3C279 11 31 09 45.1 149.1 -1.4 -25.2 0 1 1 427 12 08 54 12 11 24 --- 11 33 09 45.3 149.8 -1.4 -24.7 120 F 1 432 12 09 12 12 12 08 3C274 11 33 54 64.5 145.9 -1.0 -28.3 0 1 1 432 12 11 38 12 32 05 --- 11 53 54 66.5 156.6 -0.6 -19.6 1197 F 1 471 12 11 56 12 33 56 OJ287 11 55 46 47.8 262.3 3.0 60.6 35 1 1 471 12 33 26 12 35 56 --- 11 57 46 47.4 262.6 3.0 60.7 120 F 1 476 12 33 44 12 37 46 3C274 11 59 35 66.9 160.0 -0.5 -16.8 35 1 1 476 12 37 16 12 57 42 --- 12 19 35 67.9 172.4 -0.2 -6.4 1197 F 1 516 12 37 34 Schedule for VLBA_PT (Code Pt ) 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 --- 12 58 27 3C279 12 20 20 49.0 166.2 -0.6 -11.4 0 1 1 516 12 57 57 13 00 26 --- 12 22 20 49.1 166.9 -0.6 -10.8 120 F 1 520 12 58 15 13 01 11 3C274 12 23 05 68.0 174.7 -0.1 -4.5 1 1 1 520 13 00 41 13 21 08 --- 12 43 05 67.9 187.7 0.2 6.5 1197 F 1 560 13 00 59 13 23 13 OJ287 12 45 11 37.6 269.9 3.8 61.6 59 1 1 560 13 22 43 13 25 13 --- 12 47 11 37.2 270.2 3.9 61.6 120 F 1 565 13 23 01 13 27 19 3C274 12 49 17 67.7 191.7 0.3 9.8 59 1 1 565 13 26 49 13 32 18 --- 12 54 17 67.4 194.8 0.4 12.5 299 F 1 575 13 27 07 13 32 18 M84 12 54 17 67.6 198.7 0.5 15.7 -9 1 1 575 13 32 18 13 32 58 --- 12 54 57 67.5 199.1 0.5 16.1 31 F 1 577 13 32 18 13 32 58 3C274 12 54 57 67.4 195.2 0.4 12.8 -9 1 1 577 13 32 58 13 33 28 --- 12 55 27 67.4 195.5 0.4 13.1 21 F 1 578 13 32 58 13 33 28 M84 12 55 27 67.5 199.4 0.5 16.3 -9 1 1 578 13 33 28 13 34 08 --- 12 56 07 67.4 199.8 0.5 16.7 31 F 1 579 13 33 28 13 34 08 3C274 12 56 07 67.3 195.9 0.4 13.4 -9 1 1 579 13 34 08 13 34 38 --- 12 56 37 67.3 196.2 0.4 13.7 21 F 1 580 13 34 08 13 34 38 M84 12 56 37 67.4 200.1 0.5 16.9 -9 1 1 580 13 34 38 13 35 18 --- 12 57 17 67.4 200.5 0.5 17.3 31 F 1 581 13 34 38 13 35 18 3C274 12 57 17 67.3 196.7 0.4 14.0 -9 1 1 581 13 35 18 13 35 48 --- 12 57 47 67.2 197.0 0.4 14.3 21 F 1 582 13 35 18 13 35 48 M84 12 57 47 67.3 200.8 0.5 17.5 -9 1 1 582 13 35 48 13 36 28 --- 12 58 27 67.3 201.2 0.5 17.9 31 F 1 584 13 35 48 13 36 37 3C274 12 58 36 67.2 197.5 0.5 14.7 0 1 1 584 13 36 28 13 41 36 --- 13 03 36 66.8 200.5 0.5 17.2 299 F 1 593 13 36 28 13 42 19 3C279 13 04 20 49.8 183.0 0.1 2.5 4 1 1 593 13 41 49 13 44 19 --- 13 06 20 49.8 183.7 0.2 3.1 120 F 1 598 13 42 07 13 45 03 3C274 13 07 03 66.6 202.5 0.6 18.9 4 1 1 598 13 44 33 14 04 59 --- 13 27 03 64.6 213.4 0.9 27.7 1197 F 1 638 13 44 51 Schedule for VLBA_PT (Code Pt ) 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 07 03 OJ287 13 29 07 28.6 275.8 4.6 61.0 46 1 1 638 14 06 33 14 11 02 --- 13 33 07 27.8 276.3 4.6 60.9 239 F 1 647 14 06 51 14 13 05 3C274 13 35 11 63.7 217.3 1.1 30.9 45 1 1 647 14 12 35 14 33 02 --- 13 55 11 60.9 226.0 1.4 37.5 1197 F 1 686 14 12 53 14 33 43 3C279 13 55 52 47.5 202.1 1.0 18.2 8 1 1 686 14 33 13 14 35 42 --- 13 57 52 47.3 202.8 1.0 18.8 120 F 1 691 14 33 31 14 36 23 3C274 13 58 32 60.4 227.4 1.5 38.5 8 1 1 691 14 35 53 14 56 20 --- 14 18 32 57.2 234.5 1.8 43.5 1197 F 1 731 14 36 11 14 56 59 3C279 14 19 11 45.4 210.0 1.4 24.5 9 1 1 731 14 56 20 14 58 58 --- 14 21 11 45.2 210.6 1.4 25.0 120 F 1 736 14 56 20 14 59 37 3C274 14 21 50 56.6 235.5 1.8 44.2 10 1 1 736 14 58 58 15 19 34 --- 14 41 50 53.1 241.4 2.2 48.0 1197 F 1 775 14 58 58 15 20 14 3C279 14 42 30 42.7 217.1 1.8 30.1 13 1 1 775 15 19 34 15 22 13 --- 14 44 30 42.5 217.7 1.8 30.5 120 F 1 781 15 19 34 15 22 54 BLANKSKY 14 45 11 52.6 242.5 2.2 48.7 14 1 1 781 15 22 24 15 24 54 --- 14 47 11 52.3 243.1 2.3 49.0 120 F 1 785 15 22 42 15 25 00 3C274 14 47 17 52.1 242.9 2.3 48.8 0 1 1 785 15 24 54 15 29 59 --- 14 52 17 51.2 244.2 2.4 49.6 299 F 1 795 15 24 54 15 29 59 M84 14 52 17 50.4 246.2 2.4 50.8 -7 1 1 795 15 29 59 15 30 39 --- 14 52 57 50.3 246.4 2.5 50.9 32 F 1 797 15 29 59 15 30 39 3C274 14 52 57 51.1 244.3 2.4 49.7 -7 1 1 797 15 30 39 15 31 09 --- 14 53 27 51.0 244.5 2.4 49.7 22 F 1 798 15 30 39 15 31 09 M84 14 53 27 50.2 246.5 2.5 51.0 -8 1 1 798 15 31 09 15 31 49 --- 14 54 07 50.1 246.6 2.5 51.1 32 F 1 799 15 31 09 15 31 49 3C274 14 54 07 50.9 244.6 2.4 49.8 -8 1 1 799 15 31 49 15 32 18 --- 14 54 37 50.8 244.8 2.4 49.9 22 F 1 800 15 31 49 15 32 18 M84 14 54 37 50.0 246.8 2.5 51.1 -8 1 1 800 15 32 18 15 32 58 --- 14 55 17 49.9 246.9 2.5 51.2 32 F 1 801 15 32 18 Schedule for VLBA_PT (Code Pt ) 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 32 58 3C274 14 55 17 50.6 244.9 2.4 50.0 -8 1 1 801 15 32 58 15 33 28 --- 14 55 47 50.6 245.1 2.4 50.1 22 F 1 802 15 32 58 15 33 28 M84 14 55 47 49.8 247.0 2.5 51.3 -8 1 1 802 15 33 28 15 34 08 --- 14 56 27 49.7 247.2 2.5 51.4 32 F 1 803 15 33 28 15 34 17 3C274 14 56 36 50.4 245.3 2.4 50.2 1 1 1 803 15 34 08 15 39 16 --- 15 01 36 49.5 246.5 2.5 50.8 299 F 1 813 15 34 08 15 41 16 3C274 15 03 36 49.1 246.9 2.5 51.1 113 1 1 813 15 40 46 16 01 13 --- 15 23 36 45.2 251.3 2.9 53.2 1197 F 1 853 15 41 04 16 01 57 3C279 15 24 20 36.8 228.3 2.5 38.3 21 1 1 853 16 01 27 16 03 56 --- 15 26 20 36.5 228.8 2.5 38.7 120 F 1 858 16 01 45 16 04 41 3C274 15 27 05 44.5 252.1 2.9 53.6 23 1 1 858 16 04 11 16 24 38 --- 15 47 05 40.6 255.9 3.3 55.1 1197 F 1 897 16 04 29 16 25 21 3C279 15 47 48 33.1 233.8 2.9 42.1 22 1 1 897 16 24 51 16 27 20 --- 15 49 48 32.7 234.2 2.9 42.3 120 F 1 902 16 25 09 16 28 02 3C274 15 50 30 39.9 256.5 3.3 55.3 21 1 1 902 16 27 32 16 47 59 --- 16 10 30 35.8 260.0 3.7 56.4 1197 F 1 942 16 27 50 16 48 36 3C279 16 11 07 29.1 238.7 3.2 45.2 16 1 1 942 16 47 59 16 50 35 --- 16 13 07 28.7 239.1 3.3 45.4 120 F 1 947 16 47 59 16 51 11 3C274 16 13 42 35.2 260.5 3.7 56.5 15 1 1 947 16 50 35 17 11 08 --- 16 33 42 31.1 263.7 4.0 57.2 1197 F 1 986 16 50 35 17 11 44 3C279 16 34 19 24.9 243.1 3.6 47.8 17 1 1 986 17 11 08 17 13 44 --- 16 36 19 24.5 243.5 3.7 48.0 120 F 1 991 17 11 08 17 14 21 3C274 16 36 56 30.4 264.2 4.1 57.3 17 1 1 991 17 13 44 17 19 20 --- 16 41 56 29.4 265.0 4.2 57.4 299 F 1 1002 17 13 44 17 19 20 M84 16 41 56 28.5 266.3 4.3 57.7 -8 1 1 1002 17 19 20 17 20 00 --- 16 42 36 28.3 266.4 4.3 57.7 32 F 1 1004 17 19 20 17 20 00 3C274 16 42 36 29.3 265.1 4.2 57.4 -8 1 1 1004 17 20 00 17 20 30 --- 16 43 06 29.2 265.2 4.2 57.4 22 F 1 1005 17 20 00 Schedule for VLBA_PT (Code Pt ) 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 20 30 M84 16 43 06 28.2 266.5 4.3 57.7 -8 1 1 1005 17 20 30 17 21 10 --- 16 43 46 28.1 266.6 4.3 57.8 32 F 1 1006 17 20 30 17 21 10 3C274 16 43 46 29.0 265.3 4.2 57.4 -8 1 1 1006 17 21 10 17 21 40 --- 16 44 16 28.9 265.3 4.2 57.4 22 F 1 1007 17 21 10 17 21 40 M84 16 44 16 28.0 266.7 4.3 57.8 -8 1 1 1007 17 21 40 17 22 19 --- 16 44 56 27.9 266.8 4.3 57.8 32 F 1 1008 17 21 40 17 22 19 3C274 16 44 56 28.8 265.4 4.2 57.5 -8 1 1 1008 17 22 19 17 22 49 --- 16 45 26 28.7 265.5 4.2 57.5 22 F 1 1009 17 22 19 17 22 49 M84 16 45 26 27.8 266.8 4.3 57.8 -8 1 1 1009 17 22 49 17 23 29 --- 16 46 06 27.6 266.9 4.3 57.8 32 F 1 1010 17 22 49 17 23 38 3C274 16 46 14 28.5 265.6 4.2 57.5 0 1 1 1010 17 23 29 17 28 37 --- 16 51 14 27.5 266.4 4.3 57.6 299 F 1 1020 17 23 29 17 28 41 3C274 16 51 19 27.5 266.4 4.3 57.6 0 1 1 1020 17 28 37 17 48 38 --- 17 11 19 23.3 269.3 4.7 57.7 1197 F 1 1059 17 28 37 17 49 11 3C279 17 11 52 17.8 249.6 4.3 51.1 14 1 1 1059 17 48 38 17 51 11 --- 17 13 52 17.4 250.0 4.3 51.3 120 F 1 1064 17 48 38 17 51 44 3C274 17 14 25 22.7 269.7 4.7 57.7 14 1 1 1064 17 51 11 18 06 41 --- 17 29 25 19.6 271.8 5.0 57.7 898 F 1 1094 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: 6 Station: VLBA_PT 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: 6 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