COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) Experiment: bw088 M87 movie. Walker, Ly, Junor, Hardee Exp. Code: bw088b 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_FD (Code Fd ) 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 17 Feb 2007 Day 48 --- 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 04 55 18 3C274 07 46 42 22.4 88.6 -4.7 -61.7 0 1 1 0 04 54 48 05 15 14 --- 08 06 42 26.7 91.1 -4.4 -61.7 1197 F 1 40 04 55 06 05 15 57 3C279 08 07 25 12.0 104.3 -4.8 -56.9 8 1 1 40 05 15 27 05 17 57 --- 08 09 25 12.5 104.6 -4.8 -56.8 120 F 1 44 05 15 45 05 18 40 3C274 08 10 08 27.4 91.6 -4.4 -61.7 7 1 1 44 05 18 10 05 38 37 --- 08 30 08 31.7 94.2 -4.0 -61.4 1197 F 1 84 05 18 28 05 39 20 3C279 08 30 52 16.9 107.7 -4.4 -55.5 8 1 1 84 05 38 50 05 41 20 --- 08 32 52 17.3 107.9 -4.4 -55.4 120 F 1 89 05 39 08 05 43 32 OJ287 08 35 04 78.5 155.5 -0.3 -22.3 3 1 1 89 05 43 02 05 47 31 --- 08 39 04 78.8 160.0 -0.3 -18.3 239 F 1 97 05 43 20 05 49 34 3C274 08 41 07 34.1 95.8 -3.8 -61.2 27 1 1 97 05 49 04 06 09 31 --- 09 01 07 38.3 98.7 -3.5 -60.5 1197 F 1 137 05 49 22 06 10 15 3C279 09 01 51 23.2 112.4 -3.9 -53.1 8 1 1 137 06 09 45 06 12 15 --- 09 03 51 23.6 112.8 -3.9 -52.9 120 F 1 142 06 10 03 06 12 59 3C274 09 04 36 39.1 99.3 -3.4 -60.4 7 1 1 142 06 12 29 06 17 58 --- 09 09 36 40.1 100.0 -3.4 -60.1 299 F 1 152 06 12 47 06 17 58 M84 09 09 36 41.6 100.4 -3.3 -60.2 -9 1 1 152 06 17 58 06 18 38 --- 09 10 16 41.8 100.5 -3.3 -60.2 31 F 1 154 06 17 58 06 18 38 3C274 09 10 16 40.3 100.1 -3.3 -60.1 -9 1 1 154 06 18 38 06 19 08 --- 09 10 46 40.4 100.2 -3.3 -60.1 21 F 1 155 06 18 38 06 19 08 M84 09 10 46 41.9 100.6 -3.2 -60.2 -9 1 1 155 06 19 08 06 19 48 --- 09 11 26 42.0 100.7 -3.2 -60.1 31 F 1 156 06 19 08 06 19 48 3C274 09 11 26 40.5 100.3 -3.3 -60.1 -9 1 1 156 06 19 48 06 20 18 --- 09 11 56 40.6 100.4 -3.3 -60.0 21 F 1 157 06 19 48 06 20 18 M84 09 11 56 42.1 100.8 -3.2 -60.1 -9 1 1 157 06 20 18 06 20 58 --- 09 12 36 42.2 100.9 -3.2 -60.1 31 F 1 158 06 20 18 Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) 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 17 Feb 2007 Day 48 --- 06 20 58 3C274 09 12 36 40.8 100.5 -3.3 -60.0 -9 1 1 158 06 20 58 06 21 28 --- 09 13 06 40.9 100.6 -3.3 -60.0 21 F 1 159 06 20 58 06 21 28 M84 09 13 06 42.4 101.0 -3.2 -60.0 -9 1 1 159 06 21 28 06 22 08 --- 09 13 46 42.5 101.1 -3.2 -60.0 31 F 1 161 06 21 28 06 22 16 3C274 09 13 55 41.1 100.7 -3.3 -59.9 0 1 1 161 06 22 08 06 27 16 --- 09 18 55 42.1 101.6 -3.2 -59.6 299 F 1 170 06 22 08 06 27 20 3C274 09 18 59 42.1 101.6 -3.2 -59.6 0 1 1 170 06 27 16 06 47 17 --- 09 38 59 46.3 105.1 -2.9 -58.3 1197 F 1 209 06 27 16 06 48 01 3C279 09 39 44 30.5 119.1 -3.3 -49.1 7 1 1 209 06 47 31 06 50 01 --- 09 41 44 30.9 119.4 -3.2 -48.9 120 F 1 214 06 47 49 06 50 45 3C274 09 42 29 47.0 105.7 -2.8 -58.0 6 1 1 214 06 50 15 07 10 42 --- 10 02 29 51.1 109.8 -2.5 -56.0 1197 F 1 254 06 50 33 07 11 26 3C279 10 03 13 34.8 123.7 -2.9 -46.0 5 1 1 254 07 10 56 07 13 26 --- 10 05 13 35.2 124.2 -2.9 -45.7 120 F 1 258 07 11 14 07 15 25 OJ287 10 07 13 70.7 241.2 1.2 53.4 36 1 1 258 07 14 55 07 20 24 --- 10 12 13 69.7 243.2 1.3 54.8 299 F 1 269 07 15 13 07 22 06 3C274 10 13 55 53.4 112.4 -2.3 -54.5 9 1 1 269 07 21 36 07 42 03 --- 10 33 55 57.3 117.6 -2.0 -51.3 1197 F 1 309 07 21 54 07 42 47 3C279 10 34 39 40.2 130.9 -2.4 -40.8 4 1 1 309 07 42 17 07 44 47 --- 10 36 39 40.5 131.4 -2.3 -40.5 120 F 1 313 07 42 35 07 45 32 3C274 10 37 24 58.0 118.6 -1.9 -50.7 4 1 1 313 07 45 02 08 05 28 --- 10 57 24 61.6 125.0 -1.6 -46.1 1197 F 1 353 07 45 20 08 06 13 3C279 10 58 08 43.8 137.1 -2.0 -36.1 3 1 1 353 08 05 43 08 08 12 --- 11 00 08 44.1 137.6 -1.9 -35.7 120 F 1 358 08 06 01 08 08 57 3C274 11 00 53 62.3 126.3 -1.5 -45.2 2 1 1 358 08 08 27 08 13 56 --- 11 05 53 63.1 128.2 -1.4 -43.8 299 F 1 368 08 08 45 08 13 56 M84 11 05 53 64.4 129.8 -1.3 -42.7 -9 1 1 368 08 13 56 08 14 36 --- 11 06 33 64.5 130.0 -1.3 -42.5 31 F 1 370 08 13 56 Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) 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 17 Feb 2007 Day 48 --- 08 14 36 3C274 11 06 33 63.2 128.5 -1.4 -43.6 -9 1 1 370 08 14 36 08 15 06 --- 11 07 03 63.3 128.7 -1.4 -43.5 21 F 1 371 08 14 36 08 15 06 M84 11 07 03 64.6 130.2 -1.3 -42.4 -9 1 1 371 08 15 06 08 15 46 --- 11 07 43 64.7 130.5 -1.3 -42.1 31 F 1 372 08 15 06 08 15 46 3C274 11 07 43 63.4 128.9 -1.4 -43.3 -9 1 1 372 08 15 46 08 16 16 --- 11 08 13 63.5 129.1 -1.4 -43.1 21 F 1 373 08 15 46 08 16 16 M84 11 08 13 64.8 130.7 -1.3 -42.0 -9 1 1 373 08 16 16 08 16 56 --- 11 08 53 64.9 131.0 -1.3 -41.7 31 F 1 374 08 16 16 08 16 56 3C274 11 08 53 63.6 129.4 -1.4 -42.9 -9 1 1 374 08 16 56 08 17 25 --- 11 09 23 63.7 129.6 -1.4 -42.7 21 F 1 375 08 16 56 08 17 25 M84 11 09 23 65.0 131.2 -1.3 -41.6 -9 1 1 375 08 17 25 08 18 05 --- 11 10 03 65.1 131.5 -1.3 -41.4 31 F 1 377 08 17 25 08 18 14 3C274 11 10 12 63.8 129.9 -1.4 -42.5 0 1 1 377 08 18 05 08 23 13 --- 11 15 12 64.6 132.0 -1.3 -40.9 299 F 1 386 08 18 05 08 23 19 BLANKSKY 11 15 17 64.8 131.8 -1.3 -41.1 0 1 1 386 08 23 13 08 25 19 --- 11 17 17 65.1 132.7 -1.2 -40.4 120 F 1 390 08 23 13 08 25 24 3C274 11 17 23 65.0 133.0 -1.2 -40.1 0 1 1 390 08 25 19 08 45 21 --- 11 37 23 67.9 142.9 -0.9 -32.1 1197 F 1 429 08 25 19 08 46 05 3C279 11 38 07 49.0 149.4 -1.3 -26.1 0 1 1 429 08 45 35 08 48 05 --- 11 40 07 49.2 150.1 -1.3 -25.5 120 F 1 434 08 45 53 08 48 49 3C274 11 40 52 68.3 144.8 -0.8 -30.5 0 1 1 434 08 48 19 09 08 46 --- 12 00 52 70.4 157.4 -0.5 -19.8 1197 F 1 474 08 48 37 09 09 30 3C279 12 01 36 51.2 157.8 -0.9 -19.1 0 1 1 474 09 09 00 09 11 30 --- 12 03 36 51.4 158.6 -0.9 -18.4 120 F 1 479 09 09 18 09 13 46 OJ287 12 05 53 46.0 267.8 3.2 66.3 57 1 1 479 09 13 16 09 17 45 --- 12 09 53 45.1 268.3 3.2 66.3 239 F 1 487 09 13 34 09 19 35 3C274 12 11 42 71.2 165.1 -0.3 -13.1 35 1 1 487 09 19 05 09 39 31 --- 12 31 42 71.7 180.4 0.0 0.3 1197 F 1 527 09 19 23 Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) 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 17 Feb 2007 Day 48 --- 09 40 16 3C279 12 32 27 53.1 170.0 -0.4 -8.7 1 1 1 527 09 39 46 09 42 15 --- 12 34 27 53.2 170.8 -0.4 -7.9 120 F 1 532 09 40 04 09 43 00 3C274 12 35 12 71.7 183.1 0.1 2.7 1 1 1 532 09 42 30 10 02 57 --- 12 55 12 70.9 198.2 0.4 15.9 1197 F 1 571 09 42 48 10 03 41 3C279 12 55 56 53.5 179.7 0.0 -0.2 4 1 1 571 10 03 11 10 05 41 --- 12 57 56 53.5 180.6 0.0 0.5 120 F 1 576 10 03 29 10 06 25 3C274 12 58 41 70.6 200.6 0.5 18.1 4 1 1 576 10 05 55 10 11 24 --- 13 03 41 70.2 204.1 0.5 21.1 299 F 1 587 10 06 13 10 11 24 M84 13 03 41 70.1 208.5 0.6 24.9 -9 1 1 587 10 11 24 10 12 04 --- 13 04 21 70.1 208.9 0.6 25.2 31 F 1 588 10 11 24 10 12 04 3C274 13 04 21 70.2 204.5 0.6 21.4 -9 1 1 588 10 12 04 10 12 34 --- 13 04 51 70.1 204.9 0.6 21.7 21 F 1 589 10 12 04 10 12 34 M84 13 04 51 70.0 209.2 0.7 25.5 -9 1 1 589 10 12 34 10 13 14 --- 13 05 31 69.9 209.6 0.7 25.9 31 F 1 590 10 12 34 10 13 14 3C274 13 05 31 70.1 205.3 0.6 22.1 -9 1 1 590 10 13 14 10 13 44 --- 13 06 01 70.0 205.6 0.6 22.4 21 F 1 591 10 13 14 10 13 44 M84 13 06 01 69.9 210.0 0.7 26.2 -9 1 1 591 10 13 44 10 14 24 --- 13 06 41 69.8 210.4 0.7 26.5 31 F 1 592 10 13 44 10 14 24 3C274 13 06 41 70.0 206.1 0.6 22.8 -9 1 1 592 10 14 24 10 14 54 --- 13 07 11 69.9 206.4 0.6 23.1 21 F 1 593 10 14 24 10 14 54 M84 13 07 11 69.8 210.7 0.7 26.8 -9 1 1 593 10 14 54 10 15 34 --- 13 07 51 69.7 211.1 0.7 27.1 31 F 1 595 10 14 54 10 15 43 3C274 13 07 59 69.8 206.9 0.6 23.5 0 1 1 595 10 15 34 10 20 42 --- 13 12 59 69.3 210.1 0.7 26.2 299 F 1 605 10 15 34 10 20 46 3C274 13 13 04 69.3 210.1 0.7 26.3 0 1 1 605 10 20 42 10 40 43 --- 13 33 04 66.8 221.4 1.0 35.6 1197 F 1 643 10 20 42 10 41 26 3C279 13 33 47 52.5 195.3 0.6 13.2 8 1 1 643 10 40 56 10 43 26 --- 13 35 47 52.3 196.1 0.7 13.9 120 F 1 648 10 41 14 Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) 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 17 Feb 2007 Day 48 --- 10 44 09 3C274 13 36 30 66.3 223.1 1.1 37.0 9 1 1 648 10 43 39 11 04 05 --- 13 56 30 63.1 231.8 1.4 43.8 1197 F 1 688 10 43 57 11 04 47 3C279 13 57 12 50.8 204.3 1.0 20.8 11 1 1 688 11 04 17 11 06 47 --- 13 59 12 50.6 205.0 1.0 21.4 120 F 1 693 11 04 35 11 08 49 J1635+3808 14 01 14 57.5 66.1 -2.6 -91.5 24 1 1 693 11 08 19 11 12 48 =1633+38 14 05 14 58.3 66.0 -2.5 -92.2 239 F 1 701 11 08 37 11 14 47 3C274 14 07 14 61.3 235.7 1.6 46.7 0 1 1 701 11 14 17 11 34 44 --- 14 27 14 57.6 242.0 1.9 51.1 1197 F 1 741 11 14 35 11 35 24 3C279 14 27 54 47.5 214.8 1.5 29.6 14 1 1 741 11 34 44 11 37 23 --- 14 29 54 47.2 215.5 1.6 30.1 120 F 1 746 11 34 44 11 38 03 3C274 14 30 33 56.9 243.0 2.0 51.7 14 1 1 746 11 37 23 11 58 00 --- 14 50 33 53.0 248.1 2.3 54.8 1197 F 1 786 11 37 23 11 58 38 3C279 14 51 12 44.4 221.9 1.9 35.3 15 1 1 786 11 58 00 12 00 38 --- 14 53 12 44.1 222.4 1.9 35.7 120 F 1 791 11 58 00 12 01 18 BLANKSKY 14 53 52 52.5 249.1 2.4 55.4 16 1 1 791 12 00 38 12 03 18 --- 14 55 52 52.1 249.5 2.4 55.7 120 F 1 796 12 00 38 12 03 23 3C274 14 55 58 51.9 249.3 2.4 55.5 0 1 1 796 12 03 18 12 08 23 --- 15 00 58 50.9 250.4 2.5 56.1 299 F 1 806 12 03 18 12 08 23 M84 15 00 58 50.0 252.3 2.6 57.2 -8 1 1 806 12 08 23 12 09 02 --- 15 01 38 49.9 252.4 2.6 57.3 32 F 1 807 12 08 23 12 09 02 3C274 15 01 38 50.8 250.6 2.5 56.2 -8 1 1 807 12 09 02 12 09 32 --- 15 02 08 50.7 250.7 2.5 56.2 22 F 1 808 12 09 02 12 09 32 M84 15 02 08 49.8 252.5 2.6 57.3 -8 1 1 808 12 09 32 12 10 12 --- 15 02 48 49.6 252.7 2.6 57.4 32 F 1 809 12 09 32 12 10 12 3C274 15 02 48 50.6 250.8 2.5 56.3 -8 1 1 809 12 10 12 12 10 42 --- 15 03 18 50.5 250.9 2.5 56.3 22 F 1 810 12 10 12 12 10 42 M84 15 03 18 49.5 252.8 2.6 57.4 -8 1 1 810 12 10 42 12 11 22 --- 15 03 58 49.4 252.9 2.6 57.5 32 F 1 812 12 10 42 Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) 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 17 Feb 2007 Day 48 --- 12 11 22 3C274 15 03 58 50.3 251.1 2.5 56.4 -8 1 1 812 12 11 22 12 11 52 --- 15 04 28 50.2 251.2 2.6 56.5 22 F 1 813 12 11 22 12 11 52 M84 15 04 28 49.3 253.0 2.7 57.6 -8 1 1 813 12 11 52 12 12 32 --- 15 05 08 49.2 253.1 2.7 57.6 32 F 1 814 12 11 52 12 12 41 3C274 15 05 17 50.1 251.3 2.6 56.6 1 1 1 814 12 12 32 12 17 40 --- 15 10 17 49.0 252.4 2.7 57.1 299 F 1 824 12 12 32 12 17 44 3C274 15 10 21 49.0 252.4 2.7 57.1 0 1 1 824 12 17 40 12 37 41 --- 15 30 21 44.9 256.2 3.0 58.8 1197 F 1 863 12 17 40 12 38 25 3C279 15 31 05 38.1 232.1 2.6 43.0 21 1 1 863 12 37 55 12 40 24 --- 15 33 05 37.8 232.6 2.6 43.4 120 F 1 867 12 38 13 12 41 08 3C274 15 33 49 44.1 256.8 3.0 59.0 22 1 1 867 12 40 38 13 01 05 --- 15 53 49 39.9 260.1 3.4 60.2 1197 F 1 907 12 40 56 13 01 49 3C279 15 54 33 34.0 237.2 3.0 46.6 23 1 1 907 13 01 19 13 03 49 --- 15 56 33 33.6 237.6 3.0 46.9 120 F 1 912 13 01 37 13 06 07 J1635+3808 15 58 52 79.4 402.8 -0.6 -132.0 22 1 1 912 13 05 37 13 10 06 =1633+38 16 02 52 79.9 399.8 -0.5 -135.6 239 F 1 921 13 05 55 13 12 23 3C274 16 05 09 37.5 261.9 3.6 60.7 38 1 1 921 13 11 53 13 32 20 --- 16 25 09 33.3 264.8 3.9 61.3 1197 F 1 960 13 12 11 13 32 57 3C279 16 25 46 28.1 243.2 3.5 50.5 17 1 1 960 13 32 20 13 34 56 --- 16 27 46 27.8 243.6 3.5 50.8 120 F 1 965 13 32 20 13 35 33 3C274 16 28 22 32.6 265.2 4.0 61.4 16 1 1 965 13 34 56 13 55 29 --- 16 48 22 28.3 267.9 4.3 61.7 1197 F 1 1005 13 34 56 13 56 06 3C279 16 48 59 23.6 247.2 3.9 52.9 17 1 1 1005 13 55 29 13 58 06 --- 16 50 59 23.2 247.5 3.9 53.0 120 F 1 1010 13 55 29 13 58 43 3C274 16 51 36 27.6 268.3 4.3 61.7 17 1 1 1010 13 58 06 14 03 42 --- 16 56 36 26.5 269.0 4.4 61.7 299 F 1 1021 13 58 06 14 03 42 M84 16 56 36 25.5 270.2 4.5 61.9 -8 1 1 1021 14 03 42 14 04 22 --- 16 57 16 25.4 270.3 4.5 61.9 32 F 1 1022 14 03 42 Schedule for VLBA_FD (Code Fd ) 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 17 Feb 2007 Day 48 --- 14 04 22 3C274 16 57 16 26.4 269.1 4.4 61.7 -8 1 1 1022 14 04 22 14 04 52 --- 16 57 46 26.2 269.1 4.4 61.7 22 F 1 1023 14 04 22 14 04 52 M84 16 57 46 25.2 270.4 4.5 61.9 -8 1 1 1023 14 04 52 14 05 31 --- 16 58 26 25.1 270.5 4.5 61.9 32 F 1 1024 14 04 52 14 05 31 3C274 16 58 26 26.1 269.2 4.5 61.7 -8 1 1 1024 14 05 31 14 06 01 --- 16 58 56 26.0 269.3 4.5 61.7 22 F 1 1025 14 05 31 14 06 01 M84 16 58 56 25.0 270.5 4.6 61.9 -8 1 1 1025 14 06 01 14 06 41 --- 16 59 36 24.8 270.6 4.6 61.9 32 F 1 1027 14 06 01 14 06 41 3C274 16 59 36 25.9 269.4 4.5 61.7 -8 1 1 1027 14 06 41 14 07 11 --- 17 00 06 25.7 269.4 4.5 61.7 22 F 1 1028 14 06 41 14 07 11 M84 17 00 06 24.7 270.7 4.6 61.9 -8 1 1 1028 14 07 11 14 07 51 --- 17 00 46 24.6 270.7 4.6 61.9 32 F 1 1029 14 07 11 14 07 59 3C274 17 00 54 25.6 269.5 4.5 61.7 0 1 1 1029 14 07 51 14 12 59 --- 17 05 54 24.5 270.2 4.6 61.7 299 F 1 1039 14 07 51 14 13 03 3C274 17 05 59 24.5 270.2 4.6 61.7 0 1 1 1039 14 12 59 14 33 00 --- 17 25 59 20.2 272.7 4.9 61.6 1197 F 1 1078 14 12 59 14 33 33 3C279 17 26 32 16.0 253.0 4.5 55.8 14 1 1 1078 14 33 00 14 35 33 --- 17 28 32 15.6 253.3 4.5 55.9 120 F 1 1082 14 33 00 14 36 06 3C274 17 29 06 19.5 273.1 5.0 61.6 14 1 1 1082 14 35 33 14 51 03 --- 17 44 06 16.3 274.9 5.2 61.3 898 F 1 1113 14 35 33 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: 4 Station: VLBA_FD 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: 4 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 12.492057 0.00 12 50 01.74793 * 12 33 28.04383 12 30 53.49680 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 15.185434 0.21 0851+202 20 17 58.41741 * 20 06 30.64086 20 04 51.80220 0.40 J0854+20 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba * OJ287 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.216 scan hours, 9.125 baseline hours above horizon. J1225+1253 12 22 31.582015 * 12 25 03.743331 12 25 26.887007 0.32 * M84 13 09 49.76862 * 12 53 13.13923 12 50 38.39110 0.31 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.222 scan hours, 6.949 baseline hours above horizon. J1230+1223 12 28 17.569279 * 12 30 49.423381 12 31 12.493553 0.31 1228+126 12 40 01.74901 * 12 23 28.04383 12 20 53.53003 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, 300.162 baseline hours above horizon. J1256-0547 12 53 35.831291 * 12 56 11.166559 12 56 34.447013 0.20 1253-055 -05 31 07.99586 *-05 47 21.52472 -05 49 49.79438 0.30 * 3C279 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J1256-05 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.665 scan hours, 22.771 baseline hours above horizon. * J1635+3808 16 33 30.625096 * 16 35 15.492971 16 35 30.441357 0.26 1633+38 38 14 10.08280 * 38 08 04.50057 38 06 46.42394 0.40 1633+382 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J1635+38 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.133 scan hours, 5.984 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 143.6 OJ287 162.1 M84 145.0 3C274 143.6 3C279 133.1 J1635+3808 91.0 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