COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_PT (Code Pt ) 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_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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- 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 30 00 19.0 87.8 -5.0 -57.7 0 1 1 0 04 54 48 05 15 14 --- 07 50 00 23.1 90.6 -4.7 -57.7 1197 F 1 40 04 55 06 05 18 40 3C274 07 53 26 23.8 91.0 -4.6 -57.7 199 1 1 40 05 18 10 05 38 37 --- 08 13 26 27.9 93.9 -4.3 -57.5 1197 F 1 79 05 18 28 05 39 20 3C279 08 14 10 12.5 106.1 -4.7 -52.9 7 1 1 79 05 38 50 05 41 20 --- 08 16 10 12.9 106.4 -4.7 -52.8 120 F 1 84 05 39 08 05 43 32 OJ287 08 18 22 73.6 147.8 -0.6 -28.0 4 1 1 84 05 43 02 05 47 31 --- 08 22 22 74.0 150.8 -0.5 -25.4 239 F 1 93 05 43 20 05 49 34 3C274 08 24 25 30.2 95.6 -4.1 -57.3 29 1 1 93 05 49 04 06 09 31 --- 08 44 25 34.3 98.7 -3.8 -56.7 1197 F 1 132 05 49 22 06 10 15 3C279 08 45 10 18.5 111.0 -4.2 -50.8 7 1 1 132 06 09 45 06 12 15 --- 08 47 10 18.9 111.3 -4.2 -50.7 120 F 1 137 06 10 03 06 12 59 3C274 08 47 54 35.0 99.3 -3.7 -56.6 6 1 1 137 06 12 29 06 17 58 --- 08 52 54 36.0 100.1 -3.6 -56.3 299 F 1 148 06 12 47 06 17 58 M84 08 52 54 37.5 100.6 -3.5 -56.4 -9 1 1 148 06 17 58 06 18 38 --- 08 53 34 37.6 100.7 -3.5 -56.4 31 F 1 149 06 17 58 06 18 38 3C274 08 53 34 36.2 100.3 -3.6 -56.3 -9 1 1 149 06 18 38 06 19 08 --- 08 54 04 36.3 100.3 -3.6 -56.3 21 F 1 150 06 18 38 06 19 08 M84 08 54 04 37.7 100.8 -3.5 -56.3 -9 1 1 150 06 19 08 06 19 48 --- 08 54 44 37.8 100.9 -3.5 -56.3 31 F 1 151 06 19 08 06 19 48 3C274 08 54 44 36.4 100.5 -3.6 -56.3 -9 1 1 151 06 19 48 06 20 18 --- 08 55 14 36.5 100.5 -3.6 -56.2 21 F 1 152 06 19 48 06 20 18 M84 08 55 14 38.0 101.0 -3.5 -56.3 -9 1 1 152 06 20 18 06 20 58 --- 08 55 54 38.1 101.1 -3.5 -56.2 31 F 1 153 06 20 18 06 20 58 3C274 08 55 54 36.6 100.6 -3.6 -56.2 -9 1 1 153 06 20 58 06 21 28 --- 08 56 24 36.7 100.7 -3.6 -56.2 21 F 1 154 06 20 58 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 17 Feb 2007 Day 48 --- 06 21 28 M84 08 56 24 38.2 101.2 -3.5 -56.2 -9 1 1 154 06 21 28 06 22 08 --- 08 57 04 38.3 101.3 -3.5 -56.2 31 F 1 156 06 21 28 06 22 16 3C274 08 57 13 36.9 100.9 -3.6 -56.1 0 1 1 156 06 22 08 06 27 16 --- 09 02 13 37.9 101.7 -3.5 -55.9 299 F 1 166 06 22 08 06 27 20 3C274 09 02 18 37.9 101.7 -3.5 -55.9 0 1 1 166 06 27 16 06 47 17 --- 09 22 18 42.0 105.4 -3.1 -54.6 1197 F 1 204 06 27 16 06 48 01 3C279 09 23 02 25.7 117.6 -3.6 -47.4 6 1 1 204 06 47 31 06 50 01 --- 09 25 02 26.0 118.0 -3.5 -47.1 120 F 1 209 06 47 49 06 50 45 3C274 09 25 47 42.6 106.0 -3.1 -54.4 5 1 1 209 06 50 15 07 10 42 --- 09 45 47 46.6 110.1 -2.8 -52.6 1197 F 1 249 06 50 33 07 11 26 3C279 09 46 31 29.9 122.2 -3.2 -44.6 4 1 1 249 07 10 56 07 13 26 --- 09 48 31 30.2 122.6 -3.1 -44.4 120 F 1 254 07 11 14 07 15 25 OJ287 09 50 31 71.2 224.2 0.9 37.8 32 1 1 254 07 14 55 07 20 24 --- 09 55 31 70.5 227.0 1.0 40.1 299 F 1 264 07 15 13 07 22 06 3C274 09 57 13 48.8 112.7 -2.6 -51.3 20 1 1 264 07 21 36 07 42 03 --- 10 17 13 52.5 117.6 -2.2 -48.5 1197 F 1 304 07 21 54 07 42 47 3C279 10 17 57 35.1 129.1 -2.6 -40.1 4 1 1 304 07 42 17 07 44 47 --- 10 19 57 35.5 129.5 -2.6 -39.8 120 F 1 309 07 42 35 07 45 32 3C274 10 20 42 53.1 118.6 -2.2 -48.0 3 1 1 309 07 45 02 08 05 28 --- 10 40 42 56.7 124.5 -1.8 -44.2 1197 F 1 348 07 45 20 08 06 13 3C279 10 41 26 38.7 134.8 -2.3 -36.1 2 1 1 348 08 05 43 08 08 12 --- 10 43 26 39.0 135.3 -2.2 -35.7 120 F 1 353 08 06 01 08 08 57 3C274 10 44 11 57.3 125.6 -1.8 -43.4 2 1 1 353 08 08 27 08 13 56 --- 10 49 11 58.1 127.3 -1.7 -42.3 299 F 1 364 08 08 45 08 13 56 M84 10 49 11 59.4 128.7 -1.6 -41.4 -9 1 1 364 08 13 56 08 14 36 --- 10 49 51 59.5 128.9 -1.6 -41.3 31 F 1 365 08 13 56 08 14 36 3C274 10 49 51 58.2 127.5 -1.7 -42.1 -9 1 1 365 08 14 36 08 15 06 --- 10 50 21 58.3 127.7 -1.7 -42.0 21 F 1 366 08 14 36 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 17 Feb 2007 Day 48 --- 08 15 06 M84 10 50 21 59.6 129.1 -1.6 -41.1 -9 1 1 366 08 15 06 08 15 46 --- 10 51 01 59.7 129.3 -1.6 -41.0 31 F 1 367 08 15 06 08 15 46 3C274 10 51 01 58.4 127.9 -1.7 -41.9 -9 1 1 367 08 15 46 08 16 16 --- 10 51 31 58.5 128.1 -1.7 -41.7 21 F 1 368 08 15 46 08 16 16 M84 10 51 31 59.8 129.5 -1.6 -40.8 -9 1 1 368 08 16 16 08 16 56 --- 10 52 11 59.9 129.7 -1.6 -40.7 31 F 1 369 08 16 16 08 16 56 3C274 10 52 11 58.6 128.3 -1.7 -41.6 -9 1 1 369 08 16 56 08 17 25 --- 10 52 41 58.7 128.5 -1.6 -41.4 21 F 1 370 08 16 56 08 17 25 M84 10 52 41 60.0 129.9 -1.5 -40.5 -9 1 1 370 08 17 25 08 18 05 --- 10 53 21 60.1 130.2 -1.5 -40.3 31 F 1 372 08 17 25 08 18 14 3C274 10 53 30 58.8 128.8 -1.6 -41.2 0 1 1 372 08 18 05 08 23 13 --- 10 58 30 59.6 130.6 -1.5 -40.0 299 F 1 382 08 18 05 08 23 19 BLANKSKY 10 58 36 59.7 130.4 -1.5 -40.1 0 1 1 382 08 23 13 08 25 19 --- 11 00 36 60.0 131.2 -1.5 -39.6 120 F 1 386 08 23 13 08 25 24 3C274 11 00 41 59.9 131.4 -1.5 -39.4 0 1 1 386 08 25 19 08 45 21 --- 11 20 41 62.8 139.6 -1.2 -33.2 1197 F 1 424 08 25 19 08 46 05 3C279 11 21 25 44.0 146.1 -1.6 -27.6 0 1 1 424 08 45 35 08 48 05 --- 11 23 25 44.2 146.7 -1.6 -27.1 120 F 1 429 08 45 53 08 48 49 3C274 11 24 10 63.3 141.2 -1.1 -32.0 0 1 1 429 08 48 19 09 08 46 --- 11 44 10 65.6 151.2 -0.8 -24.0 1197 F 1 469 08 48 37 09 09 30 3C279 11 44 54 46.4 153.6 -1.2 -21.6 0 1 1 469 09 09 00 09 11 30 --- 11 46 54 46.6 154.3 -1.2 -21.1 120 F 1 474 09 09 18 09 13 46 OJ287 11 49 11 49.2 261.2 2.9 60.4 59 1 1 474 09 13 16 09 17 45 --- 11 53 11 48.3 261.9 3.0 60.5 239 F 1 482 09 13 34 09 19 35 3C274 11 55 01 66.6 157.3 -0.6 -19.1 34 1 1 482 09 19 05 09 39 31 --- 12 15 01 67.7 169.5 -0.3 -8.9 1197 F 1 522 09 19 23 09 40 16 3C279 12 15 45 48.7 164.5 -0.7 -12.8 0 1 1 522 09 39 46 09 42 15 --- 12 17 45 48.8 165.2 -0.6 -12.2 120 F 1 527 09 40 04 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 17 Feb 2007 Day 48 --- 09 43 00 3C274 12 18 30 67.9 171.7 -0.2 -7.0 1 1 1 527 09 42 30 10 02 57 --- 12 38 30 68.0 184.8 0.1 4.0 1197 F 1 566 09 42 48 10 03 41 3C279 12 39 14 49.7 173.3 -0.3 -5.5 2 1 1 566 10 03 11 10 05 41 --- 12 41 14 49.7 174.1 -0.3 -4.9 120 F 1 571 10 03 29 10 06 25 3C274 12 41 59 67.9 187.0 0.2 5.9 2 1 1 571 10 05 55 10 11 24 --- 12 46 59 67.8 190.2 0.3 8.6 299 F 1 582 10 06 13 10 11 24 M84 12 46 59 68.0 194.1 0.4 11.9 -9 1 1 582 10 11 24 10 12 04 --- 12 47 39 68.0 194.6 0.4 12.3 31 F 1 583 10 11 24 10 12 04 3C274 12 47 39 67.7 190.6 0.3 9.0 -9 1 1 583 10 12 04 10 12 34 --- 12 48 09 67.7 191.0 0.3 9.3 21 F 1 584 10 12 04 10 12 34 M84 12 48 09 67.9 194.9 0.4 12.6 -9 1 1 584 10 12 34 10 13 14 --- 12 48 49 67.9 195.3 0.4 12.9 31 F 1 585 10 12 34 10 13 14 3C274 12 48 49 67.7 191.4 0.3 9.6 -9 1 1 585 10 13 14 10 13 44 --- 12 49 19 67.7 191.7 0.3 9.9 21 F 1 586 10 13 14 10 13 44 M84 12 49 19 67.9 195.6 0.4 13.2 -9 1 1 586 10 13 44 10 14 24 --- 12 49 59 67.8 196.0 0.4 13.5 31 F 1 588 10 13 44 10 14 24 3C274 12 49 59 67.6 192.1 0.3 10.2 -9 1 1 588 10 14 24 10 14 54 --- 12 50 29 67.6 192.4 0.3 10.5 21 F 1 589 10 14 24 10 14 54 M84 12 50 29 67.8 196.3 0.4 13.8 -9 1 1 589 10 14 54 10 15 34 --- 12 51 09 67.8 196.8 0.4 14.1 31 F 1 590 10 14 54 10 15 43 3C274 12 51 18 67.6 193.0 0.3 10.9 0 1 1 590 10 15 34 10 20 42 --- 12 56 18 67.3 196.1 0.4 13.5 299 F 1 600 10 15 34 10 20 46 3C274 12 56 22 67.3 196.1 0.4 13.6 0 1 1 600 10 20 42 10 40 43 --- 13 16 22 65.8 207.8 0.8 23.2 1197 F 1 639 10 20 42 10 41 26 3C279 13 17 05 49.6 187.9 0.3 6.5 5 1 1 639 10 40 56 10 43 26 --- 13 19 05 49.5 188.6 0.4 7.2 120 F 1 643 10 41 14 10 44 09 3C274 13 19 48 65.4 209.6 0.8 24.7 5 1 1 643 10 43 39 11 04 05 --- 13 39 48 63.1 219.5 1.1 32.5 1197 F 1 683 10 43 57 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 17 Feb 2007 Day 48 --- 11 04 47 3C279 13 40 30 48.5 196.6 0.7 13.8 7 1 1 683 11 04 17 11 06 47 --- 13 42 30 48.4 197.4 0.8 14.3 120 F 1 688 11 04 35 11 08 49 J1635+3808 13 44 33 55.6 71.0 -2.8 -83.0 32 1 1 688 11 08 19 11 12 48 =1633+38 13 48 33 56.4 71.1 -2.8 -83.5 239 F 1 696 11 08 37 11 14 47 3C274 13 50 32 61.6 224.2 1.3 36.1 11 1 1 696 11 14 17 11 34 44 --- 14 10 32 58.5 231.8 1.7 41.6 1197 F 1 736 11 14 35 11 35 24 3C279 14 11 12 46.2 207.4 1.2 22.4 9 1 1 736 11 34 44 11 37 23 --- 14 13 12 46.0 208.0 1.3 23.0 120 F 1 741 11 34 44 11 38 03 3C274 14 13 51 58.0 232.9 1.7 42.4 9 1 1 741 11 37 23 11 58 00 --- 14 33 51 54.6 239.2 2.0 46.6 1197 F 1 781 11 37 23 11 58 38 3C279 14 34 30 43.7 214.8 1.6 28.3 11 1 1 781 11 58 00 12 00 38 --- 14 36 30 43.4 215.4 1.7 28.7 120 F 1 786 11 58 00 12 01 18 BLANKSKY 14 37 10 54.1 240.4 2.1 47.3 13 1 1 786 12 00 38 12 03 18 --- 14 39 10 53.7 240.9 2.1 47.7 120 F 1 791 12 00 38 12 03 23 3C274 14 39 16 53.6 240.7 2.1 47.5 0 1 1 791 12 03 18 12 08 23 --- 14 44 16 52.7 242.1 2.2 48.4 299 F 1 801 12 03 18 12 08 23 M84 14 44 16 51.9 244.2 2.3 49.7 -7 1 1 801 12 08 23 12 09 02 --- 14 44 56 51.8 244.4 2.3 49.8 32 F 1 802 12 08 23 12 09 02 3C274 14 44 56 52.6 242.3 2.2 48.5 -7 1 1 802 12 09 02 12 09 32 --- 14 45 26 52.5 242.4 2.2 48.5 22 F 1 803 12 09 02 12 09 32 M84 14 45 26 51.7 244.5 2.3 49.9 -7 1 1 803 12 09 32 12 10 12 --- 14 46 06 51.6 244.7 2.3 50.0 32 F 1 805 12 09 32 12 10 12 3C274 14 46 06 52.3 242.6 2.2 48.7 -7 1 1 805 12 10 12 12 10 42 --- 14 46 36 52.3 242.7 2.3 48.7 22 F 1 806 12 10 12 12 10 42 M84 14 46 36 51.5 244.8 2.4 50.1 -7 1 1 806 12 10 42 12 11 22 --- 14 47 16 51.4 245.0 2.4 50.2 32 F 1 807 12 10 42 12 11 22 3C274 14 47 16 52.1 242.9 2.3 48.8 -7 1 1 807 12 11 22 12 11 52 --- 14 47 46 52.0 243.0 2.3 48.9 22 F 1 808 12 11 22 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 17 Feb 2007 Day 48 --- 12 11 52 M84 14 47 46 51.3 245.1 2.4 50.2 -7 1 1 808 12 11 52 12 12 32 --- 14 48 26 51.2 245.3 2.4 50.3 32 F 1 809 12 11 52 12 12 41 3C274 14 48 35 51.9 243.2 2.3 49.0 1 1 1 809 12 12 32 12 17 40 --- 14 53 35 51.0 244.5 2.4 49.8 299 F 1 819 12 12 32 12 17 44 3C274 14 53 39 50.9 244.5 2.4 49.8 0 1 1 819 12 17 40 12 37 41 --- 15 13 39 47.1 249.2 2.7 52.2 1197 F 1 858 12 17 40 12 38 25 3C279 15 14 23 38.3 225.9 2.3 36.6 20 1 1 858 12 37 55 12 40 24 --- 15 16 23 38.0 226.4 2.3 36.9 120 F 1 863 12 38 13 12 41 08 3C274 15 17 07 46.5 250.0 2.8 52.6 21 1 1 863 12 40 38 13 01 05 --- 15 37 07 42.5 254.1 3.1 54.4 1197 F 1 902 12 40 56 13 01 49 3C279 15 37 51 34.7 231.5 2.7 40.6 22 1 1 902 13 01 19 13 03 49 --- 15 39 51 34.4 232.0 2.7 40.9 120 F 1 907 13 01 37 13 06 07 J1635+3808 15 42 10 78.6 66.6 -0.9 -105.5 22 1 1 907 13 05 37 13 10 06 =1633+38 15 46 10 79.4 65.5 -0.8 -107.2 239 F 1 916 13 05 55 13 12 23 3C274 15 48 27 40.3 256.2 3.3 55.2 3 1 1 916 13 11 53 13 32 20 --- 16 08 27 36.2 259.7 3.6 56.3 1197 F 1 955 13 12 11 13 32 57 3C279 16 09 04 29.4 238.3 3.2 44.9 17 1 1 955 13 32 20 13 34 56 --- 16 11 04 29.1 238.7 3.2 45.2 120 F 1 960 13 32 20 13 35 33 3C274 16 11 41 35.6 260.2 3.7 56.4 16 1 1 960 13 34 56 13 55 29 --- 16 31 41 31.5 263.4 4.0 57.1 1197 F 1 1000 13 34 56 13 56 06 3C279 16 32 17 25.3 242.8 3.6 47.6 17 1 1 1000 13 55 29 13 58 06 --- 16 34 17 24.9 243.1 3.6 47.8 120 F 1 1005 13 55 29 13 58 43 3C274 16 34 54 30.8 263.9 4.1 57.2 17 1 1 1005 13 58 06 14 03 42 --- 16 39 54 29.8 264.7 4.1 57.4 299 F 1 1016 13 58 06 14 03 42 M84 16 39 54 28.9 266.0 4.2 57.7 -8 1 1 1016 14 03 42 14 04 22 --- 16 40 34 28.8 266.1 4.3 57.7 32 F 1 1017 14 03 42 14 04 22 3C274 16 40 34 29.7 264.8 4.2 57.4 -8 1 1 1017 14 04 22 14 04 52 --- 16 41 04 29.6 264.9 4.2 57.4 22 F 1 1018 14 04 22 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Sat 17 Feb 2007 Day 48 --- 14 04 52 M84 16 41 04 28.7 266.2 4.3 57.7 -8 1 1 1018 14 04 52 14 05 31 --- 16 41 44 28.5 266.3 4.3 57.7 32 F 1 1020 14 04 52 14 05 31 3C274 16 41 44 29.4 265.0 4.2 57.4 -8 1 1 1020 14 05 31 14 06 01 --- 16 42 14 29.3 265.0 4.2 57.4 22 F 1 1021 14 05 31 14 06 01 M84 16 42 14 28.4 266.4 4.3 57.7 -8 1 1 1021 14 06 01 14 06 41 --- 16 42 54 28.3 266.5 4.3 57.7 32 F 1 1022 14 06 01 14 06 41 3C274 16 42 54 29.2 265.1 4.2 57.4 -8 1 1 1022 14 06 41 14 07 11 --- 16 43 24 29.1 265.2 4.2 57.4 22 F 1 1023 14 06 41 14 07 11 M84 16 43 24 28.2 266.6 4.3 57.8 -8 1 1 1023 14 07 11 14 07 51 --- 16 44 04 28.0 266.7 4.3 57.8 32 F 1 1024 14 07 11 14 07 59 3C274 16 44 13 28.9 265.3 4.2 57.4 1 1 1 1024 14 07 51 14 12 59 --- 16 49 13 27.9 266.1 4.3 57.5 299 F 1 1034 14 07 51 14 13 03 3C274 16 49 17 27.9 266.1 4.3 57.5 0 1 1 1034 14 12 59 14 33 00 --- 17 09 17 23.8 269.0 4.6 57.7 1197 F 1 1073 14 12 59 14 33 33 3C279 17 09 50 18.2 249.3 4.2 51.0 14 1 1 1073 14 33 00 14 35 33 --- 17 11 50 17.8 249.6 4.3 51.1 120 F 1 1078 14 33 00 14 36 06 3C274 17 12 24 23.1 269.4 4.7 57.7 14 1 1 1078 14 35 33 14 51 03 --- 17 27 24 20.0 271.5 4.9 57.7 898 F 1 1108 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: 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 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