COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_KP (Code Kp ) Experiment: BN021 - VLBA fmt 6cm phase ref monitoring of LLAGNs Exp. Code: bn021ea Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: Release of 02 July 2002 PI: Neil Nagar Address: Arcetri Observatory Largo E. Fermi 5 Firenze 50125 Italy Phone: +39 55 2752277 EMAIL: neil@arcetri.astro.it Fax: Phone during observation: +39 55 2752277 Observing mode: continuum Notes: Target coordinates from previous VLBA observations Fringe finders: J0927+3902; also try J1159+2914 Phase-referencing used for all sources This subscript for NGC4203 (mainly) and NGC4278. Run up to 6 tim Schedule for VLBA_KP (Code Kp ) Page 2 BN021 - VLBA fmt 6cm phase ref monitoring of LLAGNs 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. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 17 Jan 2003 Day 17 --- Next scan frequencies: 4971.49 4979.49 4987.49 4995.49 Next BBC frequencies: 871.49 879.49 887.49 895.49 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 10 26 44 J1159+2914 10 46 02 73.9 95.0 -1.2 -75.6 0 1 1 0 10 26 44 10 28 43 =1156+295 10 48 02 74.4 95.4 -1.2 -75.5 120 F 1 798 10 28 43 J1217+3007 10 48 02 70.7 89.6 -1.5 -78.7 -13 1 1 798 10 28 43 10 29 43 =1215+303 10 49 02 70.9 89.7 -1.5 -78.7 46 F 1 1197 10 29 43 NGC4203 10 49 02 71.8 80.3 -1.4 -88.0 -12 1 1 1197 10 29 43 10 31 43 --- 10 51 02 72.2 80.4 -1.4 -88.2 107 F 1 1995 10 31 43 J1159+2914 10 51 02 75.0 96.0 -1.1 -75.2 -16 1 1 1995 10 31 43 10 32 43 =1156+295 10 52 02 75.2 96.2 -1.1 -75.1 43 F 1 2393 10 32 43 J1217+3007 10 52 02 71.5 90.1 -1.4 -78.7 -13 1 1 2393 10 32 43 10 33 43 =1215+303 10 53 02 71.7 90.2 -1.4 -78.7 46 F 1 2792 10 33 43 NGC4278 10 53 02 71.1 92.5 -1.5 -76.3 -7 1 1 2792 10 33 43 10 35 42 --- 10 55 02 71.5 92.8 -1.4 -76.3 112 F 1 3590 10 35 42 J1159+2914 10 55 02 75.8 96.9 -1.1 -74.8 -15 1 1 3590 10 35 42 10 36 42 =1156+295 10 56 02 76.0 97.1 -1.1 -74.7 45 F 1 3989 10 36 42 J1217+3007 10 56 02 72.4 90.7 -1.4 -78.7 -13 1 1 3989 10 36 42 10 37 42 =1215+303 10 57 02 72.6 90.8 -1.3 -78.7 46 F 1 4388 10 37 42 NGC4203 10 57 02 73.5 80.5 -1.3 -88.9 -13 1 1 4388 10 37 42 10 39 42 --- 10 59 02 73.9 80.5 -1.3 -89.1 107 F 1 5186 10 39 42 J1159+2914 10 59 02 76.7 97.9 -1.0 -74.4 -18 1 1 5186 10 39 42 10 40 42 =1156+295 11 00 02 76.9 98.1 -1.0 -74.3 42 F 1 5585 10 40 42 J1217+3007 11 00 02 73.2 91.2 -1.3 -78.7 -13 1 1 5585 10 40 42 10 41 41 =1215+303 11 01 02 73.4 91.4 -1.3 -78.6 46 F 1 5984 10 41 41 NGC4278 11 01 02 72.8 93.8 -1.3 -76.0 -8 1 1 5984 10 41 41 10 43 41 --- 11 03 02 73.2 94.2 -1.3 -75.9 112 F 1 6781 10 43 41 J1159+2914 11 03 02 77.5 98.9 -0.9 -73.8 -15 1 1 6781 10 43 41 10 44 41 =1156+295 11 04 02 77.7 99.2 -0.9 -73.7 45 F 1 7180 Schedule for VLBA_KP (Code Kp ) Page 3 BN021 - VLBA fmt 6cm phase ref monitoring of LLAGNs 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. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 17 Jan 2003 Day 17 --- 10 44 41 J1217+3007 11 04 02 74.1 91.8 -1.2 -78.6 -13 1 1 7180 10 44 41 10 45 41 =1215+303 11 05 02 74.3 92.0 -1.2 -78.5 47 F 1 7579 10 45 41 NGC4203 11 05 02 75.2 80.6 -1.2 -89.9 -14 1 1 7579 10 45 41 10 47 40 --- 11 07 02 75.6 80.6 -1.1 -90.2 106 F 1 8377 10 47 40 J1159+2914 11 07 02 78.4 100.1 -0.9 -73.2 -19 1 1 8377 10 47 40 10 48 40 =1156+295 11 08 02 78.6 100.4 -0.9 -73.0 41 F 1 8776 10 48 40 J1217+3007 11 08 02 74.9 92.5 -1.2 -78.5 -13 1 1 8776 10 48 40 10 49 40 =1215+303 11 09 02 75.1 92.6 -1.1 -78.4 47 F 1 9175 10 49 40 NGC4278 11 09 02 74.5 95.3 -1.2 -75.5 -8 1 1 9175 10 49 40 10 51 40 --- 11 11 02 74.9 95.7 -1.2 -75.4 112 F 1 9973 10 51 40 J1159+2914 11 11 02 79.2 101.5 -0.8 -72.3 -15 1 1 9973 10 51 40 10 52 40 =1156+295 11 12 02 79.4 101.8 -0.8 -72.1 45 F 1 10372 10 52 40 J1217+3007 11 12 02 75.8 93.2 -1.1 -78.3 -13 1 1 10372 10 52 40 10 53 39 =1215+303 11 13 02 76.0 93.3 -1.1 -78.2 47 F 1 10771 10 53 39 NGC4203 11 13 02 76.8 80.5 -1.0 -91.1 -15 1 1 10771 10 53 39 10 55 39 --- 11 15 02 77.3 80.5 -1.0 -91.4 105 F 1 11568 10 55 39 J1159+2914 11 15 02 80.0 103.0 -0.7 -71.3 -21 1 1 11568 10 55 39 10 56 39 =1156+295 11 16 02 80.2 103.4 -0.7 -71.1 39 F 1 11967 10 56 39 J1217+3007 11 16 02 76.6 93.9 -1.0 -78.1 -13 1 1 11967 10 56 39 10 57 39 =1215+303 11 17 02 76.8 94.1 -1.0 -78.0 47 F 1 12366 10 57 39 NGC4278 11 17 02 76.1 97.1 -1.1 -74.8 -8 1 1 12366 10 57 39 10 59 38 --- 11 19 02 76.6 97.6 -1.0 -74.6 112 F 1 13164 10 59 38 J1159+2914 11 19 02 80.8 104.7 -0.7 -70.1 -15 1 1 13164 10 59 38 11 00 38 =1156+295 11 20 02 81.0 105.2 -0.7 -69.8 45 F 1 13563 11 00 38 J1217+3007 11 20 02 77.4 94.7 -1.0 -77.8 -13 1 1 13563 11 00 38 11 01 38 =1215+303 11 21 02 77.7 94.9 -0.9 -77.7 47 F 1 13962 11 01 38 J1207+2754 11 21 02 79.1 108.9 -0.8 -65.3 -15 1 1 13962 11 01 38 11 02 38 =1204+281 11 22 02 79.3 109.4 -0.8 -64.9 45 F 1 14361 Schedule for VLBA_KP (Code Kp ) Page 4 BN021 - VLBA fmt 6cm phase ref monitoring of LLAGNs 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. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 17 Jan 2003 Day 17 --- 11 02 38 J1228+3128 11 22 02 75.9 87.6 -1.1 -83.6 -21 1 1 14361 11 02 38 11 03 38 =1225+317 11 23 02 76.1 87.7 -1.1 -83.6 39 F 1 14760 11 03 38 J1214+3309 11 23 02 79.2 80.3 -0.9 -92.8 -12 1 1 14760 11 03 38 11 04 38 =1211+334 11 24 02 79.4 80.2 -0.8 -93.0 48 F 1 15159 11 04 38 J1228+3706 11 24 02 75.7 64.5 -1.1 -106.2 -16 1 1 15159 11 04 38 11 05 37 =1226+373 11 25 02 75.9 64.3 -1.1 -106.6 43 F 1 15557 11 07 39 J0927+3902 11 27 04 64.7 -65.4 2.0 97.0 29 1 1 15557 11 07 39 11 10 39 =0923+392 11 30 04 64.2 -65.5 2.0 96.3 180 F 1 16754 11 10 39 J1159+2914 11 30 04 83.1 111.3 -0.5 -65.0 -124 1 2 16754 11 10 39 11 13 08 =1156+295 11 32 34 83.6 113.3 -0.5 -63.2 26 R 1 17449 11 13 08 J1217+3007 11 32 34 80.1 97.8 -0.8 -76.3 -16 1 2 17449 11 13 08 11 14 08 =1215+303 11 33 34 80.3 98.1 -0.7 -76.1 44 R 1 17050 11 14 08 NGC4203 11 33 34 81.1 79.3 -0.7 -95.1 -19 1 2 17050 11 14 08 11 16 08 --- 11 35 34 81.6 79.0 -0.7 -95.6 101 R 1 16252 11 16 08 J1159+2914 11 35 34 84.1 116.2 -0.4 -60.8 -31 1 2 16252 11 16 08 11 17 08 =1156+295 11 36 34 84.3 117.2 -0.4 -59.8 29 R 1 15853 11 17 08 J1217+3007 11 36 34 80.9 99.1 -0.7 -75.5 -18 1 2 15853 11 17 08 11 18 07 =1215+303 11 37 34 81.1 99.5 -0.7 -75.3 42 R 1 15454 11 18 07 NGC4203 11 37 34 82.0 78.7 -0.6 -96.2 -20 1 2 15454 11 18 07 11 20 07 --- 11 39 34 82.4 78.4 -0.6 -96.8 100 R 1 14656 11 20 07 J1159+2914 11 39 34 84.9 120.9 -0.3 -56.5 -34 1 2 14656 11 20 07 11 21 07 =1156+295 11 40 34 85.1 122.3 -0.3 -55.2 25 R 1 14257 11 21 07 J1217+3007 11 40 34 81.8 100.6 -0.6 -74.6 -20 1 2 14257 11 21 07 11 22 07 =1215+303 11 41 34 82.0 101.0 -0.6 -74.3 39 R 1 13858 11 22 07 NGC4203 11 41 34 82.8 78.0 -0.6 -97.5 -21 1 2 13858 11 22 07 11 24 06 --- 11 43 34 83.2 77.5 -0.5 -98.2 98 R 1 13061 11 24 06 J1159+2914 11 43 34 85.6 127.1 -0.3 -50.8 -39 1 2 13061 11 24 06 11 25 06 =1156+295 11 44 34 85.8 129.0 -0.3 -49.1 21 R 1 12662 Schedule for VLBA_KP (Code Kp ) Page 5 BN021 - VLBA fmt 6cm phase ref monitoring of LLAGNs 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. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 17 Jan 2003 Day 17 --- 11 25 06 J1217+3007 11 44 34 82.6 102.4 -0.6 -73.3 -24 1 2 12662 11 25 06 11 26 06 =1215+303 11 45 34 82.8 102.8 -0.5 -73.0 36 R 1 12263 11 26 06 NGC4203 11 45 34 83.6 77.0 -0.5 -99.0 -23 1 2 12263 11 26 06 11 28 06 --- 11 47 34 84.0 76.3 -0.5 -100.0 96 R 1 11465 11 28 06 J1159+2914 11 47 34 86.2 135.5 -0.2 -42.9 -45 1 2 11465 11 28 06 11 29 06 =1156+295 11 48 34 86.4 138.0 -0.2 -40.6 14 R 1 11066 11 29 06 J1217+3007 11 48 34 83.4 104.5 -0.5 -71.7 -28 1 2 11066 11 29 06 11 30 05 =1215+303 11 49 34 83.6 105.1 -0.5 -71.2 31 R 1 10667 11 30 05 NGC4203 11 49 34 84.5 75.6 -0.4 -101.0 -26 1 2 10667 11 30 05 11 32 05 --- 11 51 34 84.9 74.7 -0.4 -102.2 94 R 1 9869 11 32 05 J1159+2914 11 51 34 86.8 146.8 -0.1 -32.1 -54 1 2 9869 11 32 05 11 33 05 =1156+295 11 52 34 86.9 150.2 -0.1 -28.9 6 R 1 9470 11 33 05 J1217+3007 11 52 34 84.2 107.2 -0.4 -69.6 -35 1 2 9470 11 33 05 11 34 05 =1215+303 11 53 34 84.4 107.9 -0.4 -68.9 25 R 1 9072 11 34 05 NGC4203 11 53 34 85.3 73.6 -0.4 -103.5 -29 1 2 9072 11 34 05 11 36 04 --- 11 55 34 85.7 72.3 -0.3 -105.1 91 R 1 8274 11 36 04 J1159+2914 11 55 34 87.1 161.7 -0.1 -17.8 -66 1 2 8274 11 36 04 11 37 04 =1156+295 11 56 34 87.2 166.0 -0.1 -13.6 -6 R 1 7875 11 37 04 J1217+3007 11 56 34 85.0 110.6 -0.4 -66.6 -43 1 2 7875 11 37 04 11 38 04 =1215+303 11 57 34 85.2 111.6 -0.3 -65.7 17 R 1 7476 11 38 04 NGC4203 11 57 34 86.1 70.7 -0.3 -107.0 -33 1 2 7476 11 38 04 11 40 04 --- 11 59 34 86.5 68.6 -0.3 -109.2 86 R 1 6678 11 40 04 J1159+2914 11 59 34 87.3 179.4 0.0 -0.6 -80 1 2 6678 11 40 04 11 41 04 =1156+295 12 00 34 87.3 184.0 0.0 3.9 -20 R 1 6279 11 41 04 J1217+3007 12 00 34 85.8 115.3 -0.3 -62.5 -52 1 2 6279 11 41 04 11 42 03 =1215+303 12 01 34 86.0 116.7 -0.3 -61.2 8 R 1 5880 11 42 03 NGC4203 12 01 34 86.9 66.1 -0.2 -112.1 -40 1 2 5880 11 42 03 11 44 03 --- 12 03 34 87.3 62.8 -0.2 -115.6 80 R 1 5082 Schedule for VLBA_KP (Code Kp ) Page 6 BN021 - VLBA fmt 6cm phase ref monitoring of LLAGNs 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. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 17 Jan 2003 Day 17 --- 11 44 03 J1159+2914 12 03 34 87.1 197.2 0.1 16.7 -96 1 2 5082 11 44 03 11 45 03 =1156+295 12 04 34 87.1 201.3 0.1 20.7 -36 R 1 4684 11 45 03 J1217+3007 12 04 34 86.6 121.9 -0.2 -56.3 -59 1 2 4684 11 45 03 11 46 03 =1215+303 12 05 34 86.7 124.0 -0.2 -54.4 1 R 1 4285 11 46 03 NGC4203 12 05 34 87.6 58.4 -0.2 -120.3 -50 1 2 4285 11 46 03 11 48 02 --- 12 07 34 88.0 52.4 -0.1 -126.6 70 R 1 3487 11 48 02 J1159+2914 12 07 34 86.8 212.3 0.1 31.3 -113 1 2 3487 11 48 02 11 49 02 =1156+295 12 08 34 86.7 215.6 0.1 34.4 -53 R 1 3088 11 49 02 J1217+3007 12 08 34 87.3 131.9 -0.2 -46.9 -62 1 2 3088 11 49 02 11 50 02 =1215+303 12 09 34 87.4 135.2 -0.1 -43.7 -2 R 1 2689 11 50 02 J1207+2754 12 09 34 85.9 186.0 0.0 5.8 -40 1 2 2689 11 50 02 11 51 02 =1204+281 12 10 34 85.9 189.1 0.0 8.7 20 R 1 2290 11 51 02 J1228+3128 12 10 34 86.1 96.2 -0.3 -81.4 -68 1 2 2290 11 51 02 11 52 02 =1225+317 12 11 34 86.3 96.7 -0.3 -81.0 -8 R 1 1891 11 52 02 J1214+3309 12 11 34 88.7 25.1 0.0 -154.6 -54 1 2 1891 11 52 02 11 53 02 =1211+334 12 12 34 88.8 16.3 0.0 -163.5 6 R 1 1492 11 53 02 J1228+3706 12 12 34 83.9 32.2 -0.3 -145.5 -17 1 2 1492 11 53 02 11 54 01 =1226+373 12 13 34 84.0 30.6 -0.3 -147.2 43 R 1 1093 11 54 01 J1159+2914 12 13 34 86.0 228.5 0.2 46.7 -138 1 2 1093 11 54 01 11 55 01 =1156+295 12 14 34 85.8 230.5 0.2 48.6 -78 R 1 694 11 55 01 J1217+3007 12 14 34 88.0 158.0 -0.1 -21.5 -54 1 2 694 11 55 01 11 56 01 =1215+303 12 15 34 88.1 164.0 0.0 -15.7 6 R 1 296 11 56 01 NGC4203 12 15 34 88.8 -3.2 0.0 176.8 -117 1 3 296 11 56 01 11 58 01 --- 12 17 34 88.7 -21.7 0.0 158.0 2 F 1 1093 11 58 01 J1159+2914 12 17 34 85.3 235.8 0.3 53.5 -178 1 3 1093 11 58 01 11 59 01 =1156+295 12 18 34 85.1 237.3 0.3 54.9 -118 F 1 1492 11 59 01 J1217+3007 12 18 34 88.1 183.6 0.0 3.5 -42 1 3 1492 11 59 01 12 00 00 =1215+303 12 19 34 88.1 190.2 0.0 10.0 18 F 1 1891 Schedule for VLBA_KP (Code Kp ) Page 7 BN021 - VLBA fmt 6cm phase ref monitoring of LLAGNs 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. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 17 Jan 2003 Day 17 --- 12 00 00 NGC4278 12 19 34 87.3 176.7 0.0 -3.2 -15 1 3 1891 12 00 00 12 02 00 --- 12 21 34 87.3 186.0 0.0 5.8 105 F 1 2689 12 02 00 J1159+2914 12 21 34 84.6 241.3 0.4 58.5 -43 1 3 2689 12 02 00 12 03 00 =1156+295 12 22 34 84.4 242.5 0.4 59.6 17 F 1 3088 12 03 00 J1217+3007 12 22 34 87.9 207.9 0.1 27.3 -29 1 3 3088 12 03 00 12 04 00 =1215+303 12 23 34 87.8 212.9 0.1 32.2 31 F 1 3487 12 04 00 NGC4203 12 23 34 87.9 305.4 0.1 124.3 -68 1 3 3487 12 04 00 12 06 00 --- 12 25 34 87.5 300.0 0.2 118.6 52 F 1 4285 12 06 00 J1159+2914 12 25 34 83.8 245.6 0.4 62.3 -42 1 3 4285 12 06 00 12 06 59 =1156+295 12 26 34 83.6 246.5 0.4 63.1 18 F 1 4684 12 06 59 J1217+3007 12 26 34 87.4 225.1 0.1 44.0 -20 1 3 4684 12 06 59 12 07 59 =1215+303 12 27 34 87.2 228.3 0.2 47.1 40 F 1 5082 12 07 59 NGC4278 12 27 34 86.9 210.7 0.1 29.8 -18 1 3 5082 12 07 59 12 09 59 --- 12 29 34 86.6 217.2 0.2 36.0 102 F 1 5880 12 09 59 J1159+2914 12 29 34 83.0 248.9 0.5 65.1 -27 1 3 5880 12 09 59 12 10 59 =1156+295 12 30 34 82.8 249.7 0.5 65.7 33 F 1 6279 12 10 59 J1217+3007 12 30 34 86.7 236.1 0.2 54.5 -15 1 3 6279 12 10 59 12 11 59 =1215+303 12 31 34 86.6 238.2 0.2 56.5 45 F 1 6678 12 11 59 NGC4203 12 31 34 86.4 290.6 0.3 108.4 -41 1 3 6678 12 11 59 12 13 58 --- 12 33 34 86.0 288.8 0.3 106.3 79 F 1 7476 12 13 58 J1159+2914 12 33 34 82.2 251.7 0.6 67.4 -31 1 3 7476 12 13 58 12 14 58 =1156+295 12 34 34 82.0 252.3 0.6 67.8 29 F 1 7875 12 14 58 J1217+3007 12 34 34 86.0 243.4 0.3 61.3 -14 1 3 7875 12 14 58 12 15 58 =1215+303 12 35 34 85.8 244.8 0.3 62.6 46 F 1 8274 12 15 58 NGC4278 12 35 34 85.7 231.7 0.3 49.7 -15 1 3 8274 12 15 58 12 17 58 --- 12 37 34 85.4 235.2 0.3 53.0 105 F 1 9072 12 17 58 J1159+2914 12 37 34 81.4 253.9 0.6 69.1 -18 1 3 9072 12 17 58 12 18 57 =1156+295 12 38 34 81.2 254.5 0.6 69.5 41 F 1 9470 Schedule for VLBA_KP (Code Kp ) Page 8 BN021 - VLBA fmt 6cm phase ref monitoring of LLAGNs 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. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 17 Jan 2003 Day 17 --- 12 18 57 J1217+3007 12 38 34 85.2 248.4 0.3 65.8 -14 1 3 9470 12 18 57 12 19 57 =1215+303 12 39 34 85.0 249.5 0.4 66.7 46 F 1 9869 12 19 57 NGC4203 12 39 34 84.7 285.0 0.4 101.8 -30 1 3 9869 12 19 57 12 21 57 --- 12 41 34 84.3 284.2 0.4 100.6 90 F 1 10667 12 21 57 J1159+2914 12 41 34 80.6 255.9 0.7 70.5 -25 1 3 10667 12 21 57 12 22 57 =1156+295 12 42 34 80.4 256.3 0.7 70.8 35 F 1 11066 12 22 57 J1217+3007 12 42 34 84.4 252.1 0.4 69.0 -14 1 3 11066 12 22 57 12 23 57 =1215+303 12 43 34 84.2 252.9 0.4 69.6 46 F 1 11465 12 23 57 NGC4278 12 43 34 84.3 243.2 0.4 60.3 -12 1 3 11465 12 23 57 12 25 56 --- 12 45 34 83.9 245.3 0.4 62.1 107 F 1 12263 12 25 56 J1159+2914 12 45 34 79.8 257.5 0.8 71.7 -14 1 3 12263 12 25 56 12 26 56 =1156+295 12 46 34 79.6 257.9 0.8 71.9 46 F 1 12662 12 26 56 J1217+3007 12 46 34 83.6 255.0 0.5 71.3 -14 1 3 12662 12 26 56 12 27 56 =1215+303 12 47 34 83.4 255.6 0.5 71.8 46 F 1 13061 12 27 56 J1207+2754 12 47 34 80.4 247.4 0.7 62.4 -12 1 3 13061 12 27 56 12 28 56 =1204+281 12 48 34 80.3 248.0 0.7 62.9 48 F 1 13459 12 28 56 J1228+3128 12 48 34 85.7 264.6 0.3 82.0 -17 1 3 13459 12 28 56 12 29 56 =1225+317 12 49 34 85.5 265.0 0.3 82.3 43 F 1 13858 12 29 56 J1214+3309 12 49 34 82.5 281.4 0.6 96.7 -17 1 3 13858 12 29 56 12 30 55 =1211+334 12 50 34 82.3 281.2 0.6 96.3 43 F 1 14257 12 30 55 J1228+3706 12 50 34 83.2 320.5 0.4 137.5 -32 1 3 14257 12 30 55 12 31 55 =1226+373 12 51 34 83.1 319.3 0.4 136.1 28 F 1 14656 12 31 55 J1159+2914 12 51 34 78.5 259.6 0.9 73.0 -46 1 3 14656 12 31 55 12 32 55 =1156+295 12 52 34 78.3 259.9 0.9 73.2 14 F 1 15055 12 32 55 J1217+3007 12 52 34 82.4 258.2 0.6 73.7 -14 1 3 15055 12 32 55 12 33 55 =1215+303 12 53 34 82.2 258.6 0.6 74.0 46 F 1 15454 12 33 55 NGC4203 12 53 34 81.8 281.2 0.6 96.0 -21 1 3 15454 12 33 55 12 35 55 --- 12 55 34 81.4 280.9 0.7 95.4 99 F 1 16252 Schedule for VLBA_KP (Code Kp ) Page 9 BN021 - VLBA fmt 6cm phase ref monitoring of LLAGNs 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. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 17 Jan 2003 Day 17 --- 12 35 55 J1159+2914 12 55 34 77.7 260.8 0.9 73.7 -19 1 3 16252 12 35 55 12 36 54 =1156+295 12 56 34 77.5 261.1 0.9 73.9 40 F 1 16651 12 36 54 J1217+3007 12 56 34 81.5 259.8 0.6 74.9 -14 1 3 16651 12 36 54 12 37 54 =1215+303 12 57 34 81.3 260.2 0.7 75.1 46 F 1 17050 12 37 54 NGC4203 12 57 34 81.0 280.6 0.7 94.9 -20 1 4 17050 12 37 54 12 39 54 --- 12 59 34 80.6 280.4 0.7 94.4 100 R 1 17353 12 39 54 J1159+2914 12 59 34 76.8 261.9 1.0 74.3 -18 1 4 17353 12 39 54 12 40 54 =1156+295 13 00 34 76.6 262.2 1.0 74.4 42 R 1 16954 12 40 54 J1217+3007 13 00 34 80.7 261.3 0.7 75.8 -14 1 4 16954 12 40 54 12 41 54 =1215+303 13 01 34 80.5 261.6 0.7 76.0 46 R 1 16555 12 41 54 NGC4203 13 01 34 80.2 280.2 0.8 94.0 -18 1 4 16555 12 41 54 12 43 53 --- 13 03 34 79.8 280.1 0.8 93.6 101 R 1 15757 12 43 53 J1159+2914 13 03 34 76.0 262.9 1.1 74.8 -17 1 4 15757 12 43 53 12 44 53 =1156+295 13 04 34 75.8 263.2 1.1 74.9 42 R 1 15358 12 44 53 J1217+3007 13 04 34 79.9 262.5 0.8 76.5 -14 1 4 15358 12 44 53 12 45 53 =1215+303 13 05 34 79.7 262.8 0.8 76.6 46 R 1 14959 12 45 53 NGC4203 13 05 34 79.3 279.9 0.8 93.2 -17 1 4 14959 12 45 53 12 47 53 --- 13 07 34 78.9 279.8 0.9 92.8 102 R 1 14161 12 47 53 J1159+2914 13 07 34 75.2 263.8 1.1 75.1 -17 1 4 14161 12 47 53 12 48 52 =1156+295 13 08 34 74.9 264.1 1.1 75.2 43 R 1 13762 12 48 52 J1217+3007 13 08 34 79.0 263.6 0.8 77.0 -14 1 4 13762 12 48 52 12 49 52 =1215+303 13 09 34 78.8 263.8 0.9 77.2 46 R 1 13363 12 49 52 NGC4203 13 09 34 78.5 279.7 0.9 92.4 -17 1 4 13363 12 49 52 12 51 52 --- 13 11 34 78.1 279.7 0.9 92.0 103 R 1 12566 12 51 52 J1159+2914 13 11 34 74.3 264.7 1.2 75.5 -16 1 4 12566 12 51 52 12 52 52 =1156+295 13 12 34 74.1 264.9 1.2 75.5 44 R 1 12167 12 52 52 J1217+3007 13 12 34 78.2 264.5 0.9 77.5 -14 1 4 12167 12 52 52 12 53 52 =1215+303 13 13 34 78.0 264.8 0.9 77.6 46 R 1 11768 Schedule for VLBA_KP (Code Kp ) Page 10 BN021 - VLBA fmt 6cm phase ref monitoring of LLAGNs 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. TPStart: Tape motion start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Fri 17 Jan 2003 Day 17 --- 12 53 52 NGC4203 13 13 34 77.7 279.6 1.0 91.7 -16 1 4 11768 12 53 52 12 55 51 --- 13 15 34 77.2 279.5 1.0 91.4 104 R 1 10970 12 55 51 J1159+2914 13 15 34 73.5 265.5 1.3 75.7 -15 1 4 10970 12 55 51 12 56 51 =1156+295 13 16 34 73.3 265.6 1.3 75.8 44 R 1 10571 12 56 51 J1217+3007 13 16 34 77.3 265.4 1.0 77.8 -14 1 4 10571 12 56 51 12 57 51 =1215+303 13 17 34 77.1 265.6 1.0 77.9 46 R 1 10172 12 57 51 NGC4203 13 17 34 76.8 279.5 1.0 91.1 -15 1 4 10172 12 57 51 12 59 51 --- 13 19 34 76.4 279.5 1.1 90.8 104 R 1 9374 12 59 51 J1159+2914 13 19 34 72.6 266.2 1.3 75.9 -15 1 4 9374 12 59 51 13 00 50 =1156+295 13 20 34 72.4 266.4 1.3 76.0 45 R 1 8975 13 00 50 J1217+3007 13 20 34 76.5 266.2 1.0 78.1 -14 1 4 8975 13 00 50 13 01 50 =1215+303 13 21 34 76.3 266.4 1.1 78.2 46 R 1 8577 13 01 50 NGC4203 13 21 34 76.0 279.4 1.1 90.5 -15 1 4 8577 13 01 50 13 03 50 --- 13 23 34 75.6 279.4 1.1 90.2 105 R 1 7779 13 03 50 J1159+2914 13 23 34 71.8 266.9 1.4 76.1 -14 1 4 7779 13 03 50 13 04 50 =1156+295 13 24 34 71.6 267.0 1.4 76.2 45 R 1 7380 13 04 50 J1217+3007 13 24 34 75.6 266.9 1.1 78.3 -14 1 4 7380 13 04 50 13 05 50 =1215+303 13 25 34 75.4 267.1 1.1 78.4 46 R 1 6981 13 05 50 NGC4203 13 25 34 75.2 279.4 1.2 89.9 -14 1 4 6981 13 05 50 13 07 49 --- 13 27 34 74.7 279.4 1.2 89.7 105 R 1 6183 13 07 49 J1159+2914 13 27 34 70.9 267.5 1.5 76.2 -14 1 4 6183 13 07 49 13 08 49 =1156+295 13 28 34 70.7 267.7 1.5 76.3 46 R 1 5784 13 08 49 J1217+3007 13 28 34 74.8 267.6 1.2 78.5 -14 1 4 5784 13 08 49 13 09 49 =1215+303 13 29 34 74.6 267.8 1.2 78.5 46 R 1 5385 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/setups/v6cm-128-4-2-L.set Matches group v6cm_2 in /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Setup group: 1 Station: VLBA Total bit rate: 128 Format: VLBA1:4 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 4 Passes/head pos: 1 Speedup factor: 2.00 Tape speeds: Low density - 133.330 ips, High density - 80.00 ips Time per pass for 17600 ft, High density tapes is: 00:44:00 1st LO= 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 4100.00 Net SB= U U U U Pol. = LCP LCP LCP LCP BBC = 1 2 3 4 BBC SB= U U U U IF = C C C C VLBA FE= 6cm omit 6cm omit VLBA Synth= 15.4 4.1 15.4 The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 1 Setup file default. Used pcal sets: 1 LO sum= 4971.49 4979.49 4987.49 4995.49 BBC fr= 871.49 879.49 887.49 895.49 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 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 6510 6510 0 0 0 0 PCALFR2= 510 510 6510 6510 0 0 0 0 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 18, 3, 19 barrel=roll_auto SOURCE LIST -- BN021 - VLBA fmt 6cm phase ref monitoring of LLAGNs 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). Source Source position (RA/Dec) (B1950) (J2000) (Date) * NGC4278 12 17 36.159718 * 12 20 06.825400 12 20 15.773436 29 33 29.26303 * 29 16 50.71500 29 15 42.68924 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * NGC4203 12 12 33.939703 * 12 15 05.051900 12 15 14.099181 33 28 30.45674 * 33 11 50.35900 33 10 41.40283 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. * J0927+3902 09 23 55.319195 * 09 27 03.013916 09 27 15.047455 0923+392 39 15 23.56655 * 39 02 20.85195 39 01 30.72809 4C39.25 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J0927+39 ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report * J1159+2914 11 56 57.786211 * 11 59 31.833912 11 59 41.097322 1156+295 29 31 25.73884 * 29 14 43.82694 29 13 36.23515 J1159+29 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report * J1207+2754 12 04 55.101439 * 12 07 27.900475 12 07 37.032228 1204+281 28 11 40.43094 * 27 54 58.84997 27 53 51.37603 J1207+27 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib. Survey - ICRF Frame - reduced by GSFC group - Aug 2001 * J1214+3309 12 11 32.805775 * 12 14 04.115811 12 14 13.180309 1211+334 33 26 25.95157 * 33 09 45.59525 33 08 36.66446 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib. Survey - ICRF Frame - reduced by GSFC group - Aug 2001 * J1217+3007 12 15 21.141984 * 12 17 52.081985 12 18 01.067940 1215+303 30 23 39.94026 * 30 07 00.63625 30 05 52.41480 J1217+30 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report * J1228+3128 12 25 56.067929 * 12 28 24.966017 12 28 33.784044 1225+317 31 45 12.51974 * 31 28 37.62894 31 27 29.00587 J1228+31 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib. Survey - ICRF Frame - reduced by GSFC group - Aug 2001 * J1228+3706 12 26 19.753178 * 12 28 47.423660 12 28 56.233961 1226+373 37 22 46.76035 * 37 06 12.09578 37 05 02.09471 J1228+37 /home/filehost/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba ICRF - Ext.1 Source - 1998 IERS Annual Report 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) NGC4278 120.3 NGC4203 121.8 J0927+3902 153.2 J1159+2914 124.7 J1207+2754 122.8 J1214+3309 122.0 J1217+3007 120.9 J1228+3128 118.8 J1228+3706 119.4 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