COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_PT (Code Pt ) Experiment: bw088 M87 movie. Walker, Ly, Junor, Hardee Exp. Code: bw088a 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 27 Jan 2007 Day 27 --- 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 06 17 52 3C274 07 30 00 19.0 87.8 -5.0 -57.7 0 1 1 0 06 17 22 06 37 48 --- 07 50 00 23.1 90.6 -4.7 -57.7 1197 F 1 40 06 17 40 06 41 14 3C274 07 53 26 23.8 91.0 -4.6 -57.7 199 1 1 40 06 40 44 07 01 11 --- 08 13 26 28.0 94.0 -4.3 -57.5 1197 F 1 79 06 41 02 07 01 55 3C279 08 14 10 12.5 106.1 -4.7 -52.9 7 1 1 79 07 01 25 07 03 54 --- 08 16 10 12.9 106.4 -4.7 -52.8 120 F 1 84 07 01 43 07 06 06 OJ287 08 18 22 73.6 147.8 -0.6 -28.0 4 1 1 84 07 05 36 07 10 05 --- 08 22 22 74.0 150.8 -0.5 -25.4 239 F 1 93 07 05 54 07 12 08 3C274 08 24 25 30.2 95.6 -4.1 -57.3 29 1 1 93 07 11 38 07 32 05 --- 08 44 25 34.3 98.7 -3.8 -56.7 1197 F 1 132 07 11 56 07 32 49 3C279 08 45 10 18.5 111.0 -4.2 -50.8 7 1 1 132 07 32 19 07 34 49 --- 08 47 10 18.9 111.3 -4.2 -50.7 120 F 1 137 07 32 37 07 35 33 3C274 08 47 54 35.0 99.3 -3.7 -56.6 6 1 1 137 07 35 03 07 40 32 --- 08 52 54 36.0 100.1 -3.6 -56.3 299 F 1 148 07 35 21 07 40 32 M84 08 52 54 37.5 100.6 -3.5 -56.4 -9 1 1 148 07 40 32 07 41 12 --- 08 53 34 37.6 100.7 -3.5 -56.4 31 F 1 149 07 40 32 07 41 12 3C274 08 53 34 36.2 100.3 -3.6 -56.3 -9 1 1 149 07 41 12 07 41 42 --- 08 54 04 36.3 100.3 -3.6 -56.3 21 F 1 150 07 41 12 07 41 42 M84 08 54 04 37.7 100.8 -3.5 -56.3 -9 1 1 150 07 41 42 07 42 22 --- 08 54 44 37.9 100.9 -3.5 -56.3 31 F 1 151 07 41 42 07 42 22 3C274 08 54 44 36.4 100.5 -3.6 -56.3 -9 1 1 151 07 42 22 07 42 52 --- 08 55 14 36.5 100.5 -3.6 -56.2 21 F 1 152 07 42 22 07 42 52 M84 08 55 14 38.0 101.0 -3.5 -56.3 -9 1 1 152 07 42 52 07 43 32 --- 08 55 54 38.1 101.1 -3.5 -56.2 31 F 1 153 07 42 52 07 43 32 3C274 08 55 54 36.6 100.6 -3.6 -56.2 -9 1 1 153 07 43 32 07 44 02 --- 08 56 24 36.7 100.7 -3.6 -56.2 21 F 1 154 07 43 32 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 27 Jan 2007 Day 27 --- 07 44 02 M84 08 56 24 38.2 101.2 -3.5 -56.2 -9 1 1 154 07 44 02 07 44 42 --- 08 57 04 38.3 101.3 -3.5 -56.2 31 F 1 156 07 44 02 07 44 51 3C274 08 57 13 36.9 100.9 -3.6 -56.1 0 1 1 156 07 44 42 07 49 50 --- 09 02 13 37.9 101.7 -3.5 -55.9 299 F 1 166 07 44 42 07 49 54 3C274 09 02 18 37.9 101.7 -3.5 -55.9 0 1 1 166 07 49 50 08 09 51 --- 09 22 18 42.0 105.4 -3.1 -54.6 1197 F 1 204 07 49 50 08 10 35 3C279 09 23 02 25.7 117.6 -3.6 -47.4 6 1 1 204 08 10 05 08 12 35 --- 09 25 02 26.0 118.0 -3.5 -47.1 120 F 1 209 08 10 23 08 13 19 3C274 09 25 47 42.6 106.0 -3.1 -54.4 5 1 1 209 08 12 49 08 33 16 --- 09 45 47 46.6 110.1 -2.8 -52.6 1197 F 1 249 08 13 07 08 34 00 3C279 09 46 31 29.9 122.2 -3.2 -44.6 4 1 1 249 08 33 30 08 36 00 --- 09 48 31 30.2 122.6 -3.1 -44.4 120 F 1 254 08 33 48 08 37 59 OJ287 09 50 31 71.2 224.2 0.9 37.9 32 1 1 254 08 37 29 08 42 59 --- 09 55 31 70.5 227.0 1.0 40.1 299 F 1 264 08 37 47 08 44 40 3C274 09 57 13 48.8 112.7 -2.6 -51.3 20 1 1 264 08 44 10 09 04 37 --- 10 17 13 52.5 117.6 -2.2 -48.5 1197 F 1 304 08 44 28 09 05 21 3C279 10 17 57 35.1 129.1 -2.6 -40.1 4 1 1 304 09 04 51 09 07 21 --- 10 19 57 35.5 129.5 -2.6 -39.8 120 F 1 309 09 05 09 09 08 06 3C274 10 20 42 53.1 118.6 -2.2 -48.0 3 1 1 309 09 07 36 09 28 02 --- 10 40 42 56.7 124.5 -1.8 -44.2 1197 F 1 348 09 07 54 09 28 47 3C279 10 41 26 38.7 134.8 -2.3 -36.1 2 1 1 348 09 28 17 09 30 46 --- 10 43 26 39.0 135.3 -2.2 -35.7 120 F 1 353 09 28 35 09 31 31 3C274 10 44 11 57.3 125.6 -1.8 -43.4 2 1 1 353 09 31 01 09 36 30 --- 10 49 11 58.1 127.3 -1.7 -42.3 299 F 1 364 09 31 19 09 36 30 M84 10 49 11 59.4 128.7 -1.6 -41.4 -9 1 1 364 09 36 30 09 37 10 --- 10 49 51 59.5 128.9 -1.6 -41.3 31 F 1 365 09 36 30 09 37 10 3C274 10 49 51 58.2 127.5 -1.7 -42.1 -9 1 1 365 09 37 10 09 37 40 --- 10 50 21 58.3 127.7 -1.7 -42.0 21 F 1 366 09 37 10 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 27 Jan 2007 Day 27 --- 09 37 40 M84 10 50 21 59.6 129.1 -1.6 -41.1 -9 1 1 366 09 37 40 09 38 20 --- 10 51 01 59.7 129.3 -1.6 -41.0 31 F 1 367 09 37 40 09 38 20 3C274 10 51 01 58.4 127.9 -1.7 -41.9 -9 1 1 367 09 38 20 09 38 50 --- 10 51 31 58.5 128.1 -1.7 -41.7 21 F 1 368 09 38 20 09 38 50 M84 10 51 31 59.8 129.5 -1.6 -40.8 -9 1 1 368 09 38 50 09 39 30 --- 10 52 11 59.9 129.8 -1.6 -40.6 31 F 1 369 09 38 50 09 39 30 3C274 10 52 11 58.6 128.3 -1.7 -41.6 -9 1 1 369 09 39 30 09 40 00 --- 10 52 41 58.7 128.5 -1.6 -41.4 21 F 1 370 09 39 30 09 40 00 M84 10 52 41 60.0 129.9 -1.5 -40.5 -9 1 1 370 09 40 00 09 40 39 --- 10 53 21 60.1 130.2 -1.5 -40.3 31 F 1 372 09 40 00 09 40 48 3C274 10 53 30 58.8 128.8 -1.6 -41.2 0 1 1 372 09 40 39 09 45 47 --- 10 58 30 59.6 130.6 -1.5 -40.0 299 F 1 382 09 40 39 09 45 52 3C274 10 58 34 59.6 130.6 -1.5 -39.9 0 1 1 382 09 45 47 10 05 49 --- 11 18 34 62.5 138.7 -1.2 -33.9 1197 F 1 420 09 45 47 10 06 33 3C279 11 19 19 43.8 145.4 -1.6 -28.1 0 1 1 420 10 06 03 10 08 32 --- 11 21 19 44.0 146.1 -1.6 -27.6 120 F 1 425 10 06 21 10 09 17 3C274 11 22 03 63.0 140.2 -1.2 -32.7 0 1 1 425 10 08 47 10 29 13 --- 11 42 03 65.4 150.1 -0.8 -24.9 1197 F 1 465 10 09 05 10 29 58 3C279 11 42 47 46.3 152.9 -1.2 -22.2 0 1 1 465 10 29 28 10 31 57 --- 11 44 47 46.4 153.6 -1.2 -21.7 120 F 1 470 10 29 46 10 34 13 OJ287 11 47 04 49.6 260.8 2.9 60.3 58 1 1 470 10 33 43 10 38 13 --- 11 51 04 48.8 261.5 2.9 60.4 239 F 1 478 10 34 01 10 40 02 3C274 11 52 54 66.4 156.1 -0.6 -20.1 33 1 1 478 10 39 32 10 59 59 --- 12 12 54 67.7 168.2 -0.3 -10.0 1197 F 1 518 10 39 50 11 00 43 3C279 12 13 38 48.6 163.7 -0.7 -13.5 0 1 1 518 11 00 13 11 02 43 --- 12 15 38 48.7 164.5 -0.7 -12.9 120 F 1 523 11 00 31 11 03 28 3C274 12 16 23 67.8 170.4 -0.2 -8.1 0 1 1 523 11 02 58 11 23 24 --- 12 36 23 68.0 183.4 0.1 2.9 1197 F 1 562 11 03 16 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 27 Jan 2007 Day 27 --- 11 24 09 3C279 12 37 07 49.6 172.5 -0.3 -6.2 2 1 1 562 11 23 39 11 26 08 --- 12 39 07 49.7 173.3 -0.3 -5.6 120 F 1 567 11 23 57 11 26 53 3C274 12 39 52 68.0 185.6 0.1 4.8 2 1 1 567 11 26 23 11 31 52 --- 12 44 52 67.8 188.9 0.2 7.5 299 F 1 578 11 26 41 11 31 52 M84 12 44 52 68.1 192.8 0.3 10.8 -9 1 1 578 11 31 52 11 32 32 --- 12 45 32 68.1 193.2 0.3 11.2 31 F 1 579 11 31 52 11 32 32 3C274 12 45 32 67.8 189.3 0.2 7.9 -9 1 1 579 11 32 32 11 33 02 --- 12 46 02 67.8 189.6 0.2 8.1 21 F 1 580 11 32 32 11 33 02 M84 12 46 02 68.0 193.5 0.3 11.4 -9 1 1 580 11 33 02 11 33 42 --- 12 46 42 68.0 194.0 0.4 11.8 31 F 1 581 11 33 02 11 33 42 3C274 12 46 42 67.8 190.0 0.3 8.5 -9 1 1 581 11 33 42 11 34 12 --- 12 47 12 67.7 190.4 0.3 8.8 21 F 1 582 11 33 42 11 34 12 M84 12 47 12 68.0 194.3 0.4 12.1 -9 1 1 582 11 34 12 11 34 52 --- 12 47 52 67.9 194.7 0.4 12.4 31 F 1 583 11 34 12 11 34 52 3C274 12 47 52 67.7 190.8 0.3 9.1 -9 1 1 583 11 34 52 11 35 21 --- 12 48 22 67.7 191.1 0.3 9.4 21 F 1 584 11 34 52 11 35 21 M84 12 48 22 67.9 195.0 0.4 12.7 -9 1 1 584 11 35 21 11 36 01 --- 12 49 02 67.9 195.4 0.4 13.0 31 F 1 586 11 35 21 11 36 10 3C274 12 49 11 67.7 191.6 0.3 9.8 0 1 1 586 11 36 01 11 41 09 --- 12 54 11 67.4 194.8 0.4 12.4 299 F 1 596 11 36 01 11 41 14 3C274 12 54 15 67.4 194.8 0.4 12.5 0 1 1 596 11 41 09 12 01 11 --- 13 14 15 66.0 206.6 0.7 22.3 1197 F 1 634 11 41 09 12 01 54 3C279 13 14 58 49.6 187.1 0.3 5.9 4 1 1 634 12 01 24 12 03 53 --- 13 16 58 49.6 187.8 0.3 6.5 120 F 1 639 12 01 42 12 04 36 3C274 13 17 42 65.6 208.5 0.8 23.8 5 1 1 639 12 04 06 12 24 33 --- 13 37 42 63.4 218.5 1.1 31.8 1197 F 1 679 12 04 24 12 25 15 3C279 13 38 24 48.7 195.9 0.7 13.1 7 1 1 679 12 24 45 12 27 15 --- 13 40 24 48.6 196.6 0.7 13.7 120 F 1 684 12 25 03 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 27 Jan 2007 Day 27 --- 12 29 16 J1635+3808 13 42 25 55.2 70.9 -2.9 -82.7 31 1 1 684 12 28 46 12 33 15 =1633+38 13 46 25 56.0 71.0 -2.8 -83.2 239 F 1 692 12 29 04 12 35 14 3C274 13 48 24 61.9 223.3 1.3 35.4 11 1 1 692 12 34 44 12 55 10 --- 14 08 24 58.9 231.0 1.6 41.1 1197 F 1 732 12 35 02 12 55 50 3C279 14 09 04 46.4 206.6 1.2 21.9 9 1 1 732 12 55 10 12 57 50 --- 14 11 04 46.2 207.3 1.2 22.4 120 F 1 737 12 55 10 12 58 29 3C274 14 11 43 58.3 232.2 1.7 41.9 9 1 1 737 12 57 50 13 18 26 --- 14 31 43 54.9 238.6 2.0 46.2 1197 F 1 777 12 57 50 13 19 05 3C279 14 32 22 43.9 214.1 1.6 27.8 11 1 1 777 13 18 26 13 21 04 --- 14 34 22 43.7 214.7 1.6 28.2 120 F 1 782 13 18 26 13 21 44 3C274 14 35 02 54.3 239.5 2.1 46.8 12 1 1 782 13 21 04 13 26 43 --- 14 40 02 53.4 241.0 2.1 47.7 299 F 1 793 13 21 04 13 26 43 M84 14 40 02 52.7 243.1 2.2 49.1 -7 1 1 793 13 26 43 13 27 23 --- 14 40 42 52.6 243.3 2.3 49.2 32 F 1 794 13 26 43 13 27 23 3C274 14 40 42 53.3 241.1 2.2 47.8 -7 1 1 794 13 27 23 13 27 53 --- 14 41 12 53.2 241.3 2.2 47.9 23 F 1 795 13 27 23 13 27 53 M84 14 41 12 52.5 243.4 2.3 49.3 -7 1 1 795 13 27 53 13 28 33 --- 14 41 52 52.4 243.6 2.3 49.4 32 F 1 797 13 27 53 13 28 33 3C274 14 41 52 53.1 241.5 2.2 48.0 -7 1 1 797 13 28 33 13 29 03 --- 14 42 22 53.0 241.6 2.2 48.1 23 F 1 797 13 28 33 13 29 03 M84 14 42 22 52.3 243.7 2.3 49.4 -7 1 1 797 13 29 03 13 29 43 --- 14 43 02 52.2 243.9 2.3 49.5 32 F 1 799 13 29 03 13 29 43 3C274 14 43 02 52.9 241.8 2.2 48.2 -7 1 1 799 13 29 43 13 30 12 --- 14 43 32 52.8 241.9 2.2 48.2 22 F 1 800 13 29 43 13 30 12 M84 14 43 32 52.1 244.0 2.3 49.6 -7 1 1 800 13 30 12 13 30 52 --- 14 44 12 52.0 244.2 2.3 49.7 32 F 1 801 13 30 12 13 31 01 3C274 14 44 21 52.7 242.1 2.2 48.4 1 1 1 801 13 30 52 13 36 00 --- 14 49 21 51.7 243.4 2.3 49.2 299 F 1 811 13 30 52 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 27 Jan 2007 Day 27 --- 13 36 05 3C274 14 49 25 51.7 243.5 2.3 49.2 0 1 1 811 13 36 00 13 56 02 --- 15 09 25 48.0 248.3 2.6 51.8 1197 F 1 850 13 36 00 13 56 45 3C279 15 10 08 39.0 224.8 2.2 35.8 19 1 1 850 13 56 15 13 58 44 --- 15 12 08 38.7 225.3 2.3 36.2 120 F 1 855 13 56 33 13 59 28 3C274 15 12 52 47.3 249.1 2.7 52.2 20 1 1 855 13 58 58 14 19 25 --- 15 32 52 43.4 253.2 3.0 54.1 1197 F 1 894 13 59 16 14 20 09 3C279 15 33 37 35.4 230.6 2.6 39.9 22 1 1 894 14 19 39 14 22 09 --- 15 35 37 35.1 231.0 2.7 40.2 120 F 1 899 14 19 57 14 24 26 J1635+3808 15 37 55 77.8 67.7 -1.0 -103.8 23 1 1 899 14 23 56 14 28 26 =1633+38 15 41 55 78.6 66.7 -0.9 -105.4 239 F 1 908 14 24 14 14 30 41 3C274 15 44 10 41.1 255.4 3.2 54.9 3 1 1 908 14 30 11 14 50 38 --- 16 04 10 37.1 259.0 3.5 56.1 1197 F 1 947 14 30 29 14 51 16 3C279 16 04 49 30.2 237.4 3.1 44.4 18 1 1 947 14 50 38 14 53 16 --- 16 06 49 29.8 237.8 3.2 44.6 120 F 1 952 14 50 38 14 53 53 3C274 16 07 26 36.5 259.5 3.6 56.3 17 1 1 952 14 53 16 15 13 50 --- 16 27 26 32.4 262.8 3.9 57.0 1197 F 1 992 14 53 16 15 14 27 3C279 16 28 03 26.0 242.0 3.5 47.1 17 1 1 992 15 13 50 15 16 26 --- 16 30 03 25.7 242.3 3.6 47.3 120 F 1 997 15 13 50 15 17 03 3C274 16 30 40 31.7 263.3 4.0 57.1 17 1 1 997 15 16 26 15 22 02 --- 16 35 40 30.7 264.0 4.1 57.3 299 F 1 1008 15 16 26 15 22 02 M84 16 35 40 29.8 265.4 4.2 57.6 -8 1 1 1008 15 22 02 15 22 42 --- 16 36 20 29.6 265.5 4.2 57.6 32 F 1 1009 15 22 02 15 22 42 3C274 16 36 20 30.5 264.1 4.1 57.3 -8 1 1 1009 15 22 42 15 23 12 --- 16 36 50 30.4 264.2 4.1 57.3 22 F 1 1010 15 22 42 15 23 12 M84 16 36 50 29.5 265.6 4.2 57.6 -8 1 1 1010 15 23 12 15 23 52 --- 16 37 30 29.4 265.7 4.2 57.7 32 F 1 1012 15 23 12 15 23 52 3C274 16 37 30 30.3 264.3 4.1 57.3 -8 1 1 1012 15 23 52 15 24 22 --- 16 38 00 30.2 264.4 4.1 57.3 22 F 1 1012 15 23 52 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 27 Jan 2007 Day 27 --- 15 24 22 M84 16 38 00 29.3 265.8 4.2 57.7 -8 1 1 1012 15 24 22 15 25 02 --- 16 38 40 29.1 265.9 4.2 57.7 32 F 1 1014 15 24 22 15 25 02 3C274 16 38 40 30.1 264.5 4.1 57.3 -8 1 1 1014 15 25 02 15 25 32 --- 16 39 10 30.0 264.6 4.1 57.3 22 F 1 1015 15 25 02 15 25 32 M84 16 39 10 29.0 265.9 4.2 57.7 -8 1 1 1015 15 25 32 15 26 12 --- 16 39 50 28.9 266.0 4.2 57.7 32 F 1 1016 15 25 32 15 26 20 3C274 16 39 59 29.8 264.7 4.1 57.4 1 1 1 1016 15 26 12 15 31 19 --- 16 44 59 28.8 265.5 4.2 57.5 299 F 1 1026 15 26 12 15 31 24 3C274 16 45 03 28.8 265.5 4.2 57.5 0 1 1 1026 15 31 19 15 51 21 --- 17 05 03 24.6 268.4 4.6 57.7 1197 F 1 1065 15 31 19 15 51 54 3C279 17 05 37 19.0 248.6 4.2 50.6 15 1 1 1065 15 51 21 15 53 54 --- 17 07 37 18.6 248.9 4.2 50.8 120 F 1 1070 15 51 21 15 54 28 3C274 17 08 11 24.0 268.8 4.6 57.7 14 1 1 1070 15 53 54 16 09 25 --- 17 23 11 20.9 271.0 4.9 57.7 898 F 1 1100 15 53 54 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/arana/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) J0854+2006 08 51 57.250618 * 08 54 48.874930 08 55 14.988113 0.21 0851+202 20 17 58.41741 * 20 06 30.64086 20 04 51.88642 0.40 J0854+20 /home/arana/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 26.303359 0.32 * M84 13 09 49.76862 * 12 53 13.13923 12 50 40.72650 0.31 /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.222 scan hours, 6.947 baseline hours above horizon. J1230+1223 12 28 17.569279 * 12 30 49.423381 12 31 11.902851 0.31 1228+126 12 40 01.74901 * 12 23 28.04383 12 20 55.94713 0.20 * 3C274 /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J1230+12 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 7.853 scan hours, 303.152 baseline hours above horizon. J1256-0547 12 53 35.831291 * 12 56 11.166559 12 56 33.833530 0.20 1253-055 -05 31 07.99586 *-05 47 21.52472 -05 49 45.84849 0.30 * 3C279 /home/arana/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J1256-05 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.665 scan hours, 23.336 baseline hours above horizon. * J1635+3808 16 33 30.625096 * 16 35 15.492971 16 35 29.701202 0.26 1633+38 38 14 10.08280 * 38 08 04.50057 38 06 50.41846 0.40 1633+382 /home/arana/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) OJ287 175.7 M84 125.2 3C274 123.7 3C279 111.9 J1635+3808 80.2 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