COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_BR (Code Br ) Experiment: bw088 M87 movie. Walker, Ly, Junor, Hardee Exp. Code: bw088u 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_BR (Code Br ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 21 Jan 2008 Day 21 --- 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 42 24 OJ287 06 43 45 51.4 125.1 -2.2 -35.6 0 1 1 0 06 41 54 06 44 24 --- 06 45 45 51.7 125.7 -2.2 -35.2 120 F 1 5 06 42 12 06 46 27 3C274 06 47 48 11.9 84.7 -5.7 -42.9 38 1 1 5 06 45 57 07 06 24 --- 07 07 48 15.2 88.4 -5.4 -43.1 1197 F 1 44 06 46 15 07 08 30 OJ287 07 09 54 54.8 133.6 -1.8 -30.9 40 1 1 44 07 08 00 07 10 29 --- 07 11 54 55.1 134.3 -1.7 -30.5 120 F 1 49 07 08 18 07 12 35 3C274 07 14 01 16.3 89.5 -5.3 -43.1 42 1 1 49 07 12 05 07 32 32 --- 07 34 01 19.6 93.3 -5.0 -43.0 1197 F 1 89 07 12 23 07 35 59 3C274 07 37 29 20.2 93.9 -4.9 -43.0 200 1 1 89 07 35 29 07 55 56 --- 07 57 29 23.5 97.8 -4.6 -42.6 1197 F 1 128 07 35 47 07 57 55 OJ287 07 59 28 59.8 153.3 -0.9 -18.7 40 1 1 128 07 57 25 07 59 55 --- 08 01 28 59.9 154.1 -0.9 -18.1 120 F 1 133 07 57 43 08 01 52 3C274 08 03 25 24.5 99.0 -4.5 -42.4 40 1 1 133 08 01 22 08 06 51 --- 08 08 25 25.3 100.0 -4.4 -42.3 299 F 1 144 08 01 40 08 06 51 M84 08 08 25 26.6 100.8 -4.3 -42.3 -9 1 1 144 08 06 51 08 07 31 --- 08 09 05 26.7 100.9 -4.3 -42.2 31 F 1 145 08 06 51 08 07 31 3C274 08 09 05 25.4 100.1 -4.4 -42.3 -9 1 1 145 08 07 31 08 08 01 --- 08 09 35 25.5 100.2 -4.4 -42.3 21 F 1 146 08 07 31 08 08 01 M84 08 09 35 26.8 101.0 -4.3 -42.2 -9 1 1 146 08 08 01 08 08 41 --- 08 10 15 26.9 101.1 -4.3 -42.2 31 F 1 147 08 08 01 08 08 41 3C274 08 10 15 25.6 100.3 -4.3 -42.2 -9 1 1 147 08 08 41 08 09 11 --- 08 10 45 25.7 100.4 -4.3 -42.2 21 F 1 148 08 08 41 08 09 11 M84 08 10 45 27.0 101.2 -4.2 -42.2 -9 1 1 148 08 09 11 08 09 50 --- 08 11 25 27.1 101.4 -4.2 -42.2 31 F 1 150 08 09 11 08 09 50 3C274 08 11 25 25.8 100.6 -4.3 -42.2 -9 1 1 150 08 09 50 08 10 20 --- 08 11 55 25.9 100.7 -4.3 -42.2 21 F 1 151 08 09 50 Schedule for VLBA_BR (Code Br ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 21 Jan 2008 Day 21 --- 08 10 20 M84 08 11 55 27.2 101.5 -4.2 -42.1 -9 1 1 151 08 10 20 08 11 00 --- 08 12 35 27.3 101.6 -4.2 -42.1 31 F 1 152 08 10 20 08 11 09 3C274 08 12 44 26.0 100.8 -4.3 -42.1 0 1 1 152 08 11 00 08 16 08 --- 08 17 44 26.8 101.9 -4.2 -42.0 299 F 1 162 08 11 00 08 20 52 3C274 08 22 29 27.6 102.8 -4.1 -41.8 276 1 1 162 08 20 22 08 40 49 --- 08 42 29 30.8 107.0 -3.8 -40.8 1197 F 1 201 08 20 40 08 42 22 OJ287 08 44 02 61.9 174.4 -0.2 -4.0 25 1 1 201 08 41 52 08 44 22 --- 08 46 02 61.9 175.4 -0.2 -3.3 120 F 1 206 08 42 10 08 45 56 3C274 08 47 37 31.6 108.1 -3.7 -40.5 28 1 1 206 08 45 26 09 05 53 --- 09 07 37 34.8 112.6 -3.4 -39.1 1197 F 1 246 08 45 44 09 06 37 3C279 09 08 21 16.6 119.4 -3.8 -35.8 1 1 1 246 09 06 07 09 08 37 --- 09 10 21 16.9 119.8 -3.8 -35.6 120 F 1 251 09 06 25 09 09 21 3C274 09 11 05 35.3 113.4 -3.3 -38.8 1 1 1 251 09 08 51 09 29 18 --- 09 31 05 38.3 118.2 -3.0 -37.0 1197 F 1 290 09 09 09 09 31 03 OJ287 09 32 51 60.9 198.4 0.6 12.9 46 1 1 290 09 30 33 09 33 02 --- 09 34 51 60.8 199.3 0.7 13.6 120 F 1 295 09 30 51 09 34 52 3C274 09 36 40 39.1 119.6 -2.9 -36.4 50 1 1 295 09 34 22 09 54 49 --- 09 56 40 41.9 124.9 -2.6 -34.1 1197 F 1 335 09 34 40 09 55 33 3C279 09 57 25 23.3 130.3 -3.0 -30.8 1 1 1 335 09 55 03 09 57 33 --- 09 59 25 23.5 130.7 -3.0 -30.6 120 F 1 339 09 55 21 09 58 17 3C274 10 00 09 42.4 125.8 -2.5 -33.6 1 1 1 339 09 57 47 10 03 16 --- 10 05 09 43.1 127.2 -2.4 -33.0 299 F 1 350 09 58 05 10 03 16 M84 10 05 09 44.3 128.5 -2.3 -32.4 -8 1 1 350 10 03 16 10 03 56 --- 10 05 49 44.4 128.7 -2.3 -32.3 32 F 1 351 10 03 16 10 03 56 3C274 10 05 49 43.2 127.4 -2.4 -32.9 -8 1 1 351 10 03 56 10 04 26 --- 10 06 19 43.2 127.6 -2.4 -32.8 22 F 1 352 10 03 56 10 04 26 M84 10 06 19 44.4 128.8 -2.3 -32.2 -8 1 1 352 10 04 26 10 05 06 --- 10 06 59 44.5 129.0 -2.3 -32.1 32 F 1 354 10 04 26 Schedule for VLBA_BR (Code Br ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 21 Jan 2008 Day 21 --- 10 05 06 3C274 10 06 59 43.3 127.8 -2.4 -32.7 -8 1 1 354 10 05 06 10 05 36 --- 10 07 29 43.4 127.9 -2.4 -32.6 22 F 1 354 10 05 06 10 05 36 M84 10 07 29 44.6 129.2 -2.3 -32.0 -8 1 1 354 10 05 36 10 06 16 --- 10 08 09 44.7 129.4 -2.3 -32.0 32 F 1 356 10 05 36 10 06 16 3C274 10 08 09 43.5 128.1 -2.4 -32.5 -8 1 1 356 10 06 16 10 06 46 --- 10 08 39 43.6 128.2 -2.4 -32.5 22 F 1 357 10 06 16 10 06 46 M84 10 08 39 44.7 129.5 -2.3 -31.9 -8 1 1 357 10 06 46 10 07 25 --- 10 09 19 44.8 129.7 -2.3 -31.8 32 F 1 358 10 06 46 10 07 34 3C274 10 09 28 43.7 128.5 -2.4 -32.3 1 1 1 358 10 07 25 10 12 34 --- 10 14 28 44.3 129.9 -2.3 -31.6 299 F 1 368 10 07 25 10 14 33 BLANKSKY 10 16 28 44.7 130.4 -2.2 -31.4 113 1 1 368 10 14 03 10 16 33 --- 10 18 28 45.0 130.9 -2.2 -31.1 120 F 1 373 10 14 21 10 18 24 OJ287 10 20 20 57.1 218.8 1.4 26.5 47 1 1 373 10 17 54 10 20 24 --- 10 22 20 56.9 219.6 1.5 26.9 120 F 1 378 10 18 12 10 22 13 3C274 10 24 10 45.5 132.8 -2.1 -30.1 46 1 1 378 10 21 43 10 42 10 --- 10 44 10 47.8 139.0 -1.8 -26.6 1197 F 1 417 10 22 01 10 42 54 3C279 10 44 54 28.8 141.9 -2.2 -24.5 0 1 1 417 10 42 24 10 44 54 --- 10 46 54 29.0 142.4 -2.2 -24.2 120 F 1 422 10 42 42 10 45 38 3C274 10 47 39 48.2 140.2 -1.7 -25.9 0 1 1 422 10 45 08 11 05 35 --- 11 07 39 50.2 147.0 -1.4 -21.8 1197 F 1 462 10 45 26 11 07 26 OJ287 11 09 30 51.1 235.7 2.2 36.0 46 1 1 462 11 06 56 11 09 26 --- 11 11 30 50.8 236.3 2.3 36.3 120 F 1 466 11 07 14 11 11 16 3C274 11 13 20 50.7 149.0 -1.3 -20.6 45 1 1 466 11 10 46 11 31 12 --- 11 33 20 52.2 156.5 -1.0 -15.8 1197 F 1 506 11 11 04 11 31 57 3C279 11 34 05 33.1 155.3 -1.4 -16.3 0 1 1 506 11 31 27 11 33 56 --- 11 36 05 33.2 155.8 -1.3 -15.9 120 F 1 511 11 31 45 11 34 41 3C274 11 36 49 52.5 157.8 -0.9 -14.9 0 1 1 511 11 34 11 11 54 38 --- 11 56 49 53.5 165.8 -0.6 -9.7 1197 F 1 550 11 34 29 Schedule for VLBA_BR (Code Br ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 21 Jan 2008 Day 21 --- 11 56 43 OJ287 11 58 55 43.8 249.1 3.1 41.6 64 1 1 550 11 56 13 11 58 43 --- 12 00 55 43.5 249.6 3.1 41.8 120 F 1 555 11 56 31 12 00 49 3C274 12 03 02 53.7 168.3 -0.5 -8.0 66 1 1 555 12 00 19 12 05 48 --- 12 08 02 53.9 170.3 -0.4 -6.6 299 F 1 566 12 00 37 12 05 48 M84 12 08 02 54.5 172.7 -0.3 -5.0 -8 1 1 566 12 05 48 12 06 28 --- 12 08 42 54.5 172.9 -0.3 -4.8 32 F 1 567 12 05 48 12 06 28 3C274 12 08 42 53.9 170.6 -0.4 -6.4 -8 1 1 567 12 06 28 12 06 58 --- 12 09 12 53.9 170.8 -0.4 -6.3 22 F 1 568 12 06 28 12 06 58 M84 12 09 12 54.5 173.1 -0.3 -4.7 -8 1 1 568 12 06 58 12 07 38 --- 12 09 52 54.6 173.4 -0.3 -4.5 32 F 1 569 12 06 58 12 07 38 3C274 12 09 52 53.9 171.1 -0.4 -6.1 -8 1 1 569 12 07 38 12 08 08 --- 12 10 22 53.9 171.3 -0.3 -5.9 22 F 1 570 12 07 38 12 08 08 M84 12 10 22 54.6 173.6 -0.3 -4.4 -8 1 1 570 12 08 08 12 08 48 --- 12 11 02 54.6 173.9 -0.2 -4.2 32 F 1 572 12 08 08 12 08 48 3C274 12 11 02 54.0 171.6 -0.3 -5.7 -8 1 1 572 12 08 48 12 09 18 --- 12 11 32 54.0 171.8 -0.3 -5.6 22 F 1 573 12 08 48 12 09 18 M84 12 11 32 54.6 174.1 -0.2 -4.0 -8 1 1 573 12 09 18 12 09 58 --- 12 12 12 54.6 174.4 -0.2 -3.8 32 F 1 574 12 09 18 12 10 07 3C274 12 12 21 54.0 172.1 -0.3 -5.4 1 1 1 574 12 09 58 12 15 06 --- 12 17 21 54.1 174.2 -0.2 -4.0 299 F 1 584 12 09 58 12 15 49 3C279 12 18 04 35.4 168.2 -0.6 -7.9 0 1 1 584 12 15 19 12 17 49 --- 12 20 04 35.4 168.8 -0.6 -7.5 120 F 1 589 12 15 37 12 18 33 3C274 12 20 48 54.1 175.6 -0.2 -3.0 0 1 1 589 12 18 03 12 38 29 --- 12 40 48 54.2 184.0 0.2 2.7 1197 F 1 628 12 18 21 12 40 33 OJ287 12 42 52 36.7 259.0 3.8 44.2 68 1 1 628 12 40 03 12 44 32 --- 12 46 52 36.1 259.8 3.9 44.4 239 F 1 637 12 40 21 12 46 35 3C274 12 48 55 54.0 187.4 0.3 5.0 69 1 1 637 12 46 05 13 06 32 --- 13 08 55 53.4 195.5 0.6 10.5 1197 F 1 676 12 46 23 Schedule for VLBA_BR (Code Br ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 21 Jan 2008 Day 21 --- 13 07 13 3C279 13 09 36 36.0 184.0 0.2 2.7 0 1 1 676 13 06 43 13 09 12 --- 13 11 36 35.9 184.6 0.2 3.1 120 F 1 681 13 07 01 13 09 53 3C274 13 12 17 53.2 196.9 0.7 11.4 0 1 1 681 13 09 23 13 29 50 --- 13 32 17 52.0 204.7 1.0 16.6 1197 F 1 721 13 09 41 13 30 29 3C279 13 32 56 35.4 191.1 0.6 7.4 0 1 1 721 13 29 50 13 32 28 --- 13 34 56 35.4 191.7 0.6 7.8 120 F 1 726 13 29 50 13 33 07 3C274 13 35 35 51.8 205.9 1.1 17.4 0 1 1 726 13 32 28 13 53 04 --- 13 55 35 50.1 213.2 1.4 22.0 1197 F 1 766 13 32 28 13 53 44 3C279 13 56 15 34.5 198.1 1.0 12.0 2 1 1 766 13 53 04 13 55 43 --- 13 58 15 34.4 198.7 1.0 12.4 120 F 1 771 13 53 04 13 56 24 BLANKSKY 13 58 56 50.0 214.5 1.5 22.8 4 1 1 771 13 55 54 13 58 24 --- 14 00 56 49.8 215.2 1.5 23.2 120 F 1 776 13 56 12 13 58 30 3C274 14 01 02 49.6 215.1 1.5 23.2 0 1 1 776 13 58 24 14 03 29 --- 14 06 02 49.1 216.9 1.6 24.2 299 F 1 786 13 58 24 14 03 29 M84 14 06 02 49.0 219.1 1.7 25.6 -7 1 1 786 14 03 29 14 04 09 --- 14 06 42 48.9 219.4 1.7 25.7 32 F 1 787 14 03 29 14 04 09 3C274 14 06 42 49.1 217.1 1.6 24.3 -7 1 1 787 14 04 09 14 04 39 --- 14 07 12 49.0 217.3 1.6 24.4 22 F 1 788 14 04 09 14 04 39 M84 14 07 12 48.9 219.5 1.7 25.8 -7 1 1 788 14 04 39 14 05 19 --- 14 07 52 48.8 219.7 1.7 26.0 32 F 1 789 14 04 39 14 05 19 3C274 14 07 52 48.9 217.5 1.6 24.6 -7 1 1 789 14 05 19 14 05 48 --- 14 08 22 48.9 217.7 1.6 24.7 22 F 1 790 14 05 19 14 05 48 M84 14 08 22 48.7 219.9 1.7 26.1 -7 1 1 790 14 05 48 14 06 28 --- 14 09 02 48.7 220.1 1.7 26.2 32 F 1 791 14 05 48 14 06 28 3C274 14 09 02 48.8 217.9 1.6 24.8 -7 1 1 791 14 06 28 14 06 58 --- 14 09 32 48.8 218.1 1.6 24.9 22 F 1 792 14 06 28 14 06 58 M84 14 09 32 48.6 220.3 1.7 26.3 -7 1 1 792 14 06 58 14 07 38 --- 14 10 12 48.5 220.5 1.7 26.4 32 F 1 794 14 06 58 Schedule for VLBA_BR (Code Br ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 21 Jan 2008 Day 21 --- 14 07 47 3C274 14 10 20 48.7 218.3 1.7 25.1 1 1 1 794 14 07 38 14 12 46 --- 14 15 20 48.2 220.0 1.7 26.0 299 F 1 804 14 07 38 14 14 46 3C274 14 17 20 48.0 220.6 1.8 26.4 114 1 1 804 14 14 16 14 34 43 --- 14 37 20 45.6 226.9 2.1 29.9 1197 F 1 843 14 14 34 14 35 27 3C279 14 38 05 31.6 210.0 1.7 19.6 10 1 1 843 14 34 57 14 37 26 --- 14 40 05 31.4 210.6 1.7 20.0 120 F 1 848 14 35 15 14 38 11 3C274 14 40 49 45.2 228.0 2.2 30.5 11 1 1 848 14 37 41 14 58 08 --- 15 00 49 42.6 233.7 2.5 33.4 1197 F 1 888 14 37 59 14 58 51 3C279 15 01 32 29.5 216.3 2.1 23.4 11 1 1 888 14 58 21 15 00 50 --- 15 03 32 29.3 216.9 2.1 23.7 120 F 1 892 14 58 39 15 01 32 3C274 15 04 15 42.2 234.7 2.5 33.9 10 1 1 892 15 01 02 15 21 29 --- 15 24 15 39.4 240.0 2.9 36.3 1197 F 1 932 15 01 20 15 22 06 3C279 15 24 51 27.0 222.3 2.5 26.8 6 1 1 932 15 21 29 15 24 05 --- 15 26 51 26.8 222.8 2.5 27.1 120 F 1 937 15 21 29 15 24 41 3C274 15 27 27 38.9 240.8 2.9 36.6 5 1 1 937 15 24 05 15 44 38 --- 15 47 27 35.9 245.6 3.3 38.5 1197 F 1 977 15 24 05 15 45 14 3C279 15 48 04 24.3 227.9 2.9 29.9 7 1 1 977 15 44 38 15 47 14 --- 15 50 04 24.0 228.4 2.9 30.1 120 F 1 982 15 44 38 15 47 51 3C274 15 50 41 35.4 246.4 3.3 38.8 8 1 1 982 15 47 14 15 52 50 --- 15 55 41 34.6 247.6 3.4 39.2 299 F 1 993 15 47 14 15 52 50 M84 15 55 41 34.1 249.3 3.5 39.8 -7 1 1 993 15 52 50 15 53 30 --- 15 56 21 34.0 249.4 3.5 39.9 33 F 1 994 15 52 50 15 53 30 3C274 15 56 21 34.5 247.7 3.4 39.2 -7 1 1 994 15 53 30 15 54 00 --- 15 56 51 34.5 247.8 3.4 39.2 23 F 1 995 15 53 30 15 54 00 M84 15 56 51 34.0 249.5 3.5 39.9 -7 1 1 995 15 54 00 15 54 40 --- 15 57 31 33.9 249.7 3.5 39.9 33 F 1 996 15 54 00 15 54 40 3C274 15 57 31 34.4 248.0 3.4 39.3 -7 1 1 996 15 54 40 15 55 10 --- 15 58 01 34.3 248.1 3.4 39.3 23 F 1 997 15 54 40 Schedule for VLBA_BR (Code Br ) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 21 Jan 2008 Day 21 --- 15 55 10 M84 15 58 01 33.8 249.8 3.5 40.0 -7 1 1 997 15 55 10 15 55 49 --- 15 58 41 33.7 249.9 3.6 40.0 33 F 1 998 15 55 10 15 55 49 3C274 15 58 41 34.2 248.2 3.5 39.4 -7 1 1 998 15 55 49 15 56 19 --- 15 59 11 34.1 248.4 3.5 39.4 23 F 1 999 15 55 49 15 56 19 M84 15 59 11 33.6 250.0 3.6 40.0 -7 1 1 999 15 56 19 15 56 59 --- 15 59 51 33.5 250.2 3.6 40.1 33 F 1 1001 15 56 19 15 57 08 3C274 15 59 59 34.0 248.5 3.5 39.5 1 1 1 1001 15 56 59 16 02 07 --- 16 04 59 33.2 249.7 3.6 39.8 299 F 1 1011 15 56 59 16 02 11 3C274 16 05 03 33.2 249.7 3.6 39.8 0 1 1 1011 16 02 07 16 22 08 --- 16 25 03 30.0 254.0 3.9 41.1 1197 F 1 1049 16 02 07 16 22 41 3C279 16 25 37 19.3 236.5 3.5 34.0 6 1 1 1049 16 22 08 16 24 41 --- 16 27 37 19.0 236.9 3.5 34.2 120 F 1 1054 16 22 08 16 25 14 3C274 16 28 10 29.5 254.7 3.9 41.2 6 1 1 1054 16 24 41 16 40 11 --- 16 43 10 27.1 257.8 4.2 41.9 898 F 1 1084 16 24 41 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 /users/cwalker/sched/catalogs/freq.dat Setup group: 9 Station: VLBA_BR 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: 9 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 15.066458 0.00 12 50 01.74793 * 12 33 28.04383 12 30 34.91060 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Blank sky 10 arcmin from M87 0.066 scan hours, 2.992 baseline hours above horizon. J0854+2006 08 51 57.250618 * 08 54 48.874930 08 55 18.687875 0.21 0851+202 20 17 58.41741 * 20 06 30.64086 20 04 35.81993 0.40 J0854+20 /users/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba * OJ287 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.332 scan hours, 13.230 baseline hours above horizon. J1225+1253 12 22 31.582015 * 12 25 03.743331 12 25 29.476911 0.32 * M84 13 09 49.76862 * 12 53 13.13923 12 50 19.62233 0.31 /users/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.222 scan hours, 6.951 baseline hours above horizon. J1230+1223 12 28 17.569279 * 12 30 49.423381 12 31 15.069180 0.31 1228+126 12 40 01.74901 * 12 23 28.04383 12 20 34.96230 0.20 * 3C274 /users/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J1230+12 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 7.853 scan hours, 300.164 baseline hours above horizon. J1256-0547 12 53 35.831291 * 12 56 11.166559 12 56 37.101400 0.20 1253-055 -05 31 07.99586 *-05 47 21.52472 -05 50 05.92537 0.30 * 3C279 /users/cwalker/sched/catalogs/sources.vlba J1256-05 VLBA Calib Survey - GSFC sols. - created L.Petrov 2005f_astro 0.499 scan hours, 17.186 baseline hours above horizon. The solar corona can cause unstable phases for sources too close to the Sun. SCHED provides warnings at individual scans for distances less than 10 degrees. The distance from the Sun to each source in this schedule is: Source Sun distance (deg) BLANKSKY 117.7 OJ287 169.8 M84 119.1 3C274 117.6 3C279 105.5 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