COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_KP (Code Kp ) 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_KP (Code Kp ) 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 07 16 02 64.8 112.1 -1.7 -56.8 0 1 1 0 06 41 54 06 44 24 --- 07 18 02 65.2 112.7 -1.6 -56.5 120 F 1 5 06 42 12 06 46 27 3C274 07 20 05 16.8 85.7 -5.2 -60.0 21 1 1 5 06 45 57 07 06 24 --- 07 40 05 21.0 88.3 -4.9 -60.2 1197 F 1 44 06 46 15 07 08 30 OJ287 07 42 11 69.8 121.5 -1.2 -50.4 22 1 1 44 07 08 00 07 10 29 --- 07 44 11 70.1 122.4 -1.2 -49.7 120 F 1 49 07 08 18 07 12 35 3C274 07 46 18 22.3 89.1 -4.7 -60.3 24 1 1 49 07 12 05 07 32 32 --- 08 06 18 26.6 91.7 -4.4 -60.2 1197 F 1 89 07 12 23 07 33 16 3C279 08 07 01 11.6 104.5 -4.8 -55.7 8 1 1 89 07 32 46 07 35 15 --- 08 09 01 12.0 104.8 -4.8 -55.5 120 F 1 94 07 33 04 07 35 59 3C274 08 09 46 27.3 92.2 -4.4 -60.2 8 1 1 94 07 35 29 07 55 56 --- 08 29 46 31.5 95.0 -4.0 -59.9 1197 F 1 133 07 35 47 07 57 55 OJ287 08 31 45 77.0 154.6 -0.4 -22.8 22 1 1 133 07 57 25 07 59 55 --- 08 33 45 77.2 156.6 -0.4 -21.0 120 F 1 138 07 57 43 08 01 52 3C274 08 35 42 32.8 95.9 -3.9 -59.8 22 1 1 138 08 01 22 08 06 51 --- 08 40 42 33.8 96.6 -3.8 -59.6 299 F 1 149 08 01 40 08 06 51 M84 08 40 42 35.3 96.9 -3.7 -59.8 -9 1 1 149 08 06 51 08 07 31 --- 08 41 22 35.4 97.0 -3.7 -59.7 31 F 1 150 08 06 51 08 07 31 3C274 08 41 22 34.0 96.7 -3.8 -59.6 -9 1 1 150 08 07 31 08 08 01 --- 08 41 52 34.1 96.8 -3.8 -59.6 21 F 1 151 08 07 31 08 08 01 M84 08 41 52 35.5 97.1 -3.7 -59.7 -9 1 1 151 08 08 01 08 08 41 --- 08 42 32 35.7 97.2 -3.7 -59.7 31 F 1 152 08 08 01 08 08 41 3C274 08 42 32 34.2 96.9 -3.8 -59.6 -9 1 1 152 08 08 41 08 09 11 --- 08 43 02 34.3 96.9 -3.8 -59.6 21 F 1 153 08 08 41 08 09 11 M84 08 43 02 35.8 97.3 -3.7 -59.7 -9 1 1 153 08 09 11 08 09 50 --- 08 43 42 35.9 97.4 -3.7 -59.7 31 F 1 154 08 09 11 Schedule for VLBA_KP (Code Kp ) 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 09 50 3C274 08 43 42 34.5 97.0 -3.8 -59.5 -9 1 1 154 08 09 50 08 10 20 --- 08 44 12 34.6 97.1 -3.8 -59.5 21 F 1 155 08 09 50 08 10 20 M84 08 44 12 36.0 97.5 -3.7 -59.6 -9 1 1 155 08 10 20 08 11 00 --- 08 44 52 36.2 97.6 -3.7 -59.6 31 F 1 157 08 10 20 08 11 09 3C274 08 45 01 34.7 97.2 -3.8 -59.5 0 1 1 157 08 11 00 08 16 08 --- 08 50 01 35.8 98.0 -3.7 -59.3 299 F 1 167 08 11 00 08 18 08 3C279 08 52 01 20.7 111.3 -4.1 -52.6 83 1 1 167 08 17 38 08 20 08 --- 08 54 01 21.1 111.7 -4.0 -52.4 120 F 1 171 08 17 56 08 20 52 3C274 08 54 46 36.8 98.7 -3.6 -59.1 7 1 1 171 08 20 22 08 40 49 --- 09 14 46 41.0 102.0 -3.3 -58.2 1197 F 1 211 08 20 40 08 42 22 OJ287 09 16 19 77.2 202.9 0.4 20.6 15 1 1 211 08 41 52 08 44 22 --- 09 18 19 77.1 204.8 0.4 22.3 120 F 1 216 08 42 10 08 45 56 3C274 09 19 54 42.0 102.9 -3.2 -57.8 19 1 1 216 08 45 26 09 05 53 --- 09 39 54 46.1 106.6 -2.9 -56.3 1197 F 1 255 08 45 44 09 06 37 3C279 09 40 38 30.0 119.9 -3.3 -47.7 6 1 1 255 09 06 07 09 08 37 --- 09 42 38 30.4 120.3 -3.2 -47.4 120 F 1 260 09 06 25 09 09 21 3C274 09 43 22 46.8 107.3 -2.8 -56.0 5 1 1 260 09 08 51 09 29 18 --- 10 03 22 50.8 111.5 -2.5 -53.9 1197 F 1 300 09 09 09 09 31 03 OJ287 10 05 08 70.4 237.0 1.2 49.3 15 1 1 300 09 30 33 09 33 02 --- 10 07 08 70.0 237.9 1.2 49.9 120 F 1 305 09 30 51 09 34 52 3C274 10 08 57 51.9 112.8 -2.4 -53.2 20 1 1 305 09 34 22 09 54 49 --- 10 28 57 55.8 118.0 -2.0 -50.1 1197 F 1 344 09 34 40 09 55 33 3C279 10 29 42 38.5 130.5 -2.4 -40.4 4 1 1 344 09 55 03 09 57 33 --- 10 31 42 38.8 131.0 -2.4 -40.1 120 F 1 349 09 55 21 09 58 17 3C274 10 32 26 56.4 118.9 -2.0 -49.5 3 1 1 349 09 57 47 10 03 16 --- 10 37 26 57.3 120.4 -1.9 -48.5 299 F 1 360 09 58 05 10 03 16 M84 10 37 26 58.7 121.5 -1.8 -47.9 -9 1 1 360 10 03 16 10 03 56 --- 10 38 06 58.8 121.7 -1.8 -47.8 31 F 1 361 10 03 16 Schedule for VLBA_KP (Code Kp ) 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 03 56 3C274 10 38 06 57.5 120.6 -1.9 -48.4 -9 1 1 361 10 03 56 10 04 26 --- 10 38 36 57.6 120.8 -1.9 -48.3 21 F 1 362 10 03 56 10 04 26 M84 10 38 36 58.9 121.9 -1.8 -47.7 -9 1 1 362 10 04 26 10 05 06 --- 10 39 16 59.0 122.1 -1.8 -47.5 31 F 1 363 10 04 26 10 05 06 3C274 10 39 16 57.7 121.0 -1.9 -48.1 -9 1 1 363 10 05 06 10 05 36 --- 10 39 46 57.8 121.1 -1.9 -48.0 21 F 1 364 10 05 06 10 05 36 M84 10 39 46 59.1 122.2 -1.8 -47.4 -9 1 1 364 10 05 36 10 06 16 --- 10 40 26 59.3 122.4 -1.8 -47.3 31 F 1 365 10 05 36 10 06 16 3C274 10 40 26 57.9 121.3 -1.8 -47.9 -9 1 1 365 10 06 16 10 06 46 --- 10 40 56 58.0 121.5 -1.8 -47.8 21 F 1 366 10 06 16 10 06 46 M84 10 40 56 59.3 122.6 -1.7 -47.1 -9 1 1 366 10 06 46 10 07 25 --- 10 41 36 59.5 122.8 -1.7 -47.0 31 F 1 368 10 06 46 10 07 34 3C274 10 41 45 58.1 121.7 -1.8 -47.6 0 1 1 368 10 07 25 10 12 34 --- 10 46 45 59.0 123.3 -1.7 -46.5 299 F 1 378 10 07 25 10 14 33 BLANKSKY 10 48 45 59.5 123.8 -1.7 -46.3 113 1 1 378 10 14 03 10 16 33 --- 10 50 45 59.8 124.4 -1.7 -45.8 120 F 1 382 10 14 21 10 18 24 OJ287 10 52 37 61.2 252.8 2.0 59.7 20 1 1 382 10 17 54 10 20 24 --- 10 54 37 60.8 253.3 2.0 59.9 120 F 1 387 10 18 12 10 22 13 3C274 10 56 27 60.7 126.6 -1.6 -44.2 19 1 1 387 10 21 43 10 42 10 --- 11 16 27 63.9 134.6 -1.2 -38.2 1197 F 1 427 10 22 01 10 42 54 3C279 11 17 11 45.4 143.4 -1.7 -30.5 1 1 1 427 10 42 24 10 44 54 --- 11 19 11 45.7 144.1 -1.6 -30.0 120 F 1 432 10 42 42 10 45 38 3C274 11 19 56 64.4 136.1 -1.2 -37.0 1 1 1 432 10 45 08 11 05 35 --- 11 39 56 67.1 146.1 -0.9 -29.0 1197 F 1 471 10 45 26 11 07 26 OJ287 11 41 47 51.0 262.7 2.8 63.6 28 1 1 471 11 06 56 11 09 26 --- 11 43 47 50.6 263.0 2.8 63.7 120 F 1 476 11 07 14 11 11 16 3C274 11 45 37 67.8 149.3 -0.8 -26.3 28 1 1 476 11 10 46 11 31 12 --- 12 05 37 69.5 161.8 -0.4 -15.7 1197 F 1 516 11 11 04 Schedule for VLBA_KP (Code Kp ) 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 31 57 3C279 12 06 22 50.4 160.2 -0.8 -16.8 0 1 1 516 11 31 27 11 33 56 --- 12 08 22 50.5 160.9 -0.8 -16.2 120 F 1 520 11 31 45 11 34 41 3C274 12 09 06 69.7 164.2 -0.4 -13.7 0 1 1 520 11 34 11 11 54 38 --- 12 29 06 70.4 178.4 0.0 -1.4 1197 F 1 560 11 34 29 11 56 43 OJ287 12 31 12 40.6 269.9 3.6 64.6 59 1 1 560 11 56 13 11 58 43 --- 12 33 12 40.1 270.2 3.6 64.6 120 F 1 565 11 56 31 12 00 49 3C274 12 35 19 70.4 183.0 0.1 2.6 60 1 1 565 12 00 19 12 05 48 --- 12 40 19 70.3 186.6 0.2 5.7 299 F 1 575 12 00 37 12 05 48 M84 12 40 19 70.6 190.9 0.2 9.5 -9 1 1 575 12 05 48 12 06 28 --- 12 40 59 70.6 191.4 0.3 9.9 31 F 1 577 12 05 48 12 06 28 3C274 12 40 59 70.3 187.0 0.2 6.1 -9 1 1 577 12 06 28 12 06 58 --- 12 41 29 70.2 187.4 0.2 6.4 21 F 1 578 12 06 28 12 06 58 M84 12 41 29 70.5 191.8 0.3 10.2 -9 1 1 578 12 06 58 12 07 38 --- 12 42 09 70.5 192.2 0.3 10.6 31 F 1 579 12 06 58 12 07 38 3C274 12 42 09 70.2 187.9 0.2 6.8 -9 1 1 579 12 07 38 12 08 08 --- 12 42 39 70.2 188.2 0.2 7.2 21 F 1 580 12 07 38 12 08 08 M84 12 42 39 70.5 192.6 0.3 10.9 -9 1 1 580 12 08 08 12 08 48 --- 12 43 19 70.4 193.1 0.3 11.4 31 F 1 581 12 08 08 12 08 48 3C274 12 43 19 70.2 188.7 0.2 7.6 -9 1 1 581 12 08 48 12 09 18 --- 12 43 49 70.2 189.1 0.2 7.9 21 F 1 582 12 08 48 12 09 18 M84 12 43 49 70.4 193.4 0.3 11.7 -9 1 1 582 12 09 18 12 09 58 --- 12 44 29 70.4 193.9 0.3 12.1 31 F 1 584 12 09 18 12 10 07 3C274 12 44 38 70.1 189.7 0.2 8.4 0 1 1 584 12 09 58 12 15 06 --- 12 49 38 69.9 193.2 0.3 11.4 299 F 1 593 12 09 58 12 15 49 3C279 12 50 21 52.2 177.5 -0.1 -2.2 2 1 1 593 12 15 19 12 17 49 --- 12 52 21 52.2 178.3 -0.1 -1.5 120 F 1 598 12 15 37 12 18 33 3C274 12 53 05 69.8 195.6 0.4 13.5 2 1 1 598 12 18 03 12 38 29 --- 13 13 05 68.2 208.5 0.7 24.5 1197 F 1 638 12 18 21 Schedule for VLBA_KP (Code Kp ) 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 --- 12 40 33 OJ287 13 15 09 31.3 275.4 4.3 64.1 44 1 1 638 12 40 03 12 44 32 --- 13 19 09 30.4 275.9 4.4 64.0 239 F 1 647 12 40 21 12 46 35 3C274 13 21 12 67.3 213.1 0.8 28.4 43 1 1 647 12 46 05 13 06 32 --- 13 41 12 64.6 223.3 1.2 36.5 1197 F 1 686 12 46 23 13 07 13 3C279 13 41 53 50.7 198.0 0.8 15.2 7 1 1 686 13 06 43 13 09 12 --- 13 43 53 50.6 198.7 0.8 15.9 120 F 1 691 13 07 01 13 09 53 3C274 13 44 34 64.1 224.8 1.2 37.7 7 1 1 691 13 09 23 13 29 50 --- 14 04 34 61.0 232.8 1.6 43.8 1197 F 1 731 13 09 41 13 30 29 3C279 14 05 13 48.8 206.5 1.1 22.3 9 1 1 731 13 29 50 13 32 28 --- 14 07 13 48.6 207.2 1.2 22.9 120 F 1 736 13 29 50 13 33 07 3C274 14 07 52 60.4 234.0 1.6 44.6 9 1 1 736 13 32 28 13 53 04 --- 14 27 52 56.8 240.4 1.9 49.1 1197 F 1 775 13 32 28 13 53 44 3C279 14 28 32 46.3 214.2 1.5 28.7 13 1 1 775 13 53 04 13 55 43 --- 14 30 32 46.1 214.9 1.6 29.2 120 F 1 781 13 53 04 13 56 24 BLANKSKY 14 31 13 56.3 241.6 2.0 49.9 14 1 1 781 13 55 54 13 58 24 --- 14 33 13 55.9 242.2 2.0 50.2 120 F 1 785 13 56 12 13 58 30 3C274 14 33 19 55.8 242.0 2.0 50.1 0 1 1 785 13 58 24 14 03 29 --- 14 38 19 54.9 243.3 2.1 50.9 299 F 1 795 13 58 24 14 03 29 M84 14 38 19 54.1 245.5 2.2 52.4 -8 1 1 795 14 03 29 14 04 09 --- 14 38 59 53.9 245.7 2.2 52.5 32 F 1 797 14 03 29 14 04 09 3C274 14 38 59 54.7 243.5 2.1 51.0 -8 1 1 797 14 04 09 14 04 39 --- 14 39 29 54.6 243.6 2.1 51.1 22 F 1 798 14 04 09 14 04 39 M84 14 39 29 53.8 245.8 2.2 52.5 -8 1 1 798 14 04 39 14 05 19 --- 14 40 09 53.7 246.0 2.2 52.6 32 F 1 799 14 04 39 14 05 19 3C274 14 40 09 54.5 243.8 2.1 51.2 -8 1 1 799 14 05 19 14 05 48 --- 14 40 39 54.4 244.0 2.2 51.3 22 F 1 800 14 05 19 14 05 48 M84 14 40 39 53.6 246.1 2.3 52.7 -8 1 1 800 14 05 48 14 06 28 --- 14 41 19 53.5 246.3 2.3 52.8 32 F 1 801 14 05 48 Schedule for VLBA_KP (Code Kp ) 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 06 28 3C274 14 41 19 54.3 244.1 2.2 51.4 -8 1 1 801 14 06 28 14 06 58 --- 14 41 49 54.2 244.3 2.2 51.5 22 F 1 802 14 06 28 14 06 58 M84 14 41 49 53.4 246.4 2.3 52.9 -8 1 1 802 14 06 58 14 07 38 --- 14 42 29 53.3 246.5 2.3 53.0 32 F 1 803 14 06 58 14 07 47 3C274 14 42 37 54.0 244.5 2.2 51.6 1 1 1 803 14 07 38 14 12 46 --- 14 47 37 53.1 245.7 2.3 52.4 299 F 1 813 14 07 38 14 14 46 3C274 14 49 37 52.7 246.2 2.3 52.6 113 1 1 813 14 14 16 14 34 43 --- 15 09 37 48.7 250.8 2.6 55.1 1197 F 1 853 14 14 34 14 35 27 3C279 15 10 22 40.6 226.2 2.2 38.0 22 1 1 853 14 34 57 14 37 26 --- 15 12 22 40.3 226.7 2.3 38.4 120 F 1 858 14 35 15 14 38 11 3C274 15 13 06 48.1 251.5 2.7 55.5 22 1 1 858 14 37 41 14 58 08 --- 15 33 06 44.0 255.4 3.0 57.2 1197 F 1 897 14 37 59 14 58 51 3C279 15 33 49 36.8 231.9 2.6 42.2 21 1 1 897 14 58 21 15 00 50 --- 15 35 49 36.5 232.4 2.7 42.5 120 F 1 902 14 58 39 15 01 32 3C274 15 36 32 43.3 256.0 3.1 57.4 20 1 1 902 15 01 02 15 21 29 --- 15 56 32 39.1 259.5 3.4 58.6 1197 F 1 942 15 01 20 15 22 06 3C279 15 57 08 32.8 237.0 3.0 45.7 16 1 1 942 15 21 29 15 24 05 --- 15 59 08 32.4 237.4 3.0 45.9 120 F 1 947 15 21 29 15 24 41 3C274 15 59 44 38.5 260.0 3.5 58.8 15 1 1 947 15 24 05 15 44 38 --- 16 19 44 34.3 263.1 3.8 59.6 1197 F 1 986 15 24 05 15 45 14 3C279 16 20 21 28.6 241.6 3.4 48.6 16 1 1 986 15 44 38 15 47 14 --- 16 22 21 28.2 241.9 3.4 48.8 120 F 1 991 15 44 38 15 47 51 3C274 16 22 58 33.6 263.6 3.9 59.7 16 1 1 991 15 47 14 15 52 50 --- 16 27 58 32.5 264.3 3.9 59.8 299 F 1 1002 15 47 14 15 52 50 M84 16 27 58 31.6 265.6 4.0 60.2 -8 1 1 1002 15 52 50 15 53 30 --- 16 28 38 31.4 265.7 4.1 60.2 32 F 1 1004 15 52 50 15 53 30 3C274 16 28 38 32.4 264.4 4.0 59.8 -8 1 1 1004 15 53 30 15 54 00 --- 16 29 08 32.3 264.5 4.0 59.8 22 F 1 1005 15 53 30 Schedule for VLBA_KP (Code Kp ) 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 54 00 M84 16 29 08 31.3 265.8 4.1 60.2 -8 1 1 1005 15 54 00 15 54 40 --- 16 29 48 31.2 265.9 4.1 60.2 32 F 1 1006 15 54 00 15 54 40 3C274 16 29 48 32.1 264.6 4.0 59.8 -8 1 1 1006 15 54 40 15 55 10 --- 16 30 18 32.0 264.7 4.0 59.9 22 F 1 1007 15 54 40 15 55 10 M84 16 30 18 31.1 266.0 4.1 60.2 -8 1 1 1007 15 55 10 15 55 49 --- 16 30 58 30.9 266.1 4.1 60.2 32 F 1 1008 15 55 10 15 55 49 3C274 16 30 58 31.9 264.7 4.0 59.9 -8 1 1 1008 15 55 49 15 56 19 --- 16 31 28 31.8 264.8 4.0 59.9 22 F 1 1009 15 55 49 15 56 19 M84 16 31 28 30.8 266.1 4.1 60.3 -8 1 1 1009 15 56 19 15 56 59 --- 16 32 08 30.7 266.2 4.1 60.3 32 F 1 1010 15 56 19 15 57 08 3C274 16 32 16 31.6 264.9 4.0 59.9 0 1 1 1010 15 56 59 16 02 07 --- 16 37 16 30.6 265.6 4.1 60.0 299 F 1 1020 15 56 59 16 02 11 3C274 16 37 20 30.6 265.7 4.1 60.0 0 1 1 1020 16 02 07 16 22 08 --- 16 57 20 26.3 268.4 4.4 60.3 1197 F 1 1059 16 02 07 16 22 41 3C279 16 57 54 21.4 248.1 4.0 52.3 14 1 1 1059 16 22 08 16 24 41 --- 16 59 54 21.0 248.5 4.1 52.5 120 F 1 1064 16 22 08 16 25 14 3C274 17 00 27 25.7 268.8 4.5 60.3 13 1 1 1064 16 24 41 16 40 11 --- 17 15 27 22.5 270.8 4.7 60.3 898 F 1 1094 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: 7 Station: VLBA_KP 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: 7 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