COVER INFORMATION Station: VLBA_OV (Code Ov ) 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_OV (Code Ov ) 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 49 22 57.7 113.3 -2.1 -51.1 0 1 1 0 06 41 54 06 44 24 --- 06 51 22 58.1 113.9 -2.1 -50.8 120 F 1 5 06 42 12 06 46 27 3C274 06 53 26 11.8 83.4 -5.6 -54.1 25 1 1 5 06 45 57 07 06 24 --- 07 13 26 15.8 86.3 -5.3 -54.4 1197 F 1 44 06 46 15 07 08 30 OJ287 07 15 32 62.3 121.4 -1.7 -46.3 26 1 1 44 07 08 00 07 10 29 --- 07 17 32 62.7 122.1 -1.6 -45.9 120 F 1 49 07 08 18 07 12 35 3C274 07 19 38 17.0 87.2 -5.2 -54.5 29 1 1 49 07 12 05 07 32 32 --- 07 39 38 21.0 90.2 -4.9 -54.6 1197 F 1 89 07 12 23 07 35 59 3C274 07 43 06 21.7 90.7 -4.8 -54.6 200 1 1 89 07 35 29 07 55 56 --- 08 03 06 25.6 93.8 -4.5 -54.4 1197 F 1 128 07 35 47 07 57 55 OJ287 08 05 05 69.7 144.0 -0.8 -29.9 25 1 1 128 07 57 25 07 59 55 --- 08 07 05 69.9 145.2 -0.8 -28.9 120 F 1 133 07 57 43 08 01 52 3C274 08 09 03 26.8 94.8 -4.4 -54.3 25 1 1 133 08 01 22 08 06 51 --- 08 14 03 27.8 95.6 -4.3 -54.2 299 F 1 144 08 01 40 08 06 51 M84 08 14 03 29.2 96.1 -4.2 -54.3 -9 1 1 144 08 06 51 08 07 31 --- 08 14 43 29.4 96.2 -4.2 -54.3 31 F 1 145 08 06 51 08 07 31 3C274 08 14 43 27.9 95.7 -4.3 -54.2 -9 1 1 145 08 07 31 08 08 01 --- 08 15 13 28.0 95.8 -4.3 -54.2 21 F 1 146 08 07 31 08 08 01 M84 08 15 13 29.5 96.3 -4.2 -54.3 -9 1 1 146 08 08 01 08 08 41 --- 08 15 53 29.6 96.4 -4.2 -54.3 31 F 1 147 08 08 01 08 08 41 3C274 08 15 53 28.2 95.9 -4.3 -54.2 -9 1 1 147 08 08 41 08 09 11 --- 08 16 23 28.3 96.0 -4.2 -54.2 21 F 1 148 08 08 41 08 09 11 M84 08 16 23 29.7 96.4 -4.2 -54.2 -9 1 1 148 08 09 11 08 09 50 --- 08 17 03 29.8 96.6 -4.1 -54.2 31 F 1 150 08 09 11 08 09 50 3C274 08 17 03 28.4 96.1 -4.2 -54.1 -9 1 1 150 08 09 50 08 10 20 --- 08 17 33 28.5 96.2 -4.2 -54.1 21 F 1 151 08 09 50 Schedule for VLBA_OV (Code Ov ) 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 17 33 29.9 96.6 -4.1 -54.2 -9 1 1 151 08 10 20 08 11 00 --- 08 18 13 30.1 96.7 -4.1 -54.2 31 F 1 152 08 10 20 08 11 09 3C274 08 18 21 28.7 96.3 -4.2 -54.1 0 1 1 152 08 11 00 08 16 08 --- 08 23 21 29.7 97.1 -4.1 -54.0 299 F 1 162 08 11 00 08 18 08 3C279 08 25 21 13.7 108.5 -4.5 -49.4 82 1 1 162 08 17 38 08 20 08 --- 08 27 21 14.1 108.8 -4.5 -49.2 120 F 1 167 08 17 56 08 20 52 3C274 08 28 06 30.6 97.9 -4.1 -53.8 6 1 1 167 08 20 22 08 40 49 --- 08 48 06 34.5 101.3 -3.7 -53.0 1197 F 1 206 08 20 40 08 42 22 OJ287 08 49 40 72.8 175.5 -0.1 -3.8 10 1 1 206 08 41 52 08 44 22 --- 08 51 40 72.8 177.1 -0.1 -2.5 120 F 1 211 08 42 10 08 45 56 3C274 08 53 14 35.5 102.3 -3.6 -52.8 14 1 1 211 08 45 26 09 05 53 --- 09 13 14 39.4 106.0 -3.3 -51.6 1197 F 1 251 08 45 44 09 06 37 3C279 09 13 58 22.7 117.1 -3.7 -45.4 4 1 1 251 09 06 07 09 08 37 --- 09 15 58 23.0 117.5 -3.7 -45.2 120 F 1 255 09 06 25 09 09 21 3C274 09 16 43 40.0 106.7 -3.2 -51.3 4 1 1 255 09 08 51 09 29 18 --- 09 36 43 43.8 110.9 -2.9 -49.6 1197 F 1 295 09 09 09 09 31 03 OJ287 09 38 28 70.4 211.7 0.7 26.4 32 1 1 295 09 30 33 09 33 02 --- 09 40 28 70.2 212.9 0.8 27.4 120 F 1 300 09 30 51 09 34 52 3C274 09 42 18 44.8 112.2 -2.8 -49.0 36 1 1 300 09 34 22 09 54 49 --- 10 02 18 48.5 116.9 -2.5 -46.6 1197 F 1 339 09 34 40 09 55 33 3C279 10 03 02 30.9 127.2 -2.9 -39.6 3 1 1 339 09 55 03 09 57 33 --- 10 05 02 31.2 127.6 -2.9 -39.3 120 F 1 344 09 55 21 09 58 17 3C274 10 05 47 49.1 117.8 -2.4 -46.1 3 1 1 344 09 57 47 10 03 16 --- 10 10 47 50.0 119.1 -2.3 -45.4 299 F 1 355 09 58 05 10 03 16 M84 10 10 47 51.3 120.1 -2.2 -44.9 -9 1 1 355 10 03 16 10 03 56 --- 10 11 27 51.4 120.3 -2.2 -44.8 31 F 1 356 10 03 16 10 03 56 3C274 10 11 27 50.1 119.3 -2.3 -45.3 -9 1 1 356 10 03 56 10 04 26 --- 10 11 57 50.2 119.5 -2.3 -45.2 21 F 1 357 10 03 56 Schedule for VLBA_OV (Code Ov ) 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 04 26 M84 10 11 57 51.5 120.5 -2.2 -44.7 -9 1 1 357 10 04 26 10 05 06 --- 10 12 37 51.6 120.7 -2.2 -44.6 31 F 1 358 10 04 26 10 05 06 3C274 10 12 37 50.3 119.6 -2.3 -45.1 -9 1 1 358 10 05 06 10 05 36 --- 10 13 07 50.4 119.8 -2.3 -45.0 21 F 1 359 10 05 06 10 05 36 M84 10 13 07 51.7 120.8 -2.2 -44.5 -9 1 1 359 10 05 36 10 06 16 --- 10 13 47 51.8 121.0 -2.2 -44.4 31 F 1 361 10 05 36 10 06 16 3C274 10 13 47 50.5 119.9 -2.3 -44.9 -9 1 1 361 10 06 16 10 06 46 --- 10 14 17 50.6 120.1 -2.3 -44.9 21 F 1 362 10 06 16 10 06 46 M84 10 14 17 51.9 121.1 -2.2 -44.4 -9 1 1 362 10 06 46 10 07 25 --- 10 14 57 52.0 121.3 -2.2 -44.2 31 F 1 363 10 06 46 10 07 34 3C274 10 15 06 50.7 120.3 -2.3 -44.7 0 1 1 363 10 07 25 10 12 34 --- 10 20 06 51.6 121.7 -2.2 -43.9 299 F 1 373 10 07 25 10 14 33 BLANKSKY 10 22 06 52.0 122.1 -2.2 -43.7 113 1 1 373 10 14 03 10 16 33 --- 10 24 06 52.3 122.7 -2.1 -43.4 120 F 1 378 10 14 21 10 18 24 OJ287 10 25 57 63.9 235.2 1.5 44.1 30 1 1 378 10 17 54 10 20 24 --- 10 27 57 63.5 236.0 1.5 44.7 120 F 1 382 10 18 12 10 22 13 3C274 10 29 47 53.2 124.5 -2.0 -42.2 29 1 1 382 10 21 43 10 42 10 --- 10 49 47 56.3 131.0 -1.7 -38.0 1197 F 1 422 10 22 01 10 42 54 3C279 10 50 32 37.9 138.8 -2.1 -31.8 1 1 1 422 10 42 24 10 44 54 --- 10 52 32 38.1 139.3 -2.1 -31.4 120 F 1 427 10 42 42 10 45 38 3C274 10 53 16 56.8 132.2 -1.6 -37.1 1 1 1 427 10 45 08 11 05 35 --- 11 13 16 59.6 139.9 -1.3 -31.7 1197 F 1 466 10 45 26 11 07 26 OJ287 11 15 08 55.1 250.3 2.3 53.0 32 1 1 466 11 06 56 11 09 26 --- 11 17 08 54.8 250.8 2.4 53.2 120 F 1 471 11 07 14 11 11 16 3C274 11 18 58 60.3 142.3 -1.2 -29.9 31 1 1 471 11 10 46 11 31 12 --- 11 38 58 62.5 151.4 -0.9 -23.0 1197 F 1 511 11 11 04 11 31 57 3C279 11 39 42 43.3 153.2 -1.3 -21.1 0 1 1 511 11 31 27 11 33 56 --- 11 41 42 43.5 153.9 -1.2 -20.6 120 F 1 516 11 31 45 Schedule for VLBA_OV (Code Ov ) 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 34 41 3C274 11 42 27 62.8 153.1 -0.8 -21.6 0 1 1 516 11 34 11 11 54 38 --- 12 02 27 64.3 163.6 -0.5 -13.3 1197 F 1 555 11 34 29 11 56 43 OJ287 12 04 33 45.6 260.8 3.2 56.8 55 1 1 555 11 56 13 11 58 43 --- 12 06 33 45.2 261.2 3.2 56.9 120 F 1 560 11 56 31 12 00 49 3C274 12 08 39 64.6 167.0 -0.4 -10.5 57 1 1 560 12 00 19 12 05 48 --- 12 13 39 64.8 169.9 -0.3 -8.2 299 F 1 571 12 00 37 12 05 48 M84 12 13 39 65.5 173.0 -0.2 -5.7 -8 1 1 571 12 05 48 12 06 28 --- 12 14 19 65.5 173.4 -0.2 -5.4 32 F 1 572 12 05 48 12 06 28 3C274 12 14 19 64.8 170.2 -0.3 -7.9 -8 1 1 572 12 06 28 12 06 58 --- 12 14 49 64.8 170.5 -0.3 -7.7 22 F 1 573 12 06 28 12 06 58 M84 12 14 49 65.5 173.7 -0.2 -5.1 -8 1 1 573 12 06 58 12 07 38 --- 12 15 29 65.5 174.1 -0.2 -4.8 32 F 1 574 12 06 58 12 07 38 3C274 12 15 29 64.9 170.9 -0.3 -7.4 -8 1 1 574 12 07 38 12 08 08 --- 12 15 59 64.9 171.2 -0.3 -7.2 22 F 1 575 12 07 38 12 08 08 M84 12 15 59 65.5 174.4 -0.2 -4.6 -8 1 1 575 12 08 08 12 08 48 --- 12 16 39 65.5 174.8 -0.1 -4.2 32 F 1 576 12 08 08 12 08 48 3C274 12 16 39 64.9 171.6 -0.2 -6.9 -8 1 1 576 12 08 48 12 09 18 --- 12 17 09 64.9 171.9 -0.2 -6.6 22 F 1 577 12 08 48 12 09 18 M84 12 17 09 65.5 175.1 -0.1 -4.0 -8 1 1 577 12 09 18 12 09 58 --- 12 17 49 65.5 175.5 -0.1 -3.7 32 F 1 579 12 09 18 12 10 07 3C274 12 17 58 64.9 172.3 -0.2 -6.2 1 1 1 579 12 09 58 12 15 06 --- 12 22 58 65.0 175.2 -0.1 -3.9 299 F 1 589 12 09 58 12 15 49 3C279 12 23 42 46.3 168.1 -0.5 -9.5 0 1 1 589 12 15 19 12 17 49 --- 12 25 42 46.3 168.8 -0.5 -8.9 120 F 1 593 12 15 37 12 18 33 3C274 12 26 26 65.1 177.2 -0.1 -2.3 0 1 1 593 12 18 03 12 38 29 --- 12 46 26 64.9 188.8 0.3 7.1 1197 F 1 633 12 18 21 12 40 33 OJ287 12 48 29 36.9 268.2 3.9 57.9 62 1 1 633 12 40 03 12 44 32 --- 12 52 29 36.1 268.8 4.0 57.9 239 F 1 642 12 40 21 Schedule for VLBA_OV (Code Ov ) 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 46 35 3C274 12 54 33 64.6 193.3 0.4 10.8 60 1 1 642 12 46 05 13 06 32 --- 13 14 33 63.3 204.1 0.7 19.4 1197 F 1 681 12 46 23 13 07 13 3C279 13 15 14 46.7 186.8 0.3 5.4 2 1 1 681 13 06 43 13 09 12 --- 13 17 14 46.7 187.5 0.3 6.0 120 F 1 686 13 07 01 13 09 53 3C274 13 17 54 63.0 205.8 0.8 20.8 2 1 1 686 13 09 23 13 29 50 --- 13 37 54 61.0 215.3 1.1 28.1 1197 F 1 726 13 09 41 13 30 29 3C279 13 38 34 45.8 195.1 0.7 12.0 3 1 1 726 13 29 50 13 32 28 --- 13 40 34 45.7 195.8 0.7 12.6 120 F 1 731 13 29 50 13 33 07 3C274 13 41 13 60.6 216.7 1.2 29.2 3 1 1 731 13 32 28 13 53 04 --- 14 01 13 58.0 224.8 1.5 35.1 1197 F 1 771 13 32 28 13 53 44 3C279 14 01 52 44.3 203.0 1.1 18.2 6 1 1 771 13 53 04 13 55 43 --- 14 03 52 44.2 203.6 1.1 18.7 120 F 1 776 13 53 04 13 56 24 BLANKSKY 14 04 33 57.7 226.3 1.6 36.1 8 1 1 776 13 55 54 13 58 24 --- 14 06 33 57.4 227.0 1.6 36.6 120 F 1 781 13 56 12 13 58 30 3C274 14 06 39 57.2 226.8 1.6 36.5 0 1 1 781 13 58 24 14 03 29 --- 14 11 39 56.5 228.6 1.7 37.7 299 F 1 790 13 58 24 14 03 29 M84 14 11 39 56.0 231.2 1.8 39.5 -8 1 1 790 14 03 29 14 04 09 --- 14 12 19 55.9 231.4 1.8 39.6 32 F 1 792 14 03 29 14 04 09 3C274 14 12 19 56.4 228.9 1.7 37.9 -8 1 1 792 14 04 09 14 04 39 --- 14 12 49 56.3 229.0 1.7 38.0 22 F 1 793 14 04 09 14 04 39 M84 14 12 49 55.8 231.5 1.8 39.8 -8 1 1 793 14 04 39 14 05 19 --- 14 13 29 55.7 231.8 1.8 39.9 32 F 1 794 14 04 39 14 05 19 3C274 14 13 29 56.2 229.3 1.7 38.1 -8 1 1 794 14 05 19 14 05 48 --- 14 13 59 56.1 229.4 1.7 38.3 22 F 1 795 14 05 19 14 05 48 M84 14 13 59 55.6 231.9 1.8 40.0 -8 1 1 795 14 05 48 14 06 28 --- 14 14 39 55.5 232.2 1.8 40.2 32 F 1 796 14 05 48 14 06 28 3C274 14 14 39 56.0 229.7 1.7 38.4 -8 1 1 796 14 06 28 14 06 58 --- 14 15 09 56.0 229.8 1.7 38.5 22 F 1 797 14 06 28 Schedule for VLBA_OV (Code Ov ) 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 58 M84 14 15 09 55.4 232.3 1.8 40.3 -8 1 1 797 14 06 58 14 07 38 --- 14 15 49 55.3 232.5 1.8 40.4 32 F 1 799 14 06 58 14 07 47 3C274 14 15 58 55.8 230.1 1.7 38.7 1 1 1 799 14 07 38 14 12 46 --- 14 20 58 55.1 231.8 1.8 39.8 299 F 1 808 14 07 38 14 14 46 3C274 14 22 58 54.7 232.4 1.9 40.2 113 1 1 808 14 14 16 14 34 43 --- 14 42 58 51.5 238.5 2.2 44.0 1197 F 1 848 14 14 34 14 35 27 3C279 14 43 42 40.2 215.9 1.8 28.0 16 1 1 848 14 34 57 14 37 26 --- 14 45 42 40.0 216.5 1.8 28.4 120 F 1 853 14 35 15 14 38 11 3C274 14 46 27 50.9 239.4 2.3 44.6 17 1 1 853 14 37 41 14 58 08 --- 15 06 27 47.3 244.6 2.6 47.4 1197 F 1 892 14 37 59 14 58 51 3C279 15 07 10 37.3 222.4 2.2 32.7 17 1 1 892 14 58 21 15 00 50 --- 15 09 10 37.0 222.9 2.2 33.0 120 F 1 897 14 58 39 15 01 32 3C274 15 09 52 46.7 245.4 2.6 47.8 17 1 1 897 15 01 02 15 21 29 --- 15 29 52 43.0 250.0 3.0 50.0 1197 F 1 937 15 01 20 15 22 06 3C279 15 30 29 34.0 228.3 2.6 36.7 12 1 1 937 15 21 29 15 24 05 --- 15 32 29 33.7 228.7 2.6 37.0 120 F 1 942 15 21 29 15 24 41 3C274 15 33 05 42.4 250.7 3.0 50.3 12 1 1 942 15 24 05 15 44 38 --- 15 53 05 38.6 254.7 3.4 51.8 1197 F 1 982 15 24 05 15 45 14 3C279 15 53 41 30.4 233.6 3.0 40.1 14 1 1 982 15 44 38 15 47 14 --- 15 55 41 30.1 234.0 3.0 40.4 120 F 1 987 15 44 38 15 47 51 3C274 15 56 18 38.0 255.3 3.4 52.0 15 1 1 987 15 47 14 15 52 50 --- 16 01 18 37.1 256.3 3.5 52.3 299 F 1 997 15 47 14 15 52 50 M84 16 01 18 36.2 257.8 3.6 53.0 -8 1 1 997 15 52 50 15 53 30 --- 16 01 58 36.1 257.9 3.6 53.0 32 F 1 999 15 52 50 15 53 30 3C274 16 01 58 36.9 256.4 3.5 52.4 -8 1 1 999 15 53 30 15 54 00 --- 16 02 28 36.8 256.5 3.5 52.4 22 F 1 1000 15 53 30 15 54 00 M84 16 02 28 36.0 258.0 3.6 53.0 -8 1 1 1000 15 54 00 15 54 40 --- 16 03 08 35.9 258.1 3.6 53.1 32 F 1 1001 15 54 00 Schedule for VLBA_OV (Code Ov ) 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 40 3C274 16 03 08 36.7 256.6 3.5 52.5 -8 1 1 1001 15 54 40 15 55 10 --- 16 03 38 36.6 256.7 3.5 52.5 22 F 1 1002 15 54 40 15 55 10 M84 16 03 38 35.8 258.2 3.6 53.1 -8 1 1 1002 15 55 10 15 55 49 --- 16 04 18 35.7 258.4 3.6 53.1 32 F 1 1003 15 55 10 15 55 49 3C274 16 04 18 36.5 256.8 3.6 52.5 -8 1 1 1003 15 55 49 15 56 19 --- 16 04 48 36.4 256.9 3.6 52.5 22 F 1 1004 15 55 49 15 56 19 M84 16 04 48 35.6 258.4 3.7 53.1 -8 1 1 1004 15 56 19 15 56 59 --- 16 05 28 35.4 258.6 3.7 53.2 32 F 1 1006 15 56 19 15 57 08 3C274 16 05 36 36.2 257.1 3.6 52.6 1 1 1 1006 15 56 59 16 02 07 --- 16 10 36 35.3 258.0 3.7 52.9 299 F 1 1015 15 56 59 16 02 11 3C274 16 10 41 35.2 258.0 3.7 52.9 0 1 1 1015 16 02 07 16 22 08 --- 16 30 41 31.3 261.5 4.0 53.7 1197 F 1 1054 16 02 07 16 22 41 3C279 16 31 14 24.1 241.4 3.6 44.6 13 1 1 1054 16 22 08 16 24 41 --- 16 33 14 23.7 241.7 3.6 44.8 120 F 1 1059 16 22 08 16 25 14 3C274 16 33 47 30.7 262.0 4.0 53.8 13 1 1 1059 16 24 41 16 40 11 --- 16 48 47 27.7 264.5 4.3 54.2 898 F 1 1089 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: 8 Station: VLBA_OV 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: 8 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