COVER INFORMATION Station: IRBENE (Code Ir ) Experiment: EVN+e-MERLIN -Growing black holes or supernova factories in extremely op Exp. Code: EB103E Schedule Version: 3.00 Processed by SCHED version: 11.60 Release 11.6; April 2020 PI: Ann Njeri Address: Newcastel University/Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics Herschel Building NE1 7RU, United Kingdom Phone: +447459552429 EMAIL: ann.njeri@newcastle.ac.uk Fax: Phone during observation: Observing mode: Notes: **** Phase-cal off please **** Single pointing with all telescopes Schedule for IRBENE (Code Ir ) Page 2 EVN+e-MERLIN -Growing black holes or supernova factories in extremely op UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 27 May 2024 Day 148 --- Next scan frequencies: 1626.49 1626.49 1626.49 1626.49 1690.49 1690.49 1690.49 1690.49 Next BBC frequencies: 276.49 276.49 276.49 276.49 340.49 340.49 340.49 340.49 Next scan bandwidths: 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 15 30 00 3C286 09 20 08 39.5-265.6 -4.2 -38.3 0 0 15 30 00 15 37 00 --- 09 27 09 40.5-264.1 -4.1 -38.2 420 54 15 30 01 15 39 30 1226+023 09 29 40 24.0-230.9 -3.0 -24.6 131 54 15 39 30 15 42 30 --- 09 32 40 24.3-230.1 -3.0 -24.3 180 77 15 39 31 15 42 30 NGC4418 09 32 40 21.8-228.3 -2.9 -23.6 -4 77 No stop 15 46 00 --- 09 36 11 22.2-227.4 -2.9 -23.3 206 104 15 42 31 15 46 00 J1229+0203 09 36 11 24.6-229.2 -2.9 -24.0 -4 104 No stop 15 48 00 --- 09 38 11 24.8-228.7 -2.9 -23.8 116 120 15 46 01 15 48 00 NGC4418 09 38 11 22.4-226.9 -2.8 -23.1 -4 120 No stop 15 51 30 --- 09 41 42 22.7-226.0 -2.8 -22.7 206 147 15 48 01 15 52 00 J1229+0203 09 42 12 25.2-227.7 -2.8 -23.4 26 147 15 52 00 15 54 00 --- 09 44 12 25.4-227.2 -2.8 -23.2 120 162 15 52 01 15 54 00 NGC4418 09 44 12 23.0-225.4 -2.7 -22.5 -4 162 No stop 15 57 30 --- 09 47 43 23.3-224.5 -2.7 -22.1 206 189 15 54 01 15 57 30 J1229+0203 09 47 43 25.8-226.3 -2.7 -22.8 -4 189 No stop 15 59 30 --- 09 49 43 26.0-225.8 -2.7 -22.6 116 205 15 57 31 15 59 30 NGC4418 09 49 43 23.5-224.0 -2.6 -21.9 -4 205 No stop 16 03 00 --- 09 53 14 23.8-223.1 -2.6 -21.5 206 232 15 59 31 16 03 30 J1229+0203 09 53 44 26.4-224.8 -2.6 -22.2 26 232 16 03 30 16 05 30 --- 09 55 44 26.5-224.3 -2.6 -22.0 120 247 16 03 31 16 05 30 NGC4418 09 55 44 24.0-222.5 -2.5 -21.3 -4 247 No stop 16 09 00 --- 09 59 15 24.3-221.6 -2.5 -20.9 206 274 16 05 31 16 09 00 J1229+0203 09 59 15 26.9-223.3 -2.5 -21.6 -4 274 No stop 16 11 00 --- 10 01 15 27.1-222.8 -2.5 -21.4 116 290 16 09 01 16 11 00 NGC4418 10 01 15 24.5-221.1 -2.4 -20.7 -4 290 No stop 16 14 30 --- 10 04 46 24.8-220.2 -2.4 -20.3 206 317 16 11 01 16 15 00 J1229+0203 10 05 16 27.4-221.8 -2.4 -21.0 26 317 16 15 00 16 17 00 --- 10 07 16 27.6-221.2 -2.4 -20.7 120 332 16 15 01 Schedule for IRBENE (Code Ir ) Page 3 EVN+e-MERLIN -Growing black holes or supernova factories in extremely op UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 27 May 2024 Day 148 --- 16 17 00 NGC4418 10 07 16 25.0-219.5 -2.3 -20.0 -4 332 No stop 16 20 30 --- 10 10 46 25.3-218.6 -2.3 -19.6 206 359 16 17 01 16 20 30 J1229+0203 10 10 46 27.9-220.3 -2.3 -20.3 -4 359 No stop 16 22 30 --- 10 12 47 28.1-219.8 -2.3 -20.1 116 375 16 20 31 16 22 30 NGC4418 10 12 47 25.5-218.1 -2.3 -19.3 -4 375 No stop 16 26 00 --- 10 16 17 25.8-217.2 -2.2 -18.9 206 402 16 22 31 16 26 30 J1229+0203 10 16 47 28.4-218.7 -2.2 -19.6 26 402 16 26 30 16 28 30 --- 10 18 48 28.6-218.2 -2.2 -19.4 120 417 16 26 31 16 28 30 NGC4418 10 18 48 26.0-216.5 -2.2 -18.6 -4 417 No stop 16 32 00 --- 10 22 18 26.3-215.6 -2.1 -18.2 206 444 16 28 31 16 32 00 J1229+0203 10 22 18 28.9-217.2 -2.1 -19.0 -4 444 No stop 16 34 00 --- 10 24 19 29.0-216.7 -2.1 -18.7 116 460 16 32 01 16 34 00 NGC4418 10 24 19 26.4-215.1 -2.1 -18.0 -4 460 No stop 16 37 30 --- 10 27 49 26.7-214.1 -2.0 -17.5 206 487 16 34 01 16 38 00 J1229+0203 10 28 19 29.4-215.6 -2.0 -18.2 26 487 16 38 00 16 40 00 --- 10 30 20 29.5-215.1 -2.0 -18.0 120 502 16 38 01 16 40 00 NGC4418 10 30 20 26.9-213.5 -2.0 -17.2 -4 502 No stop 16 43 30 --- 10 33 50 27.1-212.5 -1.9 -16.8 206 529 16 40 01 16 43 30 J1229+0203 10 33 50 29.8-214.1 -1.9 -17.5 -4 529 No stop 16 45 00 --- 10 35 21 29.9-213.7 -1.9 -17.3 86 541 16 43 31 16 45 00 NGC4418 10 35 21 27.2-212.1 -1.9 -16.6 -4 541 No stop 16 48 30 --- 10 38 51 27.5-211.2 -1.8 -16.1 206 568 16 45 01 16 49 00 J1229+0203 10 39 21 30.2-212.6 -1.9 -16.8 26 568 16 49 00 16 50 00 --- 10 40 21 30.3-212.3 -1.8 -16.7 60 576 16 49 01 16 50 00 NGC4418 10 40 21 27.6-210.8 -1.8 -15.9 -4 576 No stop 16 53 30 --- 10 43 52 27.8-209.8 -1.7 -15.5 206 603 16 50 01 16 53 30 J1229+0203 10 43 52 30.5-211.3 -1.8 -16.2 -4 603 No stop 16 55 00 --- 10 45 22 30.6-210.9 -1.7 -16.0 86 614 16 53 31 16 55 00 NGC4418 10 45 22 27.9-209.4 -1.7 -15.3 -4 614 No stop 16 58 30 --- 10 48 53 28.2-208.4 -1.7 -14.8 206 642 16 55 01 Schedule for IRBENE (Code Ir ) Page 4 EVN+e-MERLIN -Growing black holes or supernova factories in extremely op UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 27 May 2024 Day 148 --- 16 59 00 J1229+0203 10 49 23 30.9-209.8 -1.7 -15.5 26 642 16 59 00 17 00 00 --- 10 50 23 30.9-209.5 -1.7 -15.3 60 649 16 59 01 17 00 00 NGC4418 10 50 23 28.3-208.0 -1.6 -14.6 -4 649 No stop 17 03 30 --- 10 53 54 28.5-207.1 -1.6 -14.1 206 676 17 00 01 17 03 30 J1229+0203 10 53 54 31.2-208.5 -1.6 -14.8 -4 676 No stop 17 05 00 --- 10 55 24 31.3-208.1 -1.6 -14.6 86 688 17 03 31 17 05 00 NGC4418 10 55 24 28.6-206.6 -1.5 -13.9 -4 688 No stop 17 08 30 --- 10 58 54 28.8-205.7 -1.5 -13.4 206 715 17 05 01 17 09 00 J1229+0203 10 59 24 31.5-206.9 -1.5 -14.1 26 715 17 09 00 17 10 00 --- 11 00 25 31.6-206.7 -1.5 -13.9 60 723 17 09 01 17 10 00 NGC4418 11 00 25 28.9-205.2 -1.5 -13.2 -4 723 No stop 17 13 30 --- 11 03 55 29.1-204.3 -1.4 -12.7 206 750 17 10 01 17 13 30 J1229+0203 11 03 55 31.8-205.7 -1.4 -13.4 -4 750 No stop 17 15 00 --- 11 05 25 31.9-205.2 -1.4 -13.2 86 761 17 13 31 17 15 00 NGC4418 11 05 25 29.1-203.9 -1.4 -12.5 -4 761 No stop 17 18 30 --- 11 08 56 29.3-202.9 -1.3 -12.0 206 788 17 15 01 17 19 00 J1229+0203 11 09 26 32.1-204.1 -1.3 -12.7 26 788 17 19 00 17 20 00 --- 11 10 26 32.2-203.8 -1.3 -12.5 60 796 17 19 01 17 20 00 NGC4418 11 10 26 29.4-202.4 -1.3 -11.8 -4 796 No stop 17 23 30 --- 11 13 57 29.6-201.5 -1.2 -11.3 206 823 17 20 01 17 23 30 J1229+0203 11 13 57 32.3-202.8 -1.3 -12.0 -4 823 No stop 17 25 00 --- 11 15 27 32.4-202.3 -1.2 -11.8 86 835 17 23 31 17 25 00 NGC4418 11 15 27 29.7-201.0 -1.2 -11.1 -4 835 No stop 17 28 30 --- 11 18 58 29.8-200.0 -1.2 -10.6 206 862 17 25 01 17 29 00 J1229+0203 11 19 28 32.6-201.2 -1.2 -11.2 26 862 17 29 00 17 30 00 --- 11 20 28 32.7-200.9 -1.2 -11.0 60 870 17 29 01 17 30 00 NGC4418 11 20 28 29.9-199.6 -1.1 -10.4 -4 870 No stop 17 33 30 --- 11 23 58 30.0-198.6 -1.1 -9.9 206 897 17 30 01 17 33 30 J1229+0203 11 23 58 32.8-199.9 -1.1 -10.5 -4 897 No stop 17 35 00 --- 11 25 29 32.9-199.4 -1.1 -10.3 86 908 17 33 31 Schedule for IRBENE (Code Ir ) Page 5 EVN+e-MERLIN -Growing black holes or supernova factories in extremely op UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 27 May 2024 Day 148 --- 17 35 00 NGC4418 11 25 29 30.1-198.2 -1.0 -9.6 -4 908 No stop 17 38 30 --- 11 28 59 30.2-197.2 -1.0 -9.1 206 935 17 35 01 17 39 00 J1229+0203 11 29 29 33.1-198.2 -1.0 -9.7 26 935 17 39 00 17 40 00 --- 11 30 30 33.1-197.9 -1.0 -9.5 60 943 17 39 01 17 40 00 NGC4418 11 30 30 30.3-196.8 -1.0 -8.9 -4 943 No stop 17 43 30 --- 11 34 00 30.4-195.8 -0.9 -8.4 206 970 17 40 01 17 43 30 J1229+0203 11 34 00 33.3-196.9 -0.9 -9.0 -4 970 No stop 17 45 00 --- 11 35 30 33.3-196.5 -0.9 -8.8 86 982 17 43 31 17 45 00 NGC4418 11 35 30 30.5-195.3 -0.9 -8.2 -4 982 No stop 17 48 30 --- 11 39 01 30.6-194.3 -0.8 -7.6 206 1009 17 45 01 17 49 00 J1229+0203 11 39 31 33.5-195.3 -0.8 -8.1 26 1009 17 49 00 17 50 00 --- 11 40 31 33.5-195.0 -0.8 -8.0 60 1016 17 49 01 17 50 00 NGC4418 11 40 31 30.7-193.9 -0.8 -7.4 -4 1016 No stop 17 53 30 --- 11 44 02 30.8-192.9 -0.7 -6.9 206 1043 17 50 01 17 53 30 J1229+0203 11 44 02 33.6-193.9 -0.8 -7.4 -4 1043 No stop 17 55 00 --- 11 45 32 33.7-193.5 -0.7 -7.2 86 1055 17 53 31 17 55 00 NGC4418 11 45 32 30.8-192.4 -0.7 -6.6 -4 1055 No stop 17 58 30 --- 11 49 03 30.9-191.4 -0.7 -6.1 206 1082 17 55 01 17 59 00 J1229+0203 11 49 33 33.8-192.3 -0.7 -6.6 26 1082 17 59 00 18 00 00 --- 11 50 33 33.8-192.0 -0.7 -6.4 60 1090 17 59 01 18 00 00 NGC4418 11 50 33 31.0-191.0 -0.6 -5.9 -4 1090 No stop 18 03 30 --- 11 54 03 31.0-190.0 -0.6 -5.3 206 1117 18 00 01 18 03 30 J1229+0203 11 54 03 33.9-191.0 -0.6 -5.9 -4 1117 No stop 18 05 00 --- 11 55 34 33.9-190.5 -0.6 -5.6 86 1128 18 03 31 18 05 00 NGC4418 11 55 34 31.1-189.5 -0.5 -5.1 -4 1128 No stop 18 08 30 --- 11 59 04 31.1-188.5 -0.5 -4.6 206 1156 18 05 01 18 09 00 J1229+0203 11 59 34 34.0-189.3 -0.5 -5.0 26 1156 18 09 00 18 10 00 --- 12 00 34 34.1-189.0 -0.5 -4.8 60 1163 18 09 01 18 10 00 NGC4418 12 00 34 31.2-188.1 -0.5 -4.3 -4 1163 No stop 18 13 30 --- 12 04 05 31.2-187.0 -0.4 -3.8 206 1190 18 10 01 Schedule for IRBENE (Code Ir ) Page 6 EVN+e-MERLIN -Growing black holes or supernova factories in extremely op UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 27 May 2024 Day 148 --- 18 13 30 J1229+0203 12 04 05 34.1-187.9 -0.4 -4.3 -4 1190 No stop 18 15 00 --- 12 05 35 34.1-187.5 -0.4 -4.0 86 1202 18 13 31 18 15 00 NGC4418 12 05 35 31.3-186.6 -0.4 -3.5 -4 1202 No stop 18 18 30 --- 12 09 06 31.3-185.6 -0.3 -3.0 206 1229 18 15 01 18 19 00 J1229+0203 12 09 36 34.2-186.3 -0.3 -3.4 26 1229 18 19 00 18 20 00 --- 12 10 36 34.2-186.0 -0.3 -3.2 60 1237 18 19 01 18 20 00 NGC4418 12 10 36 31.3-185.1 -0.3 -2.8 -4 1237 No stop 18 23 30 --- 12 14 07 31.4-184.1 -0.2 -2.2 206 1264 18 20 01 18 23 30 J1229+0203 12 14 07 34.3-184.9 -0.3 -2.6 -4 1264 No stop 18 25 00 --- 12 15 37 34.3-184.5 -0.2 -2.4 86 1275 18 23 31 18 25 00 NGC4418 12 15 37 31.4-183.7 -0.2 -2.0 -4 1275 No stop 18 28 30 --- 12 19 08 31.4-182.6 -0.2 -1.4 206 1302 18 25 01 18 29 00 J1229+0203 12 19 38 34.3-183.2 -0.2 -1.7 26 1302 18 29 00 18 30 00 --- 12 20 38 34.3-182.9 -0.2 -1.6 60 1310 18 29 01 18 30 00 NGC4418 12 20 38 31.4-182.2 -0.1 -1.2 -4 1310 No stop 18 33 30 --- 12 24 08 31.4-181.2 -0.1 -0.6 206 1337 18 30 01 18 33 30 J1229+0203 12 24 08 34.4-181.9 -0.1 -1.0 -4 1337 No stop 18 35 00 --- 12 25 39 34.4-181.4 -0.1 -0.8 86 1349 18 33 31 18 35 00 NGC4418 12 25 39 31.4-180.7 -0.0 -0.4 -4 1349 No stop 18 38 30 --- 12 29 09 31.4-179.7 0.0 0.2 206 1376 18 35 01 18 39 00 J1229+0203 12 29 39 34.4-180.2 -0.0 -0.1 26 1376 18 39 00 18 40 00 --- 12 30 39 34.4-179.9 0.0 0.0 60 1384 18 39 01 18 40 00 NGC4418 12 30 39 31.4-179.3 0.0 0.4 -4 1384 No stop 18 43 30 --- 12 34 10 31.4-178.2 0.1 0.9 206 1411 18 40 01 18 43 30 J1229+0203 12 34 10 34.4-178.8 0.1 0.6 -4 1411 No stop 18 45 00 --- 12 35 40 34.4-178.4 0.1 0.9 86 1422 18 43 31 18 45 00 NGC4418 12 35 40 31.4-177.8 0.1 1.2 -4 1422 No stop 18 48 30 --- 12 39 11 31.4-176.8 0.2 1.7 206 1449 18 45 01 18 49 00 J1229+0203 12 39 41 34.3-177.2 0.2 1.5 26 1449 18 49 00 18 50 00 --- 12 40 41 34.3-176.9 0.2 1.7 60 1457 18 49 01 Schedule for IRBENE (Code Ir ) Page 7 EVN+e-MERLIN -Growing black holes or supernova factories in extremely op UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 27 May 2024 Day 148 --- 18 50 00 NGC4418 12 40 41 31.4-176.3 0.2 2.0 -4 1457 No stop 18 53 30 --- 12 44 12 31.3-175.3 0.3 2.5 206 1484 18 50 01 18 53 30 J1229+0203 12 44 12 34.3-175.8 0.2 2.2 -4 1484 No stop 18 55 00 --- 12 45 42 34.3-175.4 0.3 2.5 86 1496 18 53 31 18 55 00 NGC4418 12 45 42 31.3-174.9 0.3 2.8 -4 1496 No stop 18 58 30 --- 12 49 12 31.3-173.8 0.4 3.3 206 1523 18 55 01 18 59 00 J1229+0203 12 49 43 34.2-174.2 0.3 3.1 26 1523 18 59 00 19 00 00 --- 12 50 43 34.2-173.8 0.3 3.3 60 1530 18 59 01 19 00 00 NGC4418 12 50 43 31.3-173.4 0.4 3.5 -4 1530 No stop 19 03 30 --- 12 54 13 31.2-172.4 0.4 4.1 206 1557 19 00 01 19 03 30 J1229+0203 12 54 13 34.2-172.8 0.4 3.9 -4 1557 No stop 19 05 00 --- 12 55 44 34.1-172.3 0.4 4.1 86 1569 19 03 31 19 05 00 NGC4418 12 55 44 31.2-171.9 0.5 4.3 -4 1569 No stop 19 08 30 --- 12 59 14 31.1-170.9 0.5 4.9 206 1596 19 05 01 19 09 00 J1229+0203 12 59 44 34.1-171.1 0.5 4.7 26 1596 19 09 00 19 10 00 --- 13 00 44 34.0-170.8 0.5 4.9 60 1604 19 09 01 19 10 00 NGC4418 13 00 44 31.1-170.5 0.5 5.1 -4 1604 No stop 19 13 30 --- 13 04 15 31.0-169.5 0.6 5.6 206 1631 19 10 01 19 13 30 J1229+0203 13 04 15 34.0-169.8 0.6 5.5 -4 1631 No stop 19 15 00 --- 13 05 45 33.9-169.3 0.6 5.7 86 1642 19 13 31 19 15 00 NGC4418 13 05 45 31.0-169.0 0.6 5.9 -4 1642 No stop 19 18 30 --- 13 09 16 30.9-168.0 0.7 6.4 206 1669 19 15 01 19 19 00 J1229+0203 13 09 46 33.8-168.1 0.7 6.3 26 1669 19 19 00 19 20 00 --- 13 10 46 33.8-167.8 0.7 6.5 60 1677 19 19 01 19 20 00 NGC4418 13 10 46 30.8-167.6 0.7 6.6 -4 1677 No stop 19 23 30 --- 13 14 17 30.7-166.6 0.8 7.2 206 1704 19 20 01 19 23 30 J1229+0203 13 14 17 33.7-166.8 0.7 7.1 -4 1704 No stop 19 25 00 --- 13 15 47 33.6-166.3 0.8 7.3 86 1716 19 23 31 19 25 00 NGC4418 13 15 47 30.7-166.1 0.8 7.4 -4 1716 No stop 19 28 30 --- 13 19 17 30.5-165.1 0.9 7.9 206 1743 19 25 01 Schedule for IRBENE (Code Ir ) Page 8 EVN+e-MERLIN -Growing black holes or supernova factories in extremely op UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 27 May 2024 Day 148 --- 19 29 00 J1229+0203 13 19 47 33.5-165.1 0.8 7.9 26 1743 19 29 00 19 30 00 --- 13 20 48 33.5-164.8 0.8 8.1 60 1751 19 29 01 19 30 00 NGC4418 13 20 48 30.5-164.7 0.9 8.1 -4 1751 No stop 19 33 30 --- 13 24 18 30.4-163.7 0.9 8.7 206 1778 19 30 01 19 33 30 J1229+0203 13 24 18 33.3-163.8 0.9 8.6 -4 1778 No stop 19 35 00 --- 13 25 48 33.3-163.4 0.9 8.8 86 1789 19 33 31 19 35 00 NGC4418 13 25 48 30.3-163.2 1.0 8.9 -4 1789 No stop 19 38 30 --- 13 29 19 30.2-162.2 1.0 9.4 206 1816 19 35 01 19 39 00 J1229+0203 13 29 49 33.1-162.2 1.0 9.5 26 1816 19 39 00 19 40 00 --- 13 30 49 33.1-161.9 1.0 9.6 60 1824 19 39 01 19 40 00 NGC4418 13 30 49 30.1-161.8 1.0 9.6 -4 1824 No stop 19 43 30 --- 13 34 20 30.0-160.8 1.1 10.2 206 1851 19 40 01 19 43 30 J1229+0203 13 34 20 32.9-160.8 1.1 10.1 -4 1851 No stop 19 45 00 --- 13 35 50 32.9-160.4 1.1 10.4 86 1863 19 43 31 19 45 00 NGC4418 13 35 50 29.9-160.4 1.1 10.4 -4 1863 No stop 19 48 30 --- 13 39 21 29.7-159.4 1.2 10.9 206 1890 19 45 01 19 49 00 J1229+0203 13 39 51 32.7-159.2 1.2 11.0 26 1890 19 49 00 19 50 00 --- 13 40 51 32.6-158.9 1.2 11.1 60 1898 19 49 01 19 50 00 NGC4418 13 40 51 29.7-159.0 1.2 11.1 -4 1898 No stop 19 53 30 --- 13 44 21 29.5-158.0 1.3 11.6 206 1925 19 50 01 19 53 30 J1229+0203 13 44 21 32.5-157.9 1.2 11.6 -4 1925 No stop 19 55 00 --- 13 45 52 32.4-157.5 1.3 11.9 86 1936 19 53 31 19 55 00 NGC4418 13 45 52 29.4-157.6 1.3 11.8 -4 1936 No stop 19 58 30 --- 13 49 22 29.2-156.6 1.4 12.3 206 1963 19 55 01 19 59 00 J1229+0203 13 49 52 32.2-156.3 1.3 12.4 26 1963 19 59 00 20 00 00 --- 13 50 53 32.1-156.0 1.3 12.6 60 1971 19 59 01 20 00 00 NGC4418 13 50 53 29.1-156.2 1.4 12.5 -4 1971 No stop 20 03 30 --- 13 54 23 28.9-155.2 1.4 13.0 206 1998 20 00 01 20 03 30 J1229+0203 13 54 23 31.9-155.0 1.4 13.1 -4 1998 No stop 20 05 00 --- 13 55 53 31.8-154.6 1.4 13.3 86 2010 20 03 31 Schedule for IRBENE (Code Ir ) Page 9 EVN+e-MERLIN -Growing black holes or supernova factories in extremely op UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 27 May 2024 Day 148 --- 20 05 00 NGC4418 13 55 53 28.9-154.8 1.5 13.2 -4 2010 No stop 20 08 30 --- 13 59 24 28.7-153.8 1.5 13.7 206 2037 20 05 01 20 09 00 J1229+0203 13 59 54 31.6-153.5 1.5 13.9 26 2037 20 09 00 20 10 00 --- 14 00 54 31.5-153.2 1.5 14.0 60 2044 20 09 01 20 10 00 NGC4418 14 00 54 28.6-153.4 1.5 13.9 -4 2044 No stop 20 13 30 --- 14 04 25 28.4-152.4 1.6 14.4 206 2071 20 10 01 20 13 30 J1229+0203 14 04 25 31.3-152.2 1.6 14.5 -4 2071 No stop 20 15 00 --- 14 05 55 31.2-151.8 1.6 14.7 86 2083 20 13 31 20 15 00 NGC4418 14 05 55 28.3-152.0 1.6 14.6 -4 2083 No stop 20 18 30 --- 14 09 26 28.0-151.0 1.7 15.1 206 2110 20 15 01 20 19 00 J1229+0203 14 09 56 31.0-150.6 1.7 15.3 26 2110 20 19 00 20 20 00 --- 14 10 56 30.9-150.3 1.7 15.4 60 2118 20 19 01 20 20 00 NGC4418 14 10 56 27.9-150.6 1.7 15.3 -4 2118 No stop 20 23 30 --- 14 14 26 27.7-149.7 1.8 15.7 206 2145 20 20 01 20 23 30 J1229+0203 14 14 26 30.7-149.4 1.7 15.9 -4 2145 No stop 20 25 00 --- 14 15 57 30.6-148.9 1.8 16.1 86 2156 20 23 31 20 25 00 NGC4418 14 15 57 27.6-149.3 1.8 15.9 -4 2156 No stop 20 28 30 --- 14 19 27 27.4-148.3 1.9 16.4 206 2183 20 25 01 20 29 00 J1229+0203 14 19 57 30.3-147.8 1.8 16.6 26 2183 20 29 00 20 30 00 --- 14 20 57 30.2-147.5 1.8 16.7 60 2191 20 29 01 20 30 00 NGC4418 14 20 57 27.2-147.9 1.9 16.6 -4 2191 No stop 20 33 30 --- 14 24 28 27.0-147.0 1.9 17.0 206 2218 20 30 01 20 33 30 J1229+0203 14 24 28 30.0-146.6 1.9 17.2 -4 2218 No stop 20 35 00 --- 14 25 58 29.8-146.2 1.9 17.4 86 2230 20 33 31 20 35 00 NGC4418 14 25 58 26.9-146.6 2.0 17.2 -4 2230 No stop 20 38 30 --- 14 29 29 26.6-145.6 2.0 17.6 206 2257 20 35 01 20 39 00 J1229+0203 14 29 59 29.5-145.1 2.0 17.9 26 2257 20 39 00 20 40 00 --- 14 30 59 29.5-144.8 2.0 18.0 60 2265 20 39 01 20 40 00 NGC4418 14 30 59 26.5-145.2 2.0 17.8 -4 2265 No stop 20 43 30 --- 14 34 30 26.2-144.3 2.1 18.3 206 2292 20 40 01 Schedule for IRBENE (Code Ir ) Page 10 EVN+e-MERLIN -Growing black holes or supernova factories in extremely op UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 27 May 2024 Day 148 --- 20 43 30 J1229+0203 14 34 30 29.2-143.8 2.1 18.5 -4 2292 No stop 20 45 00 --- 14 36 00 29.1-143.4 2.1 18.7 86 2303 20 43 31 20 45 00 NGC4418 14 36 00 26.1-143.9 2.1 18.4 -4 2303 No stop 20 48 30 --- 14 39 31 25.8-143.0 2.2 18.9 206 2330 20 45 01 20 49 00 J1229+0203 14 40 01 28.7-142.3 2.2 19.1 26 2330 20 49 00 20 50 00 --- 14 41 01 28.7-142.1 2.2 19.3 60 2338 20 49 01 20 50 00 NGC4418 14 41 01 25.7-142.6 2.2 19.0 -4 2338 No stop 20 53 30 --- 14 44 31 25.4-141.6 2.3 19.4 206 2365 20 50 01 20 53 30 J1229+0203 14 44 31 28.4-141.1 2.2 19.7 -4 2365 No stop 20 55 00 --- 14 46 02 28.2-140.7 2.3 19.9 86 2377 20 53 31 20 55 00 NGC4418 14 46 02 25.3-141.3 2.3 19.6 -4 2377 No stop 20 58 30 --- 14 49 32 25.0-140.3 2.4 20.0 206 2404 20 55 01 20 59 00 J1229+0203 14 50 02 27.9-139.7 2.3 20.3 26 2404 20 59 00 21 00 00 --- 14 51 02 27.8-139.4 2.3 20.4 60 2411 20 59 01 21 00 00 NGC4418 14 51 02 24.9-140.0 2.4 20.2 -4 2411 No stop 21 03 30 --- 14 54 33 24.6-139.1 2.4 20.6 206 2439 21 00 01 21 03 30 J1229+0203 14 54 33 27.5-138.5 2.4 20.9 -4 2439 No stop 21 05 00 --- 14 56 03 27.4-138.1 2.4 21.0 86 2450 21 03 31 21 05 00 NGC4418 14 56 03 24.4-138.7 2.5 20.8 -4 2450 No stop 21 08 30 --- 14 59 34 24.1-137.8 2.5 21.1 206 2477 21 05 01 21 09 00 J1229+0203 15 00 04 27.0-137.0 2.5 21.5 26 2477 21 09 00 21 10 00 --- 15 01 04 26.9-136.8 2.5 21.6 60 2485 21 09 01 21 10 00 NGC4418 15 01 04 24.0-137.4 2.5 21.3 -4 2485 No stop 21 13 30 --- 15 04 35 23.7-136.5 2.6 21.7 206 2512 21 10 01 21 13 30 J1229+0203 15 04 35 26.6-135.8 2.6 22.0 -4 2512 No stop 21 15 00 --- 15 06 05 26.4-135.5 2.6 22.1 86 2524 21 13 31 21 15 00 NGC4418 15 06 05 23.5-136.1 2.6 21.8 -4 2524 No stop 21 18 30 --- 15 09 35 23.2-135.2 2.7 22.2 206 2551 21 15 01 21 19 00 J1229+0203 15 10 06 26.1-134.4 2.7 22.5 26 2551 21 19 00 21 20 00 --- 15 11 06 26.0-134.2 2.7 22.6 60 2558 21 19 01 Schedule for IRBENE (Code Ir ) Page 11 EVN+e-MERLIN -Growing black holes or supernova factories in extremely op UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 27 May 2024 Day 148 --- 21 20 00 NGC4418 15 11 06 23.1-134.8 2.7 22.4 -4 2558 No stop 21 23 30 --- 15 14 36 22.7-134.0 2.8 22.7 206 2585 21 20 01 21 23 30 J1229+0203 15 14 36 25.6-133.3 2.7 23.0 -4 2585 No stop 21 25 00 --- 15 16 07 25.5-132.9 2.8 23.2 86 2597 21 23 31 21 25 00 NGC4418 15 16 07 22.6-133.6 2.8 22.9 -4 2597 No stop 21 28 30 --- 15 19 37 22.2-132.7 2.9 23.2 206 2624 21 25 01 21 29 00 J1229+0203 15 20 07 25.1-131.9 2.8 23.6 26 2624 21 29 00 21 30 00 --- 15 21 07 25.0-131.6 2.8 23.7 60 2632 21 29 01 21 30 00 NGC4418 15 21 07 22.1-132.3 2.9 23.4 -4 2632 No stop 21 33 30 --- 15 24 38 21.7-131.5 2.9 23.7 206 2659 21 30 01 21 33 30 J1229+0203 15 24 38 24.6-130.7 2.9 24.0 -4 2659 No stop 21 35 00 --- 15 26 08 24.5-130.4 2.9 24.1 86 2670 21 33 31 21 35 00 NGC4418 15 26 08 21.6-131.1 3.0 23.8 -4 2670 No stop 21 38 30 --- 15 29 39 21.2-130.2 3.0 24.2 206 2697 21 35 01 21 39 00 J1229+0203 15 30 09 24.1-129.4 3.0 24.5 26 2697 21 39 00 21 40 00 --- 15 31 09 24.0-129.1 3.0 24.6 60 2705 21 39 01 21 40 00 NGC4418 15 31 09 21.1-129.9 3.0 24.3 -4 2705 No stop 21 43 30 --- 15 34 40 20.7-129.0 3.1 24.6 206 2732 21 40 01 21 43 30 J1229+0203 15 34 40 23.6-128.2 3.1 24.9 -4 2732 No stop 21 45 00 --- 15 36 10 23.4-127.9 3.1 25.1 86 2744 21 43 31 21 45 00 NGC4418 15 36 10 20.5-128.7 3.1 24.8 -4 2744 No stop 21 48 30 --- 15 39 40 20.2-127.8 3.2 25.1 206 2771 21 45 01 21 49 00 J1229+0203 15 40 10 23.0-126.9 3.2 25.4 26 2771 21 49 00 21 50 00 --- 15 41 11 22.9-126.6 3.2 25.5 60 2779 21 49 01 21 50 00 NGC4418 15 41 11 20.0-127.4 3.2 25.2 -4 2779 No stop 21 53 30 --- 15 44 41 19.6-126.6 3.3 25.5 206 2806 21 50 01 21 53 30 J1229+0203 15 44 41 22.5-125.8 3.2 25.8 -4 2806 No stop 21 55 00 --- 15 46 11 22.4-125.4 3.3 25.9 86 2817 21 53 31 21 55 00 NGC4418 15 46 11 19.5-126.2 3.3 25.6 -4 2817 No stop 21 58 30 --- 15 49 42 19.1-125.4 3.4 25.9 206 2844 21 55 01 Schedule for IRBENE (Code Ir ) Page 12 EVN+e-MERLIN -Growing black holes or supernova factories in extremely op UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 27 May 2024 Day 148 --- 21 59 00 J1229+0203 15 50 12 21.9-124.4 3.3 26.3 26 2844 21 59 00 22 00 00 --- 15 51 12 21.8-124.2 3.3 26.4 60 2852 21 59 01 22 00 00 NGC4418 15 51 12 18.9-125.1 3.4 26.1 -4 2852 No stop 22 03 30 --- 15 54 43 18.5-124.2 3.4 26.3 206 2879 22 00 01 22 03 30 J1229+0203 15 54 43 21.4-123.4 3.4 26.6 -4 2879 No stop 22 05 00 --- 15 56 13 21.2-123.0 3.4 26.8 86 2891 22 03 31 22 05 00 NGC4418 15 56 13 18.4-123.9 3.5 26.5 -4 2891 No stop 22 08 30 --- 15 59 44 18.0-123.0 3.5 26.7 206 2918 22 05 01 22 09 00 J1229+0203 16 00 14 20.8-122.0 3.5 27.1 26 2918 22 09 00 22 10 00 --- 16 01 14 20.7-121.8 3.5 27.1 60 2925 22 09 01 22 10 00 NGC4418 16 01 14 17.8-122.7 3.6 26.8 -4 2925 No stop 22 13 30 --- 16 04 44 17.4-121.9 3.6 27.1 206 2953 22 10 01 22 13 30 J1229+0203 16 04 44 20.3-121.0 3.6 27.4 -4 2953 No stop 22 15 00 --- 16 06 15 20.1-120.6 3.6 27.5 86 2964 22 13 31 22 15 00 NGC4418 16 06 15 17.2-121.5 3.6 27.2 -4 2964 No stop 22 18 30 --- 16 09 45 16.8-120.7 3.7 27.5 206 2991 22 15 01 22 19 00 J1229+0203 16 10 15 19.6-119.7 3.7 27.8 26 2991 22 19 00 22 20 00 --- 16 11 16 19.5-119.4 3.7 27.9 60 2999 22 19 01 22 20 00 NGC4418 16 11 16 16.7-120.4 3.7 27.6 -4 2999 No stop 22 23 30 --- 16 14 46 16.3-119.5 3.8 27.8 206 3026 22 20 01 22 23 30 J1229+0203 16 14 46 19.1-118.6 3.7 28.1 -4 3026 No stop 22 25 00 --- 16 16 16 18.9-118.3 3.8 28.2 86 3038 22 23 31 22 25 00 NGC4418 16 16 16 16.1-119.2 3.8 27.9 -4 3038 No stop 22 28 30 --- 16 19 47 15.7-118.4 3.9 28.2 206 3065 22 25 01 22 29 00 J1229+0203 16 20 17 18.5-117.3 3.8 28.5 26 3065 22 29 00 22 30 00 --- 16 21 17 18.3-117.1 3.8 28.5 60 3072 22 29 01 22 30 00 NGC4418 16 21 17 15.5-118.0 3.9 28.3 -4 3072 No stop 22 33 30 --- 16 24 48 15.1-117.2 3.9 28.5 206 3099 22 30 01 22 33 30 J1229+0203 16 24 48 17.9-116.3 3.9 28.8 -4 3099 No stop 22 35 00 --- 16 26 18 17.7-115.9 3.9 28.9 86 3111 22 33 31 Schedule for IRBENE (Code Ir ) Page 13 EVN+e-MERLIN -Growing black holes or supernova factories in extremely op UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Mon 27 May 2024 Day 148 --- 22 35 00 NGC4418 16 26 18 14.9-116.9 4.0 28.6 -4 3111 No stop 22 38 30 --- 16 29 49 14.5-116.1 4.0 28.8 206 3138 22 35 01 22 39 00 J1229+0203 16 30 19 17.2-115.0 4.0 29.1 26 3138 22 39 00 22 40 00 --- 16 31 19 17.1-114.8 4.0 29.2 60 3146 22 39 01 22 40 00 NGC4418 16 31 19 14.3-115.8 4.1 28.9 -4 3146 No stop 22 43 30 --- 16 34 49 13.9-115.0 4.1 29.1 206 3173 22 40 01 22 43 30 J1229+0203 16 34 49 16.7-114.0 4.1 29.4 -4 3173 No stop 22 45 00 --- 16 36 20 16.5-113.7 4.1 29.5 86 3184 22 43 31 22 45 00 NGC4418 16 36 20 13.7-114.6 4.1 29.2 -4 3184 No stop 22 48 30 --- 16 39 50 13.3-113.9 4.2 29.4 206 3211 22 45 01 22 49 00 J1229+0203 16 40 20 16.0-112.7 4.2 29.7 26 3211 22 49 00 22 50 00 --- 16 41 20 15.9-112.5 4.2 29.7 60 3219 22 49 01 22 50 00 NGC4418 16 41 20 13.1-113.5 4.2 29.5 -4 3219 No stop 22 53 30 --- 16 44 51 12.6-112.7 4.3 29.7 206 3246 22 50 01 22 53 30 J1229+0203 16 44 51 15.5-111.7 4.2 29.9 -4 3246 No stop 22 55 00 --- 16 46 21 15.3-111.4 4.3 30.0 86 3258 22 53 31 22 55 00 NGC4418 16 46 21 12.5-112.4 4.3 29.7 -4 3258 No stop 22 58 30 --- 16 49 52 12.0-111.6 4.4 29.9 206 3285 22 55 01 22 59 00 J1229+0203 16 50 22 14.8-110.5 4.3 30.2 26 3285 22 59 00 23 00 00 --- 16 51 22 14.6-110.3 4.4 30.2 60 3293 22 59 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess224.L1024 --- WARNING --- This group does not match an entry in the frequency catalog. This might be ok because the catalog is not complete. But be very careful to be sure that the setup is correct. Setup group: 9 Station: IRBENE Total bit rate: 1024 Format: VDIF Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 64.000 Number of channels: 8 DBE type: DBBC_DDC Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 1350.00 1350.00 1350.00 1350.00 1350.00 1350.00 1350.00 1350.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U IF SB = U U U U U U U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 9 1 9 2 10 2 10 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U IF = A2 C2 A2 C2 A2 C2 A2 C2 The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 9 Setup file default. Used with PCAL = off LO sum= 1626.49 1626.49 1626.49 1626.49 1690.49 1690.49 1690.49 1690.49 BBC fr= 276.49 276.49 276.49 276.49 340.49 340.49 340.49 340.49 Bandwd= 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 32.00 Matching frequency sets: 9 Track assignments are: track1= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 barrel=roll_off POSITIONS OF SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * NGC4418 12 24 20.760535 * 12 26 54.620000 12 28 10.083255 0.00 -00 36 03.55330 *-00 52 39.40000 -01 00 47.72744 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Target * J1229+0203 12 26 33.245846 * 12 29 06.699742 12 30 21.992954 0.00 02 19 43.30562 * 02 03 08.59812 01 55 01.66403 0.00 From catalog imbedded in main SCHED input file. Phaseref approx 1.39 degrees from IRAS17578-0400 3C273B 12 26 33.245835 * 12 29 06.699731 12 30 21.992943 1.03 J1229+0203 02 19 43.30570 * 02 03 08.59820 01 55 01.66411 1.38 3C273 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc * 1226+023 GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 32136 observations. J1229+02 * 3C286 13 28 49.657769 * 13 31 08.288061 13 32 17.007928 0.17 J1331+3030 30 45 58.64066 * 30 30 32.95930 30 23 05.22455 0.16 1328+307 /home/guest/rmc/SCHED/sched11.6/catalogs/sources.gsfc J1331+30 GSFC 2016a X/S astro solution, 269 observations. SOURCE SCAN SUMMARY FOR SOURCES LISTED ABOVE Scan hours are for recording scans only. Baseline hours are only counted for scans above horizon at both ends. Source Setup file Frequency sets Observing hours (duplicates not shown) Scan Baseline NGC4418 sess224.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.017 394.277 J1229+0203 sess224.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1.917 130.274 1226+023 sess224.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0.050 4.550 3C286 sess224.L1024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0.117 10.617 EFFECT OF SOLAR CORONA 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) NGC4418 119.9 J1229+0203 119.1 1226+023 119.1 3C286 114.2 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