ALFALFA Survey Documentation


Our own ALFALFA project Observing logs and FITS files    

Refer block to the a1946 plan.

At the moment (Aug 04), files are in /share/pserverf.sda3/wappdata.

The "status" field keeps track of whether the d***.sav files have been transferred to Ithaca.

BlockASTLST logfile status Description
08.19.pm14:45-16:15 12:12-13:42    No data; ignore.
08.20.am02:45-05:15 00:14-02:44     No data; ignore.
08.21.pm15:00-17:00 12:34-14:34 log   Xscans; beams/pols confused; Xscan routine error?; header problems
08.22.am 02:30-05:00 00:11-02:37 log   Drifts across known galaxies (but not science quality)
08.22.pm 15:00-16:30 12:39-14:09 log   Drifts across NVSS sources (a.k.a. chart recorded mode); ROTANGL=+19; no science data
08.22.gc 21:15-23:15 18:55-20:55 log   Drifts across NVSS sources; ROTANG=-19. No science data.
08.23.am 02:30-08:00 00:11-05:41 log   Drifts, DecJ=+27d23', ROTANG=-19, 600 sec, cal at end. No science data.
08.23.gc 21:15-23:15 18:59-20:59 log   Drifts, DecJ=+27d07m54, 900 sec, async cal every 175 sec.
08.24.am 02:30-08:00 00:15-05:45 log   Drifts, DecJ=+27d07m54, 900 sec, async cal every 175 sec.
08.25.am 02:30-08:00 00:18-05:49 log   Drifts, DecJ=+27d22m30, 900 sec, async cal every 175 sec.
08.25.pm 15:00-16:15 12:50-14:05     CIMA tests; no science data
08.26.am 02:15-04:45 00:07-02:38log   Drifts, DecJ=+27d37m06, 900 sec, ROTANG=19, async cal every 175 sec.
08.26.pm 15:00-16:15 12:54-14:10log   Tests of cal duration. Unfortunately, we discover that the cal duration is not constant. RG is back to the drawing board. No science data but some files for our use.
08.27.pm 15:00-16:15 12:50-14:05 log   cal tests; no science data
08.28.am 02:15-04:45 00:07-02:38 log dor5 (except for bad cals) Drift, DecJ=+27d51m42, 900 sec, ROTANG=19, 2-sec async cal every 175 sec.
08.28.pm 02:15-04:45 00:07-02:38 log   Drift, DecJ=+27d51m42, 900 sec, ROTANG=19, 2-sec async cal every 175 sec.
08.29.am 02:15-04:45 00:07-02:38 log dor5 ok Drifts, DecJ=+26d53m18, 900 sec, ROTANG=19, 2-sec async cal every 275 sec.
09.01.pm 15:00-16:15 13:18-14:33     No data.
09.02.am 02:15-04:30 00:35-02:50 log dor5 ok Drifts, DecJ=+26d07m54, 900 sec, ROTANG=19, 2-sec async cal every 275 sec.
09.02.PM 15:00-16:15 13:22-14:37 log dor5 ok Drifts, DecJ=+26d09m30, 900 sec, ROTANG=19, 2-sec async cal every 275 sec.
09.03.PP 01:45-04:15 00:08-02:39 log dor5 ok Drifts, DecJ=+27d22m30, 900 sec, ROTANG=19, 2-sec async cal every 275 sec.
09.03.PM15:00-16:15 13:26-14:41     No data.
09.04.PP 01:45-04:15 00:13-02:43 log dor5 ok Drifts, DecJ=+27d37m06, 900 sec, ROTANG=19, 2-sec async cal every 275 sec.
09.04.PM15:00-16:15 13:30-14:45 log dor5 (in progress) Drifts, DecJ=+26d09m30, 900 sec, ROTANG=19, 2-sec async cal every 275 sec.
09.05.PP01:45-04:1500:17-02:47 log   Drifts, DecJ=+27d00m36, 900 sec, ROTANG=19, 2-sec async cal every 275 sec.
09.05.PM 15:00-16:30 13:34-14:49 log   Drifts, DecJ=+26d09m30, 900 sec, ROTANG=19, 2-sec async cal every 275 sec.
09.06.PP 01:45-04:00 00:21-02:36 log   Drifts, DecJ=+27d15m12, 900 sec, ROTANG=19, 2-sec async cal every 275 sec.
09.06.PM 15:00-16:00 13:38-14:38 log   Drifts, DecJ=+26d09m30, 900 sec, ROTANG=19, 2-sec async cal every 275 sec.
09.08.PP 01:30-04:00 00:13-02:44 log   Drifts, DecJ=+27d29m48, 900 sec, ROTANG=19, 2-sec async cal every 275 sec.
09.09.PP 01:30-04:00 00:17-02:48     No data.
09.09.PM 15:00-16:15 13:50-15:05 log   Drifts, DecJ=+26d09m30, 900 sec, ROTANG=19, 2-sec async cal every 275 sec.
09.10.PP 01:15-03:45 00:07-02:37 log   Drifts, DecJ=+27d44m24, 900 sec, ROTANG=19, 2-sec async cal every 275 sec.
Break...          
09.21.PP 00:45-03:15 00:23-02:53 log   Drifts, DecJ=+27d59m00, 900 sec, ROTANG=19, 2-sec async cal every 275 sec.
09.22.PP 00:30-03:00 00:12-02:39 log   Drifts, DecJ=+26d38m42, 900 sec, ROTANG=19, 2-sec async cal every 275 sec.
09.23.PP 00:30-03:00 00:16-02:43 log   Drifts, DecJ=+26d46m00, 900 sec, ROTANG=19, 2-sec async cal every 275 sec.
09.24.PP 00:30-03:00 00:30-02:45     Drifts, DecJ=+26d24m06; Radar leaking into whole band; no science data.
09.25.PP 00:30-03:00 00:36-02:51 log   Drifts, DecJ=+26d31m24, 900 sec, ROTANG=19, 2-sec async cal every 275 sec.
09.26.PP 00:15-07:00 00:26-06:56     Radar leaking into whole band; no data.
09.27.PP 00:15-07:00 00:20-06:50 log   Drifts, DecJ=+26d24m06, 900 sec, ROTANG=19, 2-sec async cal every 275 sec.
09.28.PP 00:15-03:00 00:31-02:50 log   Drifts, DecJ=+26d16m48, 900 sec, ROTANG=19, 2-sec async cal every 275 sec.
           

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Last modified: Sep 26 2004