LBA Observing Session, Sep 2019
Telescope setup and monitoring guides
- Observing with Hobart 26m and Ceduna 30m (A visual overview by Lucas Hyland)
- Hobart 26m setup and monitoring for LBA (A step-by-step guide by Lucas Hyland)
- Ceduna 30m setup and monitoring for LBA (A step-by-step guide by Lucas Hyland)
- Katherine 12m setup and monitoring for LBA
- The Hyland guides will soon be updated (still February 2019 versions).
- Passwords to systems (login to this page is the usual default one).
General information
- LBA schedule and experiment details: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/vlbi/dokuwiki/doku.php/lbaops/lbasep2019/start
- LBA block schedule (20-22 September): https://www.atnf.csiro.au/vlbi/schedules/lba/19APRS_schedule_sep20_v1.0.pdf
- LBA block schedule (27-30 September): https://www.atnf.csiro.au/vlbi/schedules/lba/19APRS_schedule_sep27_v1.1.pdf
- Time: UTC | Hobart | Ceduna | Katherine
- Weather: Windy (Ho | Cd | Ke), Weatherzone (Ho | Cd | Ke)
Online pages to monitor
- LBA chat: https://chat.atnf.csiro.au/
- LBA status monitor: https://www.narrabri.atnf.csiro.au/vlbi/lba_monitor.html
- Real time fringe check (RtFC) results: http://www.evlbi.atnf.csiro.au/RtFC/Sep2019/
- Hobart 26m live page: http://ra-state.phys.utas.edu.au/
- Ceduna 30m live page: http://ra-state.phys.utas.edu.au/ceduna_30m
Bitmasks and modes for experiments (for fila10g setup)
- vt02ap: 0xffffffff Mark5B-2014-16-2
- v558d: 0xffffffff Mark5B-1024-16-2
- v581a: 0x0f0f0000 Mark5B-256-4-2
- v255ah: 0xffff0000 Mark5B-512-8-2
- vc381: 0x0f0f0000 Mark5B-256-4-2
- v525f: 0x0f0f0000 Mark5B-256-4-2
- vt26a: 0x0f0f0000 Mark5B-256-4-2
Notes
- Observers on duty are responsible to look after Hobart 26m, Ceduna and Katherine.
- Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your shift starts to ensure a smooth handover.
- Please identify yourself at the start of your shift in the chat. When going to sleep or being away for an extended time, please let people know. Mattermost can be installed on your phone to get notifications, or alternatively let them know your phone number.
- Please familiarize yourself with how things work before your shift.
- Keep the LBA people updated during experiment changes and if problems occur. Better to be too detailed in chat than being silent.
- After finishing a shift, please update the person following you and fill out handover notes
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Asking for help (do in this order if not super urgent)
- Try the things in the setup guides' troubleshooting section. If fails, then...
- Try asking for help in the LBA chat and AuScope chat. If fails, then...
- Try contacting Lucas or Gabor. Phone numbers are on the whiteboard in the AuScope room.
Handover notes, problems and solutions
- Handover notes
- Nothing else yet
Roster
- Experiment start: Make sure .prc and .snp files are available and correct before experiment starts. Experiments always have a short fringe check session at the start. Try to start the experiment quickly but correctly to make fringe checks possible. Pay attention to chat and fringe check results and troubleshoot as necessary. Once there are fringes, don't change the setup.
- Experiment middle: Monitor the antennas and note down anything unusual in the handover notes.
- Experiment end: Stow antennas if necessary and fill out handover notes.
UTAS telescopes
| Shift (local time) | Observer (duration) | Experiments | Stations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep (Fr) 8-17 | Lucas/Gabor (9h) | vc380, v252bs | HoCd | Fringe check session & experiment start (K-band/1cm) |
| 20 Sep (Fr) 17-23 | Prad (6h) | v252bs | HoCd | Experiment middle (K-band/1cm) |
| 20 Sep (Fr) 23-10 (Sa) | Earl (11h) | v252bs | HoCd | Experiment end (K-band/1cm) |
| 21 Sep (Sa) 10-21 | Mas (11h) | v544e | HoCd | Experiment start (K-band/1cm) |
| 21 Sep (Sa) 21-11 (Su) | Gabor (14h) | v544e, v576a | HoCd | Experiment end & start (K-band/1cm) |
| BREAK | ||||
| 27 Sep (Fr) 14-17 | Lucas/Gabor (3h) | vt02ap | HoCd | Fringe check session (C-band/6.5GHz) |
| 27 Sep (Fr) 17-23 | Ross (6h) | vt02ap, v558d | HoCd | Experiment end & start (C-band/6.5GHz) |
| 27 Sep (Fr) 23-9 (Sa) | Lim (10h) | v558d | HoCd | Experiment middle (C-band/6.5GHz) |
| 28 Sep (Sa) 9-14 | Gabor (5h) | v558d, v581a | HoCdKe | Experiment end & start (C-band/6.5GHz/6.7GHz) |
| 28 Sep (Sa) 14-20 | Jay (6h) | v581a | HoCdKe | Experiment middle (C-band/6.7GHz) |
| 28 Sep (Sa) 20-10 (Su) | Patrick (14h) | v581a, v255ah | HoCdKe | Experiment end & start (C-band/6.7GHz) |
| 29 Sep (Su) 10-21 | Jay (11h) | v255ah | HoCdKe | Experiment middle (C-band/6.7GHz) |
| 29 Sep (Su) 21-9 (Mo) | Tiege (12h) | v255ah, vc381, v525f | HoCdKe | Experiment end & starts(2), including a fringe check session (C-band/6.7GHz) |
| 30 Sep (Mo) 9-16 | Lucas (7h) | v525f, vt026a | HoCdKe | Experiment end & start (C-band/6.7GHz) |
| 30 Sep (Mo) 16-24 | Prad (8h) | vt026a | HoCdKe | Experiment end (C-band/6.7GHz) |
ATNF telescopes
| Shift (local time) | Observer (duration) | Experiments | Stations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep (Sa) 10-21 | Jay (11h) | v544e | AtMpPa | |
| 21 Sep (Sa) 21-11 (Su) | Gabor (14h) | v544e, v576a | AtMpPa | Also monitoring UTAScope. |
| BREAK | ||||
| 28 Sep (Sa) 11-20 (Sa) | Jay (9h) | v581a | AtMpPa | Also monitoring UTAScope from 14h. |
| 28 Sep (Sa) 20-10 (Su) | Lucas (14h) | v581a, v255ah | AtMpPa | |
| 29 Sep (Su) 10-21 | Jay (11h) | v255ah | AtMpPa | Also monitoring UTAScope. |
| 29 Sep (Su) 21-9 (Mo) | Gabor (12h) | v255ah, v525f | AtMpPa | |
| 30 Sep (Mo) 9-16 | Lucas (7h) | v525f | AtMpPa | Also monitoring UTAScope. |