From planner@xsystem.nascom.nasa.gov Thu Dec 4 12:45:53 2008 Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 15:45:49 -0500 (EST) From: RXTE SOF Planners Reply-to: xteplan@bigbang.gsfc.nasa.gov Subject: RXTE Update: 93143 Wk 671 Dear JENNIFER CARSON, *** PLEASE NOTE: LOCATION OF REALTIME DATA HAS CHANGED *** (August 2008 - See below for new locations.) The schedule of observations for RXTE has been altered. The new schedule for your observation, 93143, is shown below. The complete short-term schedule can always be found at: http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xte/SOF/sts.html or the short-form short-term schedule at: http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xte/SOF/Schedules/index.php The RXTE SOF offers several services for accessing data. These are completely separate from and in addition to the "official" fully- processed data distributed by the RXTE GOF. ACCESS TO SOF SERVICES: - access key for proposal 93143: - SOF web site: http://rxte.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xte/SOF/SOF_data_hp.html DESCRIPTION OF SOF SERVICES (all available on the SOF web site, above): - Realtime FITS data: + Within a few hours of an observation's end (and usually much sooner!), FITS files are available on the SOF's FTP server, containing ALL data modes (HEXTE and PCA, standard and science modes). The files are available until the production-quality data arrives, and then a better-quality product is made (see next item). - Pseudo-Production FITS data: + FITS files made from production data (pseudo-production data) are available on the SOF's ftp server. The pseudo-production FITS files for a given day are typically made available the next morning, although they can be delayed, depending on when the SOF actually receives the data. Like the realtime data, these data include both standard and all the science modes for PCA and HEXTE data. Note: These production files are not the final version of the production data which will be available to you. The final version, which passes thorugh more checks for completeness, will be made available usually 1-2 weeks after observation, through the GOF download area. The SOF provides this service simply as a convenient mechanism for getting data out as quickly as possible. You will receive a separate message from the RXTE GOF when the final data-processing version of your data is available. Also, note that the production files provided by the SOF will differ from those distributed by the GOF. The directory structure within the FITS tar file is different, and the clock and orbit files are not yet provided in the SOF version. SOF-made FITS files can be found at the following FTP sites: Realtime SOF-made data ftp://legacy.gsfc.nasa.gov/xte/data/xtesof/pub/FITS/ Production SOF-made data ftp://legacy.gsfc.nasa.gov/xte/data/xtesof/pub/FITS/production NOTE: All data can be decrypted ONLY with one of the following: gpg versions 1.06 or higher pgp versions 6.0 or higher Thank you, RXTE Schedulers c/o xteplan@athena.gsfc.nasa.gov Please be sure to send all correspondence regarding scheduling to the xteplan mailing list, and not to an individual scheduler. (This email is automatically generated, no reply is necessary.) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day 340 is DEC 5 (UT). 2008:340:07:06:00 471078365 OBSERVATION 93143-01-71-00 START PI: JENNIFER ELAINE CARSON SOURCE: 3C_273 TARGET: RA=187.277893 DEC=2.052400 ROLL_BIAS=-8.7 SLEW_RATE=6.0 EDS: GOODXENON1_2S GOODXENON2_2S GOODVLE1_2S Standard1b Standard2g GOODVLE2_2S HEXTE: E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDA=DEF DWELLA=DEF ROCKA=DEF) E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDB=DEF DWELLB=DEF ROCKB=DEF) EVENTS: start_slew 07:06:00 (471078365) end_slew 07:22:00 (471079325) in_saa 07:37:00 (471080225) MACROS: Pcu3start.mac 07:22:00 (471079325) GOODTIME: 07:22:00 (471079325) to 07:37:00 (471080225) TOTAL_GT: 0.9 ksec 2008:340:07:50:00 471081005 OBSERVATION 93143-01-71-00 END Day 340 is DEC 5 (UT). 2008:340:19:43:00 471123785 OBSERVATION 93143-01-72-00 START PI: JENNIFER ELAINE CARSON SOURCE: 3C_273 TARGET: RA=187.277893 DEC=2.052400 ROLL_BIAS=-8.6 SLEW_RATE=6.0 EDS: GOODXENON1_2S GOODXENON2_2S GOODVLE1_2S Standard1b Standard2g GOODVLE2_2S HEXTE: E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDA=DEF DWELLA=DEF ROCKA=DEF) E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDB=DEF DWELLB=DEF ROCKB=DEF) EVENTS: start_slew 19:43:00 (471123785) end_slew 19:55:00 (471124505) MACROS: Pcu1stop.mac 19:43:00 (471123785) Pcu2stop.mac 19:43:00 (471123785) Pcu4stop.mac 19:43:00 (471123785) Pcu5stop.mac 19:43:00 (471123785) GOODTIME: 19:55:00 (471124505) to 20:12:00 (471125525) TOTAL_GT: 1.02 ksec 2008:340:20:12:00 471125525 OBSERVATION 93143-01-72-00 END Day 341 is DEC 6 (UT). 2008:341:08:12:00 471168725 OBSERVATION 93143-01-73-00 START PI: JENNIFER ELAINE CARSON SOURCE: 3C_273 TARGET: RA=187.277893 DEC=2.052400 ROLL_BIAS=-8.6 SLEW_RATE=6.0 EDS: GOODXENON1_2S GOODXENON2_2S GOODVLE1_2S Standard1b Standard2g GOODVLE2_2S HEXTE: E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDA=DEF DWELLA=DEF ROCKA=DEF) E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDB=DEF DWELLB=DEF ROCKB=DEF) EVENTS: start_slew 08:12:00 (471168725) end_slew 08:29:00 (471169745) in_saa 08:45:00 (471170705) MACROS: Pcu3stop.mac 08:12:00 (471168725) Pcu3start.mac 08:29:00 (471169745) GOODTIME: 08:29:00 (471169745) to 08:45:00 (471170705) TOTAL_GT: 0.96 ksec 2008:341:08:49:00 471170945 OBSERVATION 93143-01-73-00 END Day 341 is DEC 6 (UT). 2008:341:19:47:00 471210425 OBSERVATION 93143-01-74-00 START PI: JENNIFER ELAINE CARSON SOURCE: 3C_273 TARGET: RA=187.277893 DEC=2.052400 ROLL_BIAS=-8.6 SLEW_RATE=6.0 EDS: GOODXENON1_2S GOODXENON2_2S GOODVLE1_2S Standard1b Standard2g GOODVLE2_2S HEXTE: E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDA=DEF DWELLA=DEF ROCKA=DEF) E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDB=DEF DWELLB=DEF ROCKB=DEF) EVENTS: start_slew 19:47:00 (471210425) end_slew 20:03:00 (471211385) in_saa 20:19:00 (471212345) MACROS: Pcu2stop.mac 19:47:00 (471210425) Pcu3stop.mac 19:47:00 (471210425) Pcu3start.mac 20:03:00 (471211385) GOODTIME: 20:03:00 (471211385) to 20:19:00 (471212345) TOTAL_GT: 0.96 ksec 2008:341:20:23:00 471212585 OBSERVATION 93143-01-74-00 END Day 342 is DEC 7 (UT). 2008:342:06:48:00 471250085 OBSERVATION 93143-01-75-00 START PI: JENNIFER ELAINE CARSON SOURCE: 3C_273 TARGET: RA=187.277893 DEC=2.052400 ROLL_BIAS=-8.6 SLEW_RATE=6.0 EDS: GOODXENON1_2S GOODXENON2_2S GOODVLE1_2S Standard1b Standard2g GOODVLE2_2S HEXTE: E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDA=DEF DWELLA=DEF ROCKA=DEF) E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDB=DEF DWELLB=DEF ROCKB=DEF) EVENTS: start_slew 06:48:00 (471250085) end_slew 07:00:00 (471250805) out_saa 07:10:00 (471251405) MACROS: PCA_VLE_2.mac 06:48:00 (471250085) Pcu3start.mac 07:10:00 (471251405) GOODTIME: 07:10:00 (471251405) to 07:25:00 (471252305) TOTAL_GT: 0.9 ksec 2008:342:07:25:00 471252305 OBSERVATION 93143-01-75-00 END Day 342 is DEC 7 (UT). 2008:342:17:26:00 471288365 OBSERVATION 93143-01-76-00 START PI: JENNIFER ELAINE CARSON SOURCE: 3C_273 TARGET: RA=187.277893 DEC=2.052400 ROLL_BIAS=-8.5 SLEW_RATE=6.0 EDS: GOODXENON1_2S GOODXENON2_2S GOODVLE1_2S Standard1b Standard2g GOODVLE2_2S HEXTE: E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDA=DEF DWELLA=DEF ROCKA=DEF) E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDB=DEF DWELLB=DEF ROCKB=DEF) EVENTS: start_slew 17:26:00 (471288365) end_slew 17:46:00 (471289565) in_saa 18:10:00 (471291005) MACROS: PCA_VLE_2.mac 17:26:00 (471288365) Pcu3stop.mac 17:26:00 (471288365) Pcu5stop.mac 17:26:00 (471288365) Pcu3start.mac 17:46:00 (471289565) GOODTIME: 17:46:00 (471289565) to 18:10:00 (471291005) TOTAL_GT: 1.44 ksec 2008:342:18:18:00 471291485 OBSERVATION 93143-01-76-00 END Day 343 is DEC 8 (UT). 2008:343:06:30:00 471335405 OBSERVATION 93143-01-77-00 START PI: JENNIFER ELAINE CARSON SOURCE: 3C_273 TARGET: RA=187.277893 DEC=2.052400 ROLL_BIAS=-8.5 SLEW_RATE=6.0 EDS: GOODXENON1_2S GOODXENON2_2S GOODVLE1_2S Standard1b Standard2g GOODVLE2_2S HEXTE: E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDA=DEF DWELLA=DEF ROCKA=DEF) E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDB=DEF DWELLB=DEF ROCKB=DEF) EVENTS: start_slew 06:30:00 (471335405) end_slew 06:42:00 (471336125) out_saa 06:42:00 (471336125) GOODTIME: 06:42:00 (471336125) to 06:58:00 (471337085) TOTAL_GT: 0.96 ksec 2008:343:06:58:00 471337085 OBSERVATION 93143-01-77-00 END Day 343 is DEC 8 (UT). 2008:343:17:15:00 471374105 OBSERVATION 93143-01-78-00 START PI: JENNIFER ELAINE CARSON SOURCE: 3C_273 TARGET: RA=187.277893 DEC=2.052400 ROLL_BIAS=-8.5 SLEW_RATE=6.0 EDS: GOODXENON1_2S GOODXENON2_2S GOODVLE1_2S Standard1b Standard2g GOODVLE2_2S HEXTE: E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDA=DEF DWELLA=DEF ROCKA=DEF) E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDB=DEF DWELLB=DEF ROCKB=DEF) EVENTS: start_slew 17:15:00 (471374105) end_slew 17:27:00 (471374825) in_saa 17:42:00 (471375725) GOODTIME: 17:27:00 (471374825) to 17:42:00 (471375725) TOTAL_GT: 0.9 ksec 2008:343:17:51:00 471376265 OBSERVATION 93143-01-78-00 END Day 344 is DEC 9 (UT). 2008:344:05:54:00 471419645 OBSERVATION 93143-01-79-00 START PI: JENNIFER ELAINE CARSON SOURCE: 3C_273 TARGET: RA=187.277893 DEC=2.052400 ROLL_BIAS=-8.5 SLEW_RATE=6.0 EDS: GOODXENON1_2S GOODXENON2_2S GOODVLE1_2S Standard1b Standard2g GOODVLE2_2S HEXTE: E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDA=DEF DWELLA=DEF ROCKA=DEF) E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDB=DEF DWELLB=DEF ROCKB=DEF) EVENTS: start_slew 05:54:00 (471419645) end_slew 06:13:00 (471420785) out_saa 06:13:00 (471420785) GOODTIME: 06:13:00 (471420785) to 06:31:00 (471421865) TOTAL_GT: 1.08 ksec 2008:344:06:31:00 471421865 OBSERVATION 93143-01-79-00 END Day 344 is DEC 9 (UT). 2008:344:19:46:00 471469565 OBSERVATION 93143-01-80-00 START PI: JENNIFER ELAINE CARSON SOURCE: 3C_273 TARGET: RA=187.277893 DEC=2.052400 ROLL_BIAS=-8.4 SLEW_RATE=6.0 EDS: GOODXENON1_2S GOODXENON2_2S GOODVLE1_2S Standard1b Standard2g GOODVLE2_2S HEXTE: E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDA=DEF DWELLA=DEF ROCKA=DEF) E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDB=DEF DWELLB=DEF ROCKB=DEF) EVENTS: start_slew 19:46:00 (471469565) end_slew 19:54:00 (471470045) GOODTIME: 19:54:00 (471470045) to 20:10:00 (471471005) TOTAL_GT: 0.96 ksec 2008:344:20:10:00 471471005 OBSERVATION 93143-01-80-00 END Day 345 is DEC 10 (UT). 2008:345:05:32:00 471504725 OBSERVATION 93143-01-81-00 START PI: JENNIFER ELAINE CARSON SOURCE: 3C_273 TARGET: RA=187.277893 DEC=2.052400 ROLL_BIAS=-8.4 SLEW_RATE=6.0 EDS: GOODXENON1_2S GOODXENON2_2S GOODVLE1_2S Standard1b Standard2g GOODVLE2_2S HEXTE: E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDA=DEF DWELLA=DEF ROCKA=DEF) E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDB=DEF DWELLB=DEF ROCKB=DEF) EVENTS: start_slew 05:32:00 (471504725) end_slew 05:45:00 (471505505) out_saa 05:45:00 (471505505) GOODTIME: 05:45:00 (471505505) to 06:01:00 (471506465) TOTAL_GT: 0.96 ksec 2008:345:06:01:00 471506465 OBSERVATION 93143-01-81-00 END Day 345 is DEC 10 (UT). 2008:345:16:19:00 471543545 OBSERVATION 93143-01-82-00 START PI: JENNIFER ELAINE CARSON SOURCE: 3C_273 TARGET: RA=187.277893 DEC=2.052400 ROLL_BIAS=-8.4 SLEW_RATE=6.0 EDS: GOODXENON1_2S GOODXENON2_2S GOODVLE1_2S Standard1b Standard2g GOODVLE2_2S HEXTE: E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDA=DEF DWELLA=DEF ROCKA=DEF) E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDB=DEF DWELLB=DEF ROCKB=DEF) EVENTS: start_slew 16:19:00 (471543545) end_slew 16:31:00 (471544265) in_saa 16:45:00 (471545105) GOODTIME: 16:31:00 (471544265) to 16:45:00 (471545105) TOTAL_GT: 0.84 ksec 2008:345:17:03:00 471546185 OBSERVATION 93143-01-82-00 END Day 346 is DEC 11 (UT). 2008:346:04:48:00 471588485 OBSERVATION 93143-01-83-00 START PI: JENNIFER ELAINE CARSON SOURCE: 3C_273 TARGET: RA=187.277893 DEC=2.052400 ROLL_BIAS=-8.4 SLEW_RATE=6.0 EDS: GOODXENON1_2S GOODXENON2_2S GOODVLE1_2S Standard1b Standard2g GOODVLE2_2S HEXTE: E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDA=DEF DWELLA=DEF ROCKA=DEF) E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDB=DEF DWELLB=DEF ROCKB=DEF) EVENTS: start_slew 04:48:00 (471588485) end_slew 05:04:00 (471589445) out_saa 05:16:00 (471590165) GOODTIME: 05:16:00 (471590165) to 05:33:00 (471591185) TOTAL_GT: 1.02 ksec 2008:346:05:33:00 471591185 OBSERVATION 93143-01-83-00 END Day 346 is DEC 11 (UT). 2008:346:15:29:00 471626945 OBSERVATION 93143-01-84-00 START PI: JENNIFER ELAINE CARSON SOURCE: 3C_273 TARGET: RA=187.277893 DEC=2.052400 ROLL_BIAS=-8.3 SLEW_RATE=6.0 EDS: GOODXENON1_2S GOODXENON2_2S GOODVLE1_2S Standard1b Standard2g GOODVLE2_2S HEXTE: E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDA=DEF DWELLA=DEF ROCKA=DEF) E_8US_256_DX1F (LLDB=DEF DWELLB=DEF ROCKB=DEF) EVENTS: start_slew 15:29:00 (471626945) end_slew 15:42:00 (471627725) GOODTIME: 15:42:00 (471627725) to 15:58:00 (471628685) TOTAL_GT: 0.96 ksec 2008:346:15:58:00 471628685 OBSERVATION 93143-01-84-00 END ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- For comparison, these are the lines of your new schedule that differ from the old one: end_slew 07:00:00 (471250805) MACROS: PCA_VLE_2.mac 06:48:00 (471250085) Pcu3start.mac 07:10:00 (471251405) MACROS: PCA_VLE_2.mac 17:26:00 (471288365) Pcu3stop.mac 17:26:00 (471288365) These lines were in your old schedule but not the new: end_slew 07:10:00 (471251405) MACROS: Pcu3start.mac 07:10:00 (471251405) MACROS: Pcu3stop.mac 17:26:00 (471288365) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------