This project aims to make maps at 100 positions in a 10 x 10 grid. Each position has been given its own "source" name in the database: UD##XXXX, where ## indicates the wobbler throw that should be used for that position (either 36 or 48) and XXXX indicates its location in the 10 x 10 grid (e.g., UD36+5+5).
The following figure shows all 100 positions in the field. "Sources" that have already been observed show mini-maps indicating the directions of their subscans (thin lines). "Sources" that have not yet been observed still show the numbers that are part of their names.
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If you are about to start a new map for project 180-06,
(1) Note the current LST.
(2) Determine the approximate subscan direction that will result for a map starting at the current LST, by referring to the figure *below*.
(3) Find a high-priority position in the figure *above* whose neighbors have been mapped (if at all) with different subscan directions from a map starting at the current LST. (Neighbors with perpendicular subscan directions are ideal.)
(4) Determine the "source" name for this position: UD + wobbler throw (from top of column) + grid position (from cell). This is the "source" you should map following the instructions in the obsform.
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The Co-PIs will try to update the top figure on a daily basis, but in case we miss a day you should still make sure that the "source" you have chosen has not already been observed. We thank you for your hard work!
Last edited 2006-12-10 by A. Baker using
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