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Schedule Menu
Thi menu controls the computation of the detailed schedule as well as
allowing a change of the scan termination criterion.
For example, Stop LST can be converted into durations or dwell times.
This is useful for modifying a schedule read in from an old observe
file in which Stop LST is given for each scan.
In order to change such a schedule it should be converted to durations
or dwell times.
Compute Observing schedule
Compute (or recompute) the observing schedule from scan information
for the entire Observe List.
Before scheduling, you should have set the start time for the first
observation in the
Starting Conditions
Page of the Options menu.
After scheduling has been performed, you should make sure that no
errors were detected.
This may be done by creating a report using the Report menu.
Set dwell times
For all sources in the Observe List, set the Dwell Time, as the
quantity which defines the length of the observation.
The Dwell Time is the minimum time on source and collecting data.
In all subsequent scheduling, this time with the derived start time
will be used to determine the duration and stop time of the
observation.
The Dwell Time is determined by first computing (or recomputing) the
observing schedule from information currently entered in the scans for
the entire Observe List; the Dwell Times calculated are then marked as
the "entered values."
Before scheduling, you should have set the start time for the
first observation in the
Starting Conditions
Page of the Options menu.
After scheduling has been performed, you should make sure that no
errors were detected.
This may be done by creating a report using the Report menu.
Set durations
For all sources in the Observe List, set the Duration as the
quantity which defines the length of the observation.
In all subsequent scheduling, this duration with the derived start
time will be used to determine the stop time of the observation.
The Duration is determined by first computing (or recomputing) the
observing schedule from information currently entered in the
Scheduling Page for the entire Observe List; the Durations calculated
are then marked as the "entered values."
Before scheduling, you should have set the start time for the
first observation in the
Starting Conditions
Page of the Options menu.
After scheduling has been performed, you should make sure that no
errors were detected.
This may be done by creating a report using the Report menu.
Set Stop LST
For all sources in the Observe List, set the Stop Time as the
quantity which defines the length of the observation. In all subsequent
scheduling, the Stop Time will be used for the observation, the duration
and dwell time will be computed. The Stop Time is determined by first
computing (or recomputing) the observing schedule from information
currently entered in the Scheduling Page for the entire Observe List; the
Stop Times calculated are then marked as the "entered values."
Before scheduling, you should have set the start time for the
first observation in the
Starting Conditions
Page of the Options menu.
After scheduling has been performed, you should make sure that no
errors were detected.
This may be done by creating a report using the Report menu.