JObserve VLA Online Help

• Help on help.

• Introduction

• Overview
  • Display.
  • List editing panel.
  • Scan editing panels.

• Getting Started
  • 1) Specifying global values..
  • 2) Initial Default Scan..
  • 3) Read lists from text files.
  • 4) Create User Defaults.
  • 5) Create Observe list..
  • 6) "Schedule" the Observe list..
  • 7) Check schedule with Reports.
  • 8) Write Observe file.
  • 9) Save Environment (Optional).
  • 10) Exit .

• Initial Conditions Editor
  • Program Code.
  • AIPS Id.
  • Beginning of Observation.
  • Starting Position.
  • Address.
  • Office Phone number.
  • Phone number during observations.
  • Epoch calibrator names.
  • Set source initial values.
  • Scan ending specification.
  • Observing modes.
  • Array Configuration.
  • Reference Antenna.
  • Starting Subreflector.
  • Planet/Solar motion.
  • Phase tracking.
  • Special instructions.

• List Editor
  • NRAO Defaults List.
  • User Defaults List.
  • Calibrator List.
  • Source List.
  • Observe List.
  • Paste List.
  • Reset Button.
  • Refresh Button.
  • Clear Button.
  • New Entry Button.
  • Delete Button.
  • Copy Button.
  • Cut Button.
  • Paste Before Button.
  • Paste After Button.
  • Undo Button.

• Scan Editor
  • Source Page.
  • Scheduling Page.
  • Frequency Page.
  • LO Page.
  • Correlator Page.
  • Fast Switch Page.
  • Raster Page.
  • Planet Motion Page.

• Default Scans

• File menu
  • Save working environment..
  • Restore working environment..
  • Write Observe File.
  • Read Observe File.
  • Save/Read lists.
  • Import text files.
  • Exit from Observe.

• Option menu
  • Starting Conditions.
  • J2000 calibrator names.
  • B1950 calibrator names.
  • Solar Warnings.
  • Planetary warnings.

• Edit menu
  • Cut Scan.
  • Copy Scan.
  • Delete Scan.
  • Paste Scan after.
  • Edit Lists.
  • Edit new source initial values.
  • Global edits.
  • Block edits.
  • Clear a list.
  • Edit a file.

• Databases menu
  • Find nearby calibrator.
  • show all calibrators.
  • Check Databases.
  • Fetch Database.

• Reports menu
  • Summary report.
  • Scheduling report.
  • Frequency report.
  • Time-on-source report.
  • Analyst's report.
  • Full report.

• Schedule menu
  • Compute Observing schedule.
  • Set dwell times.
  • Set durations.
  • Set stop times.

• Help menu
  • help.
  • about.

• Software documentation

• Known Bugs (from the net).