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CUBIC Observing Plan V1.1



Preliminary CUBIC Observing Plan (1.1: September 26, 1996):

DateTarget NameGalactic CoordinatesMode GoalOwnerObserverStatus
11/9/96-11/10/96 Cyg X-1 (71.3,+3.1) scan Cal (FOV) PSU team planned
11/11/96-11/12/96 NEP (96.4,+29.8) point Cal (spectral) Leicester Hutchinson planned
11/13/96-11/16/96 Field_81 (61.2,-19.7) point DXRB PSU team planned
11/17/96-11/19/96 Cygnus Loop (74.8,-8.6) offset SNR PSU Sanders planned
11/20/96-11/22/96 Vela-Puppis (263,-4) offset SNR Leicester Willingale planned
11/23/96-11/26/96 Field_170 (240.1,+37.0) point M band PSU Grant planned
11/27/96-11/30/96 Field_135 (239.7,+54.5) point M band PSU Grant planned
12/1/96-12/4/96 Field_19 (114.1,+57.1) point DXRB PSU team planned
12/5/96-12/8/96 Field_10 (86.5,+17.9) point Draco S PSU Sanders planned
12/9/96-12/12/96 Field_101 (240.3,+72.2) point M band PSU Grant planned
12/13/96-12/16/96 Field_68 (182.7,+81.6) point M band PSU Grant planned
12/17/96-12/20/96 Field_234 (277.5,+15.2) point Loop I PSU team planned
12/21/96-12/24/96 HZ 43 (54.2,+84.2) offset Cal (spectral) PSU Holland planned
12/25/96-12/28/96 Field_20 (95.7,+59.8) point DXRB PSU team planned
12/29/96-1/1/97 Field_138 (295.3,+58.8) point NPS PSU Cawley planned
1/2/97-1/5/97 Field_70 (10.7,+78.3) point NPS PSU Cawley planned
1/6/97-1/9/97 Field_139 (312.1,+54.8) point NPS PSU Cawley planned
1/10/97-1/13/97 Field_104 (332.1,+66.3) point NPS PSU Cawley planned
1/14/97-1/17/97 Field_71 (13.2,+68.3) point NPS PSU Cawley planned
1/18/97-1/21/97 Field_105 (345.2,+58.4) point Loop I PSU team planned
1/22/97-1/25/97 Field_140 (325.3,+48.9) point Loop I PSU team planned
1/26/97-1/29/97 Field_72 (16.1,+58.3) point NPS PSU Cawley planned
1/30/97-2/2/97 Field_106 (353.9,+49.8) point Loop I PSU team planned
2/3/97-2/6/97 Field_73 (19.2,+48.4) point NPS PSU Cawley planned
2/7/97-2/10/97 Field_107 (0.5,+41.0) point Loop I PSU team planned
2/11/97-2/14/97 Lupus Loop (330,+17)?? point Lupus Loop PSU Nousek planned
2/15/97-2/18/97 Field_74 (22.6,+38.7) point NPS PSU Cawley planned
2/19/97-2/22/97 Field_196 (202.2,-39.7) point Eridanus PSU team planned
2/23/97-2/26/97 Sco X-1 (359.1,+23.8) scan Cal (FOV) PSU team planned
2/27/97-3/2/97 Field_75 (26.3,+29.1) point NPS PSU Cawley planned
3/3/97-3/6/97 Field_109 (10.9,+23.2) point Loop I PSU team planned
3/7/97-3/10/97 2S1636-536 (327.5,-10.0) point Bursts Leicester Turner planned
3/11/97-3/14/97 Field_76 (30.4,+19.8) point NPS PSU Cawley planned
3/15/97-3/18/97 Crab (184.6,-5.8) point Cal (spectral) PSU Burrows planned
3/19/97-3/22/97 Field_240 (324.8,-19.2) point Loop I S PSU team planned
3/23/97-3/26/97 Field_77 (34.9,+10.7) point NPS PSU Cawley planned
3/27/97-3/30/97 Field_215 (343.3,-21.8) point Loop I S PSU team planned
3/31/97-4/3/97 Gal_Plane1 (32.0,+1.0) point Ridge Leicester Warwick planned
4/4/97-4/7/97 Field_183 (0.0,-19.7) point Loop I S PSU team planned
4/8/97-4/11/97 Field_130 (196.5,+17.0) point Gem-Mon PSU Garmire planned
4/12/97-4/15/97 Field_216 (347.3,-31.2) point Gal S Strip PSU Sanders planned
4/16/97-4/19/97 Field_167 (215.3,+16.8) point Gem-Mon PSU team planned
4/20/97-4/23/97 Field_230 (240.4,-0.6) point M band PSU Grant planned
4/24/97-4/27/97 Field_217 (350.9,-40.81) point Gal S Strip PSU Sanders planned
4/28/97-5/1/97 Field_185 (10.0,-37.5) point Loop I S PSU team planned
5/2/97-5/5/97 Field_218 (354.2,-50.6) point Gal S Strip PSU Sanders planned
5/6/97-5/9/97 Lockman_Hole (149.5,+53.2) point DXRB Leicester Hutchinson planned
5/10/97-5/13/97 Field_203 (240.3,+19.1) point M band PSU Grant planned

Calibration Target Details:

Target NamePurpose
Crab Measure FOV, check alignment and attitude, spectral calibration
Cyg X-1 Measure FOV, check aligment and attitude
HZ43 Low energy spectral calibration
NEP Spectral calibration, monitor contamination
Sco X-1 Measure FOV, check aligment and attitude, map Be transmission



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Last updated September 26, 1996
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