ALFALFA Naming Conventions
The "designated" observer
The designated observer is the person responsible for carrying out the observations
on a given day, regardless of whether that person is actually the one driving the
telescope.
The "designated" scheduler
The designated scheduler is the person responsible for assigning the declination
strip/pass to be observed on a given day.
The "designated" data file monitor
The designated data file monitor is the person responsible for verifying the
existence of the raw fits files and performing their conversion to IDL .sav
files.
Observing block designations
The block name is assigned according to the date when
the observing block begins, in AST. If there is any confusion, ask the
designated scheduler. Note that where there are two separate blocks
on the same day, one is designated "a" for "am" and the other "p" for "pm".
If there are more than 2 blocks, the designated scheduler will be creative...
Drift nomenclature and corresponding declinations
The master list contains the declination
assignments for each declination strip and pass for the entire ALFALFA survey.
Last modified: Fri Feb 18 15:58:34 AST 2005 by martha