
1.3.3 Information Sidebar
The information sidebar lists nearly all of the pertinent information the user needs to
monitor real time observing with the telescope. The sidebar is illustrated in Figure-4 and
displays from top to bottom:
Antenna Coordinates:
Command (computer command)
Azel (actual position)
Total Offsets (User input, mapping, etc)
Pointing Corrections (degrees)
Axis Corrections (mechanical, user set)
Galactic Coordinates
RA and DEC (Hrs and Deg)
Time:
Universal Time (UT)
Local Sidereal Time (LST)
Source:
Source Name
RA and DEC
Azimuth and Elevation
Center Frequency:
Input Frequency (MHz)
spacing:
Bin spacing (MHz)
number of bins:
From input (Integer)
tsys: degrees K
calcons:
trec: degrees K
Scan Results:
Max K, offset
(Figure-4 Information Sidebar)
Az/El Widths
VLSR: Velocity Local Standard of Rest
Vcenter: Center velocity of the current observation.
Vpeak: Velocity of peak signal
Fpeak: Frequency bin of peak signal
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