1. Radio Observatory Report
Antonis Polatidis
ASTRON is part of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)

2. Development Work / Issues
8 new stations ready to integrate in the array (in final stage of validation) - 6 Core stations, 2 Remote.
LOFAR MoM being tested.
SAS/MAC related :
Work ongoing to kickstart and observe with Tautenburg
Test the integration of the 8 new stations (today)
Setting up stations for pulsar observations OK -
CEP has to be started separately.
combining arbitrary groups of stations for recording
stability of SAS/MAC system being tested now.
Problem with CS002: Blown fuse

5. Observations
Imaging BW5: Testing wide-field imaging with LBA in a field with bright point sources (Obs 251)
Test observation of pulsar B to check whether day-to-day variations were due to snow.
Under Consideration:
Imaging BW5: MHz observations of the 3C196 field (Obs 243)
Cas A observation with as many HBA stations as possible

6. 25 Jan - 29 Jan: Imaging BW5 in Leiden 
“Busy Week” plans
Busy Weeks
25 Jan - 29 Jan: Imaging BW5 in Leiden
15 Feb - 19 Feb: “Control & Metadata” BW1
15 Mar - 19 Mar: “Control & Metadata” BW2
To test the flow of an observation and its metadata from beginning (NorthStar/MoM) to the end (Archive).