2 June 1996
                                                         
                                                            Mark Weber
                                                           Hugh Hudson
                                                     
                                                      
                SXT CHIEF OBSERVER REPORT AND TABLE PLAN

SXT CHIEF OBSERVER'S REPORT for Week 23:   3-JUN-96 to 9-JUN-96

SOLAR ACTIVITY

Solar activity took an exciting turn this week as the X-ray flux 
baseline rose from sub-A levels to about A.3. From this beach-head,
three or four B-class flares were launched on June 7, probably from 
NOAA AR 7968. However, compared to the rest of the solar cycle, solar 
activity is still considered very low.


SXT INSTRUMENT STATUS 

The SXT performed smoothly this week and is operating well.


CAMPAIGNS

From 2-June to 10-June, we are running a campaign with Meudon and
SoHO/SUMER,CDS (correspondent Brigitte Schmieder) to observe (1) prom-
inences and filaments, and (2) chromospheric activity and coronal 
loops. 

We also participated with George Fisher in a "micro-campaign" to 
observe AR 7968 in conjunction with the SUMER and CDS instruments. 
The project was brief (6-Jun  17:00 to 19:00 UT), but SXT obtained
many fine PFIs.


SEMINARS

On Thursday, 6 June, Prof. B. Somov (currently visiting at Mitaka)
gave a Yohkoh seminar entitled "Solar Physics at Moscow State 
University".



                       SXT TABLE PLAN FOR WEEK 24
                         (10-Jun-96 to 16-Jun-96)


The Schmieder campaign will end at the beginning of this week. We will
do a fixed pointing at an active region on Monday to support this last
day. A dark calibration table will be loaded on Tuesday, and a diffuser
table on Thursday, unless opportunities suggest otherwise. The table 
plan may be altered to coordinate with SoHO targets if we can be of 
assistance.


    KSC Time (start) in JST     Pass          Table ID        
_____________(= UT + 9 hrs)______#_______________________________

Monday	     10-JUN-96 20:35	 1	   960610 P1 ARS0 SCHMDR
Monday	     10-JUN-96 01:43	 4	   960610 P4 ARS1 STANDARD
Tuesday	     11-JUN-96 20:54	 2	   960611 P2 ARS1 DKCAL
Wednesday    12-JUN-96 19:31	 1	   960612 P1 ARS1 STANDARD
Thursday     13-JUN-96 19:49	 2	   960613 P2 ARS1 DIFFUSER
Friday	     14-JUN-96 20:08	 2	   960614 P2 ARS1 STANDARD
Saturday     15-JUN-96 18:44	 2	   960615 P2 ARS1 STANDARD

       *** Please note that this table plan may change ***


Dumping Patrol images:

   We request that KSC tohbans continue to dump a patrol image each time an
SXT table is loaded to facilitate the study of optimizing ARS parameters
for an awfully, awfully quiet period. 

  SSOC TOHBAN, please fax the preliminary OP list to D-tou when it contains
a terminator so that the Chief Observer can suggest which OG's to use. 

  PREPARATION OF OGs: New OGs were made last week, but no terminator images
have been taken since then.  We may change OGs this again this week.