February 21, 2000 
                                                             H. Hudson


 
                   CHIEF OBSERVER'S REPORT for Week 08 
                       13-Feb-00 through 20-Feb-00 


GENERAL 

Solar activity was moderately high, with M's but no X's.  A MacIntosh
alert predicts major flares from 8869 (SW) and in fact an M2 is happening
now (Monday morning JST) - alas for the Macintosh prediction (about
seven hours prior to the event), no protons.


SXT TECHNICAL 

HXA was off for two days owing to a mis-command at KSC. Accordingly there
will be no SXT pointing information for (approximately) 17-Feb 18:00
to 19-Feb 19:00. As usual, please confirm (fem.status1 eq 8) for good
solutions.

We obtained two days' worth of "rapid-run" Q resolution SFRs this week.

For Web material see

Current Week: http://isass1.solar.isas.ac.jp/sxt_co/000218.html
Index:        http://isass1.solar.isas.ac.jp/sxt_co/index.html

The science nugget this week introduces the Grand Archive of Flare
Cartoons, which aims to make all of the significant sketches of
flare theoretical scenarios available on the Web.

CAMPAIGNS 

No coordinated campaigns have been scheduled for this week.

For SXT plans, see:

http://isass1.solar.isas.ac.jp/sxt_co/sxt_future.html

For SXT completed campaigns, see:

http://isass1.solar.isas.ac.jp/sxt_co/sxt_catalog.html


PERSONNEL

No changes

SEMINARS
There was no seminar this week.



                       SXT TABLE PLAN, WEEK 9
                      (21-Feb-00 to 26-Feb-00)

This week's operations are standard, with no coordinated campaigns
planned as of the time of this writing.


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JST Day         UT Start Time      Pass   Table ID

Tuesday AM     21-Feb-00 15:00     1      000222 P1 ARS1 STD*
Wednesday AM   22-Feb-00 16:52     2      000223 P2 ARS1 DKCAL*
Thursday AM    23-Feb-00 17:03     3      000223 P3 ARS1 DIFF
Friday AM      24-Feb-00 17:14     3      000225 P3 ARS1 STD*
Saturday AM    25-Feb-00 19:08     4      000225 P4 ARS1 STD
Saturday PM    26-Feb-00 14:12     2      000226 P2 ARS1 STD

The * on the name means that the name of the table does not match 
the JST date. 


Continuing requests:

KSC & SSOC Tohbans: If any KSC passes are likely to be cancelled (for
example due to heavy snowfall) or an SXT table cannot be uploaded for some
reason, please telephone and e-mail the Chief Observer immediately.
(sxt_co@isass0.solar.isas.ac.jp, copy to sxt_st@flare2.solar.isas.ac.jp).

KSC Tohbans: In general flare mode supersedes table upload, i.e. if a
flare is in progress please do not upload a new table, and contact the
chief observer. Normally it is OK to go ahead with the planned table
without change on the next pass, if it is available. Chief observers
should keep an eye on this.