CHIEF OBSERVER'S REPORT for Week 31 
                      30-Jul-01 through 4-Aug-01 

                              A. Takeda

GENERAL 

The solar activity was not so high during the week, but many of C-class and 
three M-class flares were reported. The source of major flare activity was
NOAA 9562 early in the week and moved to NOAA 9563 which produced M1.5 flare
on 3-Aug, and then NOAA 9557 and 9567 in the weekend. 
SXT could observe some of them including M1.5 on 3-Aug. 

SXT TECHNICAL 

No new problems to report. 

SXT SCIENTIFIC
 
For Web material see the science nuggets:
 
Current Week: http://isass1.solar.isas.ac.jp/sxt_co/010803.html
Index:        http://isass1.solar.isas.ac.jp/sxt_co/index.html
 
This week's nugget examines a possible example of implosion 
(field collapse) during a solar flare. Maybe... or maybe not...

CAMPAIGNS 

No official campaigns.

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

Hudson departed on 30-Jul.

SEMINARS

No seminar this week



                     SXT TABLE PLAN, WEEK 32
                  (6-Aug-01 through 12-Aug-01)

No campaign is planned for this week.  There will be two table 
uploads on Tuesday and Wednesday. 

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JST Day         UT Start Time      Pass        Table ID

Monday AM        5-Aug-01 23:09      2    010805 P2 ARS1 STD*
Tuesday AM       6-Aug-01 21:28      1    010806 P1 ARS1 DARK*
Tuesday AM       7-Aug-01 02:32      4    010806 P4 ARS1 STD*
Wednesday AM     7-Aug-01 21:27      1    010807 P1 ARS1 DIFF*
Wednesday AM     8-Aug-01 02:31      4    010807 P4 ARS1 STD*
Thursday AM      8-Aug-01 23:07      2    010808 P2 ARS1 STD*
Friday AM        9-Aug-01 23:06      3    010809 P3 ARS1 STD* <-- cancelled
Saturday AM     10-Aug-01 21:23      2    010810 P2 ARS1 STD* <-- cancelled

The date part of a table ID reflects the UT date of pass 1.
A '*' means that the UT date of pass 1 differs from the JST date
of the pass in question.
 
This table plan is likely to change.  Prepare for last minute changes.


Continuing requests:

KSC & SSOC Tohbans: If any KSC passes are likely to be cancelled (for
example due to typhoons) or an SXT table cannot be uploaded for any 
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.