CHIEF OBSERVER'S REPORT for Week 36 
                       2-Sep-01 through 9-Sep-01 

                              H. Hudson 

GENERAL 

Solar activity remained high, and there were predictions of major flares,
but there were none greater than M class (but 18 of them) until the very 
last second - 9-Sep 21:45, M9.5 or X1.0, depending on your choice of GOES. 
An alert had been issued just before the event.

SXT TECHNICAL 

No new problems to report. Normal pointing was updated and the short
movie exposures have temporarily been decreased because of the high
activity.

SXT SCIENTIFIC
 
For Web material see the science nuggets:
 
Current Week: http://isass1.solar.isas.ac.jp/sxt_co/010907.html
Index:        http://isass1.solar.isas.ac.jp/sxt_co/index.html
 
This week's nugget reports the discovery of another X-ray global wave
event, associated with a C-class flare brought to the CO's attention
by Clara Yatini. Correspondence with K. Shibata established that this 
event also was seen as a Moreton wave in Kyoto.

CAMPAIGNS 

There were not campaign activities.

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

No seminar this week.



                     SXT TABLE PLAN, WEEK 37
                  (11-Sep-01 through 16-Sep-01)

We will be supporting JOP146 beginning on Tuesday. The table names
do not reflect this at present.

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JST Day         UT Start Time      Pass        Table ID

Monday PM       10-SEP-01 08:54      3    010910 P3 ARS1 STD
Tuesday PM      11-SEP-01 03:50      1    010911 P1 ARS1 DIFF
Tuesday PM      11-SEP-01 08:52      4    010911 P4 ARS1 STD
Wednesday PM    12-SEP-01 05:28      2    010912 P2 ARS1 DARK
Wednesday PM    12-SEP-01 08:51      4    010912 P4 ARS1 STD
Thursday PM     13-SEP-01 07:08      3    010913 P3 ARS1 STD
Friday PM       14-SEP-01 07:06      3    010914 P3 ARS1 STD
Saturday PM     15-SEP-01 03:41      2    010915 P2 ARS1 STD

The date part of a table ID reflects the UT date of pass 1.
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.