CHIEF OBSERVER'S REPORT for Week 40 
                       1-Oct-01 through 7-Oct-01 

 
                         L. Fletcher, H. Hudson

GENERAL 

Solar activity was low, with 5 M-class flares (but not uninteresting
ones; see this week's science nugget). 

SXT TECHNICAL 

SXT functioned without problems, no new anomalies to report. Canopus
was temporarily lost under normal conditions at the end of the week,
and image roll ensued as expected.

SXT SCIENTIFIC
 
For Web material see the science nuggets:
 
Current Week: http://isass1.solar.isas.ac.jp/sxt_co/011005.html
Index:        http://isass1.solar.isas.ac.jp/sxt_co/index.html
 
This week's nugget reports the M9.1 flare of October 1, a spiny arcade
with SADs already visible in the standard movies, plus a nearly homologous
partner from three days earlier. The nugget questions again our understanding
of homology in flare/CME events.

CAMPAIGNS 

SXT began to support SOHO JOP 131/149 for Brigitte Schmieder, but
the uplink timing is not so good and we won't plan to do fixed
pointings until the coming 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

L. Fletcher departed.
N. V. Nitta arrived and will be the SXT CO in week 41.

SEMINARS

There was no seminar this week because of the ASJ meeting, however Boris 
Somov appeared again for tea and a homework assignment to key D-toh staffers.



                     SXT TABLE PLAN, WEEK 41
                  (08-Oct-01 through 12-Oct-01)

We will be supporting Brigitte Schmieder's JOP so will run in
ARS0 for the first 2 orbits of the day on Tuesday and Wednesday UT

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JST Day         UT Start Time      Pass        Table ID

Monday AM       07-OCT-01 19:59      3    011007 P3 ARS1 DFF*
Monday PM       08-OCT-01 14:53      1    011008 P1 ARS0 DKJ*
Tuesday AM      08-OCT-01 18:15      3    011008 P3 ARS1 STD*
Tuesday PM      09-OCT-O1 14:50      1    011009 P1 ARS0 JOP*
Wednesday AM    09-OCT-01 18:12      3    011009 P3 ARS1 STD*
Thursday AM     10-OCT-01 18:09      3    011010 P3 ARS1 STD*
Friday AM       11-OCT-01 14:43      2    011011 P2 ARS1 STD 
Saturday AM     12-OCT-01 14:40      2    011012 P2 ARS1 STD 

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
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.