SXT Status Report
                       17 July - 23 June 1995 (Week 29)
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                                David Alexander
                                   22-Jul-95


Another week another 7 days of rain.  Finally got to the mexican
restaurant in Sagami-OhNo! this week and despite a frustratingly
long wait the food was excellent and the margarita's just as good.
We had an important government visitor at ISAS this week and the
rocket at ISAS (the MS-II) was thoroughly cleaned and made to
look spick and span for the occasion.  We all looked industrious
as Ogawara-sama gave the guided tour.  We hope the visitors were 
impressed by the wonderful results of Yohkoh and, of course, by the 
hard-working never-see-daylight, stuck-to-the-terminal, get-a-life 
personnel of D-toh (including your very own Chief Observer). D-toh 
that home from home, that oasis in a desert storm, that 5 minute slot 
on the Johnny Carson show.  Well, you get the idea.  Time to go on 
the randan in downtown Ropongi and to party the night away ... at 
least until 11:15 when the last train heads for Fuchinobe.  Have to 
be in bed by 12 you know!


SOLAR ACTIVITY

   The activity level remains low.  Not much doing on the 
campaign or special observations front.  We stuck with carried out
some quiet corona observations this week and someday I'll find
time to process the data.
  

SXT INSTRUMENT STATUS

   No problems with the SXT this week.   


CALIBRATION STATUS

   The offpoint terminator program continues with many
   terminator images taken this week.  The diligence of
   the SSOC tohbans helps make this a successful program.    


PASS CONFLICTS

   We lost a total of 8 passes due to conflicts with ASCA.


SCIENCE

   The Solwind8 papers continue to be the focus for Hudson and Alexander
   with mucho commments from Steve Kahler.  The papers are slowly
   progressing but our knowledge of CMEs, XMEs, IPCs, LSEs, LDEs, and 
   Flare Associated Coronal Mass Ejections is coming along in leaps
   and bounds.
   

SEMINARS

   Yohkoh seminars have stopped for the interim.  Stay tuned!  

PERSONNEL

   Jim Lang (DRAL) left leaving Andy Philips (MSSL) to cope manfully with
   the intricacies of the DEC systems (and dare I say the word, DECNET).
   The BCS people appreciate his efforts.

   Gary Linford left to return to the hills of California (not as nice as
   the ones in Montana) for a well-earned vacation.  We are working on an
   automounted version of Gary here at ISAS so he needn't come out so often.


QUOTE OF THE WEEK

   "Confusion is the state of promise, the fertile void where surprise is
    possible again.  Confusion is in fact the state we are in, and we
    should be wise to cultivate it."
                    -Paul Goodman (Growing Up Absurd)

Week 29 Tohbans:
   SSOC: Kubo and Shibata
   KSC:  Magara and Matsuda
SXT Chief Observer:
   D. Alexander
SXT Systems and Data Engineer:
   G. Linford