CHIEF OBSERVER'S REPORT for Week 34 
                       21-Aug-00 through 26-Aug-00

			   L.Fletcher, H. Hudson

GENERAL 

Activity again very low - only the usual C-class events occurred,
plus one M-class flare on August 25.  So Max Millenium flare campaign
#10 was put on hold. Baseline activity dropped to low B-levels.

SXT TECHNICAL 

SXT had no technical problems this week. We experimented with FFI tables, 
to return half-res images at a higher than normal cadence. Some ongoing
glitches in the QUICK pages were fixed. The stray light level has
increased by a couple of percent over the last 2 weeks, which may be cause
for concern. 

SXT SCIENTIFIC

For Web material see the science nuggets:

Current Week: http://isass1.solar.isas.ac.jp/sxt_co/000825.html
Index:        http://isass1.solar.isas.ac.jp/sxt_co/index.html

The nugget this week is a follow-up on the Bastille Day 2000 flare. It
concentrates on the motion of the post-flare footpoint ribbons as they
encounter all types of photospheric magnetic field structures.

CAMPAIGNS 

The planned campaign, Max Millennium #10, was put on hold because of the
extremely quiet solar conditions.

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

'Variation of X-ray Bright Point Number over the Solar Cycle' by H. Hara

TELEMETRY DOWNLINKS

Week     Wallops  Goldstone   Canberra     Madrid       NASA       ISAS
  34          34          3          1          1         39         29
  35          32          3          5          3         43         26
  36          27          0          1          8         36         27



                      SXT TABLE PLAN, WEEK 36
                        (28-aug-00 to 02-sep)
                              
No joint observations planned for this week. We will continue to
experiment with FFIs and the flare table.
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JST Day         UT Start Time      Pass   Table ID

Monday AM      28-AUG-00 01:30     4      000827 P4 ARS1 DARK*
Tuesday AM     28-AUG-00 23:55     3      000828 P3 ARS1 DIFF*
Wednesday AM   30-AUG-00 00:02     3      000829 P3 ARS1 SPEC*
Thursday AM    30-AUG-00 22:27     3      000830 P3 ARS1 SPEC*
Friday AM      31-AUG-00 20:52     2      000831 P2 ARS1 SPEC*
Saturday AM    01-SEP-00 22:42     4      000901 P3 ARS1 STD*

* The ID reflects the UT date of the first pass.

This table plan is subject to change.