CHIEF OBSERVER'S REPORT for Week 45
 
                        30-Oct-00 through 05-Nov-00

                           A. Takeda, D. McKenzie


GENERAL 

Solar activity was medium-low this week, the GOES backround level 
dropping below 'C' until Saturday.

SXT TECHNICAL 

No new problems this week. Pointing and roll appeared to remain stable. 
We will probably ask for a normal pointing update during Week 46.

SXT SCIENTIFIC

For Web material see the science nuggets:

Current Week: http://isass1.solar.isas.ac.jp/sxt_co/001103.html
Index:        http://isass1.solar.isas.ac.jp/sxt_co/index.html

The latest nugget describes cusp-shaped loops, and examines an apparent
"cusp-filling" event from 19-OCT-00.

CAMPAIGNS 

There were no coordinated campaigns this week.  In Week 46, the MEOC
campaign begins (see Table Plan).

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 change.

SEMINARS

The seminar this week was given by V. Rusin and M. Minarovjech of the 
Slovak Academy of Sciences.  The topics were solar research in the
Slovak Republic and coronal variations on time scales of minutes to 
decades.

TELEMETRY DOWNLINKS

Week  Wallops Santiago Goldstone Canberra Madrid NASA Japan
  45       24       14         3        0     12   53    28
  46       32        7         0        0      9   48    24





                      SXT TABLE PLAN, WEEK 46
                      (06-Nov-00 to 12-Nov-00)

The MEOC campaign begins this week, so we will attempt faster cadences
in single-filter FFIs.  There are two table uploads planned for 
Tuesday night and Wednesday night.

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JST Day         UT Start Time      Pass   Table ID

Monday PM      06-Nov-00 14:36     3      001106 P3 ARS1 STD+MEOC
Tuesday PM     07-Nov-00 09:37     1      001107 P1 ARS1 DARK
Tuesday PM     07-Nov-00 14:41     4      001107 P4 ARS1 STD+MEOC
Wednesday PM   08-Nov-00 09:42     1      001108 P1 ARS1 DIFF
Wednesday PM   08-Nov-00 14:47     4      001108 P4 ARS1 STD+MEOC
Thursday PM    09-Nov-00 13:10     3      001109 P3 ARS1 STD+MEOC
Friday PM      10-Nov-00 13:15     3      001110 P3 ARS1 STD+MEOC
Saturday PM    11-Nov-00 13:20     4      001111 P4 ARS1 STD+MEOC

A * in the table name means that the UT date of pass 1 differs from the
JST date of the pass in question 

This table plan is subject to change. 

Continuing requests:

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