LASCO Activity Report for
February 25, 2008 SOHO Science Daily Meeting

Event times are first frame seen in C2 camera unless otherwise noted.
These are preliminary observations for the daily SOHO science discussions.
Final analysis is reported on the Lasco CME list.
An archive of these reports is available.

Points Of Interest

KEYHOLE Operations:
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Mon 02/04 - Sun 03/02: 26 m keyhole
Mon 02/11 - Sun 02/24: 34 m keyhole

- EIT CCD Bakeout scheduled for 02/22 ~ 21:00 UT thru 02/28 ~ 22:00 UT.

- S/C Maneuvers (SK, MM, and Roll) on 02/22. EIT observed the Roll.

- UPDATED: LASCO safed for S/C Maneuvers on 02/19 ~ 13:30 UT and 
  recovered on 02/23 ~ 20:00 UT. After recovering, LASCO will operate  
  in improved cadence (SM5): C2 --> 12 min cadence, C3 --> 30 min cadence; 
  in effect until 02/29.
  
- During telemetry outage periods for this Keyhole LASCO and EIT will 
  not be recorded (and instruments will remain idle).
  

2008/02/22 (Friday)

	LASCO Doors closed.

2008/02/23 (Saturday)

First C2 image after recovering: 21:12 UT
First C3 image after recovering: 21:18 UT

21:12 UT  N East	Big twisted structure already under development.
			WIDTH in C3 at 08:42 UT (the next day): ~50 deg.
			Material starting to appear at 01:24 UT (next
			day) seems to push the leading structure.
			

2008/02/24 (Sunday)

09:48 UT  S West	Very narrow loop (jet-like) front.

10:00 UT  E limb	Small structure starts to be seen.

	14:48 - 24:00 UT	LASCO Data Gap (C2 time).
	

2008/02/25 (Monday)

	00:00 - 01:48 UT	LASCO Data Gap (C2 time).
	
	07:36 - 10:48 UT	LASCO Data Gap (C2 time).
	
Last C2 image available by the time of writing:  12:00 UT