LASCO Activity Report for
March 30, 2004 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

LASCO's doors are presently closed ahead of maneuvers on 2004/03/30
consisting of momentum management, station keeping, and 180 deg roll. 
Doors are expected to reopen at ~20:00 UT on 2004/03/31.

SOHO is now in a telemetry keyhole (2004/03/19 - 2004/04/04). LASCO data 
will consist of typically two (occasionally three) continuous periods of
real-time data per day.

Beginning at 00:00 UT on March 18, 2004 EIT will be in CCD bakeout mode; 
No EIT images until April 5, 2004.

2004/03/29

00:20 UT  N East	Narrow ragged loop front followed by a couple more 
			at ~ 07:40 (already in progress after data gap) and 
			10:00 UT.

00:40 UT  S West	Bright loop front, strong cavity, and twisted inner
			core.

01:00 UT  S East	Bright spray-like front.

	03:20 - 07:40 UT	Data Gap.

08:00 UT  S East	Spray-like front already in progress after data gap.
			Also couple of ragged fronts roughly above E Limb 
			already in progress.

        11:00 UT        Last C2 image prior to doors closing 
                        ahead of 2004/03/30 maneuvers

        10:53 UT        Last C3 image prior to doors closing 
                        ahead of 2004/03/30 maneuvers

2004/03/30

	LASCO doors closed for maneuvers today.