LASCO Activity Report for
August 17, 2007 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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2007/08/12 - 2007/09/10: 26 m keyhole
2007/08/18 - 2007/09/03: 34 m keyhole

- EIT/LASCO will be recorded for most of the keyhole period. 
  At this time, 2 outages are:
  08/20 17:35 - 08/21 23:05 UT (30 hrs)
  08/27 17:30 - 08/30 05:55 UT 

- EIT will go to CCD bakeout between ~ :
  08/26 21:00 - 09/01 09:00 UT. Recovering at ~ 17:00 UT.

- SOHO Stationkeeping (SK) and Momentum Management (MM) on 08/30.
  SOHO Roll to 0 deg on 08/31.
  LASCO safing for this period: 08/29 15:00 - 08/31 20:00 UT
  (or possibly 09/01 15:00 UT -TBC-).

2007/08/16 (Thursday)

02:54 UT  E Limb	Small brightening precedes the development of a ragged
			elongated loop front (first seen at 03:30 UT).

20:31 UT  W Limb	Very thin and elongated loop (fan-like) front. It fades
			throughout C2.

23:07 UT  W Limb	Elongated and thin ragged loop front. Very faint and
 			diffuse extensions toward N (they fade throughout C2).
 			The loop front fades in C3, very close to its inner
 			edge.

2007/08/17 (Friday)

00:54 UT  N Pole	Faint jet-like front slightly toward NNW.

05:54 UT  E Limb	Ragged front slightly toward ESE.

Last C2 image available by the time of writing:  06:30 UT