LASCO/EIT Operations Status Daily Reports -- March 1999 ----------------------------- C2-C3-EIT synoptic = EIT 195A 12 min cadence; C2 and C3 30 min cadence C2-C3 Daily Polarizer Sequences in Orange Filter C2-C3 Daily Color Sequence Images, 2x2 binned (06:00 UT) Weekly, Dark Cal Images (Sat) C1,C2,C3 at 0 and 60 Sec, EIT at 0 and 3 sec. (Sat) C2,C3 Blue Pb Color Sequence, (Sun) C2,C3 Deep Red Pb Color Sequence ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synoptic) C2 Galileo; TH Cycling; ICE-A REBOOT; SM6 16:13 UT COB thermal cycling change. Lasco zone change (set point 95=20.4 deg) 10:00-11:00 UT C2 Galileo Observations. 16:30-17:00 EIT burn area calibration set. 17:20 UT ICE-A REBOOT. Lasco zones reset to set point 95. 17:31 UT uplinked l_set_lobt 30-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synoptic) C2 Galileo; Th Cycling; TM Submode6 06:30 UT Jupiter enters the C2 field of view. 10:00-11:00 UT C2 Galileo Observations. South hemisphere field of view, 32x10, 2.5 min cadence 29-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synoptic) C3 Galileo; Th Cycling;ICE-A REBOOT; SM6 14:20 UT COB thermal cycling change. Lasco zone change (set point 125=10.3deg) 20:45 UT ICE-A REBOOT. Lasco zones reset to set point 125. 20:59 UT uplinked l_set_lobt. 28-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synoptic) C3 Galileo; Th Cycling; Colors; SM6 Weekly C2,C3 deep red filter polarizer sequence taken. 10:00-11:00 UT C3 Galileo Observations. 27-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synoptic) C3 Galileo;Th Cycling;ICE-A REBOOT; SM6 01:43 UT ICE-A REBOOT. Lasco zones reset to set point 95. 02:08 UT uplinked l_set_lobt. Weekly C1,C2,C3,EIT dark images taken. Weekly EIT calibration lamps x2. Weekly C2,C3 blue filter polarizer sequence taken. 10:00-11:00 UT C3 Galileo Observations. 26-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synoptic) C3 Galileo; Thermal Cycling; SM6 10:00-11:00 UT C3 Galileo Observations 15:12 UT COB thermal cycling change. Lasco zone change (set point 95=20.4 deg) 25-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synoptic) C3 Galileo/Jupiter; Thermal Cycling; SM6 10:00-11:00 UT C3 Galileo observation program of Jupiter. South hemisphere field of view. Mar 25-Apr 5, 2.5 min cadence 18:48 UT LASCO COB thermal cycling for C1 FP testings. Cycling range of 10 deg (set point 125=10.3) at 24 hrs. 24-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synoptic) EIT Focusing End; C3 Plumes; TM Submode 6 12:24 UT EIT temp zones back to nominal. 13:30 UT- 22:30 UT C3 Dynamic Plumes campaign with MDI; North Pole 23-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synoptic) EIT Focusing; FP Servo; SM 5 to 6 16:00 UT transition tm Submode 5 to 6 (15.8 kb/sec) 19:44 UT FP switched into servo mode for prep, thermal cycling 22-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synoptic) EIT Focusing; SM5 21-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synoptic) EIT Focusing; Colors; Jupiter; SM5 Weekly C2,C3 deep red filter polarizer seq taken. 17:42 UT Jupiter moves in to C3 field of view from the East. 20-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synoptic) EIT Focusing; Darks; Colors; EIT Cals; SM5 Weekly C1,C2,C3,EIT dark images taken Weekly C2,C3 blue filter polarizer seq taken Weekly EIT calibration lamps taken x2 19-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synoptic) EIT Focusing Tests; L_SET_LOBT; SM5 20:40 UT uplinked l_set_lobt 18-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synoptic) EIT Focusing Tests; TM Submode 5 15:43 UT EIT temp zones adjusted .6 degree. Zone set points adjusted to 93. 17-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synoptic) EIT Focusing Tests; TM Submode 5 16:00 UT EIT temp zones elevated additional 1.5 deg. Zone set points adjusted 5 points to 91. Temps now 3 degree above nominal. 16-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synopric) EIT Focusing Tests; TM Submode 5 EIT zones still elevated 1.5 degrees above nominal. LASCO C2 and C3 2x2 binned color sequences returned to synoptic. Will execute daily at the 06:00 UT hour. Daily color seq. interrupted, June 1998-March 16,1999 15-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synoptic) EIT Focusing Tests; EIT Cals; SM5 15:42 UT EIT temp zones elevated 1.5 degrees; inst.focusing tests. Zone set points adjusted 5 points from 101-96. 20:34 UT EIT burn areas calibrations taken. 14-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synoptic) C2,C3 Colors; TM Submode 5 Weekly C2,C3 deep red filter polarizer seq. taken. EIT additional synoptics at 10:00 and 16:00 UT 13-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synoptic) Darks; EIT Cals; C2,C3 Colors; SM5 Weekly C1,C2,C3,EIT dark images taken. Weekly EIT calibration lamps taken X2. Weekly C2,C3 blue filter polarizer seq. taken. 12-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synoptic) C1 Door Opened; FP Tests; Intercal001; SM5 13:45 UT C1 door opened (first time since interruption of June 1998) 18:00-19:30 UT EIT, Intercallibration 001 performed, 304A, 171A, 195A. 20:16 UT C1 door close 21:55-23:15 UT C1 FP X-axis tests performed 11-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synoptic) FP PZT Tests; TM Submode 5 13:30-19:30 UT PZT 1,2,3 cavity scan program. 10-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synoptic) FP PZT Tests; TM Submode5 16:03-22:30 UT C1 FP tests; PZT1 Voltage walkdown program PZT3 voltage walkup program PZT 1,2,3 cavity scan program (interrupted) 09-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synoptic) FP PZT Tests; TM Submode 5 19:30-21:30 UT C1 FP tests to determine Z,X,Y micrometers aliveness. X micrometer tests complete and operating. 08-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synoptic) TM Submode 5 S/C roll trim of 1645 arcseconds performed at 16:02-16:40 UT S/C using RSL (Roll Steering Law) for roll control and Solar North. 07-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synoptic) L-set-lobt; C2,C3 Doors Open; SM5 01:09 UT uplinked l_set_lobt 01:13 UT EIT returns to CME watch in 195A filter. 01:30 UT C2,C3 doors opened. 06-Mar-1999 EIT High Cadence Program 304A; SM6 to 5; C2,C3 Doors Open 23:31 UT Transition TM Submode 6 to 5 05-Mar-1999 EIT High Cadence Program 304A; TM Submode6 EIT 304A FFFres 7 min cad. 17:30-23:00 S/C station Keeping and Momentum Management 04-Mar-1999 EIT High Cadence Program 171A, 304A; S/C Roll to Solar North; SM6 00:00-15:00 UT EIT 171A FFFres 7 min cad. 14:00-23:00 UT S/C roll adjustment to solar North. Low rate TLM no observations while in low rate. 23:40 UT EIT begins 304A 7 min high cad. FFFres program for 48 hrs. 03-Mar-1999 EIT 171A High Cadence Program; SOHO-108; TM Submode 5 to 6 SOHO-108 Kreutz sungrazing comet discovered by M.Oates in C3 data. This comet was discovered using previous data on March 6, 2000. 13:00 Transition from TM Submode 5(7.9 kb/sec) to 6 (15.8 kb/sec) 13:30 UT EIT begins 171A FFFres 7 min cad. 16:00-21:00 UT S/C Momentum Management; AOCS s/w patches uploaded. 02-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synoptic) L_SET_LOBT;Fp Tests; C2,C3 Doors Closed;SM5 EIT 171A CME watch 20:00-22:30 UT C1 FP PZTs tests #11 'Trans-Parallelism tests-part2' 20:43 UT uplinked l_set_lobt 22:30 UT C2,C3 doors closed in prep for S/C maneuvers 23:00 UT EIT begins solo maneuvers observations program till Mar 6th. 01-Mar-1999 (C2-C3-EIT synoptic) TM Submode 5 EIT 171A CME watch S/C still at 238 degree roll angle from previous orbit maneuvers of February 18, 1999.