To:sot_shift from: Dan Schwartz date: 04 May 07, 12:00noon EDT Subject: SOT shift report 2007-05-04 L2843 -------- See http://asc.harvard.edu/acis/SOT_reports/sot-shift.html, or /proj/web-cxc/htdocs/acis/SOT_reports/May_04_2007_L2843.txt. Shift L2843. Start at 124:12:00 GMT = 08:00am 04 May EDT End 10:00am 04 May SOT Lead DAS (Times will be given in GMT on day 124.) PLAN ---- Continue running load APR3007B. Finish obsid 7946, an ACIS-I GTO survey observation of the Northern NOAO Bootes Deep Field. Then do obsid 7422, an ACIS-I observation of the B[e] supergiant CPD-529243, joint with the Spitzer observatory, to search for X-ray sources that would probe the existence of a binary system. Next Comms: 124/1935-2150 2035 2135 DSS-54 MADRID 1635-1735 EDT, Fri 4 May 125/0245-0500 0345 0445 DSS-54 MADRID 2345-0045 EDT, Fri 4 May 125/1100-1315 1200 1300 DSS-54 MADRID 0800-0900 EDT, Sat 5 May 125/1900-2115 2000 2100 DSS-54 MADRID 1600-1700 EDT, Sat 5 May 126/0245-0500 0345 0445 DSS-27 GOLDSTONE 2345-0045 EDT, Sat 5 May 126/1000-1215 1100 1200 DSS-27 GOLDSTONE 0700-0800 EDT, Sun 6 May 126/1750-2005 1850 1950 DSS-54 MADRID 1450-1550 EDT, Sun 6 May 127/0245-0500 0345 0445 DSS-27 GOLDSTONE 2345-0045 EDT, Sun 6 May 127/1000-1215 1100 1200 DSS-27 GOLDSTONE 0700-0800 EDT, Mon 7 May Orbital events: 2007:124:00:56:14.833 1069 EAPOGEE ORBIT APOGEE 2007:125:08:39:52.673 1069 EPERIGEE ORBIT PERIGEE 2007:126:16:23:58.341 1070 EAPOGEE ORBIT APOGEE 2007:128:00:07:24.132 1070 EPERIGEE ORBIT PERIGEE 2007:129:07:52:03.703 1071 EAPOGEE ORBIT APOGEE 2007:130:15:35:38.629 1071 EPERIGEE ORBIT PERIGEE EVENTS ------ Status at AOS, 124:12:02, was as follows: PCAD MODE = NPNT CONTROL LAW FLAG = NPNT Stars: = 5 FIDS = 3 RA = 218.522 deg Dec = 33.488 deg ROLL = 182.836 deg Format = 2 OBSID = 7946 Bootes Deep Field SIM FA = -535 SIM TSC = 92903 (ACIS-I) DITHER = ENAB HETG = OUT (79.09 deg) LETG = OUT (77.59 deg) HRC-I HV is ON EPHIN Geom = SMAL E150 = 56.4 E300 = 4.9 E1300 = 7.0 LT 20.0 (RADMON P4GM = 0.0 LT 300. Triggers) P41GM = 0.0 LT 8.47 Descending through 118807 km. ACIS focal plane temperature -119.2 degC. EPH temp: 110.83 degF EPH 27V: 10.49 LOS 124:12:57. Status is essentially unchanged. Descending through 116654 km. NOTES/ISSUES/PROBLEMS Mark Kahan provided the following link to an article noting that the next series of solar storms will likely start in March 2008, peaking between fall 2011 and summer 2012: http://www.isa.org/Content/ContentGroups/News/20071/May33/Solar_storm_watch_starts_next_March.htm From the 9am status meeting: Three supports over the past day. No issues. MAY1407 in work, products out next week. ACE proton rates remain at background level. Sun is expected to remain quiet over the next few days. Quick look data: OBSID Target Time Comment ----- ------ -------------- ------- 7577 PSR B1257+12 123:01:21 ACIS-S NONE target not obvious. ------------------------------------------------------- Dan Schwartz, MS #3 das@head-cfa.harvard.edu phone: (617)495-7232 cell phone: (617)512-5627 pager: email to 6175125627@vtext.com -------------------------------------------------------