SOT shift report 2011-03-22 L4261 File created at 2011:081:12:06 UTC = 08:06AM Mar-22-2011 EDT End 11:00:00AM EDT; SOT Lead: Ed Kellogg PLAN: OBSID 12452, IGR J17177-3656 2011:081:06:22, ACIS-S HETG, then CAL-ER (55568) 2011:081:12:33 CURRENT STA. PASS Support-UTC BOT EOT ---Station------ Local Time ----------------- ------------ --- --- ---------------- ---------- 081/1000-1215 1100 1200 DSS-27 GOLDSTONE 0700-0800 EDT MP: the MAR28 load should be out by the end of today for review tomorrow. S/C: all quiet. SIGNIFICANT SOLAR ACTIVITY: At midnight UTC the visible solar disk had 5 spotted regions. A big sunspot, new region 11176, is emerging over the sun's southeastern limb, and it is crackling with activity. This appears to be the return of old sunspot 11165, last seen in early March when it formed on the sun's southwestern limb. Since then it has been transiting the far side of the sun, apparently growing in size and restlessness. It rotated partly into view at the southeast limb as a compact region with mixed polarities. A major flare is possible. GOES X-ray flux: There was a long duration midrange C class event yesterday starting at ~1500. It could still be seen decaying at ~0300 UTC today. This appears to have originated in 11165, not headed toward Earth. Radiation Measurement Observed Observed/Limit --------------------- -------- -------------- ACE 2 hr fluence 1.1E+07 1/33.4 (http://www.srl.caltech.edu/ACE/ASC/) STEREO-A 137-623 keV protons/cm2-s-ster-MeV no data (no limit established) (http://cxc.harvard.edu/mta/RADIATION/STEREO2/stereo.html) GOES-p/P2 4-9 MeV protons `P4GM' 1.5E+00 1/62.9 (http://sec.noaa.gov/ftpdir/lists/pchan/Gp_pchan_5m.txt) GOES-p/P5 40-80 MeV protons `P41GM' 2.4E-02 1/33.1 (http://sec.noaa.gov/ftpdir/lists/pchan/Gp_pchan_5m.txt) ACIS Orbital fluence (since perigee) 2.6E+07 1/37.9 (http://asc.harvard.edu/mta/alerts/current.dat) EPHIN rates (cts/cm^2-s-sr) at last comm. OBSERVED RADMON STATUS ---------------------------------------- -------- ------------------ E150 (electrons & ions): 830.0; RADMON limit =800000 E1300 (electrons & ions): 36.0; RADMON limit = 1000 HRC (particles): 0; RADMON limit = 30 HRC Shield: 26; RADMON limit = 245 (http://cxc.harvard.edu/cgi-gen/mta/Snap/snap.cgi?action=Latest) ACIS focal plane temperature -119.4 C, at (dddThh:mm:ss) 081Z11:56:55 (http://asc.harvard.edu/acis/RT/acisrt.html) REAL TIME OBSERVATIONS UTC OBSID ---------------------- --- ----- End of comm at DSS=27 1157 12452 Notes from 9 am meeting ------------------------ OPS: Last load segment ends 2011:086:20:24 CAPs, last 24h: None Next passes(yyyy:ddd:BOT-EOT, UTC)2011:081:2200-2300 2011:082:0315-0415 2011:082:1100-1200 DATA PROCESSING: no report on quicklook data, 2nd day in a row. Data acquired ------------- On colossus (/dsops/GOT/input), Mar 22 01:25 2011_080_2121_081_0350_Dump_EM_48654.gz SNAPSHOT - as expected ---------------------- UTC 2011:081:11:45:13 (Mar22) f_ACE 1.49e+03 F_CRM 3.94e+08 Kp 1.3 R km 69401D OBT 2011:081:11:44:41 CTUVCDU 2251775 OBC s/w NRML FMT2_NORM CPEstat NORM OBT 417181481.12 ONLVCDU 2251768 OBC Errs 0 OBSID 12452 EPState SUN SIM TTpos 73176 HETG Angle 5.96 PCADMODE NPNT RA 259.441 Bus V 29.46 SIM FApos -467 LETG Angle 77.21 PCONTROL NPNT Dec -36.954 Bus I 27.48 AOFSTAR GUID Roll 83.306 ACA Object FFFSSSSS Dither ENAB HRC-I HV OFF ACA ImFunc TTTTTTTT Dith Yang 1.92 Yaw Rate -0.04 HRC-S HV ON ACA CCD Temp -19.0 Dith Zang 4.40 Pitch Rate 0.31 SHLD HV 8.0 ACA Int Time 1.698 Roll Rate -0.06 EVT RT 0 AOACSTAT OK FSS SunBeta SUN SHLD RT 26 FSS Alfa -0.37 Batt 1 SOC 100.00% Avg HRMA Temp 70.65 FSS Beta -10.02 Batt 2 SOC 100.00% ACIS Stat7-0 65 Avg OBA Temp 57.77 SA Resolv 99.84 Batt 3 SOC 100.00% Cold Rad -127.9 OBA Tavg Fault NFLT SA Sun Pres ILLM Warm Rad -84.4 OBA Trng Fault NFLT +Y SA Amps 13.33 RadMon ENAB HRMA power 68.80 SCS 128 ACT -Y SA Amps 13.72 EPHIN Geom VLD OBA power 70.20 SCS 129 ACT +Y SA Temp 115.85 E150 830.0 SCS 130 ACT -Y SA Temp 115.85 E300 21.0 Roll Mom. -5.696 SCS 107 INAC E1300 36.0 Pitch Mom. -10.364 UpL Cmd Acc 30909 EPH A-Leak 1.0200 P4GM 0.0 Yaw Mom. 3.376 Cmd Rej A 50 EPH B-Leak 1.0200 P41GM 0.0 PMTANKP 175.711 EPH temp 130.12 Gyro 2 Curr 1 117.60 Roll Bias -0.5796 M Unload MON Gyro 2 Curr 2 108.00 Pitch Bias -1.7005 CTX B PWR 36.77 TSC Move STOP Prop. line 03 107.02 Yaw Bias -0.7666 CTX B Volts 3.54 FA Move STOP Prop. line 04 79.60 OTG Move DISA