To:sot_shift from: Dan Schwartz date: 01 May 06, 12:00noon EDT Subject: SOT shift report 2006-05-01 L2475 -------- ******* Draft in progress change 01 to day of month change L2475 to shift name change 121 to day of year delete this section ******** See http://asc.harvard.edu/acis/SOT_reports/sot-shift.html, or /proj/web-cxc/htdocs/acis/SOT_reports/May_01_2006_L2475das.txt. Shift L2475. Start at 121:13:00 GMT = 08:00am 01 May EDT End 10:00am 01 May SOT Lead DAS (Times will be given in GMT on day 121.) PLAN ---- Continue running load MAY0106C. Do obsid 6923, an HRC-S/LETG calibration observation of the BL Lac object PKS 2155-304. Then obsid 6934, an ACIS-S observation of the cluster Abell 2597 to study the "tunnel" driven into the X-ray gas by radio outbursts. Next Comms: 121:1845 to 2045 122:0240 to 0340 122:1245 to 1345 122:2150 to 2250 123:0200 to 0300 123:1120 to 1220 123:2020 to 2220 124:0345 to 0445 Orbital events: 2006:120:04:01:55.973 929 EPERIGEE ORBIT PERIGEE 2006:121:11:45:07.692 930 EAPOGEE ORBIT APOGEE 2006:122:19:29:13.359 930 EPERIGEE ORBIT PERIGEE 2006:124:03:12:57.977 931 EAPOGEE ORBIT APOGEE EVENTS ------ Status at LOS, 121:12:58, was as follows: PCAD MODE = NPNT CONTROL LAW FLAG = NPNT Stars: = 5 FIDS = 3 RA = 329.741 deg Dec = -30.232 deg ROLL = 114.003 deg Format = 1 OBSID = 6923 PKS 2155-304 SIM FA = -991 SIM TSC = -99616 (HRC-S) DITHER = ENAB HETG = OUT (79.09 deg) LETG = IN ( 4.09 deg) HRC-S HV is ON EPHIN Geom = SMAL E150 = 0.0 E300 = 0.0 E1300 = 0.1 LT 20.0 (RADMON P4GM = 0.0 LT 300. Triggers) P41GM = 0.0 LT 8.47 A-leak = 1.0200 mu-a B-leak = 1.0200 mu-a Descending through 127412 km. ACIS focal plane temperature -119.7 degC. EPH temp: 94.86 degF EPH 27V: 18.91 NOTES/ISSUES/PROBLEMS From the 9am status meeting: Nine supports over the weekend. Three SCS segments were loaded, on-board loads good until 125:06:52. MAY0806 products are expected out today for load review tomorrow. Radiation levels are low (< 50) but slowly rising. Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is expected to be low. M-class flare activity remains possible. Quick look data: OBSID Target Time Comment ----- ------ -------------- ------- 6714 Kepler's Supernova R 117:23:29 ACIS-S NONE Looks good 5932 ngc 1672 120:13:22 ACIS-S NONE Looks good ------------------------------------------------------- Dan Schwartz, MS #3 das@head-cfa.harvard.edu phone: (617)495-7232 cell phone: (617)512-5627 pager: email to 6175125627@vtext.com -------------------------------------------------------