SOHO Daily Meeting Minutes for 05-May-1999 Chaired by: J. Hollis (SOC) Notes: K. Schenk (LASCO) DOY: 125 ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------- * New room for today's Science Club - Bldg. 26, Room 105. Joseph B Gurman (NASA/GSFC) - "Astronomy & Astrophysics Survey Committee Solar Panel: Report and Town Meeting". * There is a still a problem somewhere between PACORII and JPL in retrieving the data for quicklook files. No estimate on when the problem will be fixed. FOT REPORT ---------- Spacecraft Status: Nominal Spacecraft Anomalies: 124/1850 - Tracking star toggled between LOST STAR and VALID Accomplished Activities: RSL, VIRGO, CELIAS (2) Planned Activities: VIRGO, CELIAS Upcoming Operations: 18 May - Momentum Management (Hot Backup 1345-1645) Ground Anomalies: 124/2150 - TM Dropout; D24 power/comm failure (3 min, recovered) SOLAR STATUS ------------ SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST: SOLAR ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW TO MODERATE. ISOLATED M-CLASS EVENTS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 72 HOURS. GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORECAST: THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE FROM QUIET TO ACTIVE CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS. THIS INCREASE SHOULD BE CAUSED BY THE CORONAL MASS EJECTION THAT OCCURRED ON 03/0606 UT AS SEEN BY SOHO-LASCO. THE EPAM PLOT (ELECTRON AND PROTON PARTICLES) FROM THE ACE SATELLITE HAS SHOWN A STRONG AND STEADY INCREASE SINCE APPROXIMATELY 03/2200 UT. THIS IS USUALLY AN INDICATOR OF AN IMMINENT SHOCK ARRIVAL AT EARTH. 5/04 DOY 124: 18:36 UT Flare from AR8527 C3 class in GOES INSTRUMENT STATUS ----------------- CDS: Nominal. Performed JOP 78 and Sunspot Studies. Then JOP 104. Tomorrow the same. SUMER: Nominal. Performed X-Ray Jet study, JOP 104, and Network dynamics. Also ran program to get the C class flare yesterday. Today: Chromoshpere campaign, JOP 95 and sunspots if time allows. UVCS: Nominal. Performed synoptics then 3 week extended synoptic program. LASCO: Nominal. C2 and C3 synoptics while CME watching. EIT: Nominal. 195A CME Watch, Half Resolution. MDI: Nominal. Continously performing Continuous Dynamics campaign. TRACE: Nominal. Performed Flarewatch program with AR 8525. JOP 95, and JOP 104. Today: JOP 104, JOP 78 for 5 hours, then continue the Active Region Study of AR 8524 with Big Bear. Tommorrow: JOP 104, engineering, and JOP 95