OPERATIONS
Science Operations
FINAL MINUTES FOR SOHO 28 Sep 2007 SPWG MEETING
1. Boundary conditions
a) Orbit, attitude and manoeuvres
- SOHO is in right side up roll (0 deg) position
- manoeuvres
Nov 27 roll, stationkeeping and momentum management
(timing TBC)
b) Communications with the spacecraft
Graphical DSN schedule: http://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/soc/dsn/
* Nov 15-Dec 2 26 m keyhole
* Nov 19-Nov 28 34 m keyhole
* Feb 4-Mar 2 26 m keyhole
* Feb 11-24 34 m keyhole
- The need and approach to reduce FOT manpower requirements needed for
complex operations during the keyhole remains in effect until further
notice.
All available keyhole information is at
http://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/soc/keyholes.html
c) KNOWN submode (SM) dependent activities/submode changes:
* TOO JOP153/MMOP003 Future Major Flare Watch (SM5 if SUMER
observes target, SM6 otherwise)
* Oct 11, 17 EIT shutterless #29 (SM6)
* Oct 26-29 SUMER campaign preparations (SM5)
* Nov 6 EUNIS Sounding Rocket Launch, 16:49-18:49 UT (SM5, SUMER
supports)
* Nov 2-16 Polar Plume and Active Region Morphology Studies,
SUMER/CDS/MDI/UVCS/EIT/VTT/HINODE/TRACE/STEREO-EUVI (SM5)
* Jan 23, 30 EIT shutterless #30 (SM6)
- Some of the default SUMER campaign dates overlap with keyholes - which is
not a problem in itself (submode 5 will often be needed for keyholes
anyhow) as long as potential periods of no SUMER data between passes can
be accepted.
- Except for Major Flare Watches, TRACE will be doing full disk mosaics
if/when EIT is not able to do synoptic sets due to keyhole operations.
d) Instrument maintenance activities
EIT bakeout periods will be during keyholes. Dates and times are defined
when the DSN schedules become available.
e) Others
TRACE winter eclipse season is 13 Sep 2007 - 13 Mar 2008. Hard eclipses
started on 23 Sep 2007.
Unattended automated passes will begin as of Nov 8 2007.
2. Priorities for the coming month and more
a) Joint observing plans and campaigns
Continuing campaigns:
* 2002/02/25-- JOP136 Default RHESSI Collaborations (#6850),
POC: Tero Siili
* 2003/05/13-- Default CDS Co-observations with TRACE (#6950)
* 2005/09/20-- JOP153/MMOP003 Future Major Flare Watch (#8008)
* 2007/03/20-- Default CDS/Hinode-EIS co-observations (#7200)
Campaign #6850 is for "individual instrument studies" selecting an active
region target [partially] influenced by the Max Millennium target
selection to maximise chances of serendipitous co-observations.
EIT supports all with half/full-res 195 A CME watch in submode 5/6. It is
clear that STEREO-EUVI provides adequate "context" information for RHESSI
flare observations. Routine EIT submode and resolution switches are
probably no longer needed.
* Oct 11,17 EIT Shutterless #29
* Oct 26-29 MDI 3-day Continuous Contact
The more exact times are Oct 26 19:25 UTC to 29 Oct 05:25 UTC. The
default observing campaign for the 3-day Continuous Contact will be full
disk Magnetograms/Dopplergrams. However, MDI may do high resolution
observations with Hinode (TBD).
* Oct 26-29 SUMER campaign preparations (timing TBC)
Submode change will tentatively be on Oct 26, followed by SUMER door
opening and setup as of Oct 27. More comprehensive description of the
Oct-Nov 2007 SUMER-Hinode set of collaborations is below under title
"Polar Plume and Active Region Morphology Studies" for dates Nov 2-16.
* Oct 30-Nov 5 JOP197/HOP044 Multi-wavelength observations of coronal hole
plumes at solar minimum (#7243), CDS/SUMER/UVCS/
Hinode-EIS/Hinode-SOT/Hinode-XRT/STEREO-COR1/STEREO-EUVI/
STEREO-SECCHI/TRACE/, POC: Giulio Del Zanna
A Hinode HOP (titled "Multi-wavelength observation of coronal hole plumes
at solar minimum") asking for a Hinode observing period 30 Oct - 5 Nov
has been proposed by Del Zanna. The proposal has been accepted, and
assigned the number 44
(http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/home/solar/hinode_op/hop.php?hop=0044).
MDI hasn't gotten a request for this. SOC response: according to the JOP
description(http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/soc/JOPs/jop197.txt), MDI
support is not requested.
CDS will participate.
A web site/campaign interface has been set up for the late Oct-Nov
campaigns and JOPs involving SUMER or Hinode. The URL is
http://www.mps.mpg.de/homes/theissen/scr/planning/index.html. See also
the entry for "Polar Plume and Active Region Morphology Studies" below.
* Nov 1-16 JOP196 Detection of waves in the solar atmosphere (#7244),
CDS/SUMER/Hinode-EIS/Hinode-SOT/Hinode-XRT/STEREO-EUVI/TRACE/
VTT-TIP2, POC: Luca Teriaca
CDS will participate.
A web site/campaign interface has been set up for the late Oct-Nov
campaigns and JOPs involving SUMER or Hinode. The URL is
http://www.mps.mpg.de/homes/theissen/scr/planning/index.html. See also
the entry for "Polar Plume and Active Region Morphology Studies" below.
* Nov 2-11 JOP198 Spectral Observations of Spicule Dynamics (#7245),
SUMER/Hinode-EIS/Hinode-SOT/Hinode-XRT/TRACE/NSO-DST,
POC: Kevin Reardon
A web site/campaign interface has been set up for the late Oct-Nov
campaigns and JOPs involving SUMER or Hinode. The URL is
http://www.mps.mpg.de/homes/theissen/scr/planning/index.html. See also
the entry for "Polar Plume and Active Region Morphology Studies" below.
* Nov 2-16 Polar Plume and Active Region Morphology Studies,
SUMER/CDS/MDI/UVCS/EIT/VTT/HINODE/TRACE/STEREO-EUVI,
POC: Davina Innes
Note that these dates have changed. JOP leaders have been contacted.
A web site/campaign interface has been set up for the late Oct-Nov
campaigns and JOPs involving SUMER or Hinode. The time period is 29 Oct -
18 Nov. The URL is
http://www.mps.mpg.de/homes/theissen/scr/planning/index.html. The
interface is hopefully self explanatory but Davina Innes will be writing
to planners and observers to make sure that they are OK with it. All
teams participating in the SUMER campaign of November (now including the
EUNIS flight) are strongly encouraged to use this tool for communicating
observational details. It will serve for the overall organisation of the
campaign as well as for the daily planning. Please check and complete
your entries.
NOTE: the instrument planners CAN but do not HAVE to upload to/through
the web interface. It is there as an alternative to emailing the
observers. Some observers ask for confirmation that their target requests
got through.
To facilitate the work of planners a (new) feature "links to timelines"
is included. From there one can go straight to the SoHO targets, TRACE,
Hinode-SOT, MDI timelines. If these links are kept up-to-date then there
is no more need for uploading by the instrument planners. Further links
will be added if needed and available.
The overall schedule for the proposed JOPs/HOPs will be frozen very soon.
CDS will join the campaign - please add CDS Planner e-mail address to the
mailing list. All Hinode and SUMER users are invited to submit requests
for complementary CDS observations. Send requests to
A.Fludra (at) rl.ac.uk and P.R.Young (at) rl.ac.uk.
There are several JOPs associated with this campaign. These are listed
separately on the calendar (see above and below) and will have separate
campaign numbers when the time gets closer.
Werner Curdt writes that observers are requested to contact all
instrument teams involved and to timely submit JOP/HOP descriptions with
all the observational details approved. The responsibility for the
proposed studies rests with the observers. Note, that TRACE will be in
eclipse at that time, and EUV observations will be constrained.
Several teams requested a POC for this entire time instead of individual
JOP leaders. Davina Innes will be the POC from Lindau.
POC in ISAS: Enrico Landi (TBC)
POC in MPS: Davina Innes
SUMER planners and POCs in GSFC: Udo Schuehle, Dietmar Germerott
MDI will support the Polar Plume & AR study. The Helioseismology study
with Hinode has been changed to Dec 3-6.
The TRACE team was not informed of this change in dates for the SUMER
campaign and we have not heard any details about what will be run. I have
changed the dates on our calendar, but it is still not clear what is
running when. Also TRACE will likely decide on the level of support on a
day to day basis. Also please be advised that we will be further into our
eclipse season.
* Nov 2-16 JOP104 Doppler Shifts in X-ray Jets (#7242),
CDS/EIT/SUMER/UVCS(TBC)/RHESSI/TRACE(TBD),
POC: Davina Innes
Support request list for this run of the JOP remains TBC.
TRACE can support and is requesting for more information on the type of
support requested.
No EIT participation defined. Regular synoptics and half-res CME watch in
195 A are assumed to suffice.
CDS will support.
* Nov 2-16 JOP190/HOP027 Temperature, Density and 3-D Structure of AR
Loops (#7247), CDS/SUMER/MDI/Hinode-EIS/Hinode-SOT/
Hinode-XRT(TBD)/TRACE(TBD)/STEREO/VTT/Huairou,
POC: Davina Innes
A web site/campaign interface has been set up for the late Oct-Nov
campaigns and JOPs involving SUMER or Hinode. The URL is
http://www.mps.mpg.de/homes/theissen/scr/planning/index.html. See also
the entry for "Polar Plume and Active Region Morphology Studies" below.
Ground based supports for October were cancelled and moved to November.
CDS will support.
MDI will support JOP190. The Helioseismology study with Hinode has been
changed to Dec 3-6. Since the 60-day continuous contact is moved, MDI
can provide either full-disk or high-resolution mode observations. MDI
can provide observations to all of the requested JOPs if we have high
rate data and if the targets for each do not conflict (ie, one JOP wants
high-resolution and another wants full-disk or some other pointing in
high-resolution mode). MDI will not switch observing modes on timescales
less than 24 h.
* Nov 2-16 JOP191/HOP027 3-D Structure and Evolution of Filaments/
Prominences (#7248), CDS/SUMER/MDI/Hinode-EIS(TBD)/
Hinode-SOT/Hinode-XRT(TBD)/TRACE (TBD)/STEREO/VTT/
Huairou, POC: Davina Innes
A web site/campaign interface has been set up for the late Oct-Nov
campaigns and JOPs involving SUMER or Hinode. The URL is
http://www.mps.mpg.de/homes/theissen/scr/planning/index.html. See also
the entry for "Polar Plume and Active Region Morphology Studies" above.
Ground based supports for October were cancelled and moved to November.
CDS will support.
MDI will support JOP191. The Helioseismology study with Hinode has been
changed to Dec 3-6. Since the 60 Day CC is moved, MDI can provide either
FD or HR mode observations. See also response to JOP190 above.
* Nov 2-16 JOP192/HOP027 Chromospheric Heating - Waves and
Reconnection (#7249), CDS/SUMER/MDI/Hinode-EIS(TBD)/
Hinode-SOT/Hinode-XRT(TBD)/TRACE(TBD)/STEREO/VTT/Huairou,
POC: Davina Innes
A web site/campaign interface has been set up for the late Oct-Nov
campaigns and JOPs involving SUMER or Hinode. The URL is
http://www.mps.mpg.de/homes/theissen/scr/planning/index.html. See also
the entry for "Polar Plume and Active Region Morphology Studies" above.
Ground based supports for October were cancelled and moved to November.
CDS will support.
Since the 60 Day CC is moved, MDI can provide either FD or HR mode
observations. See also response to JOP190 above.
MDI will support JOP192. The Helioseismology study with Hinode has been
changed to Dec 3-6. Since the 60 Day CC is moved, MDI can provide either
FD or HR mode observations. See also response to JOP190 above.
* Nov 2-16 JOP193/HOP 031 Coronal Holes Boundaries Evolution (#7250),
CDS/SUMER/MDI/Hinode-EIS/Hinode-SOT/Hinode-XRT/TRACE/
STEREO/VTT/Huairou, POC: Maria Madjarska
A web site/campaign interface has been set up for the late Oct-Nov
campaigns and JOPs involving SUMER or Hinode. The URL is
http://www.mps.mpg.de/homes/theissen/scr/planning/index.html. See also
the entry for "Polar Plume and Active Region Morphology Studies" above.
CDS will support.
Since the 60 Day CC is moved, MDI can provide either FD or HR mode
observations. See also response to JOP190 above.
Dates of this JOP were specified on Aug 23. That information has been
e-mailed to instrument planners.
TRACE will support and has updated the new times in its plans.
MDI will support JOP193. The Helioseismology study with Hinode has been
changed to Dec 3-6. Since the 60 Day CC is moved, MDI can provide either
FD or HR mode observations. See also response to JOP190 above.
* Nov 2-16 JOP199/HOP032 Magnetic Structure of Macrospicules (#7251),
CDS/SUMER/Hinode-EIS/Hinode-SOT/Hinode-XRT/STEREO-SECCHI/
TRACE, POC: Gerry Doyle
Timing is TBC.
* Nov 6 EUNIS Sounding Rocket Launch, 16:49-18:49 UT,
CDS/MDI/SUMER/EIT (all TBC), POC: Jeff Brosius,
Douglas Rabin, Roger Thomas
The launch has been rescheduled from Oct 30 to Nov 6.
For a 2007 November 6 flight, the EUNIS launch window is 16:49 - 18:49
UT. EIS will start to observe during this window immediately after
Hinode exits the South Atlantic Anomaly (for which predicted times should
be available about two weeks before launch), and EUNIS will launch 20
minutes after that.
Nov 7 is the likely backup launch date, but details with the White Sands
range remain to be resolved and changes are possible up to last minute.
Possibilities of obtaining a backup DSN antenna for Nov 6 (2 h centred
around the launch time) will be investigated. The DSN schedule for that
week will not be negotiated until Oct 5 at the earliest.
From Jeff Brosius:
Ideally, we will get a sequence of four EIT images both before and
after the flight, with the He II images obtained at the beginning
and the end of the flight (similar to what was done on 12 April
2006). These are all valuable for context, but the He II images are
especially useful for precise coalignment of the EUNIS slit onto the
solar disk. Ideally, we will also get at least one NIS4W raster
(which takes CDS 2 hours to complete) of the target region. This
will enable a direct cross-calibration with CDS (similar to what we
are doing for the 2006 flight). A 96-minute MDI magnetogram will be
sufficient. SUMER observations will expand the temperature coverage
of the campaign and perhaps enable further cross-calibration.
Note from SOCs: DSN backup and its effect on MDI supports?
CDS will support, need more details.
Some details of the SOHO observing plans from the 12 April 2006 flight
are given below. The 2006 observing sequence worked well, and J. Brosius
would like to use a similar plan for the 6 November 2007 flight --- with
the times adjusted to accommodate the actual launch time. For the 2006
flight, EUNIS launched at 18:10 UT and began taking science observations
at 18:12 UT.
CDS ran the following sequence:
GISAT/v132 x1 13:37 - 15:02 * TIME-TAGGED
NIS4W/v62 x1 15:07 - 17:10 * TIME-TAGGED
NIS4W/v62 x1 17:10 - 19:13
EIT is requested to run the following sequence of full field-of-view, full resolution
(1024 by 1024 pixels) images:
284 image - 17:53 UT
171 image - 17:59 UT
195 image - 18:06 UT
304 image - 18:12 UT
304 image - 18:20 UT
171 image- 18:27 UT
195 image - 18:33 UT
Ths sequence is identical to the 12 April 2006, except for the order of
the first two images.
The target for the 6 November 2007 flight will likely be near disk
center, and will be decided one day before launch by the EUNIS team.
Will that be too late? 5 Nov is a Monday.
MDI will support the EUNIS Rocket Launch with either 1 minute, FD
Mag/Dopplergrams 96 minute synoptic Magnetograms/Continuum images if we
have high rate data at the time (ie. we have a backup antenna) or with 96
minute synoptic Magnetograms if we do not have high rate data during the
flight (ie. SOHO is in record). If we do not have high rate during the
flight, then MDI will not be able to support any SUMER/Hinode JOPs that
might be running in parallel with the flight.
EIT: Assuming launch does not slip into keyhole, should be able to
support as requested.
A web site/campaign interface has been set up for the late Oct-Nov
campaigns and JOPs involving SUMER or Hinode. The URL is
http://www.mps.mpg.de/homes/theissen/scr/planning/index.html. See also
the entry for "Polar Plume and Active Region Morphology Studies" above.
* Nov 6-17 JOP195 Characterization of Fast and Slow Solar Wind Source
Regions (#7252), CDS(TBD)/SUMER/UVCS/Hinode-EIS,
POC: Enrico Landi, Mari Paz Miralles
A web site/campaign interface has been set up for the late Oct-Nov
campaigns and JOPs involving SUMER or Hinode. The URL is
http://www.mps.mpg.de/homes/theissen/scr/planning/index.html. See also
the entry for "Polar Plume and Active Region Morphology Studies" above.
A Hinode HOP has been proposed by Mari-Paz Miralles and Enrico Landi for
an observation period Nov 6-17.
CDS request to be kept informed of pointing. May co-observe if target of
interest to CDS.
* Nov 4, 11-12 HOP003/Velocity Field in a Coronal Hole HOP003 Study #32,
SUMER/Hinode-EIS, POC: Suguru Kamio
Re-run. For the HOP description see
http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/home/solar/hinode_op/hop.php?hop=0003.
SUMER is the only requested SOHO support. A follow-on e-mail to request
clarification on desired TRACE supports has been sent.
Allocated SUMER observation times are:
from 2007-11-04T00:00:00 to 2007-11-04T06:00:00
from 2007-11-11T18:00:00 to 2007-11-12T00:00:00
A web site/campaign interface has been set up for the late Oct-Nov
campaigns and JOPs involving SUMER or Hinode. The URL is
http://www.mps.mpg.de/homes/theissen/scr/planning/index.html. See also
the entry for "Polar Plume and Active Region Morphology Studies" above.
* Dec 2--->2008 Exceptional Ulysses Quadrature (ends May 28, 2008)
* Dec 3-Feb 3 MDI 60-day Continuous Contact
The default observing campaign will be 1-min cadence full-disk
Magnetograms/Dopplergrams (p30vr_fd_m1 - 1100) with the exception of high
resolution observing for a helioseismology study with Hinode 3-6 Dec
2007.
* Dec 17-23 Ulysses-SOHO Quadrature Observations, UVCS/Ulysses,
POC: Giannina Poletto
* Jan 23,30 EIT Shutterless #30
* Mar 20-Apr 16 Whole Heliosphere Interval (WHI) Campaign (TBD),
CDS/MDI/UVCS/TRACE(TBC), POC: Sarah Gibson
The current thinking is that this set of campaigns (associated with the
International Heliospheric Year - IHY) will be structured as multiple
JOPs, but be centrally coordinated in the same fashion as the Aug 2007
run of JOP194.
The tentative JOP titles are
* Linking the Corona to the Solar Wind at Ulysses
* Origin of the Slow Solar Wind/Streamer Study
* Coronal Hole Boundary
* Quiet Sun
* (Target of Opportunity) Active Region
* (Target of Opportunity) Polar Crown Filament/Cavity
JOP descriptions are expected by the Nov SPWG meeting.
UVCS will support.
TRACE has received a request to support.
MDI can provided data for this, but MDI may be in another 60-day
Continuous Contact, hence can only provide 1 minute full disk
Magnetograms and Dopplergrams and 96 minute synoptic Magnetograms and 96
minute synoptic Continuum images when we have high rate. High-res
observations would be very unlikely.
CDS will participate.
b) Intercalibration activities
Last Intercal 1: 19 September 2007
* Oct 15-19 ICAL01 (#7113), CDS/EIT/Hinode-EIS, TBC
Possible EIS collaboration. CDS views Hinode-EIS participation as
extremely important. EIS and Stereo have been added to the Campaign
#7113 description.
Details and confirmation will be determined by the planners.
EIT: ICALs are OK except (usually) during the weeks of shutterless.
c) Individual instrument plans
MDI:
See section 2a for MDI continuous contact periods.
MDI may reduce the ALT cadence during Keyholes to be less than 15 ALT
magnetograms per day if the lack of high rate telemetry is such that we
will lose all or almost all of the 15 ALT Magnetograms each day. The ALT
cadence will be decided on an individual Keyhole basis and even a daily
basis during each Keyhole depending on the 70 m antenna availability at
the time. MDI may also downlink select magnetograms in the 5 kbps
telemetry if no 70 m passes are available at least every 2 days for Mag
dump in the 160 kbps telemetry.
All requests for MDI support need to be made several months ahead of time
and sent to mdi-ops(at)mdisas.nascom.nasa.gov. Even outside keyholes,
MDI can only do 1-minute cadence observations when we have contact and
there is no recorder dump in progress.
MDI's REQUEST page is at http://mdisas.nascom.nasa.gov/coordination.txt
NOTE: Listing of a study on that page means *only* that a request has
been received, not that it will necessarily be supported.
A description of MDI Observing Modes most used for JOPs and campaigns (FD
vs. HR) can be found at http://mdisas.nascom.nasa.gov/Collaborate.
Anyone requesting MDI observations is encouraged to read this page in
order to have a better idea of what observing modes would be best suited
for a particular study. More detailed information about how MDI
operates, observational constraints and telemetry information can be
found at http://mdisas.nascom.nasa.gov/MDI_Collaboration_Details.
MDI is back in Focus 5 for best focus for FD observing and will stay
there at least until March 2008.
UVCS:
We have been using the LyA detector for some observations and will keep
planning so when appropriate.
For weekly plans, see the SOHO calendar and the UVCS planning page:
http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/uvcs/observations/obst.html.
CDS:
For details see http://solar.bnsc.rl.ac.uk/scientificops/request.shtml.
LASCO/EIT:
EIT: 195 A CME watch plus synoptics at 6-hour cadence, as usual. Full-res
CME watch whenever we're in submode 6. Hope never to change until the
Bogart mission.
SUMER:
Nov 2-16 Polar Plume and Active Region Morphology Studies,
SUMER/CDS/MDI/UVCS/EIT/VTT/HINODE/TRACE/STEREO-EUVI
See details in Section 2a for list of JOPs/HOPs to be run at this time.
There are tentative plans for another SUMER campaign from April 21 to
May 4, 2008.
TRACE:
NOTE that TRACE in general reserves the right to withdraw support from
agreed, existing collaborations if a sufficiently "good active region" is
called by the Max Millennium group.
For TRACE summer eclipse season see section 1e.
During our fall eclipse season that starts in October, we will accept
observing requests through Novemeber 1st. Any observations that are to
take place after November 1st will be evaluated in October once eclipse
season has started and then we will decide what makes sense for us
to support.
During the period of deepest eclipses (Nov. 16 - Feb. 15) of its winter
eclipse season, TRACE will be operated by three command loads per week
(Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays). TRACE will accept a limited number of
JOP requests, giving preference to those that involve multiple
observatories (in space and/or on the ground), provided that their
targets can be specified on a schedule that is compatible with the
reduced frequency in instrument command loads during the winter eclipse
season).
3. Any other business
* VC3 and non-ranging handovers From MDI/Gregory: for automation (actually for ops in general), I would like to suggest that we do away with VC3 (except for non-ranging) handovers. I know that during long overnight contacts, the FOT traditionally go to VC3 while still giving periodic VC2 around ALT times (refer to the "Standard Ops Policy" OCD submitted 17 Oct 2005 for details). Status: the required modifications to automation software may be extensive at this point. Feasibility as well as resource expenditure vs. benefits are being assessed. Decisions are not expected until early Sep 2007 at the earliest. Issue is closed. MDI will not request this. * Next SPWG: Friday 26 October after daily & weekly meetings. The rest are FYI items: * If anyone has projects that require high rate (i.e. 1 minute cadence and anything other than 96 minute synoptic Magnetograms) MDI support, now is a good time to ask! If you need MDI data, make sure you request it specifically. There is no significant change in the shutter performance over the last 10 months; monitoring continues, but no immediate changes in operations are planned. * DSN support should be requested at least 6 months in advance. Keep this in mind for: ground-based collaborations that require MDI support, stellar/shutterless observations that require NRT, etc. * Future Mercury and Venus transits: SOC is requesting the Flight Dynamics Facility (FDF) to provide estimates and data for not only disk, but also for coronal transits. For this purpose FDF needs a criterion (radial/angular distance from Solar disk centre) to define the coronal transits. Currently FDF has been instructed to use SOHO/Sun/[Mercury,Venus] angle of (35 arcmin (from centre of Solar disk) as criterion. Instrument teams are requested to provide the SOC with information on whether a larger angle is applicable. * Hinode operational and planning information can be found from http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/home/solar/hinode_op/. For contacts with the Hinode team(s), some guidelines... General discussion of campaign plans that are evolving and are several months away should go to the Hinode instruments' science schedule coordinators (SSCs). If a single clearly primary Hinode instrument can be identified, the campaign coordinators should contact the SSC of that instrument only. The Hinode instrument planners will not be involved until the detailed pointings and such are being discussed. The SSCs for the different Hinode instruments are: EIS: Len Culhane, John Mariska, Tetsuya Watanabe SOT: Thomas Berger, Takashi Sekii XRT: Leon Golub, Kiyoto Shibasaki * STEREO operational and planning information can be found via http://stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov/, more specifically from http://stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov/plans.shtml. Lead time for special requests for STEREO supports should be at least a month. * The SOHO JOP/ICAL database and the web pages are now the Solar JOP/ICAL database and web pages. This is due to anticipated increased contributions by and collaborations as well as intercalibrations with STEREO and Hinode. * To provide more unambiguous identification, individual instruments on board spacecraft other than SOHO will be as of this SPWG be referred to with notation SPACECRAFT-INSTRUMENT, for example Hinode-EIS. * The Project Scientist has decided that submission of the Inputs to the Activity Plan (IAPs) will change to be voluntary. The PS has informed the SOHO community of the change on 22 Feb by e-mail. * Automation and unmanned passes. The operational readiness review has been completed and transition to unmanned passes approved. The nighttime passes will transition to being unmanned around beginning of October. This transition will limit instruments' abilities to carry out non-routine operations. * New JOP vs. modified existing JOP rules-of-thumb: New JOP, if/when scientifically or qualitatively new type of a coordination is set up; modified JOP, when the investigation (the foci or targets thereof) remains essentially the same but new instruments/spacecraft/GBOs/etc are brought to bear. * SOHO calendar email notifications: a new mailing list for notifications of changes in the SOHO calendar has been taken into use. Distributed changes are decided upon by the SOCs to be relevant (as opposed to corrections of typing errors, etc.). Examples are schedule changes, added and deleted campaigns and so forth. To join the list send e-mail to the SOCs.
