TRACE future observing plans, as of 21 Jun 2010


This file can also be found on:
http://chippewa.nascom.nasa.gov/TRACE/current_plan.txt

File location:
/hosts/chippewa/var/www/htdocs/TRACE/ops/timeline/monthly_plan/current_plan.txt


Please note: this schedule contains all requests received, with some
conflicts resolved, but generally no firm commitment can be or has
been made until approximately one week ahead of time!

**For observers wishing to request observations from TRACE, please see the following document
http://chippewa.nascom.nasa.gov/TRACE/TRACE_JOP_letter.html

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|  N.B. We reserve the right to modify our support for collaborations at any |
|  time should an unusually interesting region be identified by the RHESSI   |
|  team or the Max Millennium coordinators.                                  |
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| N.B. From 2009/01/23 (orbital predicts): 10-30 min. eclipses in all orbits |
|                       except Mar 6 - May 2 2010                           |
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| N.B. From 2009/02/05 We will, to the best of our abilities, continue to    | 
| operate TRACE in support of the community's needs, while optimally         |
| coordinating with Hinode, STEREO, and SOHO, until approximately            | 
| 2010/02 in order to provide continued high-resolution coronal imaging      |  
| and successfully cross-calibrate with SDO's AIA and EVE.                   | 
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|  Planning/forecast tools: http://www.lmsal.com/forecast/                   |
|                           http://www.bbso.njit.edu/arm/latest/             |
|  SOHO keyhole periods:    http://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/soc/keyholes.txt     |
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TRACE planner schedule:

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Normally:
TRACE weekly planning meetings Thursdays at 11.30am PT/12.30pm MT/2.30pm ET

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Notes:

SOHO planning:
   http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/soc/head_calendar.html
Hinode planning:
   http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/home/solar/hinode_op/hinode_monthly_events.php
Hinode/SOT timelines:
   https://sot.lmsal.com/operations/timeline/
Hinode/EIS timelines:
  http://solar-b.nrl.navy.mil/cgi-bin/timeline3.cgi?recent=OK

SOHO/SWT:    ...

Planners: please include SOHO JOP and Campaign numbers listed in the
strawman weekly plans; see

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/soc/head_calendar.html



---------------- Periods where Dawn will not be at Goddard -------------


---------------- Including & Beyond the current planning horizon -------------

FDM in 1 EUV channel with inner ring about once a month

FDMs in 3 EUV channels with inner ring included every two months

Priority coordination:


--------------------------------- Uncertain dates ----------------------------


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Other proposed observations (unscheduled):

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Appendix 1: TRACE synoptic program:

- When EIT is not observing: FDM in 171, WL, 1600, perhaps more wavelengths,
   taken early in the day for planning purposes.
- When EIT is observing: CDSsynoptic only, run every day, or at most
   every 2nd day (MWF, EVEN when FDMs are taken, with the exception of
   171). At least in 171 and the UV channels (subsequent sequences).
   Coordinate with CDS synoptics: from 0 - 6 UT daily, i.e. TRACE ideally
   should run around its synoptic program around 3UT
- Include focus-center determination UTIM (focus.utim) monthly.


Appendix 2: RHESSI coordination program (defined Jan. '03)

        Cycling through:
        1) a 195 full-res 1x1 exposure with a 10s exposure, followed by
        2) two 195 2x2 summed exposures of about 4 seconds.

Appendix 3: A note to planners, when running a program that moves the QS, 
        please use double stops spaced 71 - 75seconds apart.

N.B. While SOHO is not observing: TRACE full-disk mosaics in 1600 & 171, and
        possibly [TBD] 284(2x2), at least every 2nd day, but not during
        major flare watches.