UVCS MISSION LOG ---------------- Date: 04 June 2004 ----- Last revision: 06 July 2004 (Wu) -------------- File Name: 2004.06.07.a.log ---------- Compiled by: M. Uzzo, R. Wu ------------ UVCS Activity: Venus Transit Observation for 07 June 2004 -------------- Venus Transit Observation for 07 June 2004 Flush and Abort Venus Transit Observation for 07 June 2004 Load OVI Detector Mask OVI_LyA_HiRes into OVI Slot 5 Load and Start Venus Transit for Observation for 07 - 08 June 2004 Load Venus Transit Observation for 08 June 2004 Load Venus Transit Observation for 08 June 2004 Load Venus Transit Observation for 08 June 2004 Load Venus Transit Observation for 08 June 2004 Load Helium Focusing Cone Observation for 08 June 2004 SOHO Activity: -------------- EOF Staff: J. Raymond: Lead Scientist ---------- M. Uzzo: Commander, Planner R. Wu: Commander Y.-K. Ko Command file: 04.06.04.12:04:27.cmd.log 04.06.07.15:54:00.cmd.log 04.06.07.19:09:00.cmd.log Activity: --------- 1) Venus Transit Sequence: 2004_GenExpOVI.tcl SCI_SPEC: We intend to observe absorption by the exosphere of Venus in the Ly alpha line against a background of coronal Ly alpha emission during the time when Venus is above 1.5 Rsun but within 2.7 Rsun where the corona is reasonably bright. At larger distances we will attempt to detect the ion tail of Venus in C II and C III. The ion tail observation includes searches for H I, He I and O I emission based on predictions by Geraint Jones for the shape of the ion tail. OBS_PROG: Primary: Spectral Coverage Sub Obj: Spectral Resolution SCI_OBJ: Primary: Celestial Targets...Planet Sub Obj: Ionization State OBJ: Planet...Venus CMP_NAME: Venus Transit, SUMER, CDS, EIT, LASCO, UVCS, TRACE(S/C) CMP_NUM: 7062 Duration: start: 2004.06.07.05:50 end: 2004.06.07.12:27 ONUMs = 21285 (192 exps) Instrument configuration: - Pointing: Sun Center - Spacecraft Roll: 0 Degrees - Roll: 97.3 degrees (36485) - Mirror/Occulter: 7.89 Ro 1.5 mm overocculting - LYA Slit: 50 um - OVI Slit: 150 um - LYA GRTPOS: 128000 - OVI GRTPOS: 237500 - OVI MCP Voltage: 200 - VLD DETECTOR POWERED OFF - OVI mask: OVI_spc303_2x6 in slot 3 Fits Files: q04.06.07.05:48:36.ovi.dat 2) Venus Transit Sequence: 2004_GenExpOVI.tcl SCI_SPEC: We intend to observe absorption by the exosphere of Venus in the Ly alpha line against a background of coronal Ly alpha emission during the time when Venus is above 1.5 Rsun but within 2.7 Rsun where the corona is reasonably bright. At larger distances we will attempt to detect the ion tail of Venus in C II and C III. The ion tail observation includes searches for H I, He I and O I emission based on predictions by Geraint Jones for the shape of the ion tail. OBS_PROG: Primary: Spectral Coverage Sub Obj: Spectral Resolution SCI_OBJ: Primary: Celestial Targets...Planet Sub Obj: Ionization State OBJ: Planet...Venus CMP_NAME: Venus Transit, SUMER, CDS, EIT, LASCO, UVCS, TRACE(S/C) CMP_NUM: 7062 Duration: start: 2004.06.07.12:29 end: 2004.06.07.15:57 ONUMs = 21286 (101 exps) ; aborted Instrument configuration: - Pointing: Sun Center - Spacecraft Roll: 0 Degrees - Roll: 99.7 degrees (36922) - Mirror/Occulter: 6.23 Ro 1.5 mm overocculting - LYA Slit: 50 um - OVI Slit: 150 um - LYA GRTPOS: 128000 - OVI GRTPOS: 150000 - OVI MCP Voltage: 200 - VLD DETECTOR POWERED OFF - OVI mask: OVI_spc303_2x6 in slot 3 Fits Files: q04.06.07.12:27:19.ovi.dat 3) Venus Transit Sequence: 2004_GenExpOVI.tcl SCI_SPEC: We intend to observe absorption by the exosphere of Venus in the Ly alpha line against a background of coronal Ly alpha emission during the time when Venus is above 1.5 Rsun but within 2.7 Rsun where the corona is reasonably bright. At larger distances we will attempt to detect the ion tail of Venus in C II and C III. The ion tail observation includes searches for H I, He I and O I emission based on predictions by Geraint Jones for the shape of the ion tail. OBS_PROG: Primary: Spectral Coverage Sub Obj: Spectral Resolution SCI_OBJ: Primary: Celestial Targets...Planet Sub Obj: Ionization State OBJ: Planet...Venus CMP_NAME: Venus Transit, SUMER, CDS, EIT, LASCO, UVCS, TRACE(S/C) CMP_NUM: 7062 Duration: start: 2004.06.07.16:34 end: 2004.06.07.22:55 ONUMs = 21287 (184 exps) Instrument configuration: - Pointing: Sun Center - Spacecraft Roll: 0 Degrees - Roll: 103 degrees (37523) - Mirror/Occulter: 4.72 Ro 1.5 mm overocculting - LYA Slit: 50 um - OVI Slit: 150 um - LYA GRTPOS: 128000 - OVI GRTPOS: 225000 - OVI MCP Voltage: 200 - VLD DETECTOR POWERED OFF - OVI mask: OVI_spc303_2x6 in slot 3 Fits Files: q04.06.07.16:33:05.ovi.dat 4) Venus Transit Sequence: 2004_GenExpOVI.tcl SCI_SPEC: We intend to observe absorption by the exosphere of Venus in the Ly alpha line against a background of coronal Ly alpha emission during the time when Venus is above 1.5 Rsun but within 2.7 Rsun where the corona is reasonably bright. At larger distances we will attempt to detect the ion tail of Venus in C II and C III. The ion tail observation includes searches for H I, He I and O I emission based on predictions by Geraint Jones for the shape of the ion tail. OBS_PROG: Primary: Spectral Coverage Sub Obj: Spectral Resolution SCI_OBJ: Primary: Celestial Targets...Planet Sub Obj: Ionization State OBJ: Planet...Venus CMP_NAME: Venus Transit, SUMER, CDS, EIT, LASCO, UVCS, TRACE(S/C) CMP_NUM: 7062 Duration: start: 2004.06.07.22:56 end: 2004.06.08.03:54 ONUMs = 21288 (136 exps) Instrument configuration: - Pointing: Sun Center - Spacecraft Roll: 0 Degrees - Roll: 110 degrees (38797) - Mirror/Occulter: 3.23 Ro 1.5 mm overocculting - LYA Slit: 50 um - OVI Slit: 50 um - LYA GRTPOS: 128000 - OVI GRTPOS: 188100 - OVI MCP Voltage: 200 - VLD DETECTOR POWERED OFF - OVI mask: OVI_LyA_HiRes in slot 5 Fits Files: q04.06.07.22:55:14.ovi.dat GAP between 06/07/04|23:50:38( 4711) and 06/08/04|00:02:07( 5816) GAP between 06/08/04|00:41:27( 9597) and 06/08/04|00:42:38( 9710) 5) Venus Transit Sequence: 2004_GenExpOVI.tcl SCI_SPEC: We intend to observe absorption by the exosphere of Venus in the Ly alpha line against a background of coronal Ly alpha emission during the time when Venus is above 1.5 Rsun but within 2.7 Rsun where the corona is reasonably bright. At larger distances we will attempt to detect the ion tail of Venus in C II and C III. The ion tail observation includes searches for H I, He I and O I emission based on predictions by Geraint Jones for the shape of the ion tail. OBS_PROG: Primary: Spectral Coverage Sub Obj: Spectral Resolution SCI_OBJ: Primary: Celestial Targets...Planet Sub Obj: Ionization State OBJ: Planet...Venus CMP_NAME: Venus Transit, SUMER, CDS, EIT, LASCO, UVCS, TRACE(S/C) CMP_NUM: 7062 Duration: start: 2004.06.08.03:56 end: 2004.06.08.06:09 ONUMs = 21289 (64 exps) Instrument configuration: - Pointing: Sun Center - Spacecraft Roll: 0 Degrees - Roll: 116 degrees (39889) - Mirror/Occulter: 2.53 Ro 1.5 mm overocculting - LYA Slit: 50 um - OVI Slit: 50 um - LYA GRTPOS: 128000 - OVI GRTPOS: 188100 - OVI MCP Voltage: 200 - VLD DETECTOR POWERED OFF - OVI mask: OVI_LyA_HiRes in slot 5 Fits Files: q04.06.08.03:55:08.ovi.dat 6) Venus Transit Sequence: 2004_GenExpOVI.tcl SCI_SPEC: We intend to observe absorption by the exosphere of Venus in the Ly alpha line against a background of coronal Ly alpha emission during the time when Venus is above 1.5 Rsun but within 2.7 Rsun where the corona is reasonably bright. At larger distances we will attempt to detect the ion tail of Venus in C II and C III. The ion tail observation includes searches for H I, He I and O I emission based on predictions by Geraint Jones for the shape of the ion tail. OBS_PROG: Primary: Spectral Coverage Sub Obj: Spectral Resolution SCI_OBJ: Primary: Celestial Targets...Planet Sub Obj: Ionization State OBJ: Planet...Venus CMP_NAME: Venus Transit, SUMER, CDS, EIT, LASCO, UVCS, TRACE(S/C) CMP_NUM: 7062 Duration: start: 2004.06.08.06:10 end: 2004.06.08.08:06 ONUMs = 21290 (56 exps) Instrument configuration: - Pointing: Sun Center - Spacecraft Roll: 0 Degrees - Roll: 123 degrees (41163) - Mirror/Occulter: 2.09 Ro 1.5 mm overocculting - LYA Slit: 50 um - OVI Slit: 50 um - LYA GRTPOS: 128000 - OVI GRTPOS: 188100 - OVI MCP Voltage: 200 - VLD DETECTOR POWERED OFF - OVI mask: OVI_LyA_HiRes in slot 5 Fits Files: q04.06.08.06:09:13.ovi.dat 7) Venus Transit Sequence: 2004_GenExpOVI.tcl SCI_SPEC: We intend to observe absorption by the exosphere of Venus in the Ly alpha line against a background of coronal Ly alpha emission during the time when Venus is above 1.5 Rsun but within 2.7 Rsun where the corona is reasonably bright. At larger distances we will attempt to detect the ion tail of Venus in C II and C III. The ion tail observation includes searches for H I, He I and O I emission based on predictions by Geraint Jones for the shape of the ion tail. OBS_PROG: Primary: Spectral Coverage Sub Obj: Spectral Resolution SCI_OBJ: Primary: Celestial Targets...Planet Sub Obj: Ionization State OBJ: Planet...Venus CMP_NAME: Venus Transit, SUMER, CDS, EIT, LASCO, UVCS, TRACE(S/C) CMP_NUM: 7062 Duration: start: 2004.06.08.08:08 end: 2004.06.08.10:37 ONUMs = 21291 (72 exps) Instrument configuration: - Pointing: Sun Center - Spacecraft Roll: 0 Degrees - Roll: 132 degrees (42802) - Mirror/Occulter: 1.68 Ro 1.5 mm overocculting - LYA Slit: 50 um - OVI Slit: 50 um - LYA GRTPOS: 128000 - OVI GRTPOS: 188100 - OVI MCP Voltage: 200 - VLD DETECTOR POWERED OFF - OVI mask: OVI_LyA_HiRes in slot 5 Fits Files: q04.06.08.08:06:57.ovi.dat 8) Helium Focusing Cone Sequence: 2004_GenExpOVI.tcl SCI_SPEC: Sit&Stare at 7 Ro to measure He I 584 scattered from Helium Focusing Cone. OBS_PROG: Primary: Temporal Coverage Sub_Obj: Spatial Coverage SCI_OBJ: Plasma Properties...Density OBJ: Interplanetary He I CMP_NAME: CMP_NUM: Duration: start: 2004.06.08.10:43 end: 2004.06.08.17:20 ONUMs = 21292 (190 exps) Instrument configuration: - Pointing: Sun Center - Spacecraft Roll: 0 Degrees - Roll: 180 degrees (51551) - Mirror/Occulter: 7.0 Ro 1.5 mm overocculting - LYA Slit: 50 um - OVI Slit: 150 um - LYA GRTPOS: 128000 - OVI GRTPOS: 237500 - OVI MCP Voltage: 200 - VLD DETECTOR POWERED OFF - OVI mask: OVI_spc303_2x6 in slot 3 Fits Files: q04.06.08.10:41:55.ovi.dat GAP between 06/08/04|14:53:39( 9548) and 06/08/04|14:56:08( 9788)