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SOHO Coordinated Observations Calendar
This Calendar is used to track the coordinated observations of SOHO instruments and campaigns with other space-based and ground-based observatories.
Please send updates to: soc@soc.nascom.nasa.gov.
Other Planning & Scheduling Pages
Campaign and Calendar Archive
| 2007 Calendar | 2006 Calendar | 2005 Calendar | 2004 Calendar |
| 2003 Calendar | 2002 Calendar | 2001 Calendar | 2000 Calendar |
| 1999 Calendar | 1998 Calendar | 1997 Calendar | 1996 Calendar |
NOTE: Listing of instruments below does not in itself imply commitment to a given observation — instruments must be contacted individually, and their level of commitment is most accurately reflected by their own calendars/pages (see e.g. TRACE link above)
Current Events — Last Update: February 15, 2007
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Long-Term Campaigns:
* 2002/02/25-- JOP136 Default RHESSI Collaborations (#6850), POC: Tero Siili
* 2003/05/13-- Default CDS Co-observations with TRACE (#6950)
* 2004/02/19-- JOP175 Extended Filaments at the Limb (#7135),
EIT/TRACE/LASCO/UVCS,
POC: Chris St Cyr (Chris.StCyr@nasa.gov)
* 2005/11/18-- JOP153/MMOP003 Future Major Flare Watch (#8007)
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M Feb 12 (W07)
T Feb 13 26m Keyhole begins (Feb 19-Mar 06 34m Keyhole)
Submode Change to Submode 5, 21:15 UT
EIT Bakeout begins
W Feb 14
T Feb 15
F Feb 16
S Feb 17
S Feb 18
Other activities for Week 07:
* 2006-->May 19 Exceptional Ulysses Quadrature (starts Dec 19, 2006)
* Oct 05-Mar 1 TRACE winter eclipse season (started Oct 5, 2006)
* Feb 12-Feb 18 UVCS Calibrations/Star Observations/Coronal Hole Observations
* Feb 13-Mar 12 26m Keyhole (Feb 19-Mar 06 34m Keyhole)
* Feb 13-Mar 12 EIT Bakeout
Submodes:
Monday 00:00 UT - Tuesday 21:15 UT --> Submode 6
Tuesday 21:15 UT - Sunday 24:00 UT --> Submode 5
Planners for Week 07:
CDS -- Jack Ireland MDI -- Sarah Gregory
EIT -- Jack Ireland SUMER -- Not Observing
LASCO -- Ops Team UVCS -- Larry Gardner/Michael Uzzo/
TRACE -- David McKenzie Mari Paz Miralles
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M Feb 19 (W08) 34m Keyhole begins
T Feb 20
W Feb 21
T Feb 22
F Feb 23 SPWG after Daily & Weekly Meetings
S Feb 24
S Feb 25
Other activities for Week 08:
* 2006-->May 19 Exceptional Ulysses Quadrature (starts Dec 19, 2006)
* Oct 05-Mar 1 TRACE winter eclipse season (started Oct 5, 2006)
* Feb 13-Mar 12 26m Keyhole (Feb 19-Mar 06 34m Keyhole)
* Feb 13-Mar 12 EIT Bakeout
Submodes: Submode 5
Planners for Week 08:
CDS -- Chris Maroney MDI -- Sarah Gregory
EIT -- Jack Ireland SUMER -- Not Observing
LASCO -- Ops Team UVCS -- Michael Uzzo/Rai Wu
TRACE -- Steve Saar
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M Feb 26 (W09)
T Feb 27 Spacecraft Maneuvers (not roll)
W Feb 28
T Mar 01
F Mar 02
S Mar 03
S Mar 04
Other activities for Week 09:
* 2006-->May 19 Exceptional Ulysses Quadrature (starts Dec 19, 2006)
* Oct 05-Mar 1 TRACE winter eclipse season (started Oct 5, 2006)
* Feb 13-Mar 12 26m Keyhole (Feb 19-Mar 06 34m Keyhole)
* Feb 13-Mar 12 EIT Bakeout
Submodes: Submode 5
Planners for Week 09:
CDS -- TBD MDI -- Sarah Gregory
EIT -- Jack Ireland SUMER -- Not Observing
LASCO -- Ops Team UVCS -- Larry Gardner
TRACE -- Kathy Reeves
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M Mar 05 (W10) 180 Degree Roll
T Mar 06 34m Keyhole ends
W Mar 07
T Mar 08
F Mar 09
S Mar 10
S Mar 11
Other activities for Week 10:
* 2006-->May 19 Exceptional Ulysses Quadrature (starts Dec 19, 2006)
* Feb 13-Mar 12 26m Keyhole (Feb 19-Mar 06 34m Keyhole)
* Feb 13-Mar 12 EIT Bakeout
Submode: Submode 6
Planners for Week 10:
CDS -- TBD MDI -- Sarah Gregory
EIT -- TBD SUMER -- Not Observing
LASCO -- Ops Team UVCS -- Rai Wu
TRACE -- TBD
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M Mar 12 (W11) Submode Change to Submode 6, 19:35 UT, TBC
26m Keyhole ends
EIT Bakeout ends
T Mar 13
W Mar 14
T Mar 15
F Mar 16 Submode Change to Submode 5, TBC
S Mar 17
S Mar 18
Other activities for Week 11:
* 2006-->May 19 Exceptional Ulysses Quadrature (starts Dec 19, 2006)
* Feb 13-Mar 12 26m Keyhole (Feb 19-Mar 06 34m Keyhole)
* Feb 13-Mar 12 EIT Bakeout
* Mar 13-Mar 15 ICAL01 (#7113), CDS/EIT, TBC
* Mar 16-Mar 31 SUMER ops in preparation for the Apr 1-30 campaign
Submode:
Monday 00:00 UT - Monday 19:35 UT --> Submode 5
Monday 19:35 UT - Friday ??:?? UT --> Submode 6
Friday ??:?? UT - Sunday 24:00 UT --> Submode 5
Planners for Week 11:
CDS -- TBD MDI -- Sarah Gregory
EIT -- TBD SUMER -- Not Observing
LASCO -- Ops Team UVCS -- TBD
TRACE -- TBD
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M Mar 19 (W12)
T Mar 20
W Mar 21
T Mar 22
F Mar 23
S Mar 24
S Mar 25
Other activities for Week 12:
* 2006-->May 19 Exceptional Ulysses Quadrature (starts Dec 19, 2006)
* Mar 16-Mar 31 SUMER ops in preparation for the Apr 1-30 campaign
Submodes: Submode 5
Planners for Week 12:
CDS -- TBD MDI -- Sarah Gregory
EIT -- TBD SUMER -- Not Observing
LASCO -- Ops Team UVCS -- TBD
TRACE -- TBD
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M Mar 26 (W13)
T Mar 27
W Mar 28
T Mar 29
F Mar 30
S Mar 31
S Apr 01
Other activities for Week 13:
* 2006-->May 19 Exceptional Ulysses Quadrature (starts Dec 19, 2006)
* Mar 16-Mar 31 SUMER ops in preparation for the Apr 1-30 campaign
* Mar 28-Apr 01 MDI Continuous Contact, TBC
* Apr 01-Apr 30 SOHO/Hinode Campaign, SUMER/CDS/HINODE-EIS/STEREO-EUVI/TRACE,
POC: Werner Curdt
Submodes: Submode 5
Planners for Week 13:
CDS - TBD MDI -- Sarah Gregory
EIT -- TBD SUMER -- Not Observing
LASCO -- Ops Team UVCS -- TBD
TRACE -- TBD
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M Apr 02 (W14)
T Apr 03
W Apr 04
T Apr 05
F Apr 06
S Apr 07
S Apr 08
Other activities for Week 14:
* 2006-->May 19 Exceptional Ulysses Quadrature (starts Dec 19, 2006)
* Apr 01-Apr 30 SOHO/Hinode Campaign, SUMER/CDS/HINODE-EIS/STEREO-EUVI/TRACE,
POC: Werner Curdt
Submodes: Submode 5
Planners for Week 14:
CDS -- TBD MDI -- Sarah Gregory
EIT -- TBD SUMER -- Not Observing
LASCO -- Ops Team UVCS -- TBD
TRACE -- TBD
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M Apr 09 (W15)
T Apr 10
W Apr 11
T Apr 12
F Apr 13
S Apr 14
S Apr 15
Other activities for Week 15:
* 2006-->May 19 Exceptional Ulysses Quadrature (starts Dec 19, 2006)
* Apr 01-Apr 30 SOHO/Hinode Campaign, SUMER/CDS/HINODE-EIS/STEREO-EUVI/TRACE,
POC: Werner Curdt
Submodes: Submode 5
Planners for Week 15:
CDS -- TBD MDI -- Sarah Gregory
EIT -- TBD SUMER -- Not Observing
LASCO -- Ops Team UVCS -- TBD
TRACE -- TBD
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M Apr 16 (W16)
T Apr 17
W Apr 18
T Apr 19
F Apr 20
S Apr 21
S Apr 22
Other activities for Week 16:
* 2006-->May 19 Exceptional Ulysses Quadrature (starts Dec 19, 2006)
* Apr 01-Apr 30 SOHO/Hinode Campaign, SUMER/CDS/HINODE-EIS/STEREO-EUVI/TRACE,
POC: Werner Curdt
Submodes: Submode 5
Planners for Week 16:
CDS -- TBD MDI -- Sarah Gregory
EIT -- TBD SUMER -- Not Observing
LASCO -- Ops Team UVCS -- TBD
TRACE -- TBD
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M Apr 23 (W17)
T Apr 24
W Apr 25
T Apr 26
F Apr 27
S Apr 28
S Apr 29
Other activities for Week 17:
* 2006-->May 19 Exceptional Ulysses Quadrature (starts Dec 19, 2006)
* Apr 01-Apr 30 SOHO/Hinode Campaign, SUMER/CDS/HINODE-EIS/STEREO-EUVI/TRACE,
POC: Werner Curdt
* Apr 23-29 JOP178 Filament and its Environment, TBC
THEMIS/SST/VTT/TRACE/SOHO/Hinode (all TBC), POC: Brigitte Schmieder
* Apr 25-29 MDI Continuous Contact, TBC
Submodes: Submode 5
Planners for Week 17:
CDS -- TBD MDI -- Sarah Gregory
EIT -- TBD SUMER -- Not Observing
LASCO -- Ops Team UVCS -- TBD
TRACE -- TBD
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M Apr 30 (W18)
T May 01
W May 02
T May 03
F May 04
S May 05
S May 06
Other activities for Week 18:
* 2006-->May 19 Exceptional Ulysses Quadrature (starts Dec 19, 2006)
* Apr 01-Apr 30 SOHO/Hinode Campaign, SUMER/CDS/HINODE-EIS/STEREO-EUVI/TRACE,
POC: Werner Curdt
* Apr 23-29 JOP178 Filament and its Environment, TBC
THEMIS/SST/VTT/TRACE/SOHO/Hinode (all TBC), POC: Brigitte Schmieder
* May 04-May 17 SOHO/STEREO Campaign, EIT/STEREO-EUVI, POC: William Thompson, TBC
Submodes: Submode 5 then change to 6
Planners for Week 18:
CDS -- TBD MDI -- Sarah Gregory
EIT -- TBD SUMER -- Not Observing
LASCO -- Ops Team UVCS -- TBD
TRACE -- TBD
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Future Campaigns:
2007:
* May 4-17 SOHO/STEREO Campaign, EIT/STEREO-EUVI, POC: William Thompson, TBC
* May 9,16 EIT Shutterless #27, TBC
* May 18-Jun 05 26m Keyhole (May 21-Jun 01 34m Keyhole)
* May 29 Spacecraft Maneuvers and 180 Degree Roll
* May 31-Jun 04 UVCS Star Observations, TBC
* Jun 13-17 MDI Continuous Contact, TBC
* Jun 14-17 UVCS Star Observations
* Jul 18-22 MDI Continuous Contact, TBC
* Aug 12-Sep 09 26m Keyhole (Aug 18-Sep 03 34m Keyhole)
* Aug 20-25 UVCS Star Observations
* Aug 27-Sep 01 UVCS Star Oberservations
* Aug 27-Oct 14 JOP178 Filament and its Environment, TBC
THEMIS/SST/VTT/TRACE/SOHO/Hinode (all TBC),
POC: Brigitte Schmieder
* Aug 28 Spacecraft station-keeping and momentum management
manoeuvres
* Aug 30 or 31 Spacecraft roll manoeuvre (timing TBC)
* Sep 10-Nov 11 MDI 60-day Continuous Contact
* Oct 15-18 UVCS Star Observations
* Nov 1-Dec 15 SUMER Campaign
* Nov 15-Dec 02 26m Keyhole (Nov 18-Nov 29 34m Keyhole)
* Nov 23-26 UVCS Star Observations, TBC
* Dec 2--->2008 Exceptional Ulysses Quadrature (ends May 28, 2008)
* Dec 11-15 UVCS Star Observations
* Dec 26-30 MDI Continuous Contact
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2008:
* 2007-->May 28 Exceptional Ulysses Quadrature (starts Dec 2, 2007)
* Feb 04-Mar 02 26m Keyhole (Feb 10-Feb 25 34m Keyhole)
* May 1-Jun 15 SUMER Campaign
* May 07-May 25 26m Keyhole (May 10-May 22 34m Keyhole)
* Aug 01-Aug 30 26m Keyhole (Aug 07-Aug 23 34m Keyhole)
* Nov 1-Dec 15 SUMER Campaign
* Nov 05-Nov 22 26m Keyhole (Nov 08-Nov 19 34m Keyhole)
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2009:
* Jan 26-Feb 21 26m Keyhole (Jan 31-Feb 16 34m Keyhole)
* Apr 28-May 16 26m Keyhole (May 01-May 13 34m Keyhole)
* May 1-Jun 15 SUMER Campaign, TBC
* Jul 22-Aug 20 26m Keyhole (Jul 29-Aug 14 34m Keyhole)
* Oct 27-Nov 13 26m Keyhole (Oct 30-Nov 10 34m Keyhole)
* Nov 1-Dec 15 SUMER Campaign, TBC
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2010:
* Jan 16-Feb 13 26m Keyhole (Jan 22-Feb 06 34m Keyhole)
* Apr 18-TBC 26m Keyhole (Apr 22-TBC 34m Keyhole)
