Friday 2 February 2024 9.00am EST
During the last week Chandra completed the observing schedule as planned. A real-time procedure was executed on Feb 1 to swap the prime solid-state recorder (SSR) from the B-side to the A-side. This swap concludes a six-month interval of health and trending data collection on SSR-B. Chandra passed through the 5th, 6th, and 7th eclipses of the season on Jan 27, 30, and Feb 2 respectively, with nominal power and thermal performance. A Chandra press release was issued on Jan 29 announcing that CfA astrophysicist Fred Seward has been awarded the 2024 George Van Biesbroeck Prize from the American Astronomical Society. This prize, given every two years, honors a living individual for long-term extraordinary or unselfish service to astronomy, often beyond the requirements of his or her paid position. Seward is recognized for the establishment and implementation of the first open, peer-reviewed Guest Observer program for a Principal-Investigator led NASA space-based observatory, including developing and refining procedures and policies that later became standard practice for satellite missions. For details see: https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/24_releases/press_012924.html The schedule of targets for the next week is shown below and includes observations of XTE J1701-462, which are follow-ups to a Target of Opportunity which was accepted on Mar 28. |
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SDSSJ092002.85+0544 ACIS-S Feb 5
ALPHACEN HRC-I
SDSSJ092002.85+0544 ACIS-S
MCG-6-30-15 ACIS-S/HETG
ACT-CLJ0923.2+1021 ACIS-S
XMMJ0.173-0.413 ACIS-I
ACT-CLJ0923.2+1021 ACIS-S Feb 6
XMMJ0.173-0.413 ACIS-I
ACT-CLJ0923.2+1021 ACIS-S
XMMJ0.173-0.413 ACIS-I
ACT-CLJ0923.2+1021 ACIS-S
MCG-6-30-15 ACIS-S/HETG
Radiation Belts Feb 7
XTEJ1701-462 ACIS-S
ACT-CLJ0930.2+0615 ACIS-S
XTEJ1701-462 ACIS-S
ACT-CLJ0930.2+0615 ACIS-S
XTEJ1701-462 ACIS-S Feb 8
CSWA28 ACIS-I
NGC3245 HRC-I
CGCG341-006 ACIS-S
SDSSJ091941.26+2535 ACIS-S
CGCG341-006 ACIS-S
CSWA28 ACIS-I Feb 9
PSOJ173.4601+48.242 ACIS-S
Radiation Belts Feb 10
CasA (3 obs) ACIS-I
SDSSJ075438.45+4232 ACIS-S
CasA ACIS-S
NGC3245 HRC-I
SDSSJ153500.11+4648 ACIS-S
PSOJ173.4601+48.242 ACIS-S
MCG-6-30-15 ACIS-S/HETG
2MASSJ08194059+0823 ACIS-I
MCG-6-30-15 ACIS-S/HETG Feb 11
2MASSJ08194059+0823 ACIS-I
MCG-6-30-15 ACIS-S/HETG
2MASSJ08194059+0823 ACIS-I
MCG-6-30-15 ACIS-S/HETG
SDSSJ092002.85+0544 ACIS-S------------------------------------------
All spacecraft subsystems continued to support nominal operations.
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Revised: July 08, 2022