Here are the POLAR platform plans for January 15-30, 1998 - you are getting the extra week as a special Christmas bonus !! Merry Christmas Nicky Day UT Imager 016 2:30-9 whole oval - dawnside if only partial possible 9-16:30 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 20-22:40 whole oval - dawnside if only partial possible 22:40-23:15 ~11 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 23:15-0 whole oval 017 0-0:50 whole oval 0:50-1:30 ~11:30 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 1:30-3:10 whole oval 3:10-3:45 ~12:30 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 3:45-6:50 whole oval - dawnside if only partial possible 6:50-7:30 ~9 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 7:30-10:30 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 14:30-18:30 whole oval - dawnside if only partial possible 18:30-0 midnight - SuperDARN(Cutlass) conjunction 018 0-0:30 midnight - SuperDARN(Cutlass) conjunction 0:30-4 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 8-16:40 whole oval - dawnside if only partial possible 16:40-17:15 ~13 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 17:15-21:30 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 019 1:30-8 midnight - GEOTAIL in good tail location 8-15:30 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 19-21:35 whole oval - dawnside if only partial possible 21:35-22:10 ~10:30 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 22:10-23:50 whole oval - dawnside if only partial possible 23:50-0 ~11 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 020 0-0:20 ~11 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 0:20-2 whole oval 2-2:40 ~12 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 2:40-5:45 whole oval 5:45-6:20 ~8:30 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 6:20-9:30 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 13:30-17:25 whole oval - dawnside if only partial possible 17:25-18:05 ~12 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 18:05-19:45 whole oval 19:45-20:20 ~11 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 20:20-22 whole oval 22-22:35 ~10:30 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 22:35-0 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 021 0-2:30 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 7-15:35 whole oval - dawnside if only partial possible 15:35-16:15 ~13 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 16:15-20:30 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 022 0:30-7:30 whole oval - dawnside if only partial possible 7:30-14:30 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 18:30-22:45 whole oval - dawnside if only partial possible 22:45-23:20 ~10:30 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 23:20-0 whole oval - dawnside if only partial possible 023 0-1 whole oval 1-1:1:35 ~11 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 1:35-3:10 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 3:10-3:50 ~12:30 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 3:50-8:30 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 12:30-16:20 whole oval - dawnside if only partial possible 16:20-17 ~12:30 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 17-18:40 whole oval - dawnside if only partial possible 18:40-19:15 ~11 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 19:15-20:55 whole oval 20:55-21:25 ~10:30 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 21:25-0 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 024 0-1:30 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 6-14:30 midnight as long as possible - GEOTAIL in good tail location 14:30-15:10 ~13 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 15:10-19:30 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 23:30-0 whole oval - dawnside if only partial possible 025 0-4 whole oval - dawnside if only partial possible 4-10 midnight - SuperDARN(K/S) conjunction 10-13:30 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 17-21:40 whole oval - dawnside if only partial possible 21:40-22:15 ~10 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 22:15-0 whole oval 026 0-0:30 ~10:30 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 0:30-2:05 whole oval 2:05-2:45 ~11:30 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 2:45-4:25 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 4:25-5 ~13 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 5-7:30 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 11:30-15:15 whole oval - dawnside if only partial possible 15:15-15:55 ~12:30 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 15:55-17:35 whole oval 17:35-18:10 ~11:30 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 18:10-19:50 whole oval 19:50-20:25 ~10:30 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 20:25-0 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 027 0-0:30 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 5-12 whole oval - dawnside if only partial possible 12-15:45 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 15:45-16:20 ~12 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 16:20-18:30 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 22:30-0 whole oval - dawnside if only partial possible 028 0-4 whole oval - dawnside if only partial possible 4-10 midnight - SuperDARN(K/S) conjunction 10-12:30 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 16:30-20:35 whole oval - dawnside if only partial possible 20:35-21:10 ~10 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 21:10-22:50 whole oval 22:50-23:30 ~10 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 23:30-0 whole oval 029 0-1 whole oval 1-1:40 ~11 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 1:40-3:15 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 3:15-3:55 ~12 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 3:55-6:30 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 10:30-16:25 whole oval - dawnside if only partial possible 16:25-17:05 ~11:30 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 17:05 18:45 whole oval 18:45-19:20 ~10:30 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 19:20-0 midnight - GEOTAIL in good tail location 030 4-11 whole oval - dawnside if only partial possible 11-14:40 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 14:40-15:15 ~12:30 MLT - FAST Optical conjunction 15:15-17:30 whole oval - duskside if only partial possible 21:30-0 whole oval - dawnside if only partial possible