Here are the POLAR platform plans for April 9-15, 1999 Nicky Day UT Platform 099 5-11 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 11-13:15 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 13:15-13:45 ~19:30 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 13:45-15:25 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 15:25-15:50 ~19:30 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 15:50-17:30 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 22-23:30 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 23:30-0 midnight - IMP 8 in good tail location 100 0-9:10 midnight - IMP 8 in good tail location 9:10-9:35 ~18 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 9:35-11:30 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 16-22 noon - SuperDARN(K/S) conjunction 22-0 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 101 0-2:45 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 2:45-3:10 ~16 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 3:10-5 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 5-5:25 ~16:15 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 5:25-6 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 10:30-12 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 12-18 noon - SuperDARN(GB/St) conjunction 18-18:30 ~18:30 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 18:30-20:15 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 20:15-20:45 ~18 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 20:45-22:30 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 22:30-23 ~17 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 23-0 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 102 5-6 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 6-12 midnight - GEOTAIL in good tail location 12-12:30 ~19 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 12:30-14 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 14-14:35 ~19:30 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 14:35-16:15 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 16:15-16:40 ~19 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 16:40-17:30 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 22-0 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 103 0-4 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 4-11:30 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 16-22 noon - SuperDARN(K/S) conjunction 22-0 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 104 0-3:40 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 3:40-4 ~16 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 4-5:30 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 10:30-12 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 12-18 noon - SuperDARN(GB/St) conjunction 18-19 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 19-19:20 ~18 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 19:20-21:10 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 21:10-21:35 ~17:15 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 21:35-23:30 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 105 5-12:45 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 12:45-13:15 ~19 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 13:15-14:55 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 14:55-15:25 ~19 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 15:25-17:30 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 22-0 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible Hi there Here are the POLAR platform plans for April 16-22, 1999. The VIS camera should be operational again following the flip on April 17 - UVI should have been taking images since around April 7-8. There will be a PSI campaign scheduled from April 19 - May 2, during which time, the UVI window will be closed, decreasing the sensitivity by 50%. Nicky Day UT Platform 106 0-5 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 5-8:40 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 8:40-9:10 ~17:30 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 9:10-11:30 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 15:30-22 noon - SuperDARN(K/S) conjunction 22-0 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 107 0-2:15 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 2:15-2:40 ~15:30 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 2:40-4:30 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 4:30-5 ~15:30 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 5-5:30 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 10-11 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 11-22 midnight - GEOTAIL in good tail location 22-22:30 ~16:30 - FAST optical conjunction 22:30-23 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 108 4:30-13:35 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 13:35-14:05 ~19 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 14:05-15:45 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 15:45-16:15 ~18 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 16:15-17 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 22-0 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 109 *** PSI ignition and UVI window closed *** 0-5 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 5-9:30 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 9:30-10 ~18 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 10-11 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 15-16 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 16-22 noon - SuperDARN(K/S) conjunction 22-0 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 110 0-3:10 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 3:10-3:35 ~15:30 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 3:35-5 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 10-16 noon - SuperDARN(GB/St/Cutlass) conjunction 16-16:40 ~18 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 16:40-18:25 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 18:25-18:50 ~17:30 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 18:50-20:40 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 20:40-21:05 ~16:45 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 21:05-23 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 111 4:30-12:15 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 12:15-12:45 ~18 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 12:45-14:25 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 14:25-14:55 ~18 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 14:55-17 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 21:30-0 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 112 0-4:30 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 4:30-11 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 15-16 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 16-0 midnight - GEOTAIL and IMP 8 in good tail locations & WIND in southern lobe *** possible ISTP event *** Hi there Here are the POLAR plans for April 23-30, 1999. PSI will be ignited throughout this period and the UVI window will remain closed. Nicky Day UT Platform 113 0-4 midnight - GEOTAIL and IMP 8 in good tail locations & WIND in the southern lobe ** possible ISTP event ** 4-4:30 ~15 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 4:30-5 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 10-17 noon - SuperDARN(Cutlass/GB/St) conjunction 17-17:35 ~17:30 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 17:35-19:15 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 19:15-19:45 ~17 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 19:45-23 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 114 4-12 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 12-12:30 ~10 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 12:30-13:05 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 13:05-13:35 ~18:30 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 13:35-15:15 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 15:15-15:45 ~18 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 15:45-16:30 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 21-0 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 115 0-4 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 4-6:45 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 6:45-7:15 ~16 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 7:15-9 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 9-9:30 ~17 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 9:30-10:30 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 15-16 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 16-22 noon - SuperDARN(K/S) conjunction 22-0 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 116 0-0:20 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 0:20-0:50 ~15 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 0:50-2:35 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 2:35-3:05 ~14:30 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 3:05-4:30 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 9:30-17:55 noon - SuperDARN(Cutlass/GB/St) conjunction 17:55-18:25 ~17 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 18:25-20:10 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 20:10-20:40 ~16 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 20:40-22:30 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 117 4-11:50 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 11:50-12:15 ~18 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 12:15-13:55 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 13:55-14:25 ~18 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 14:25-16 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 21-22 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 22-0 midnight - GEOTAIL in good tail location 118 0-8 midnight - GEOTAIL in good tail location 8-10 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 14:30-16 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 16-22 noon - SuperDARN(K/S) conjunction 22-0 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 119 0-4 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 9-16:35 noon - SuperDARN(Cutlass/GB/St) conjunction 16:35-17:05 ~17 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 17:05-18:45 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 18:45-19:15 ~16:30 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 19:15-21 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 21-21:30 ~15:30 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 21:30-22 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 120 4-11:30 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible 11:30-11:55 ~9 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 11:55-12:35 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 12:35-13:05 ~18 MLT - FAST optical conjunction 13:05-16 whole oval - nightside if only partial possible 20:30-0 whole oval - dayside if only partial possible