Tohban Report 2010-01-06

|start_date = 23 Dec 2009 |end_date = 6 Jan 2010 |tohban_name = Jim McTiernan |tohban_email = jimm@ssl.berkeley.edu |next_tohban = TBD }}

Solar Activity

Happy new Year, plenty of activity. See the nugget Cycle 24 Has Begun by H. Hudson.

How many GOES flares occurred?

 Flares above B, C, M, X class were     49     6     0     0

And how many of these are listed in the RHESSI flare list?

 Flares above B, C, M, X class were     20     4     0     0

And how many had EXCELLENT coverage?

 Flares above B, C, M, X class were     12     2     0     0

There were RHESSI flares/GOES flares 42 / 55 over the time range 23-Dec-09 06-Jan-10

Memory Management

Decimation was normal/active for the week. Front segment events are turned on during eclipses. SSR is at 1.569%.

Data Gaps

Intermittent vc1 gaps remain from 17:00 UT on 29-Dec-2009, to approximately 06:00 UT on 30-Dec-2009.

Other Operations Issues

The Battery state of charge has been very low; battery 1 is below its red limit at 73.6%. Battery 2 is currently at 77.3%. Presumably this is due to shorter sunlight periods.